So, it's that time of year again, World of Wheels is next week.
Friend from work asked me to prepare his truck for the bright lights.
I did not take as many pictures this time.... The paint was a bit rough but nothing like last year. Thankfully 1 step of correction was all that was needed.
I would say 90% better.
Unfortunately due to a tail light upgrade, the tailgate was ON the truck this time and I was unable to access it since the truck barely fits nose to tail in the garage.
Process:
iK foam 1.5 with Griots Garage foaming surface wash to "waterless" wash the truck
Clay: Pretreat panel with CarPro Ech2O and Nano Skin glide + CG Fine Clay Mitt
Polish: I tried Rupes' new medium wool polishing pads on the roof with Blackfire One step. This worked really well but after 4 sections, I noticed the wool pad getting a bit gummed up ( I just placed an order for a pad cleaning "spur" ). And since it was new, it was shedding a bit. I did not want wool fibers all over the place, so I went to foam.
I tested BF one step with a rupes yellow foam polishing pad versus Menzerna Superfinish 3500 via the same type of pad. There was better results with the SF 3500 so I decided on this....or so I thought.
Using an LED light, I noticed some marring induced by the Mitt. Soft paint ? possibly, some doors and the new bed have been painted.
Final combo to fight the defects:
Rupes yellow polishing pad via Rupes LHR15 Mark II with 2 dots of Rupes Keramik fine gloss + 2 dots of Menzerna Super Intensive Polish
Porter cable + 4" Rupes yellow polishing pad for the door moldings, around the door frames, mirrors.
Panel Wipe: CarPro Eraser
Sealant: Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant 3.0 via PC and 4" red finishing pad
Door handles, Cowl and the Duramax hood inserts received CarPro DLux trim coating
Not sure why imgur rotates some of my pictures, so I had to go to PB:
Door handle before: ( sealant can be seen on the surrounding areas )
Door handle after:
Afters:
Pixel 3 suggest night sight for this one:
and for those who do not follow me on IG ( WTF,
)
here is a bit of what I was up against:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Buh01U-FYQ3/
Friend from work asked me to prepare his truck for the bright lights.
I did not take as many pictures this time.... The paint was a bit rough but nothing like last year. Thankfully 1 step of correction was all that was needed.
I would say 90% better.
Unfortunately due to a tail light upgrade, the tailgate was ON the truck this time and I was unable to access it since the truck barely fits nose to tail in the garage.
Process:
iK foam 1.5 with Griots Garage foaming surface wash to "waterless" wash the truck
Clay: Pretreat panel with CarPro Ech2O and Nano Skin glide + CG Fine Clay Mitt
Polish: I tried Rupes' new medium wool polishing pads on the roof with Blackfire One step. This worked really well but after 4 sections, I noticed the wool pad getting a bit gummed up ( I just placed an order for a pad cleaning "spur" ). And since it was new, it was shedding a bit. I did not want wool fibers all over the place, so I went to foam.
I tested BF one step with a rupes yellow foam polishing pad versus Menzerna Superfinish 3500 via the same type of pad. There was better results with the SF 3500 so I decided on this....or so I thought.
Using an LED light, I noticed some marring induced by the Mitt. Soft paint ? possibly, some doors and the new bed have been painted.
Final combo to fight the defects:
Rupes yellow polishing pad via Rupes LHR15 Mark II with 2 dots of Rupes Keramik fine gloss + 2 dots of Menzerna Super Intensive Polish
Porter cable + 4" Rupes yellow polishing pad for the door moldings, around the door frames, mirrors.
Panel Wipe: CarPro Eraser
Sealant: Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant 3.0 via PC and 4" red finishing pad
Door handles, Cowl and the Duramax hood inserts received CarPro DLux trim coating
Not sure why imgur rotates some of my pictures, so I had to go to PB:
Door handle before: ( sealant can be seen on the surrounding areas )
Door handle after:
Afters:
Pixel 3 suggest night sight for this one:
and for those who do not follow me on IG ( WTF,
)here is a bit of what I was up against:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Buh01U-FYQ3/
