beavslu01
09-10-2009, 01:38 AM
Hopefully I will get this all right, Ryan please let me know if I missed something.
My cousin (Excessive Detail) and I (FORMULa) got together over the past labor day weekend to detail one of his friends F250 truck, which was really nice (lots of extras in it). We spent a total of 2.5 days detailing this monster. My cousin took possession of it on friday night and started right away with washing and claying it. I showed up at 10:00 a.m. Saturday morning with all my gear. I let my cousin did most of polishing because he has never used a rotary (only PC) and heard the things it could do and wanted to try it out. (I stood to the side to informed him on the proper ways of handling it.)
Process:
Day 1
Pre-Soak
50/50 mix of Purple Power and Dawn Soap in Foam Gun
Wash
Dawn Soap and MF Scrub Pad and Mitt
## Rim and Tire Cleaner
Day 2
Clay
DP and ## Medium Grade Clay with DP and ONR Clay Lube
Windows
Polished with DP Window Polish
Yellow Spot Buff Pad#on Corded Drill
Wiped down with Stoners IG
WW MF Towel.
Paint Correction
Makita Rotary
7" Kompressor Pads, Purple and White
## 4" Pads, Orange and White
Menzerna SIP and 106, both on speed 3
IPA Wipe Down Using Various CGMFs.
Day 3
Re-Wash
Mix of DG Soap and ## APC in Foam Gun as presoak
hand washed with ONR and Grout Sponge and various brushes ( clean out polish build up areas)
Dried with blower and ONR and Various ## MFs.
Wax
Hi-Temp Wax On Front Cap x1 then Pinnacle Sovran x2 on entire truck
Final Wipe down with FK 425 and various ## MFs
Rims
DP Wheel Glaze
Interior
Vaccumed
Wiped down with ## Natural Shine Matt Dressing
Lexol Leather Cleaner, Lexol Leather Dressing, and Connolly Leather Conditioner
Wiped Windows with Stoners IG and WW MF Towel
The condition of the truck when I got there-
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1628.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1632.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1626.jpg
The interior was looking like it needed to be cleaned.
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1645.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1646.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1642.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1643.jpg
Ryan taking care of the windows while I prepped for the wash.
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1634.jpg
While Ryan was finishing up washing I began to clay the sides and tailgate (hood and top were clayed the night before). As you can see there was plenty of contaminants on the truck.
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1637.jpg
Drying after wash-n-clay
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1641.jpg
Truck all taped up (probably took a roll and a half for the whole thing)
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1660.jpg
Testing different polishes/pads to see what worked the best (Ryan trying out the Makita for his first time).
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1657.jpg
After finding the best combo we pulled the truck into the shade to begin the paint correction. (probably less than a 6 in. gap from the celling to the roof of the truck)
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1662.jpg
The trucks owner was mainly concerned with the water spots/etching on the truck. There was also plenty of swirls to go with the spots/etching, so we just tried to take care of what we could.
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1717.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1688.jpg
Checking out how the polishing was coming along.
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1678.jpg
Ryan going to town with makita
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1711.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1712.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1709.jpg
Taking care of the trim
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1683.jpg
50/50 of untreated/treated trim
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1692.jpg
The setup of the gear
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1720.jpg
After polishing pre-wax
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1708.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1706.jpg
Ryan finishing up the interior
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1730.jpg
After a nice coat of Souverän we pulled the truck out for a QD wipe down and to just admire the gloss that was achieved.
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1744.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1750.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1759.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1762.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1740.jpg
My cousin (Excessive Detail) and I (FORMULa) got together over the past labor day weekend to detail one of his friends F250 truck, which was really nice (lots of extras in it). We spent a total of 2.5 days detailing this monster. My cousin took possession of it on friday night and started right away with washing and claying it. I showed up at 10:00 a.m. Saturday morning with all my gear. I let my cousin did most of polishing because he has never used a rotary (only PC) and heard the things it could do and wanted to try it out. (I stood to the side to informed him on the proper ways of handling it.)
Process:
Day 1
Pre-Soak
50/50 mix of Purple Power and Dawn Soap in Foam Gun
Wash
Dawn Soap and MF Scrub Pad and Mitt
## Rim and Tire Cleaner
Day 2
Clay
DP and ## Medium Grade Clay with DP and ONR Clay Lube
Windows
Polished with DP Window Polish
Yellow Spot Buff Pad#on Corded Drill
Wiped down with Stoners IG
WW MF Towel.
Paint Correction
Makita Rotary
7" Kompressor Pads, Purple and White
## 4" Pads, Orange and White
Menzerna SIP and 106, both on speed 3
IPA Wipe Down Using Various CGMFs.
Day 3
Re-Wash
Mix of DG Soap and ## APC in Foam Gun as presoak
hand washed with ONR and Grout Sponge and various brushes ( clean out polish build up areas)
Dried with blower and ONR and Various ## MFs.
Wax
Hi-Temp Wax On Front Cap x1 then Pinnacle Sovran x2 on entire truck
Final Wipe down with FK 425 and various ## MFs
Rims
DP Wheel Glaze
Interior
Vaccumed
Wiped down with ## Natural Shine Matt Dressing
Lexol Leather Cleaner, Lexol Leather Dressing, and Connolly Leather Conditioner
Wiped Windows with Stoners IG and WW MF Towel
The condition of the truck when I got there-
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1628.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1632.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1626.jpg
The interior was looking like it needed to be cleaned.
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1645.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1646.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1642.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1643.jpg
Ryan taking care of the windows while I prepped for the wash.
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1634.jpg
While Ryan was finishing up washing I began to clay the sides and tailgate (hood and top were clayed the night before). As you can see there was plenty of contaminants on the truck.
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1637.jpg
Drying after wash-n-clay
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1641.jpg
Truck all taped up (probably took a roll and a half for the whole thing)
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1660.jpg
Testing different polishes/pads to see what worked the best (Ryan trying out the Makita for his first time).
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1657.jpg
After finding the best combo we pulled the truck into the shade to begin the paint correction. (probably less than a 6 in. gap from the celling to the roof of the truck)
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1662.jpg
The trucks owner was mainly concerned with the water spots/etching on the truck. There was also plenty of swirls to go with the spots/etching, so we just tried to take care of what we could.
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1717.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1688.jpg
Checking out how the polishing was coming along.
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1678.jpg
Ryan going to town with makita
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1711.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1712.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1709.jpg
Taking care of the trim
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1683.jpg
50/50 of untreated/treated trim
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1692.jpg
The setup of the gear
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1720.jpg
After polishing pre-wax
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1708.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1706.jpg
Ryan finishing up the interior
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1730.jpg
After a nice coat of Souverän we pulled the truck out for a QD wipe down and to just admire the gloss that was achieved.
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1744.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1750.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1759.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1762.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w271/beavslu01/IMG_1740.jpg