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09-04-2012, 04:22 PM
As the title says this is a 2001 Dodge Ram 3500. We were told that the truck had never been cleaned since the original owner had purchased it in 2001. I believe it this thing was in terrible shape.
Job Description:
Full Interior Detail
Full engine Detail
Wash & Wax
Polish the Beauty Rings
Remove residue on rear window
Now lets get on to the befores
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7254/7763613134_a1885dfbd1_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763613134/)
_DSC0253 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763613134/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7106/7763601418_7497ec200e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763601418/)
_DSC0256 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763601418/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8293/7763597544_6d07bb0349_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763597544/)
_DSC0257 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763597544/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
Interior: The interior looked every bit like it had never been touched. There was trash everywhere dirt on every surface and 10 years of farm dirt embedded in the carpet.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8307/7763588532_229cc9a381_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763588532/)
_DSC0259 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763588532/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8308/7763583798_810b78fbe6_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763583798/)
_DSC0260 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763583798/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7127/7763593618_5734f21f6c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763593618/)
_DSC0258 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763593618/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8305/7763569976_15d4366c66_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763569976/)
_DSC0263 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763569976/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8298/7763575706_80124f5bcc_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763575706/)
_DSC0262 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763575706/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
We started first by removing all embedded dirt and trash from the carpet. Next we used a 5:10 (ammonia:water) to clean all the plastics. Once done with that we used DealerMagic blue dressing spraying and letting soak into the plastic to rehydrated the dull plastic. we had to spray 3 times. Once it has soaked use a MF and only wipe in one direction on the panels just to remove the excess product and runs. This will give your worn dull plastic a nice new shine with out all the oil being on everything making it feel greasy.
Afters:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7252/7763564896_c8f09e6c0a_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763564896/)
_DSC0264 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763564896/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8445/7763555080_6a8eac544c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763555080/)
_DSC0266 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763555080/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8286/7763550846_1d0790ff24_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763550846/)
_DSC0267 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763550846/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
For the exterior we started by washing and cleaning out the bed. Then we did our first pass with the degreaser on the engine, tires, and fender liners. We used a variety of brushes to agitate all surfaces sprayed. This process was done a total of 3 times. Then after everything is dry (I like using the blower function on the shop vac to dry it all). Then using the DealerMagic blue dressing we dressed all the plastics in the engine bay and the fender liners.
For the paint 1 coat of Meguires Ultimate Compound was applied (Excluding the Cheeks on the rear and the Tailgate the clear coat was beyond repairable). Next 2 coats of DealerMagic leveling wax was applied.
For the Wheels which was very tough to get the shine back but we got it. First the rings were removed using the proper hub cap pry/hammer and cleaned with Stoner invisible glass. This stuff is amazing for removing stubborn dirt and bugs from chrome and chrome plating (but only if the chrome plate is not chipping). Then used Never Dull by Eagle One i believe. This stuff is great for really cleaning chrome. Then applied 2 coats of Mothers Chrome Polish.
Before:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8447/7763604678_880bef075d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763604678/)
_DSC0255 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763604678/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
Afters:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8285/7763523456_d1196f278f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763523456/)
_DSC0273 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763523456/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8305/7763519372_a0238b7b87_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763519372/)
_DSC0274 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763519372/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8446/7763527858_256642ee99_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763527858/)
_DSC0272 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763527858/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8441/7763540900_f3267b9bab_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763540900/)
_DSC0269 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763540900/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7110/7763546108_bfee0c688b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763546108/)
_DSC0268 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763546108/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8429/7763532586_87964b28b4_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763532586/)
_DSC0271 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763532586/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8307/7763537072_d6b0f022e0_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763537072/)
_DSC0270 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763537072/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
Thank you for viewing comments critiques and questions are welcome.
Job Description:
Full Interior Detail
Full engine Detail
Wash & Wax
Polish the Beauty Rings
Remove residue on rear window
Now lets get on to the befores
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7254/7763613134_a1885dfbd1_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763613134/)
_DSC0253 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763613134/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7106/7763601418_7497ec200e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763601418/)
_DSC0256 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763601418/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8293/7763597544_6d07bb0349_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763597544/)
_DSC0257 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763597544/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
Interior: The interior looked every bit like it had never been touched. There was trash everywhere dirt on every surface and 10 years of farm dirt embedded in the carpet.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8307/7763588532_229cc9a381_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763588532/)
_DSC0259 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763588532/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8308/7763583798_810b78fbe6_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763583798/)
_DSC0260 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763583798/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7127/7763593618_5734f21f6c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763593618/)
_DSC0258 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763593618/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8305/7763569976_15d4366c66_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763569976/)
_DSC0263 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763569976/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8298/7763575706_80124f5bcc_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763575706/)
_DSC0262 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763575706/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
We started first by removing all embedded dirt and trash from the carpet. Next we used a 5:10 (ammonia:water) to clean all the plastics. Once done with that we used DealerMagic blue dressing spraying and letting soak into the plastic to rehydrated the dull plastic. we had to spray 3 times. Once it has soaked use a MF and only wipe in one direction on the panels just to remove the excess product and runs. This will give your worn dull plastic a nice new shine with out all the oil being on everything making it feel greasy.
Afters:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7252/7763564896_c8f09e6c0a_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763564896/)
_DSC0264 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763564896/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8445/7763555080_6a8eac544c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763555080/)
_DSC0266 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763555080/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8286/7763550846_1d0790ff24_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763550846/)
_DSC0267 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763550846/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
For the exterior we started by washing and cleaning out the bed. Then we did our first pass with the degreaser on the engine, tires, and fender liners. We used a variety of brushes to agitate all surfaces sprayed. This process was done a total of 3 times. Then after everything is dry (I like using the blower function on the shop vac to dry it all). Then using the DealerMagic blue dressing we dressed all the plastics in the engine bay and the fender liners.
For the paint 1 coat of Meguires Ultimate Compound was applied (Excluding the Cheeks on the rear and the Tailgate the clear coat was beyond repairable). Next 2 coats of DealerMagic leveling wax was applied.
For the Wheels which was very tough to get the shine back but we got it. First the rings were removed using the proper hub cap pry/hammer and cleaned with Stoner invisible glass. This stuff is amazing for removing stubborn dirt and bugs from chrome and chrome plating (but only if the chrome plate is not chipping). Then used Never Dull by Eagle One i believe. This stuff is great for really cleaning chrome. Then applied 2 coats of Mothers Chrome Polish.
Before:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8447/7763604678_880bef075d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763604678/)
_DSC0255 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763604678/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
Afters:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8285/7763523456_d1196f278f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763523456/)
_DSC0273 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763523456/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8305/7763519372_a0238b7b87_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763519372/)
_DSC0274 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763519372/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8446/7763527858_256642ee99_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763527858/)
_DSC0272 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763527858/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8441/7763540900_f3267b9bab_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763540900/)
_DSC0269 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763540900/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7110/7763546108_bfee0c688b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763546108/)
_DSC0268 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763546108/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8429/7763532586_87964b28b4_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763532586/)
_DSC0271 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763532586/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8307/7763537072_d6b0f022e0_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763537072/)
_DSC0270 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/55429081@N05/7763537072/) by howdydamit12 (http://www.flickr.com/people/55429081@N05/), on Flickr
Thank you for viewing comments critiques and questions are welcome.