Two F-Series work trucks in 8 hours - a story of efficiency and effectiveness
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joe.p
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All your work is top notch :waxing: 8 hrs two battered vehicles shows your process is also top notch'but at the end of the day i'm sure you felt like you had your A** kicked :chuckle: . The truck alone would have taken me 2 days to clean and 3 days to heal..
Mitchubishievo
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GOD DAYUM!!! That's insane...just insane. If you don't midn me asking, how much were you compensated for the work? It better have been alot.
Andrew: Z16 is nice on the interior. A little to shiny for some (requiring a buff with a clean towel after 10 mins), but very very durable.
Both. I use an expensive one (do a little back research as I forget the brand/model).
SR77: I mixed 2 scoops of Oxi, 2 ounces of APC (to neutralize the Oxi) and 1.5 gallons of water in a bucket. Mix it up and with a MF, saturate, wring, and wipe.
I apply the mixture rather graciously via MF towel. I try to do more agitating, less saturating. For this application, Folex would've been a bit too ineffective and costly. Oxi is rather cheap and effective.
I have an MF holder attachment. You put the MF over the attachment and steam to town. Just move it slowly over the respective surface. I steam (unobstructed) to blow out the vents. It also kills mold/dust mites.
Scott: Tell me about it. Still, the carpets were not all that easy to come clean.
Bigpoppa: Clay, polish by hand, and seal by hand.
joe: I took the next day off
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Mitsu: $250 a pop.
Thanks everyone, my aching body thanks you
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Both. I use an expensive one (do a little back research as I forget the brand/model).
SR77: I mixed 2 scoops of Oxi, 2 ounces of APC (to neutralize the Oxi) and 1.5 gallons of water in a bucket. Mix it up and with a MF, saturate, wring, and wipe.
I apply the mixture rather graciously via MF towel. I try to do more agitating, less saturating. For this application, Folex would've been a bit too ineffective and costly. Oxi is rather cheap and effective.
I have an MF holder attachment. You put the MF over the attachment and steam to town. Just move it slowly over the respective surface. I steam (unobstructed) to blow out the vents. It also kills mold/dust mites.
Scott: Tell me about it. Still, the carpets were not all that easy to come clean.
Bigpoppa: Clay, polish by hand, and seal by hand.
joe: I took the next day off
.Mitsu: $250 a pop.
Thanks everyone, my aching body thanks you
!imported_AZ Ferrari Man
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Awesome money, would you consider that your ultimate detail or full detail, according to your website? and if you can find the steamer name and brand that would be great, also when you say extract do you mean via shop vac? And does the MF holder contain the stains once done?
Andrew
P.S. what size scoops for the oxi, the ones that looks like a laundry scoop or a samller one?
Andrew
P.S. what size scoops for the oxi, the ones that looks like a laundry scoop or a samller one?
mgm2003
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Insane.
You are an animal my friend!
You are an animal my friend!
tumbler: I only had a little sling. I cover the wipers with the WW MF I use to dry. I find that, and the cowl (covered too), the only difficult areas to clean.
Andrew: Ultimate Detail. I extract by misting on a bunch of clean water with a dash of IPA (in a spray bottle), then pulling it out with the shop vac. The MF works nice at pulling the stain out, then rinse it in the bucket, and you have a clean towel of solution.
Thanks again.
Andrew: Ultimate Detail. I extract by misting on a bunch of clean water with a dash of IPA (in a spray bottle), then pulling it out with the shop vac. The MF works nice at pulling the stain out, then rinse it in the bucket, and you have a clean towel of solution.
Thanks again
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RTexasF
Pay Attention Boy...
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G35stilez- One more :bow coming your way...that's just incredible.
**9/28/06 Update**
I was given permission by Eric Dunn at Lake Country to “let the cat out of the bag�. For this detail (and many others) in the past month or so, I used the new Lake Country CCS Pads ( http://lakecountrymfg.com/featured.html ). Thanks to Eric at Lake, he gave me a couple samples to test out prior to its official introduction. To date, they have only been used in the OEM market.
So far, I could estimate the use of these pads on at least 10 different vehicles. They come in various shapes and sizes, but I was using the 6� pads in 1� thickness. The cut levels I had were the Orange Cutting, White Polishing, and Black Finishing. I used them with a 5� Lake Country flexible backing plate. These combos were used on the rotary and PC at various speeds (mentioned in threads).
