06' F350 Detail (rotary, wet sanding, etc)

[ReLoaDeD BuLLiT]

Did this one for one of my neighbors that's a horse trainer. For how much abuse the truck takes, it wasn't in that bad of shape at all. The rear fenders, however had their share of nasty scratches, along with the tailgate.



This detail was an exterior detail only.



Wheels/wheel wells:



Spray with wheel gel

Spray wheel wells with degreaser

Scrub wheels with short handle brush/optimum rinse soap

Scrub wheel wells with long handle brush/degreaser/soap

Poorboy's wheel wax/wipe off with micro fiber

Dress wheel wells with CG barebones



Paint:



Pressure washed entire truck

Wash w/2 bucket method w/grit guard

Optimum Rinse car wash soap w/foam canon

wipe down with chamois

Applied Megs #82 via yellow diamond cut pad to entire vehicle via rotary @1500 rpm

Hand sealed/waxed entire truck w/microfiber applicator and Poorboy's EX

Wiped clean w/ microfiber



Problem Areas(scratches/scuffs):



Wetsand w/3m 2000 grit w/soap/water

Dried w/ microfiber and checked work

Applied Megs M105 compound via yellow diamond cut pad w/rotary@1500

Applied Megs #82 via yellow diamond cut pad w/rotary@1500

Wiped clean with microfiber

 

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[Beach15]

Wow, a LOT of Before's and After's! But shows the success of the work:bigups

 

[ReLoaDeD BuLLiT]

lol sorry, there's a reason they call it a detail

 

[BigAl3]

nice details as of late! :up

 

[ReLoaDeD BuLLiT]

Thanks other Allen. lol

 

[Rickrack]

Damn, what a big difference on a very big truck!



Looks fantastic!

 

[ReLoaDeD BuLLiT]

Thanks rick, your details always inspire me to out-do myself everytime

 

[99blackSE]

Nice work on the big rig! Do use a PDG when doing the wetsanding or just eyeball it?

 

[ReLoaDeD BuLLiT]

all by eye. I can't afford one of those yet lol