Brandon1
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- Mar 5, 2006
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Whew, I cant believe it's been almost (August) 6 years since I have had my truck. I got the truck when I was 16, and have tried my best over the past 6 years to keep it looking "Showroom" new. Of course, 100,000 miles and 6 years of driving to high-school, college, beach, mountains, etc takes a toll on anything and my truck is proof that with a little attention now and then, you can fight the signs of aging.
It had been over a year since my last detail on the truck. Sure I have put on the odd coat of wax/sealant, and clayed once and hit it with 151 once or twice, but the paint was in pretty bad shape considering who the truck is owned by. Swirls, water spotting, contamination, hazing, scratches, it was all there. The undercarriage had not been touched in over a year and a half, the carpet was getting filthy and the wheels were in sad sad shape. Who knew I would let the truck get this bad, but I guess that is what NCSU does to a person, screws up everything. This weekend was time to change all that.
My truck has had many looks over the years, with this look being purely out of necessity. I was tired of small tires, or overly huge tires, both rode bad and were expensive. The bed rails and step bars were also removed due to excessive wear, and now the truck is much easier to clean, plus the UWS Toolbox helps me keep some of my detailing materials dry.
On to the detail
Interior:
Carpet - AutoMagic Carpet Cleaner, extracted with Shop Vac
Plastic/Vinyl - AutoMagic Special Cleaner 20:1 dressed with 303.
Glass- Majestic Solutions Glass
Jambs - UQW
Exterior
Undercarriage - Super Green in foam cannon, dwell for 10 min, scrub with various brushes, dressed with Majestic Solutions Poly Pro
Wash - Foamed with Gloss-It shampoo, dwell for 5 min, wash with Megs Mitt
Dry - ## WW
Clay - Mothers Clay
Compound - Wolfgang Total Swirl Remover, PFW, 1500rpms
Polish - Wolfgang Finish Glaze White 5.5" pad, speed 6
AIO- KAIO by hand on everything
Seal- Blackfire paint sealant X2 (topping with Supernatural in a few weeks)
Glass - Aquapel
Trim - ## Trim Dressing
Wheels - #105-PO106FF-Poorboys Wheel Sealant X3
"Before" lol
After
The blue is the skys reflection
It had been over a year since my last detail on the truck. Sure I have put on the odd coat of wax/sealant, and clayed once and hit it with 151 once or twice, but the paint was in pretty bad shape considering who the truck is owned by. Swirls, water spotting, contamination, hazing, scratches, it was all there. The undercarriage had not been touched in over a year and a half, the carpet was getting filthy and the wheels were in sad sad shape. Who knew I would let the truck get this bad, but I guess that is what NCSU does to a person, screws up everything. This weekend was time to change all that.
My truck has had many looks over the years, with this look being purely out of necessity. I was tired of small tires, or overly huge tires, both rode bad and were expensive. The bed rails and step bars were also removed due to excessive wear, and now the truck is much easier to clean, plus the UWS Toolbox helps me keep some of my detailing materials dry.
On to the detail
Interior:
Carpet - AutoMagic Carpet Cleaner, extracted with Shop Vac
Plastic/Vinyl - AutoMagic Special Cleaner 20:1 dressed with 303.
Glass- Majestic Solutions Glass
Jambs - UQW
Exterior
Undercarriage - Super Green in foam cannon, dwell for 10 min, scrub with various brushes, dressed with Majestic Solutions Poly Pro
Wash - Foamed with Gloss-It shampoo, dwell for 5 min, wash with Megs Mitt
Dry - ## WW
Clay - Mothers Clay
Compound - Wolfgang Total Swirl Remover, PFW, 1500rpms
Polish - Wolfgang Finish Glaze White 5.5" pad, speed 6
AIO- KAIO by hand on everything
Seal- Blackfire paint sealant X2 (topping with Supernatural in a few weeks)
Glass - Aquapel
Trim - ## Trim Dressing
Wheels - #105-PO106FF-Poorboys Wheel Sealant X3
"Before" lol
After
The blue is the skys reflection
