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Redneckmafia
07-24-2011, 08:39 PM
Well actually it is my truck and thought I would share some of the fun I had with my wife on my birthday.And 5 hours later everything but the interior was back to car show condition.We went to a place called Triple Canopy Ranch and man that place is awesome.I kind of got a little dirtier than planned but the Cooper Zeon worked great in all conditions that was thrown at them....Some pics of the fun and the after..
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x74/JCianfrocca/Jeremybirtday2011093.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x74/JCianfrocca/280929_225031480866066_100000776464228_575581_8061 69_o-1.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x74/JCianfrocca/280297_225031804199367_100000776464228_575590_8148 446_o.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x74/JCianfrocca/279463_225032127532668_100000776464228_575599_7340 475_o.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x74/JCianfrocca/279247_225032224199325_100000776464228_575601_6154 02_o.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x74/JCianfrocca/HarleyF150DetailJuly24th008.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x74/JCianfrocca/HarleyF150DetailJuly24th045.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x74/JCianfrocca/HarleyF150DetailJuly24th038.jpg

sparkie
07-24-2011, 08:46 PM
:xyxthumbs: Nice turn around...

Jenn1270
07-24-2011, 08:54 PM
Talking about needing a power washer and a 6 bucket method....that thing was gross. Shines now.. must have taken a good while to get that done

cutter
07-24-2011, 10:08 PM
Looks like you had a :birthday:!!! Great turnaround on that HD F150!!!:props:

609speed6
07-24-2011, 10:55 PM
That's crazy I would think the motor would hydrolock.

Redneckmafia
07-25-2011, 06:50 AM
Making it dirty was fun the clean up process is a different story.I never realized how many places mud can hide on the underside of a vehicle.I managed to get at least 90% of it.laying under it and hosing it down brought back memories of my younger years playing in the mud all of the time.Oh well i guess a little polishing and a coat of wax and she will back to normal.It is the rainy season so the truck does not stay clean for long.But the weather keeps us busy in between storms...

bill buxton
07-25-2011, 07:04 AM
Wow great turn around on that thing. Anyone that would do that to that truck is insane, especially wanting it detailed to perfection after. Looks great I guess you can have a steady stream of $$$ from that guy, hope he goes to the mud-run weekly...

Redneckmafia
07-25-2011, 07:41 AM
Wow great turn around on that thing. Anyone that would do that to that truck is insane, especially wanting it detailed to perfection after. Looks great I guess you can have a steady stream of $$$ from that guy, hope he goes to the mud-run weekly...
Uhh, It my truck so the detail was a freebie and I don't plan on doing anything to that extreme again. I was not out to submarine our ride but found a deep hole by accident.It was fun but I think my ride likes to stay clean more than be dirty....

vet
07-25-2011, 08:01 AM
You do good work for free, lol. Nice looking HD, I've always liked them. How much got on the engine? Would have taken me 5 hours to just wash it. What method/equipment did you use? Enquiring minds want to know.

slickooz
07-25-2011, 08:04 AM
Great turn around! :props:

Redneckmafia
07-26-2011, 01:19 AM
You do good work for free, lol. Nice looking HD, I've always liked them. How much got on the engine? Would have taken me 5 hours to just wash it. What method/equipment did you use? Enquiring minds want to know.
Well the engine got a little wet with the muddy water but because I keep it clean and dressed constantly because we do a lot of car shows as vendors selling products it was a matter of spraying a citrus based cleaner all over the engine compartment.I then let it dwell for five minutes and hosed it off with a blaster nozzle on my hose. I drove it around then came back and hosed it off once more then reapplied some dressing.The real not so fun wash getting the undercarriage cleaned.I was given a trick to help loosen up the mud by throwing the lawn water sprinkler under the truck and run it for a while.It actually helped.I was under the truck for two and half hours cleaning. I must have brought back 100 pounds of mud dirt and grass.I then hosed out the door jambs and the wash process began on the exterior.Twenty five gallons of wash water and extreme amounts of car wash soap it was clean again.We gave it a spritz of some spray wax while drying it and dressed the tires and fender wells and our daily driven, car show award winning ride is clean again on the exterior. Still have to vac the interior,scrub the Husky liner floor mats and dust off the interior but that can wait since our two year old daughter likes to snack on Goldfish crackers and somehow they end up everywhere lol. That was the first time almost 10 years that I have went off roading and I now remember the hours of cleaning involved and probably will not ever do anything like that again.At least not with this truck... Here are a few more pics of my detail customer/buddies 2WD Dodge Ram as he found out that same hole was DEEP.
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x74/JCianfrocca/277640_225032260865988_100000776464228_575602_7668 353_o.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x74/JCianfrocca/265653_225032377532643_100000776464228_575605_6449 422_o.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x74/JCianfrocca/Jeremybirtday2011137.jpg