Neglected Ford F150

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Jacko7416

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Hello to everyone. This is my first time on Autogeek. I am starting to get into detailing my own cars and cars for friends and such. I am excited that for Xmas I got the Meguiars DA Polisher.

With that being said, I am getting ready to purchase a 1995 Ford F150 SuperCab. It has been sitting outside and uncovered for about 4 years without any major driving. The truck needs some help. It has also never been garaged, so you can see I am heading down a road of some detailing work.

My first question is where to start on the exterior? Do I compound, then clay bar the truck? Or vice versa?

Also, what clay bar would one recommend? I have used the Meguiars in the past, but those cars were not in such poor condition.

Please give me a bit of feedback. I look forward to this site to share detailing thoughts and what everyone has learned.
 
Jacko7416 said:
Hello to everyone. This is my first time on Autogeek. I am starting to get into detailing my own cars and cars for friends and such. I am excited that for Xmas I got the Meguiars DA Polisher.

With that being said, I am getting ready to purchase a 1995 Ford F150 SuperCab. It has been sitting outside and uncovered for about 4 years without any major driving. The truck needs some help. It has also never been garaged, so you can see I am heading down a road of some detailing work.

My first question is where to start on the exterior? Do I compound, then clay bar the truck? Or vice versa?

Also, what clay bar would one recommend? I have used the Meguiars in the past, but those cars were not in such poor condition.

Please give me a bit of feedback. I look forward to this site to share detailing thoughts and what everyone has learned.
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Here are the basic steps to a full correction:

-Clean wheels and tires
-Wash car using 2 bucket method
-Dry car and wheels with quality microfiber
-Clay the car using the appropriate grade of clay and quality clay lube
-Tape off any trim, body lines, etc that may be damaged by buffing
-Perform a test spot to determine your plan of attack for correcting the paint
- Proceed to carry out your plan of attack on the entire truck until the paint is corrected (don't forget to clean those pads while you are working!)
- Apply glaze (optional) then remove with quality MF towels
- Apply sealant then remove with quality MF towels
- Apply wax (optional if already applied sealant) then remove with quality MF towels
-Dress Tires
-Apply wheel sealant (optional) then remove with quality MF towels


As far as which clay bar to use, that will be up to you to decide. If your vehicle is in particularly bad shape, you may need to use a more aggressive clay such as a medium grade.

Tons of in depth information can be found on each step by searching through the forum.

I suggest looking through as many of Mike's articles as you can... CLICK HERE
 
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The only things that I would add to that is, as new to the detailing game you need to really spend sometime researching, before I touched any cars i spent months researching and learning about the process and products. Then have a realistic gameplan that comes from your research, your goals and a eval of the paint on your project. After you have a goal set, then write down the steps you will preform to achieve that goal and what products you will use. That way you will end up with a checklist of everything you need and wont be short or missing something. Plan a little room in there as well, I learned early on extra pads and MF towels are a must. Also have a plan for how your going to take care of the paint after work, it would be a shame to spend all this money and time, then just forget about the car afterward. After you do this a few times it will become 2nd nature. anyway just my 2cents.
 
zmcgovern45 said:
Here are the basic steps to a full correction:

-Clean wheels and tires
-Wash car using 2 bucket method
-Dry car and wheels with quality microfiber
-Clay the car using the appropriate grade of clay and quality clay lube
-Tape off any trim, body lines, etc that may be damaged by buffing
-Perform a test spot to determine your plan of attack for correcting the paint
- Proceed to carry out your plan of attack on the entire truck until the paint is corrected (don't forget to clean those pads while you are working!)
- Apply glaze (optional) then remove with quality MF towels
- Apply sealant then remove with quality MF towels
- Apply wax (optional if already applied sealant) then remove with quality MF towels
-Dress Tires
-Apply wheel sealant (optional) then remove with quality MF towels


As far as which clay bar to use, that will be up to you to decide. If your vehicle is in particularly bad shape, you may need to use a more aggressive clay such as a medium grade.

Tons of in depth information can be found on each step by searching through the forum.

I suggest looking through as many of Mike's articles as you can... CLICK HERE
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Good steps to follow for sure. If it's too much to bite off, since it is a full-sized truck, you can split the job up into a few days. Do a thorough wash and clay the first day. Followed by the taping and test spot. Then proceed with the rest of the vehicle. Then the sealants/waxes/tire dressings.

A few good articles you can read are these, if there's too many steps:

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/how-articles/58359-how-use-one-step-cleaner-wax-maximize-profits.html

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/show-n-shine/30979-kiss-detail-extreme-makeover-toyota-highlander.html

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/show-n-shine/43958-rebirth-daily-driver-oxidized-corolla.html
 
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