I got my wife to help on a detail, pic to prove it! (Dodge Ram)

[HAN]

My wife wanted her Dad's Dodge Ram done as part of a fathers day gift, so we ended up doing it this week. Here was our process:

Wash - NXT, added a cup of Zep citrus degreaser mixed in to strip anything on the paint.

Clay - Clay Magic Blue, my wife helped and did most of the claying and the whole interior on her own!

Polish - we spot polished some isolated scuffs and scratches with Megs M80 speed glaze, but this was supposed to only be a "wash n/wax" and interior, so she didn't want me to spend the time to do the whole truck. (PC, speed 6, White LC 5.5 inch pad)

LSP - Duragloss 105 TPP, we wanted to have a durable LSP that would also give a good shine to this color, I think I turned out great.

Tires and wheel wells - Cleaned with purple power cut 1:1. tires got dressed with Armor All extreme gel, then AA foam, wheel wells got AA foam for a dressing.

Interior - all vinyl was dressed with Optimum Protectant Plus, stains were spot treated with folex then extracted with a wet/dry shopvac. Stoners IG on all glass.

Here are some pics, enjoy!

BEFORES

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/phahn123/well1.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/phahn123/scuff_before.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/phahn123/hood1.jpg

DURING

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/phahn123/kris_clay.jpg

AFTER

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/phahn123/hood_after.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/phahn123/wheelwell_after.jpg

I would have snapped more after, but he needed the truck back soon. My wifes father was very thankful when he saw it.

Thanks for looking,

Pete

[DavidJ021]

Awesome! My g/f helped me out on a mini detail on her car too. She said she would feel bad more me to do all the work. :D

[wytstang]

That's cool my wife will help out when she can/wants.

[FMINUS]

Great job, my wife is always offering to help, and when she does, I say, "bring me a coke"

[alban61]

Very nice work. That's really cool that your wife helped and did the claying. I had my wife helping me today, for the first time. We did the interiors of both our vehicles. I vacuumed and she wiped down the interior and did the windows, while I applied the dressing. It was fun.

[Nica]

Nice job on the truck, that is very cool that your wife is willing to help you out. My wife and I are starting to be like a tag team...well we already are but in detail :D

I call here in the garage once I'm ready to apply the wax, I apply and she removes. She enjoys it...oh the only complaint I get from here is when the vehicles are large vehicles like trucks/vans/SUV's where the roof is a pain that's when I hear some "do I have to help you on this one" hahahaha but she always ends up helping, what can I say I have a great wife :D

Great job on the truck, thanks for sharing...oh and you can tell your wife that she did a great job too :righton:

[ltoman]

Great job, my wife is always offering to help, and when she does, I say, "bring me a coke"
Well, yah, your wife is pregnant, so that is a little different there.:)

My husband waits for me to get to them - including his now - he only washes it - his beater for work that is - if it is truly filthy and I haven't gotten to the cars in quite a while - (week to two, like when school was ending - super hectic and cars hit the back burner, except for keeping the vette clean).
Otherwise, he sure isn't going to work on them. Never has. Before I did them, I hired kids from school - very selectively, and maintained them that way.