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Pats300zx
05-29-2007, 07:36 PM
This is a detail of my red 1997 Ford F150. It was in need of a good spring cleanup and manage to do the detail over a 2 day period. All I can say is that Menzerna polishes rock :)

Total time approx 9 hours:

Day 1:

Wash with NXT wash soap and two bucket method
Clay with Megs Smooth Surface clay kit
Exterior trim treated with Ultima Tire and Trim Sealant
Tonneau cover cleaned with Megs #40
Tires dressed with Megs ASD
Interior dressed with Poorboys Natural Look
Glass cleaned with Megs NXT Glass Cleaner

Day 2

Polish with Menzerna IP via UDM and Sonus Orange pad
Polish with Menzerna FP II via UDM and Sonus Green pad
Spot polish with Sonus Orange pad (4 inch) and standard PC
Zaino Z5 ZFX'd x 3 (glass, chrome, etc)
Wipedown of Z6 in between coats
Z8 final wipedown

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Gary Sword
05-29-2007, 07:38 PM
Great job Pat! What did you do to the engine? My F150 don't look like that.
Pats300zx
05-29-2007, 07:44 PM
Great job Pat! What did you do to the engine? My F150 don't look like that.

Gary...I have a Superchip in it for towing my show car. I also have an Air Force One intake. :)
Al-53
05-29-2007, 07:49 PM
Pat..looks great for a 10 year old truck..hope mine looks that good after 10 years.......your truck is spotless....you do some serious nice work..you and Gary are the Kings of interiors...very nice

OH ,,Its Red...that makes it real nice

AL
Gary Sword
05-29-2007, 07:52 PM
Gary...I have a Superchip in it for towing my show car. I also have an Air Force One intake. :)

Your intake looks sweet. I have an enclosed car trailer and pull some cars with by F150 also. It pulls everything fine but could use some better brakes. At least my trailer has some very good electric brakes on it.
Pats300zx
05-29-2007, 08:02 PM
Your intake looks sweet. I have an enclosed car trailer and pull some cars with by F150 also. It pulls everything fine but could use some better brakes. At least my trailer has some very good electric brakes on it.

I wish my truck had a bigger V8 (only 4.6L). I would have gone with an enclosed trailer for sure. My open trailer does have electric brakes which is a very nice feature.
alban61
05-29-2007, 08:11 PM
Your truck looks great! Your 1997 looks better than my 1999 vehicle! Great looking engine bay!
Nimble
05-29-2007, 08:51 PM
Great work Pat! The truck looks amazing!
Nica
05-29-2007, 08:54 PM
Very nice, I like the reflection but the orange peal is really noticable...but then again what vehicle does not have orange peal. Looks really good, I like the attention to detail.

Very nice, thanks for sharing...oh yea by the way nice pictures...how did you take the onces that make the truck look big (the lower ones)?
AL417
05-30-2007, 05:41 AM
Looks very nice. How are you liking the UDM now that you've been using it for a while?
Pats300zx
05-30-2007, 05:47 AM
Looks very nice. How are you liking the UDM now that you've been using it for a while?


I love it. Its a great machine. The machine is very powerful and doesn't "bog down" at all. Its a great step up from the standard PC.

Nicas-I just lean down and till the lens up from the ground for the low shots...
Truls
05-30-2007, 06:05 AM
97!!! looks like new, love that red
pirex
05-30-2007, 07:40 AM
:iagree:
Nica
05-30-2007, 08:25 AM
Nicas-I just lean down and till the lens up from the ground for the low shots...

oh..mmm...I imagined you laying down on the ground taking the picture heheheh :D thanks for the tip.
ScottB
05-30-2007, 08:49 AM
the thing I like best on this post, and I hope all take away, is that you dont have to use just one product line. Look at all the products that came together in this detail. In most Zaino posts, you must only use their products or get called out. This was a great way of showing that using some of the best products in each category came together well and show off a nice truck.

UDM sure sounds interesting, maybe Jason or Meghan will pass the test unit on for an evaluation.