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04-16-2007, 10:09 PM
|  | 24 HR Queue | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Blue Ridge GA (The Mtns.)
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| | | Detailed: 2004 Ford F-250 FX4
Ok. This family has really been keeping me busy! This is the brother of the H2's owner (360 Detail) and he owns the Saleen (Teaser Pics). I also have his bass boat and wife's Expedition to do this week. Needless to say, they received a hefty discount. This one wasn't that dirty........just really big! He has had a problem with a local detailer though. Seems that the customer will drop it off for a detail and all looks fine..........until it rains or gets washed. Then all the swirls and scratches reappear. I told him that wasn't going to happen now. So off to work I went. Here's the process..... Engine Bay: (ZEP CD 1:1 & Armor All Tire Foam) Routine process here. Spray with ZEP, rinse, then foam. Bake for 15 minutes and BAM! Dinner is served! Wheels, Tires, and Wells: (Street Appeal Tire & Wheel Cleaner & Tire Dressing) Yep. You've never heard of them. That's because they are only a 1.00 per bottle at my local Dollar Tree. This product was referred to me with high marks. Heck, for 4.00 I got 4, 32oz. bottles of products. Not bad. Will it work though? Yep. I emptied each product into two different pump sprayers. One for the cleaner and one for the tire shine. I sprayed the cleaner on and orange/brown ooze came rolling off the tires and wells. Brake dust was cut too and appeared very safe. After drying, I sprayed the tires and wells with the tire shine. I then wiped the product in with a MF mitt. Very nice look. Shiny but near matte. My favorite. Very impressed with the non-greasy feel too. Durability will have to be seen but then again but for now this stuff is a winner. Wash Cycle: (NXT Tech Wash & EDGE Wash ShMitt) Just a nice, routine wash here. I did clay the hood and fenders while washing with some left over clay. Not bad at all. The wheels got another bath in the end of the wash. Paint Correction & Protection: (XMT's 360 AIO with Cyclo and EDGE2K Yellow Pads) This was going to be an experimental vehicle. I have about 8oz. of 360 left in a 16oz. bottle. I added a teaspoon of XMT#2 to it. I simply wanted to see if it could be stretched while looking for more cut. I told the customer that I would monitor the durability and would re-LSP it if needed. This combo rocked! Cleaned and cut. The painted glossed and shined really nice. It was very slick and the flakes popped. I misted some water on the hood and it beaded.......a lot. Who knows, could be a new combo to try. I'm going to try it on some other this week. Nothing else was added to the finish. Interior: (ZEP CD 10:1 & DP's Interior Protectant) The inside wasn't that bad. It just needed a good vacuuming and wipe down. The windows were cleaned with DP's Krystal Vision. Befores........ (Forgive my pics. I found out that somehow the ISO was bumped up to 400. Way to much light.)            |
04-16-2007, 10:12 PM
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04-16-2007, 10:13 PM
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04-16-2007, 10:14 PM
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| | Looks fantastic. Great job!!   |
04-16-2007, 10:19 PM
|  | Senior Member | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Rolling Meadows, IL (NW Burbs of CHI)
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| | outstanding turnaround! I always love your engine detail pics, can't get enough of them. 
Pete |
04-16-2007, 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by HAN outstanding turnaround! I always love your engine detail pics, can't get enough of them.
Pete | Thanks. They are the easiest part of the detail but I get so many compliments! Thanks! |
04-16-2007, 10:50 PM
|  | Senior Member | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Gaffney SC
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| | Dollar Tree, (heehee) That's where I pick up Awesome APC, used it on one of my details. The truck looks better then new. I'm not just saying that, I go by the ford/GMC place every day, it's on my way to work and town. There is not a truck or car on them lots that looks as clean as the one you did. Thanks for taking the time and information you give us.
I love the hood pic. 
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04-16-2007, 10:58 PM
|  | Senior Member | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cobb county, GA
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| | | Great work dude, so you liked the mix you made of 360 and xmt2
__________________ Ed To achieve excellence, excellence cannot be rushed. Technique is just as important as the product used.
While my approach takes more time, the results are far superior.
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04-16-2007, 11:11 PM
|  | Senior Member | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Ca. (Hwy to Sequoia)
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| | | Wow !!! Once again it was fun to read and see. Thank you for sharing.
By the way the pics look good. |
04-16-2007, 11:13 PM
|  | Senior Member | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alberta, Canada
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| | | Man that is one sweet engine restoration...oh and the experiment very nice. The paint looks flawless....very interesting. Where do you come up with these things Justin!!!
Seriously though, the paint looks really good. When you said yellow pads I thought you would had to give it another pass with another pad like an orange but you got that bad boy LSP ready...man your good!!!
Thanks for sharing the experiment and the write up is kick ass as usual. | | |
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