Gave Truck Another Full Detail Before Winter

beecha91 · October 16, 2010

Hard keeping it clean last few weeks since bow hunting started, but I think it turned out well. Enjoy

oldschool327 · October 16, 2010

Looks great!

mxdirtrider56 · October 16, 2010

Looks good. How do you like those tires? How do they do offroad?

gleno97 · October 17, 2010

Sweet!!

gmowner4life · October 17, 2010

Looks great!

jackboss45 · October 17, 2010

Very Nice!! Engine Bay, Even!! Good lookin truck. Is that a Solid-Fold Tonneau? How you like it? I like the rims, too! May have to go sweet-talk Mamma!!

beecha91 · October 17, 2010

Looks good. How do you like those tires? How do they do offroad?

Havent really tested them so far other than on gravel. Only thing that stinks is the two center treads grab and hold rocks. Supposed to be really good in snow, but I havent tested them YET ;) Real quiet onroad, and pretty smooth.

Very Nice!! Engine Bay, Even!! Good lookin truck. Is that a Solid-Fold Tonneau? How you like it? I like the rims, too! May have to go sweet-talk Mamma!!

Thanks, yes it is, I like it be nice once i get a tailgate lock.

Don

mxdirtrider56 · October 18, 2010

If you think about it post an update on how you like those tires once you put some more miles on them please. I think they are great looking tires. I've read some good reviews and some bad. Most of the bad ones were from people with 3/4 or 1 ton trucks that had the tires underinflated. I would love to know how you feel about them once they see a little action offroad, and just your opinion on them overall. I am considering trying them next time I need tires.

GPGuy · October 21, 2010

Looks great!! I've got to get out there and throw a coat of wax on mine before winter sets in. I've been holding off because I didn't know if I was going to keep my truck when the lease expires next week, but now that I am she's getting a good coat of wax before winter. I didn't want to put a day's worth of work into a truck I wasn't keeping and let someone else benefit from it.

gnet158 · October 21, 2010

Very Nice indeed! Great job!

STINSAN3 · October 31, 2010

Looks great!!

Nice choice of rims.

beecha91 · October 31, 2010

Looks great!!
Nice choice of rims.

you too

Badbird2000 · November 2, 2010

Looks great! What products do you use?

beecha91 · November 3, 2010

Looks great! What products do you use?

Ive been detailing for about 10 yrs, and now I detail on the side and have a website for some extra money. So last year I started buying bulk instead of just my own use, and found a high quality detailer supplyplace online that sells gallon sizes for cheap. I would normally spend 100 bucks bout couple times a year on myself, and last spring/feb i spent $250 on products and supplies and still have well over half left after doing my car all year, and probably 30 details. I use a mixture of Adam's, Chemical guys, still use over the counter clay bar might switch eventually but its faster and easier to get buying it close i prefer mothers, and out of most detailing sprays/wax's I still cant find anything that beats the simpleness of meguirs ultimate quik wax/detail sprays, and i still use a jug of menzerna Super intense polish that Ive had a 1 quart jug still for almost three years now, for extreme cases of swirls really easy to use and i know my results everytime then following it up the menerna super finish lighter polish or adams machine polish with my pc.

Anytime i first get a car/truck I go through the whole thing fixing anything dealer asap. This truck wasnt to bad, and I was surprised how there wasnt any swirls at all. Was a little bit of roughness needing to be clayed in spots. So I first spray the truck down with my foam gun and chemical guys car wash while using the two bucket method with micro fiber mitts, or run through the touchless high pressure spray wash and run home and dry it down. My cars never see scratchers ever. So after drying it down, if wheel wells/wheels need it i use adams wheel spray work it in with a boars hair brush, and then use all cleaner to do the wheel wells with a wheel well brush spray when done. Then I use meguirs detail spray with the claybar rubbing it over spots til you can feel it have less resistance doing whole truck in lil 2 foot by 2 foot sections drying as you go. Takes about a good hour depending how bad the surface is. The I use my pc with a 5 in green pad with the Menzerna SIP and do again 2ft sections by 2 ft sections working it on low speed of 3 then working it up at speed 5 after you see it start to break down and wipe clean when your finished with that section with a micro fiber. Do the whole truck like this. Then I move up to Adam's Machine polish with a white pad on low setting of 3-3500 do same size sections on whole truck wiping as you go again. Then I use Adam's Super Machine wax and same thing with the pc but you can do lil bigger sections probaly 3ft by 3ft on low setting again of 3, and with a black pad but leaving the wax on there to harder/cure for about 20 minutes. Then wipe whole truck down with micro fiber. I'll throw a second coat on the next day your supposed to wait 24 hrs between coats of msw. Then I wait again and put a coat of their Americana wax let it sit bout 20 mins and wipe again. I always use a polish and wax on my headlights and tails never had problem with them fading ever. Put a few coats of Americana on my chrome grill/front bumpers, rear bumper, and tail pipe tip. I use adams or chemical guys under carriage spray to make the wells and parts of the frame and suspension black. Then use this extreme VRP dressing from chemical guys on the tires, all trim, mirrors, handles, rear bumper plastic, tail gate plastic, and on most things inside as well seat trim, door trim, I really love it drys to touch no spray off and looks good and lasts long. Only use chemical guys detailing window cleaner really helps with spots and so much easier to clean. I use a mixture of meguirs supreme spray on the top portion plastics on the doors and dash, and use the extreme vrp on the black lower parts. The vrp for some reason doesnt turn out well on the dash plastic might be to matte. I also use the Vrp usually every other wash or two on the motor/under the hood trim/hoses keeping all that black plastic black and protected. Then all I do for a while is wash, dry, and use meguiars quik wax over whole car after drying and every once in a while add another coat of americana, or two. Hope this helps