Still beats trying to do this when it is 35 degrees.
This particular F-250 has been sitting outside for months, the owner is doing contract work in Afghanistan. He had expected to return home around Labor Day and wanted it cleaned up before he arrived. Apparently his arrival has been delayed but he still wanted me to come out and do the work (we had scheduled it about 6 weeks in advance) and his brother might have me go over the exterior before the new return date in December.
Despite enough dog hair to make my own dog inside the truck, it wasn't that bad in terms of stains or grime. Once it was vacuumed (took a good 30 minutes) the rest of the interior work went pretty quick. Due to the time it has spent outside, the exterior was the real time killer. I did end up using the hose and Optimum Power Clean on the door jambs. Lots of mud up in there. Less claying than expected though. Just one polishing step, the owner uses this truck for work so protection was more important than perfection.
ONR wash (ONR, Power Clean and hose on door jambs)
Clay Magic blue clay
Optimum Hyper Polish and an Optimum microfiber polishing pad and my PC 7424 XP
Optimum Opti-Seal to protect
Optimum Metal Polish on the exhaust tips
Armor All on tires/fenderwells
3D Trim Restorer on the exterior trim and mirrors
Woolite/water at 20:1 dilution to clean the vinyl and leather
3D Carpet Shampoo at 16:1 dilution to clean the carpets
Optimum Protectant Plus to dress the vinyl
Duragloss #221 to dress the leather
This particular F-250 has been sitting outside for months, the owner is doing contract work in Afghanistan. He had expected to return home around Labor Day and wanted it cleaned up before he arrived. Apparently his arrival has been delayed but he still wanted me to come out and do the work (we had scheduled it about 6 weeks in advance) and his brother might have me go over the exterior before the new return date in December.
Despite enough dog hair to make my own dog inside the truck, it wasn't that bad in terms of stains or grime. Once it was vacuumed (took a good 30 minutes) the rest of the interior work went pretty quick. Due to the time it has spent outside, the exterior was the real time killer. I did end up using the hose and Optimum Power Clean on the door jambs. Lots of mud up in there. Less claying than expected though. Just one polishing step, the owner uses this truck for work so protection was more important than perfection.
ONR wash (ONR, Power Clean and hose on door jambs)
Clay Magic blue clay
Optimum Hyper Polish and an Optimum microfiber polishing pad and my PC 7424 XP
Optimum Opti-Seal to protect
Optimum Metal Polish on the exhaust tips
Armor All on tires/fenderwells
3D Trim Restorer on the exterior trim and mirrors
Woolite/water at 20:1 dilution to clean the vinyl and leather
3D Carpet Shampoo at 16:1 dilution to clean the carpets
Optimum Protectant Plus to dress the vinyl
Duragloss #221 to dress the leather
