6 month old wheel wells from hell

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n2_space

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A friend called me about detailing his 6 month old 04 GMC Sierra 2500 HD (with the 6.6l turbo). He already has over 37k on the clock :shocked Something gave out in the rear and splattered grease everywhere, so he definately wanted the wheel wells done. I did the rest of the truck too which wasn't bad, but the wheel wells for a 6 month old truck were kind of nasty. 3 hours for the wheel wells alone, Castrol 1:1, Stoner's Tarminator, with LOTS of elbow grease, followed up with #16.



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After:



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Before:



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After:



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Even went up inside the back fender of the truck bed :D



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Wash, clay, SEPC, #16, the rest of the truck really was in great shape.



The whole truck:



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Can't forget the obligatory reflection shot ;)



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Oh my goodness, great job! Your friend must be extremely excited. I've never seen wheel wells look so good!
 
Thanks all :) After washing with a chenille mitt, I used some old terrys along with the Castrol and Tarminator :) I thought I would blast them first with a pressure washer (2300 PSI), didn't even touch it :scared So lots of elbow grease it was. There was so much tar in there (and actually on the truck) I think I used nearly half a can of Tarminator.
 
Wow. Awesome job. I thought the wheelwells had a flat black plastic liner in the before pics! :eek:



37k in 6 months? Jeez, he must drive that truck 10 hours a day!
 
Thanks again all :)



Porkanbeans: He uses it for his business, so yes, he drives it great distances. He just bought a 97 Maxima to run around it to try to keep some of the miles off.



TW85 HHI: Indeed it was! I could just barely get the middle of the roof with a 20" platform I use (and I am 5' 11"). Even with the rest of the truck in great shape (minus the tar everywhere), with help it took 9 hours.
 
GSRstilez said:
OMG!!!



I thought you took a pic of your garage floor in the first pic.



Simply stunning!
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:lol Thanks :) No, my garage (including the floor) stays as clean as my car ;)
 
Yikes! I couldn't even tell the wheel well was painted in the first pics! I thought it was just dirty plastic I was looking at! Awesome!
 
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