Here are the main things I took from these pads…
Pros
- Small diameter allowed for easy maneuvering
- Flat pad design allowed to equal contact, easy control, and complete polish coverage
- Dimples allowed for storage of extra polish. Basically, you’d buff your 3’x3’ area, for instance, and once the polish/compound went to translucent, but you still had a few defects remaining, you’d turn off the machine, and press the pad against the surface in various locations to “re-bead� the panel, and then continue buffing.
- Dimples spread out heat from friction allowing a more effective buffing pass. I find that with standard flat foam pads, it makes the surface so hot on the rotary after 5 passes with compound that I have to move to the next panel, wait for the initial to cool, then come back, ultimately wasting time. These dimples act like air cooling pockets keeping the surface only very warm, at max. I was able to do my standard 5 overlapping passes with Hi-Temp Extreme Cut, then switch off, “re-bead� with the CCS technology, and continue buffing until it was ready for a final polish.
- Lake Country pads, in my experiences are always of the highest quality. After 10+ vehicles, none of my pads have any nicks or cuts and the backing Velcro works great. For reference, I machine wash/dry my pads after each use.
Cons
- Honestly, I was hard pressed to find a con in comparison to other pads I’ve used (Edge, Meguiars, Lake Country Concaved), however, I wish I had the thicker version (1.5� I believe) to use with the PC. The PC, as any regular user knows, flattens out pads a bit and that little extra cushion would’ve been nice.
Just to end off, I like these pads so much that my standard Lake Country 7.5� Concaved series have been stowed away, probably for good. I don’t even bring them on the road with me anymore. The success rate with these has surpassed anything I’ve used and I will continue using them.
If you have any further questions, please feel free. Thanks.
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I was given permission by Eric Dunn at Lake Country to “let the cat out of the bag�. For this detail (and many others) in the past month or so, I used the new Lake Country CCS Pads ( http://lakecountrymfg.com/featured.html ). Thanks to Eric at Lake, he gave me a couple samples to test out prior to its official introduction. To date, they have only been used in the OEM market.
So far, I could estimate the use of these pads on at least 10 different vehicles. They come in various shapes and sizes, but I was using the 6� pads in 1� thickness. The cut levels I had were the Orange Cutting, White Polishing, and Black Finishing. I used them with a 5� Lake Country flexible backing plate. These combos were used on the rotary and PC at various speeds (mentioned in threads).
Here are the main things I took from these pads…
Pros
- Small diameter allowed for easy maneuvering
- Flat pad design allowed to equal contact, easy control, and complete polish coverage
- Dimples allowed for storage of extra polish. Basically, you’d buff your 3’x3’ area, for instance, and once the polish/compound went to translucent, but you still had a few defects remaining, you’d turn off the machine, and press the pad against the surface in various locations to “re-bead� the panel, and then continue buffing.
- Dimples spread out heat from friction allowing a more effective buffing pass. I find that with standard flat foam pads, it makes the surface so hot on the rotary after 5 passes with compound that I have to move to the next panel, wait for the initial to cool, then come back, ultimately wasting time. These dimples act like air cooling pockets keeping the surface only very warm, at max. I was able to do my standard 5 overlapping passes with Hi-Temp Extreme Cut, then switch off, “re-bead� with the CCS technology, and continue buffing until it was ready for a final polish.
- Lake Country pads, in my experiences are always of the highest quality. After 10+ vehicles, none of my pads have any nicks or cuts and the backing Velcro works great. For reference, I machine wash/dry my pads after each use.
Cons
- Honestly, I was hard pressed to find a con in comparison to other pads I’ve used (Edge, Meguiars, Lake Country Concaved), however, I wish I had the thicker version (1.5� I believe) to use with the PC. The PC, as any regular user knows, flattens out pads a bit and that little extra cushion would’ve been nice.
Just to end off, I like these pads so much that my standard Lake Country 7.5� Concaved series have been stowed away, probably for good. I don’t even bring them on the road with me anymore. The success rate with these has surpassed anything I’ve used and I will continue using them.
If you have any further questions, please feel free. Thanks.
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