Deep Gloss Auto Salon:Black Dodge Ram-Ressurected

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Deep Gloss Auto Salon

Dodge Ram 1500 in Black - RESSURECTED

This was the dirties vehicle I have yet to come across. The interior was one step away from needing a Haz-Mat team. To give you an idea of how soiled it was, I diluted APC in a 5 gal bucket and used that to scrub down the interior plastic trim. I went through 20 gal of water ( 4 buckets full) and it turned each and every bucket load to murky swamp water. The filthy interior was mainly due to YEARS of smoking, there was even a thick film on all interior surfaces that was sticky from all the smoke.

This vehicle is seriously neglected and even has some rust spots on the running boards. To be honest the only reason I accepted this job is because of the challenge it presented as I really needed one. I have taken the liberty to crop out all areas with rust for the sake of capturing decent pictures.


Wheels/Tires:
Surf City Beyong Steel (rims)
Eshine APC (tires & wells)
Rims saw Collinte 845
Tires dressed Surf City Tire Pro
Wells saw Adams Undercarriage spray

Paint & Glass Cleanse & Decontamination:
Surf City Grime Destroyer
Surf City Clearly Better (via foam cannon & bucket wash)
Gray Clay
Optimum No Rinse as clay lube
Surf City glass cleaner

Bed Cover:
303 Vinyl Cleaner
Rag Topp Protectant

Paint Correction

Tools:
Makita 9227
3M UK Backing Plate
Megs W66 Backing Plate
2 ¾” Backing Plate
Purple Foamed Wool
3M Wool
Schlegle 3” wool
Lake Country green (non AG foam), white and blue pads


Products:
Menzerna Power Gloss
Menzerna Super Intensive Polish
Menzerna 106FF
Menzerna 85rd
Prep Sol (wipe down to ensure proper correction)

Paint Protection:
Duragloss 601
Duragloss 105
System One spray wax

Rubber treated with 1z Gummi Pledge
Plastic exterior trim treated with Chemical Guys Trim Gel
Chrome trim treated with Duragloss 501

Interior Cleanse:
Carpets saw Traffic Lane Cleaner and hit water extraction
Leather saw Leather Master Trio
Headliner saw Woolite dilution
Trim saw APC diluted in 5 gal bucket for scrub down
Trim treated with Surf City Dash Away

Interior Befores:

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Interior Afters

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Exterior Full Body Half and Half (rear bed area corrected)

Befores






Afters (forgive the polish residue - trust me they are not holos)

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Some in process, before and after paint correction shots.

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Beauty Shots

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Thanks for looking!

[bgray]

you do awesome work. Do you find that the 85rd does a whole lot after the 106FF?

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Originally Posted by bgray

you do awesome work. Do you find that the 85rd does a whole lot after the 106FF?

Thank you bgray!

I find the 85rd jewels the finish just a wee bit more than 106ff

[ASPHALT ROCKET]

Great job Jason and awesome write-up.

[killrwheels@autogeek]

this is certainly one truck being used as designed. It appears your transformation is better than new and owner delighted for such talented work.

Were the seat inserts suede or cloth and what if anything did you do to spruce them up also ?? The emblems in the after pics stand out ....