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Nick McKees37
07-26-2014, 01:49 PM
A friend of mine had his 2001-ish Ford F150 repainted about 3 months ago. He's the original owner of the truck.

I'll be detailing it this weekend. The plan of attach is a one-step polish via Rupes and new Lake Country HD pads (stay tuned ;) ). The LSP will be Optimum Opti-Coat 2.0 since he's looking for permanent paint protection.

It doesn't look that bad until you take a closer look....

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=79172

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=79171


The entire truck has traces of sanding marks, pig tails, swirl marks, and light water spots. The actual quality of the paint job looks great. The finishing work is where it obviously went down hill, which is often the case at a body shop.

It's going to be a busy weekend! :buffing:

Stay tuned for a complete write up next week. :dblthumb2:
Mike@DedicatedPerfection
07-26-2014, 02:33 PM
Can't wait to see what you do with it Nick!
Eric@CherryOnTop
07-26-2014, 02:57 PM
Really wanna hear what you think of the new lc pads nick.


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addysdaddy
07-26-2014, 04:34 PM
that's a big job - do u have a helper?
Nick McKees37
07-28-2014, 06:57 AM
Really wanna hear what you think of the new lc pads nick.


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They're EXCELLENT! Stay tuned for more information when I get the thread posted this week. :dblthumb2:


that's a big job - do u have a helper?

I actually did for this one! Bryan stayed to help out, and when FrankS saw this thread he offered to help as well. I couldn't have achieved the quality of work in such a short amount of time without the extra help.

Here's a sneak peek at how the truck turned out. :props:

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=79190
addysdaddy
07-28-2014, 07:00 AM
Really looks fantastic. Anxious to hear/see the "official" report.
Mike Phillips
07-28-2014, 07:01 AM
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/watermark.php?file=79171





That's ugly...

Bill's lucky to have you, Bryan and Frank to undo the damage...


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Mike@DedicatedPerfection
07-28-2014, 07:11 AM
Nice turnaround!

Tuned in to hear more on the pads.
sproketser
07-28-2014, 07:16 AM
Top job , any pics of the turaround !
Sicoupe
07-28-2014, 08:36 AM
Looks fantastic NICK!
KoshiL
07-28-2014, 09:41 AM
People have no idea how much it makes the common car stand out. In Houston we have more F150 s than anywhere in the world i think LOL

Excellent!