New and different

Trucker Bob

Trucker Bob

New member
Joined
Dec 2, 2016
Messages
6
Reaction score
0
I've seen lots of auto enthusiasts on here but no truckers. I have a 2015 Freitghliner Cascadia straight truck and need some help getting it to look better and have the look stay longer. I bought a Flex polisher and various pads but I'm not sure what products to use. The cab is base clear paint and the box is enamel. There are some vinyl graphics that I need to keep up also. Thanks for having a forum to ask questions.
 
There is no difference between taking care of a car versus a truck, only more area to polish. Same goes for vinyl, no difference. Oh, and welcome to the forum.:xyxthumbs:
 
I would say 75 percent of semi is single stage paint especially the older ones going back 5 years.what color is it? I would definitely go with a aio.Time is probably not on your side as you have to keep on trucking to make $$.If you have the time a simple user friendly coating like pinnacle would hold up.just have to avoid those caustic cleaners truckers use.
 
Thank for the replies. The truck is white, will post photo as soon as I can get one of it clean�� I do know the factory paint is base clear as I have had some custom work done and this paint is hard to match.
 
Welcome to the forum Trucker Bob. There are several older post on the forum of guys detailing trucks that might be helpful. I haven't detailed a truck yet so I'm no help there. The Flex will handle the job.
 
Rsurfer said:
There is no difference between taking care of a car versus a truck, only more area to polish. Same goes for vinyl, no difference. Oh, and welcome to the forum.:xyxthumbs:
Click to expand...

the biggest major factor I have is climbing to the hard to reach areas. get yourself some decent type of scaffolds & or ladders. I'm a driver and at 67 just washing it is a chore. all my truck washing & drying tools have handle's on them. much easier detailing car & pickup truck. good luck.
hmardown
 
Welcome Trucker Bob,

I learned to detail on big rigs and enjoy them. I used to detail show trucks when I lived in Louisiana. Have you ever used a polisher before? I will say that if you have the time you can commit, polishing and applying a ceramic coating will be a huge benefit in keeping it looking better. Otherwise, once you polish, CarPro Hydr02 will be your friend in keeping it protected.
 
Thanks for the welcomes. I will checkout the various links that have been posted.
 
With all the miles driven and driven everywhere your main focus would be decon process.clay and iron X if you don't have these supplies you will need them.I say 3 bottles alone on the iron X and that's using it sparingly.
 
I do have scaffolding at home. I carry a 16 ft ladder that I have been using to wax the entire truck. Thought I would step it up and polish it and use a good paint sealer, like a ceramic sealer. Thanks
 
Wow, is that your truck as your avitar?

That's some serious real estate to detail there!
 
Bob post more photos of your truck please it is really cool looking. Never seen a straight truck so nice.
 
Mantilgh said:
Wow, is that your truck as your avitar?

That's some serious real estate to detail there!
Click to expand...


Yes thats my truck and and yes there's a lot to maintain. I enjoy working on it, we spend about three months away from home at a time, so i have to have something i can do to keep me occupied between loads. This does the trick. I don't have as much aluminum to polish on this truck as there was on our last one so i decided to get better at taking care of the painted surfaces.
 
wing commander said:
Bob post more photos of your truck please it is really cool looking. Never seen a straight truck so nice.
Click to expand...

Im still trying to figure out how to navigate and post things on here but I will post photos when i can. We do have several photos on Team Run Smart - Home, under Pros click on Linda Caffee, that will show the truck better and some photos of the interior also.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top