Dellinger
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Client owns a hunting supply company and even though the F-350 had 5K showing on the odometer... it was trashed due to many weekends of hunting earlier in the year... and while all the seasons have pretty much expired until next fall, the owner still takes his truck up and down brush covered fire roads so he can run his dogs to keep them in shape.
The truck was a bit dirty upon arrival but I could absolutely tell that underneath all that filth were scratches. I strongly recommended a PPF or a wrap (3 times to be exact) but he wanted to soldier on with O.C. 2.0. I told him in a resolute manner... 'No coating is going to hold up to what you are putting this truck through... but I will do as you wish.'
Wash products-
Pressure rinse
Meg's Hyper Wash 1oz to 4 gallons
Dawn 1oz to 4 gallons (Buckets were emptied 3 times due to dirt)
Meg's APC 4:1
Meg's D143
Various brushes/ towels/ mitts
Wheels/Tires-
Meg's WB
Meg's D143
Hand polished & sealed with DG 501
Tires dressed with Meg's Hyper Dressing 3:1
Decon products-
Iron-X
Meg's Last Touch 1:1
Nanoskin Fine grade mitt
Meg's Detailer Med. Clay
Polishing products:
Machines-
Rupes 21
Makita Rotary (certain sections only)
HF D/A
Compounds-
M100
D300
Polishes-
Optimum HP
Pads-
HD Lambswool (on rotary for certain sections)
Megs MF Cutting (1st step)
B&S Orange (2nd step)
Meg's 4" Burgundy
Meg's 4" Yellow
Coating-
O.C. 2.0
Upon Arrival
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Post Wash & Decon Inspection-
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Some 50/50's-
After completing some test spots and seeing the results, I called the customer to notify him that it was not worth the clear coat in going after even 90% of the stuff... some defects were very deep. After all the truck is 'new-er' and it was probably going to come back to me in the same condition (probably will be worse) than it is/was. 5,000 miles and this much damage... not good. I also made sure that he knew that I would feel comfortable compounding the truck possibly one more time and that was it. There is just only so much clear coat to safely deal with on newer cars/trucks.
(Below pictures after compounding step only)
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Interior Products-
Meg's APC 10:1
Meg's APC 4:1
Steam
Brush & Vacuum
Compressed Air
CarPro Fabric & Leather (leather coated)
(Some before/ afters of interior)
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(No clue what that white stuff is in the perforated leather... steam, brushes... nothing would touch it. Anyone have a clue on how to 'poke' stuff out of this leather?)
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Beeing (ha!)that it is spring in the Pac. NW (finally!) the BUGS WERE OUT!
(Watched this spider stalk a flying ant for 5 minutes... it was pretty amusing. Or I am short on the entertainment this world offers, lol.)
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(Made the mistake of leaving my garage door open with the lights on while I was eating dinner. This picture was right after my final IPA wipedown before coating. I was pretty mad at myself. Had to clean all the bugs off and another IPA wipe.)
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(Was trying like made to get a sun shot... I even called a fellow detailer but the high-over, shortly after noon sun wasn't really cooperating with me... NOTICE the bee flying in the shot! And yes, I'm laying on the ground.)
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Final Shots-
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By the way... Does anyone know how to tackle this inner fender liner 'fabric' that Ford is now installing on 3/4 ton trucks? It's a real night mare... it grabs any kind of grass or twigs and acts like velcro. I imagine steam would be the best bet here... but I didn't attempt.
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Thank you for reading and hope everyone is enjoying their detailing season! Criticism is welcome!
-Gabe
The truck was a bit dirty upon arrival but I could absolutely tell that underneath all that filth were scratches. I strongly recommended a PPF or a wrap (3 times to be exact) but he wanted to soldier on with O.C. 2.0. I told him in a resolute manner... 'No coating is going to hold up to what you are putting this truck through... but I will do as you wish.'
Wash products-
Pressure rinse
Meg's Hyper Wash 1oz to 4 gallons
Dawn 1oz to 4 gallons (Buckets were emptied 3 times due to dirt)
Meg's APC 4:1
Meg's D143
Various brushes/ towels/ mitts
Wheels/Tires-
Meg's WB
Meg's D143
Hand polished & sealed with DG 501
Tires dressed with Meg's Hyper Dressing 3:1
Decon products-
Iron-X
Meg's Last Touch 1:1
Nanoskin Fine grade mitt
Meg's Detailer Med. Clay
Polishing products:
Machines-
Rupes 21
Makita Rotary (certain sections only)
HF D/A
Compounds-
M100
D300
Polishes-
Optimum HP
Pads-
HD Lambswool (on rotary for certain sections)
Megs MF Cutting (1st step)
B&S Orange (2nd step)
Meg's 4" Burgundy
Meg's 4" Yellow
Coating-
O.C. 2.0
Upon Arrival
IMG_8034IMG_8028IMG_8032IMG_8027IMG_8026IMG_8024IMG_8025 by IMG_8039Post Wash & Decon Inspection-
IMG_8050IMG_8047IMG_8056IMG_8053IMG_8052Some 50/50's-
After completing some test spots and seeing the results, I called the customer to notify him that it was not worth the clear coat in going after even 90% of the stuff... some defects were very deep. After all the truck is 'new-er' and it was probably going to come back to me in the same condition (probably will be worse) than it is/was. 5,000 miles and this much damage... not good. I also made sure that he knew that I would feel comfortable compounding the truck possibly one more time and that was it. There is just only so much clear coat to safely deal with on newer cars/trucks.
(Below pictures after compounding step only)
IMG_8068IMG_8069IMG_8071IMG_8072IMG_8060IMG_8061Interior Products-
Meg's APC 10:1
Meg's APC 4:1
Steam
Brush & Vacuum
Compressed Air
CarPro Fabric & Leather (leather coated)
(Some before/ afters of interior)
IMG_8059IMG_8143IMG_8126(No clue what that white stuff is in the perforated leather... steam, brushes... nothing would touch it. Anyone have a clue on how to 'poke' stuff out of this leather?)
IMG_8132IMG_8127IMG_8088IMG_8153IMG_8092IMG_8134IMG_8123IMG_8131IMG_8124IMG_8166 by IMG_8130Beeing (ha!)that it is spring in the Pac. NW (finally!) the BUGS WERE OUT!
(Watched this spider stalk a flying ant for 5 minutes... it was pretty amusing. Or I am short on the entertainment this world offers, lol.)
IMG_8121(Made the mistake of leaving my garage door open with the lights on while I was eating dinner. This picture was right after my final IPA wipedown before coating. I was pretty mad at myself. Had to clean all the bugs off and another IPA wipe.)
IMG_8083(Was trying like made to get a sun shot... I even called a fellow detailer but the high-over, shortly after noon sun wasn't really cooperating with me... NOTICE the bee flying in the shot! And yes, I'm laying on the ground.)
IMG_8107Final Shots-
IMG_8110IMG_8109IMG_8097IMG_8108IMG_8161IMG_8105IMG_8103IMG_8101IMG_8136IMG_8149By the way... Does anyone know how to tackle this inner fender liner 'fabric' that Ford is now installing on 3/4 ton trucks? It's a real night mare... it grabs any kind of grass or twigs and acts like velcro. I imagine steam would be the best bet here... but I didn't attempt.
IMG_8114Thank you for reading and hope everyone is enjoying their detailing season! Criticism is welcome!
-Gabe
