New guy. New truck. Tinted clear. Lots of reading.

[JD3500]

Was sent here from another forum. And have been reading for days trying to figure how to best approach my new vehicle. Will be ordering products soon. Still a long way to go.

Bought a 2013 ram in what they call black gold. From what paint shop has told me it's black paint with metallic gold in the clear. I love the color. But want to get a good base for maintenance and some small corrections. Plus a good protective coat. Montana roads are hard on a vehicle.

Have to wait till weather is better but doing the best I can for preventative now. Dealer put some swirls in it before I had chance to pick it up. But nothing looks too major for now. Picture is of the day I brought it home.

[GS2011]

:welcome:

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Hi, welcome to AGO.

[hernandez.art13]

Welcome! And happy detailing and learning :)

[jamesboyy]

Welcome to autogeek

[allenk4]

Interested to hear how things go with the tinted clear

[JD3500]

Thanks guys. Been doing some research. I need to start over. From the basics on. Buckets mitts. Etc.

Going with the porter cable and 5.5 and 3 pads

. I'm trying to decide what would be the best coating. I know I need something fairly good for harsh winters with road salt and mag chloride. I was thinking CQuartz. But in all my research it seems someone had a European version specifically for harsh winter conditions. Anyone have suggestions in that area.

It seems maintenance. Like anything else. Is the key to a good coating.

[rajon]

Welcome and be careful, this place is a slippery slope. I stumbled in just trying to figure out what kind of wax would last on my car and now I clean something on my car or my wife's car every day and can't stop buying stuff.

I've had a lot of success thus far with the Wolfgang Paint Sealant which isn't a coating but water is still beading ridiculously well after a month and 1000 rough miles.

[irvsmith]

Welcome.

[Bobby B.]

Welcome to AGO! The 2013 Ram 2500 is a beast. The Black Gold paint on your truck is awesome. I can't wait to see it detailed.

[custmsprty]

This op hasn't posted since January 2014 LOL!

[rajon]

Oh man. That was my fail - it popped up at the top of my new threads. Halloween is tomorrow, undead threads are rising.


pleasedontbanme

[custmsprty]

Oh man. That was my fail - it popped up at the top of my new threads. Halloween is tomorrow, undead threads are rising.


pleasedontbanme

:props: