mgm2003
New member
This morning I had to pleasure to detail a 2007 Black GMC Truck.
The owner picked it up last Fall and has done several tasteful mod’s to the truck: De badged, Wheels, Tires, Exhaust, and a few performance upgrades to the engine.
He cleaned, painted, and cleared ALL exposed pieces in the undercarriage. It was something to see. I didn’t have to do a thing to the wells, because they weren’t much more than dusty.
The owner was concerned about the dealer installed swirl marks, and overall condition of the paint. It sounded *bad* over the phone but when it showed up, I knew this one was going to be a challenge because he wanted it *perfect*. The truck had light/moderate swirls, and a few spots had rotary holograms from the debadging process. Nothing crazy.
The owner was also interested in an update on detailing products, process, etc…. He brought along a vintage Black and Decker Rotary (built like a tank), a collection of wool pads, and a few 3M body shop product. We left these safely stored in the bed of the truck �
I borrowed my neighbors PC for the owner, and we both ‘plugged in’ and we went to town.
This one took both of us ~ 5 hours, and I’d say we corrected 90% of the defects, all of which were light/moderate (nothing crazy).
Here’s a re-cap of the process we used:
Wash
Foam gun & Z7 wash
Z16 on the tires & bumper pads
Polish
PC @ 5 using LC CCS green light cutting pads, and Z-PC
PC @ 5 using LC CCS red finishing pads, and ZAIO
Protection/LSP on the Bed, Wheels, and Paint
Bed Cover:
Z6 Wipe down
CS
Wheels:
ZAIO
Z6 Wipe down
CS
Paint, glass, lighting, chrome, and painted trim pieces:
Z6 Wipe Down
Z5Pro (zfx’d)
CS
The owner picked it up last Fall and has done several tasteful mod’s to the truck: De badged, Wheels, Tires, Exhaust, and a few performance upgrades to the engine.
He cleaned, painted, and cleared ALL exposed pieces in the undercarriage. It was something to see. I didn’t have to do a thing to the wells, because they weren’t much more than dusty.
The owner was concerned about the dealer installed swirl marks, and overall condition of the paint. It sounded *bad* over the phone but when it showed up, I knew this one was going to be a challenge because he wanted it *perfect*. The truck had light/moderate swirls, and a few spots had rotary holograms from the debadging process. Nothing crazy.
The owner was also interested in an update on detailing products, process, etc…. He brought along a vintage Black and Decker Rotary (built like a tank), a collection of wool pads, and a few 3M body shop product. We left these safely stored in the bed of the truck �
I borrowed my neighbors PC for the owner, and we both ‘plugged in’ and we went to town.
This one took both of us ~ 5 hours, and I’d say we corrected 90% of the defects, all of which were light/moderate (nothing crazy).
Here’s a re-cap of the process we used:
Wash
Foam gun & Z7 wash
Z16 on the tires & bumper pads
Polish
PC @ 5 using LC CCS green light cutting pads, and Z-PC
PC @ 5 using LC CCS red finishing pads, and ZAIO
Protection/LSP on the Bed, Wheels, and Paint
Bed Cover:
Z6 Wipe down
CS
Wheels:
ZAIO
Z6 Wipe down
CS
Paint, glass, lighting, chrome, and painted trim pieces:
Z6 Wipe Down
Z5Pro (zfx’d)
CS
Honestly, how can you tell that just from the pictures? To me, ZAIO has more of a 'look' than ZPC but I don't think I could notice the absence of one or the other from just pictures.
