1997 Ford F150 TLC'd

Pats300zx

Pats300zx

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Well finally after getting settled into my new home and getting my garage up to speed I have finally had a chance to do some detail work on my personal cars. My 1997 F150 was in need of some paint correction and probably hadn't been polished in about a year and a half. I have maintained the truck with frequent washes, waxes, and clays but the time had come to put some serious time and effort into bring the paint back to where it should be.



This was my first time using the new Menzerna Power Finish and a must say that I am pretty impressed with it. It has a great cutting ability and finishes down very nicely. This detail took me about 8 hours start to finish. You don't realize how big trucks are until you start on them.



Day 1:



Wash with CG CWG at 2oz per gallon and 2 bucket method to remove old wax

Clay with Meguiars White Clay

Wheels cleaned with CWG and water

Interior wiped down and treated with PB Natural Look



Day 2:



Tape all exterior trim and plastic with blue painters tape

Polish via Makita 9227 and Menzerna 203 via Sonus white pad

Polish via Menzerna PO85RD and Sonus red pad

LSP=Zaino Z5 ZFX'd x2 (including all chrome)

Z8 wipedown

Glass cleaned with NXT Glass Cleaner

Trim detailed with Ultima Tire and Trim

Wheels and calipers treated with Zaino CS

Tires dressed with Megs All Season Dressing



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Not to bad for a 1997



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Geez what a wonderfull job, the paint looks great, like the wet look, sure wish we saw some before pictures. Fantastic Job.
 
Man that truck looks amazing! I like your keychain Pat, my friend used to have a really small version of that, he said pinching it behind the earlobe would bring reluctant people right out of the car!
 
mannn. not much out there looks better than bright red done right (aside from bark reds, greys and blacks hehe) ... but how often to you get to see bright red DONE RIGHT? awesome job.
 
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