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Chris's FX4
08-05-2012, 04:11 PM
Decided to clean my truck up a bit before she gets her new pads and rotors tomorrow. Truck was just mainly dusty and had water spots from the rain last night.

Wash
- Two buckets w/ Grit Guards.
- Meguiar's Gold Class Shampoo. 1oz:1gal
- 1oz of ONR in wash bucket.
- Meguair's Microfiber Wash Mitt
- Dried with the big green guzzler.
- Used leftover soap at end on rims.

Paint
- Meguiar's D156 Synthetic X-Press Spray Wax.
- Blue Rolled Edge Microfibers.

Chrome
- Bumpers - Turtle Wax Chrome Polish on Mother's Powerball. Topped with Duragloss 105.
- Exhaust - Mother's Chrome Polish by hand. Topped with DG 105.

Lights
- DP Plex-All.
- DG 105.

Interior
- Blackfire Interior Protectant applied with MF applicator.


DP Plex-All
- My first time using this stuff, and I like it so far. The spray foam can be a little messy, but it does not run. It just sticks. Just spray and wipe away. Lights seemed a little clearer/glossier afterwards. I also notice that some minor swirls/scratches in the lights were no longer visible.

Blackfire Interior Protectant
- First time using this as well. Kind of like a milky white. I sprayed it on the MF applicator and then applied to the dash. Spreads very nice and didn't take a lot of product. Seemed to darken things a little back to a like new state, and left a nice satin sheen on things. I would call it similar to Meguiar's Natural Shine Protectant, with the exception that Blackfire was less greasy and you couldn't really feel it when touching the plastics. Now we'll see how long this nice sheen will last. Picture doesn't really show the sheen as well as I thought it would.

No before pics as there really were no dramatic differences in things.

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rwright
08-05-2012, 04:15 PM
http://i1218.photobucket.com/albums/dd401/ChrisFX4/DSC01623800.jpg


Your truck looks great but I couldn't help taking note of the HHR SS. Does that belong to you or your neighbor? Have you had a chance to detail it or even polish it?
Chris's FX4
08-05-2012, 04:23 PM
Your truck looks great but I couldn't help taking note of the HHR SS. Does that belong to you or your neighbor? Have you had a chance to detail it or even polish it?

Thanks. The HHR belongs to my neighbor. No, I haven't had a chance detail it. He always asks me if I'll wash his next when I wash our cars, but I shoot him a price and he just laughs. He works at a cement plant so the thing is always covered in concrete dust. It's got that Auto Armor Coating on it from the dealer, which I don't think is working very well.:laughing:
Lawalker
08-05-2012, 04:27 PM
Nice work! Great looking truck!
rwright
08-05-2012, 04:30 PM
Auto Armor Coating most likely is the same polymer sealant that most dealers apply but sell as a coating.

Don't you hate when people ask the question then laugh at you when you tell them the price? Like you're going to work for free or something. Oh well, you can laugh back as your truck looks way better all the time.
hoyt66
08-05-2012, 04:33 PM
Chris,

I (well my son, I handed it down to him) have a 2002 FX4 and it's no where close to the

shape of yours. Beautiful truck!
Chris's FX4
08-05-2012, 04:53 PM
Nice work! Great looking truck!
Thank you!


Auto Armor Coating most likely is the same polymer sealant that most dealers apply but sell as a coating.

Don't you hate when people ask the question then laugh at you when you tell them the price? Like you're going to work for free or something. Oh well, you can laugh back as your truck looks way better all the time.

Oh yeah, the neighbor on the other side does the same thing too, and thanks again.


Chris,

I (well my son, I handed it down to him) have a 2002 FX4 and it's no where close to the

shape of yours. Beautiful truck!

Thanks Chet!

Sadly though it's age and 11years of Midwest winters are slowly starting to show their faces.
rider9195
08-05-2012, 05:39 PM
Chris, your truck looks more than brand new!

Great job of keeping it maintained!
LuxuryMobile
08-05-2012, 05:45 PM
Always liked the look of your truck. That red looks so sharp.
Wheelzntoys
08-05-2012, 06:07 PM
Great looking truck, put anything on the exterior trim?
Mike@DedicatedPerfection
08-05-2012, 06:17 PM
Great looking pick up you have there. Even at 11 years old she dosent show her age. Keep up the good work.
ziggo99
08-05-2012, 06:44 PM
That's the cleanest F-150 of that generation I have ever seen. It looks brand new!
mhphoto
08-05-2012, 07:24 PM
Looks great!
Chris's FX4
08-06-2012, 08:20 PM
Always liked the look of your truck. That red looks so sharp.
Thanks Stephan! I love this red too.


Chris, your truck looks more than brand new!

Great job of keeping it maintained!
Thanks Ryan!


Great looking truck, put anything on the exterior trim?
Thanks! It currently has Wolfgang Exterior Trim Sealant on it, which was applied 1.5months ago.


Great looking pick up you have there. Even at 11 years old she dosent show her age. Keep up the good work.
Thank you!


That's the cleanest F-150 of that generation I have ever seen. It looks brand new!
Thanks!


Looks great!
Thank you!