Talk about a BIG project. When I started, I didn't realize that I would actually put in the hours that I did. So far I'm in the neighborhood of 20 hours into it, and I still have the topper and cab roof to do (they won't get the 105 treatment though). However, it was/is my first correctional detail so now I could probably shave a few hours off of that.
I bought this truck earlier this spring. The previous owner didn't take very good care of the exterior. It was obvious that it spent a LOT of time on gravel roads pulling big trailers, as the tailgate and bottom corners look sandblasted. There were also a LOT of scratches running horizontally along the sides, as though the PO did a lot of driving through 3 - 4 foot tall grass or in light bushes. However, the M105 on a 4" yellow pad (UDM speed 6) followed by 1ZPP on a 4" green pad (UDM speed 4) did a nice job. Many areas on the side panels needed 3 or 4 or even 5 hits of the M105 to reduce the scratches to an acceptable level. LSP is Collonite 476s.
I had the 1ZPP on hand, so I used it. However, this fall I'll go over the entire truck again with M205 before adding a winter's coat of 476s. No before pics, but here's a couple of afters. I wish I had taken more, but while going through it I really didn't want to spend the time.
PS: Yes, I know the topper doesn't match, and no, I haven't touched the wheels or plastic trim yet.
I bought this truck earlier this spring. The previous owner didn't take very good care of the exterior. It was obvious that it spent a LOT of time on gravel roads pulling big trailers, as the tailgate and bottom corners look sandblasted. There were also a LOT of scratches running horizontally along the sides, as though the PO did a lot of driving through 3 - 4 foot tall grass or in light bushes. However, the M105 on a 4" yellow pad (UDM speed 6) followed by 1ZPP on a 4" green pad (UDM speed 4) did a nice job. Many areas on the side panels needed 3 or 4 or even 5 hits of the M105 to reduce the scratches to an acceptable level. LSP is Collonite 476s.
I had the 1ZPP on hand, so I used it. However, this fall I'll go over the entire truck again with M205 before adding a winter's coat of 476s. No before pics, but here's a couple of afters. I wish I had taken more, but while going through it I really didn't want to spend the time.
PS: Yes, I know the topper doesn't match, and no, I haven't touched the wheels or plastic trim yet.
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Your truck looks really nice. 
