2004 Dodge Dakota

BanditSRT

New member
This is my second click & brag so my documentation isn't the best. I'm still working on taking better before and after shots so please bare with me :p This is my dad's 2004 Dodge Dakota. It's his daily driver so it was filled with all sorts of marring. The worst part though was some sort of overspray that found it's way onto the front end and driver's side. It looked like white paint. The weather was crazy when I did this which is why some pix came out kinda dark. It was cool and cloudy when I started but warm and sunny when I finished... just in time to see my work in the sunlight :2thumbs:



Here's my process:



-Wash with ONR (this was my first time using it and I LOVE it)

-Clay with Zaino Z-18 with Mother's clay lube

-Optimum polish on an LC light cutting pad via PC

-Optimum Poli-Seal on an LC white polishing pad via PC

-Top with Natty's Blue paste wax via hand

-LSP was Pinnacle Crystal Mist



Tires were cleaned with Simple Green and dressed with 303 Aerospace Protectant



Before:

truck1.jpg


Swirls were pretty heavy in some areas...

truck2.jpg


...but, overspray was my big problem to deal with.

truck3.jpg


It was great, I even got my dad to help me clay!

truck4.jpg




During:

I taped this area off to show how bad the swirls really were. (left side is polished)

truck5.jpg


We pulled it back out of the garage to see it in the daylight and he exclaimed "Oh my gosh it's a different color!" lol (it's not clear in the pic but the front fender has been polished)

truck55.jpg




Afters:

truck6.jpg


truck7.jpg


truck8.jpg


I don't know which product it was, but the metal flake really popped with this combo.

truck9.jpg


truck10.jpg


truck11.jpg




Overall, my dad was extremely happy with the outcome. This was my first time using OP and I must say I really liked it. It dusted very little compared to PB SSR2.5 and 1. Also, I hadn't planned on using Crystal Mist as my LSP. When we pulled the truck out into the sunlight, I saw what looked like holograms in the paint. :nixweiss My first thought was that the Poli-Seal didn't have time to cure (about 30 minutes) before I topped it with Natty's. So, I hit it with some Crystal Mist and all was well :woohoo:
 
Initially, I was using too much Poli-Seal and I'd get some light smearing/streaking after topping with a carnauba. Started using a little less and problem solved. I think that is probably what you ran into as well. If in doubt, QD after OPS and before waxing.



Really nice job on the truck, btw. Excellent depth and wetness. :)
 
Scottwax said:
Initially, I was using too much Poli-Seal and I'd get some light smearing/streaking after topping with a carnauba. Started using a little less and problem solved. I think that is probably what you ran into as well. If in doubt, QD after OPS and before waxing.



Really nice job on the truck, btw. Excellent depth and wetness. :)



Thanks for the tip! I'll be sure to try this on my next detail :D
 
Back
Top