First Click & Brag - 98 Ford Ranger

[kpounds]

This is my first click & brag after 3-4 years here. The info you get here on Autopia is amazing and produces great results. I did this for a couple who bought the truck used recently and they were very happy with the results. The purple paint is really popping. (pop-pop!) Used a PC 7424 on it. Hopefully my free photohost imagecave will hang in there.



Process:

Wash - Megs Gold Class

Clay - ...some cool purple clay I got on sale

Polish - 70/30 mix Hi-Temp 357 Heavy Cut & Hi-Temp Smooth Cut w/6in SM Arnold Green Pad

Klasse AIO

Wax - Natty's Blue

Tires - NXT Tech Protect



Before

After

 

[sspeer]

Looks great! A noticeable improvement!!!!

 

[sixty7mustang22]

Wow. You did a great job.:up



What did you use to polish up the bug deflector?

 

[imported_GregCavi]

Great save! Nicely done.



Greg

 

[imported_bigfoot1]

You really returned that paint back to life! Great Job!



Joey

 

[imported_grease]

sooo much more color range and depth, great work!

 

[DSVWGLI]

Very nice turnaround. Paint looks much deeper.

 

[imported_Dave KG]

Nice turnaround on the paintwork there, good job! :up

 

[David703]

Yea awesome turn around! Great job!!

 

[imported_DieselMDX]

wow that nxt deff did a great job of deepening the color

 

[imported_rydawg1]

I use to have a 95 Mustang GT that color. It's bright sapphire pearl.

 

[kpounds]

Wow. You did a great job.:up



What did you use to polish up the bug deflector?

The darn bug deflector was the biggest problem on the truck. It had a long-ago SQUOOSHED BUG on it that I couldn't get totally off and was sticking out like a sore thumb. :hairpull Finally used soap & a bug sponge 3x on it and AIO'd the whole deflector and it came out pretty well.

 

[kpounds]

wow that nxt deff did a great job of deepening the color

NXT'd only the tires, exterior plastic & rubber and inside dash. The NXT Tech Protect is some interesting stuff that adds a "rich look" to the dash and gives a matte finish to tires and freshens up plastics and rubber nicely.

 

[sspeer]

NXT'd only the tires, exterior plastic & rubber and inside dash. The NXT Tech Protect is some interesting stuff that adds a "rich look" to the dash and gives a matte finish to tires and freshens up plastics and rubber nicely.

I personally think it's too shiny for interior work (my personal pref), but it does look really good on tires!

 

[Scottwax]

Excellent improvement!

 

[kpounds]

I personally think it's too shiny for interior work (my personal pref), but it does look really good on tires!

My trick with NXT Tech Protect on interiors is to buff it well afterwards with a terry cloth to take some of the shinyness off (or leave it if preferred). I dont think its really THAT shiny, 303 is much more shiny looking to me. Someone here rec'd it for interiors and the "rich look" that it gives. Its a very interesting look like it adds something to the dash and really re-freshens them to my eye. Also has UV protection. NXT Tech Protect



Here's a couple more pics I liked...