richy
New member
I bumped this up to get it done for a fellow LEO co-worker who is getting married and wanted it done in time for his wedding. It is new and was getting a one step and a double coat of Gloss Coat. I didn`t get a lot of before shots as I had already done 2 wheels when I realized it. Regardless, here it is as it arrived:
I started with the wheels. These had to be the easiest wheels to clean I`ve ever done. Lots of clearance to get the mitt around the barrels. The barrels were shot with Zep Citrus and then washed with Megs HW and a mitt as well as the faces. The tires were cleaned with Zep 505 and the wells with LATA. After all the cleaning was done, I shot the barrels as well as the wells with Aqua Bead (a Hydro knock-off) to make future cleaning easier. I didn`t charge him for that.
The truck was washed one section at a time due to it being with the hot sun being right overhead at the time. I would not want to wash this thing every week! I`m obviously not a pickup truck guy, LOL. It was then brought inside and clayed with a clay towel and ONR for lube.
Luckily it had no marks on the paint, so I did a one step of Essence + yellow B/S + 3401. The combo worked flawlessly again for this vehicle. I truly thought I had solved my Essence issue...but it is a love/hate relationship and the hate returned on the next vehicle (`17 370z).
I did not have a lot of room to spare to work on it in my garage as you can see. I HAD to have the door closed to have my air running as it was bloody hot outside.
The Essence combo worked well for this one:
I polished the roof as well and coated everything on this truck twice. I used about 8 cc to do so. That double coat was then topped with Opti Seal as well. Here it is all done:
I didn`t even keep track of how much time it took to complete. It was great to send him off for a drive down the aisle in a gorgeous truck! Thanks for looking.
I started with the wheels. These had to be the easiest wheels to clean I`ve ever done. Lots of clearance to get the mitt around the barrels. The barrels were shot with Zep Citrus and then washed with Megs HW and a mitt as well as the faces. The tires were cleaned with Zep 505 and the wells with LATA. After all the cleaning was done, I shot the barrels as well as the wells with Aqua Bead (a Hydro knock-off) to make future cleaning easier. I didn`t charge him for that.
The truck was washed one section at a time due to it being with the hot sun being right overhead at the time. I would not want to wash this thing every week! I`m obviously not a pickup truck guy, LOL. It was then brought inside and clayed with a clay towel and ONR for lube.
Luckily it had no marks on the paint, so I did a one step of Essence + yellow B/S + 3401. The combo worked flawlessly again for this vehicle. I truly thought I had solved my Essence issue...but it is a love/hate relationship and the hate returned on the next vehicle (`17 370z).
I did not have a lot of room to spare to work on it in my garage as you can see. I HAD to have the door closed to have my air running as it was bloody hot outside.
The Essence combo worked well for this one:
I polished the roof as well and coated everything on this truck twice. I used about 8 cc to do so. That double coat was then topped with Opti Seal as well. Here it is all done:
I didn`t even keep track of how much time it took to complete. It was great to send him off for a drive down the aisle in a gorgeous truck! Thanks for looking.
