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Hey everyone. Just finished my first detail. I was surprised that it took my 2 days, one for exterior and one day for the interior.


So, i used the HD polish with the Buff and shine , Green pads. I wish I would have ordered a heavier cutting compound with a different pad. For some reason I had Tons of swirl marks(only seemed to be on the hood) still exposed under the proper lighting conditions.


These are the products I used ,in order.


Chemical guys citrus wash and gloss(two bucket method).


Chemical guys luber and clay bar( should have got at least the medium compound clay).


HD polish/ BS green pads.


Wolfgang deep gloss paint sealant.


Dodo juice light fantastic.


Opti-bond tire gell (which I had and extremely hard time applying,and used almost a full bottle for all the tires).


Next, I did the engine. I used some degreaser I picked up at a body shop. The degreaser is made by diamond professional.


I also used the detailers "trim" spray.
I live in southern california and i guess it was my day to wash my truck becuase the sun did NOT come out ALL day. but.. i couldnt get any good pictures.

here are a few before photos:





here are a few photos after polishing, this colour paint does a good job hiding imperfections .






 
nevermind the small black specs. the flys seemed to be attracted to all the good smelling products i put on the paint, not to mention the naighbors have horses to we have lots of flys.
 
The before and after engine shots are the best and show the most improvement. It is a very hard paint to show defects and even dirt but you can tell its been spruced up. Good work for your first detail.

How about some before/after interiors?


Typed up with my Iphone!
 
I will upload some of the interior. My interior is charcoal grey. With charcoal grey leather seats and I've always had rubber floor mats so the interior looks relatively good and almost the same in the before and after shots. Just a little dust needed to be wiped up that's about it.
I always used my Craftsman 20 gallon shop compressor to blow dust out of crevices so that has helped keep the Interior cleaned.
 
Nice job! especially for your first time.
2 days isn't to bad. Your still learning.
A truck of this size will take me 8-12 man hours to do it right so your
not to far from that.
 
Thanks everyone. I've had my truck parked outside all day and its already got a layer of dust on it.
 
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