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Gav'sPurpleZ

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It turned out to be the perfect weekend to detail inside of a shop.
As mentioned in the Monster Truck thread, Dekalb County Lifts contacted me about working on their shop truck.
Twin Turbo diesel complete with a 12" lift. Maybe I should invest in a set of stilts..... :noes:

Anyways, I took alot of pictures but won't post them all... White it difficult to capture the look ( especially with typical shop lighting and a cellphone camera )

Process:
Clean wheels and tires using Auto Fanatics professional wheel cleaning foam via iK Foam 9 sprayer.
"Rinselss" wash using a bucket of water with MF towels, Wash solution was applied via iK Foam 1.5 ( Chemical Guys Clean Slate ).
Clay via CG Fine clay mitt + Nano skin glide.
Polishing was an experience.... I think the paint on the truck is relatively "hard" because a fine polish with a polishing pad did not do much for the few minor defects. Remember this truck has around 700 miles on it. It still smells new inside.
I wound up using Griot's Garage Fast correcting cream via Rupes LHR 15 Mark II and a Yellow Rupes polishing pad.
Porter cable was used for smaller areas using a 4" Rupes yellow pad.
Is FCC is heavier cut ? Yes, but after testing a finishing polish after an initial section of FCC, there was not much difference.
Panel wipe - CarPro Eraser
Glass - Treated with McKee's Glas coating
Trim - Treated with CarPro DLux trim coating
Paint - Coated with CarPro Cquartz UK 3.0 ( followed by Reload the next day )
Wheels - Coated with GTechniq C5 Wheel Armour
Tires - Dressed with Meg's Hyper Dressing 3:1

The Vinly graphics and badges were removed for the Ceramic coating ( done by the owner )
This is how the truck sat when I arrived:

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Look above the light,
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Wheel cleaner working... I don't care what any of the Youtube trolls / keyboard commandos say, this stuff works.
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After Paint, Glass and trim coating ( Day 1 )

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Gav'sPurpleZ

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The flares and bumpers are rhino lined gloss white.
Yes I coated them. I used a 2" x 4" MF applicator pad.

Since you can't really see where it's applied, I carefully watched where my pattern was, waited 75 seconds and wiped the area as I would with a typical panel.

After reload today, all rhyno lines surfaces felt slick ( as odd as it sounds lol )


Thanks for the kind words guys
 
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