Nick Chapman
New member
I just recently purchased a new truck. Well, it's a 2006 model, but new to me 
Back in January, I completely buffed and polished this truck for the owner. He had me take care of it for the sole purpose of selling it. After I was finished with it, he took it home and parked it with a for sale sign in the window. His claim, was that he hasn't touched it in the 3 months since I buffed it, except to drive it home.
Here's a picture of the truck..
And here is a close up after I finished polishing it...
Now I decided to buy this truck, we came to an agreement, and I headed out there to pick it up. He decided to run it through a touchless car wash before I got there(he didn't tell me this, I would have rather received it dirty). He lives on a dirt road, and since he just parked it after he got it home, and it had been just sitting there for the past 3 months, I can only imagine what it looked like. So, when I got there it was completely dark, black as black could be(remember, we're out in the sticks here). So I didn't notice anything wrong with the paint. Figured the truck couldn't be that bad since I just went over the entire thing 3 months earlier......boy was I wrong
Here is a picture of what I received
Now that I've had the truck for about 5 days, I finally got a chance to start playing with it. Last night I started playing with the tailgate to get a better understanding about whats going on with this thing, and figure out a process to get it back to when it last left my hands. M205 via rotary on a black CCS pad, then followed up with PO85RD on a Flex with a blue CCS pad, then a coat of Blackfire, and here are the results...
Now my problem is that this thing is SUPER freaking sensitive!! No joke, brand new Supreme Shine Microfiber scratches the surface when removing product. Even removing the Blackfire wet with a brand new towel scratches the surface. How the heck am I going to keep this thing looking good? I bought this truck to have something decent to drive on a daily basis, and also to showcase my work when going out to meet with prospective clients. No joke, I am going to have to polish this thing after every 2-3 washes to keep it defect free, and that is just not doable with my schedule
I need some advice. Is a scuff and reclear my only option at this point? This is a repaint, and was completely painted about 6 months ago. Should I hold out a bit longer in hopes that it will get a bit harder? I'm in Texas, and with are summer upon us, there should be some great baking days if I leave it out
Anyone have an opinion?
Nick
Back in January, I completely buffed and polished this truck for the owner. He had me take care of it for the sole purpose of selling it. After I was finished with it, he took it home and parked it with a for sale sign in the window. His claim, was that he hasn't touched it in the 3 months since I buffed it, except to drive it home.
Here's a picture of the truck..
And here is a close up after I finished polishing it...
Now I decided to buy this truck, we came to an agreement, and I headed out there to pick it up. He decided to run it through a touchless car wash before I got there(he didn't tell me this, I would have rather received it dirty). He lives on a dirt road, and since he just parked it after he got it home, and it had been just sitting there for the past 3 months, I can only imagine what it looked like. So, when I got there it was completely dark, black as black could be(remember, we're out in the sticks here). So I didn't notice anything wrong with the paint. Figured the truck couldn't be that bad since I just went over the entire thing 3 months earlier......boy was I wrong
Here is a picture of what I received
Now that I've had the truck for about 5 days, I finally got a chance to start playing with it. Last night I started playing with the tailgate to get a better understanding about whats going on with this thing, and figure out a process to get it back to when it last left my hands. M205 via rotary on a black CCS pad, then followed up with PO85RD on a Flex with a blue CCS pad, then a coat of Blackfire, and here are the results...
Now my problem is that this thing is SUPER freaking sensitive!! No joke, brand new Supreme Shine Microfiber scratches the surface when removing product. Even removing the Blackfire wet with a brand new towel scratches the surface. How the heck am I going to keep this thing looking good? I bought this truck to have something decent to drive on a daily basis, and also to showcase my work when going out to meet with prospective clients. No joke, I am going to have to polish this thing after every 2-3 washes to keep it defect free, and that is just not doable with my schedule
I need some advice. Is a scuff and reclear my only option at this point? This is a repaint, and was completely painted about 6 months ago. Should I hold out a bit longer in hopes that it will get a bit harder? I'm in Texas, and with are summer upon us, there should be some great baking days if I leave it out
Anyone have an opinion?
Nick