JimS
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I thought I was going to wait for warm weather but with the new bottle of EX-P staring at me from the shelf I couldn't stand it so I did a totally Poorboy detail.
The truck was almost clean so I used Spray and Wipe, dried it with a Poorboy mf towel and got out my new Poorboy clay bar. I cut it in half, took the unused half, moistened it with S&W, wrapped it in plastic and put it back in the cool plastic box that it comes in.
While I was doing that I had the half I was going to use sitting next to the heater so it would be easier to fold/stretch/manipulate. This is a good tip I just happened to discover. A piece of clay in a plastic bag sitting next to the engine would warm up pretty quickly and be MUCH easier to manipulate.
Within a minute of two it was very pliable and I immediately liked the texture. It's yellow and half of the bar was enough to do the whole truck (full sized, extended cab Chevy w/hard tonneau cover).
The clay was very much as I remember the clay from Zaino, that I used all last spring and summer. I've got several brands of clay ut the Zaino clay was the only one I'd used until now. The Poorboy clay worked very well, was easy to fold and picked up the "stuff" on the truck very nicely. I also used it on the windows and the chrome wheels after I was done with the paint. No complaints....it worked great and the plastic box it came in will be very handy for storage and reuse. When I got done I put both the used and the unused halfs back into the box with some S&W sprayed in there and then wrapped the box in a plastic bag.
After wiping it with S&W again I got out the PC and the Pro Polish and went to work. Of course I screwed my self by using way toooo much product.....I ALWAYS DO!!!!!!! So I was pretty busy trying to spread it around on several panels before it dried...I'll never learn. Since I got too much in spots those spots were a little bit hard to wipe off but it went very easily when I used S&W on those spots.
The Pro Polish came off much easier with a ww mf towel than with the normal mf. The normal/plush mf seemed to "grab" as I tried to wipe off the PP but the ww worked very easily.
Then came the EX-P. It's thick and I had a little trouble getting it to spread evenly. Tomorrow when I put on the second coat I'll use a little more S&W on the foam applicator so it will spread easier in a thinner coat and I'll spread it evenly over the applicator with my finger before I put it on the surface.
I used the new PCV applicator from Poorboy.I love the texture and the rectangle shape but I still had some problems holding onto it. I think I still like the large round blue one I got from Auto Zone last year (maybe Eagle brand??...can't remember for sure). It has a "handle", actually a foam knob, on the top and I loved it last year. I didn't remember to use it today until I'd dropped the Poorboy applicator 4 or 5 times. I'd love to have an applicator with the texture of Steve's PCV applicator but built with a handle/knob.
I used the Pro Polish on all the exterior glass and used EX-P on all the exterior glass with the exception of the windshield. I also used Pro Polish and Ex-P on the chrome wheels and then did the tires with Bold N Bright. Total time a little over 4 hours.
The results are, as expected, stunning!! Absolutely stunning!! Going down the street it stands out like a diamond in a goats ass.
Tomorrow I do the engine compartment, the interior, and well as putting on at least 1 more coat of EX-P, probably 2. Then I'll also use some Pro Polish and EX-P on the door jambs.
It was a long afternoon for this old fart and my arms are feeling it!
But...the sore body means squat to me as the truck looks great. I went "parading" for a while tonight....until it started to rain! I grapped a sandwich and hurried home to get into the garage and dry it all off. I made it before the streets got messy.
:badabum :cool :beer
The truck was almost clean so I used Spray and Wipe, dried it with a Poorboy mf towel and got out my new Poorboy clay bar. I cut it in half, took the unused half, moistened it with S&W, wrapped it in plastic and put it back in the cool plastic box that it comes in.
While I was doing that I had the half I was going to use sitting next to the heater so it would be easier to fold/stretch/manipulate. This is a good tip I just happened to discover. A piece of clay in a plastic bag sitting next to the engine would warm up pretty quickly and be MUCH easier to manipulate.
Within a minute of two it was very pliable and I immediately liked the texture. It's yellow and half of the bar was enough to do the whole truck (full sized, extended cab Chevy w/hard tonneau cover).
The clay was very much as I remember the clay from Zaino, that I used all last spring and summer. I've got several brands of clay ut the Zaino clay was the only one I'd used until now. The Poorboy clay worked very well, was easy to fold and picked up the "stuff" on the truck very nicely. I also used it on the windows and the chrome wheels after I was done with the paint. No complaints....it worked great and the plastic box it came in will be very handy for storage and reuse. When I got done I put both the used and the unused halfs back into the box with some S&W sprayed in there and then wrapped the box in a plastic bag.
After wiping it with S&W again I got out the PC and the Pro Polish and went to work. Of course I screwed my self by using way toooo much product.....I ALWAYS DO!!!!!!! So I was pretty busy trying to spread it around on several panels before it dried...I'll never learn. Since I got too much in spots those spots were a little bit hard to wipe off but it went very easily when I used S&W on those spots.
The Pro Polish came off much easier with a ww mf towel than with the normal mf. The normal/plush mf seemed to "grab" as I tried to wipe off the PP but the ww worked very easily.
Then came the EX-P. It's thick and I had a little trouble getting it to spread evenly. Tomorrow when I put on the second coat I'll use a little more S&W on the foam applicator so it will spread easier in a thinner coat and I'll spread it evenly over the applicator with my finger before I put it on the surface.
I used the new PCV applicator from Poorboy.I love the texture and the rectangle shape but I still had some problems holding onto it. I think I still like the large round blue one I got from Auto Zone last year (maybe Eagle brand??...can't remember for sure). It has a "handle", actually a foam knob, on the top and I loved it last year. I didn't remember to use it today until I'd dropped the Poorboy applicator 4 or 5 times. I'd love to have an applicator with the texture of Steve's PCV applicator but built with a handle/knob.
I used the Pro Polish on all the exterior glass and used EX-P on all the exterior glass with the exception of the windshield. I also used Pro Polish and Ex-P on the chrome wheels and then did the tires with Bold N Bright. Total time a little over 4 hours.
The results are, as expected, stunning!! Absolutely stunning!! Going down the street it stands out like a diamond in a goats ass.
Tomorrow I do the engine compartment, the interior, and well as putting on at least 1 more coat of EX-P, probably 2. Then I'll also use some Pro Polish and EX-P on the door jambs.
It was a long afternoon for this old fart and my arms are feeling it!
But...the sore body means squat to me as the truck looks great. I went "parading" for a while tonight....until it started to rain! I grapped a sandwich and hurried home to get into the garage and dry it all off. I made it before the streets got messy.
:badabum :cool :beer
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