my new pickup , work in progress

[psdnuts]

little update on what i was doing this weekend…
got the truck few days ago
its a 2006 F250 ..
she needed a little tlc so I'm working on it…let me know what you think.
more to follow….
its a lot of metal on it….lol:buffing:
before
http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc337/psdnuts/IMG_1172_zps8a46cf64.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/psdnuts/media/IMG_1172_zps8a46cf64.jpg.html)
after
http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc337/psdnuts/IMG_1173_zps6be0cf03.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/psdnuts/media/IMG_1173_zps6be0cf03.jpg.html)
before
http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc337/psdnuts/IMG_1176_zps0a87652c.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/psdnuts/media/IMG_1176_zps0a87652c.jpg.html)
after
http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc337/psdnuts/IMG_1177_zps1a6e26a1.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/psdnuts/media/IMG_1177_zps1a6e26a1.jpg.html)

some 50/50 shots
http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc337/psdnuts/IMG_1152_zps4695a37c.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/psdnuts/media/IMG_1152_zps4695a37c.jpg.html)
http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc337/psdnuts/IMG_1158_zps92e31e1f.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/psdnuts/media/IMG_1158_zps92e31e1f.jpg.html)
http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc337/psdnuts/IMG_1160_zps42695077.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/psdnuts/media/IMG_1160_zps42695077.jpg.html)
http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc337/psdnuts/IMG_1163_zpsf1a3709e.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/psdnuts/media/IMG_1163_zpsf1a3709e.jpg.html)
http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc337/psdnuts/IMG_1164_zps0dc490f7.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/psdnuts/media/IMG_1164_zps0dc490f7.jpg.html)

[Grifffx4]

Very nice work!

[psdnuts]

Very nice work!

thanks… I'm killing pads left and right on that paint… so much oxidation, but its coming back to life… looks like it was never touched before by a buffer… which is good… that paint never saw a wax lol..

[jamesboyy]

Outstanding work bringing that paintwork back alive

[psdnuts]

Outstanding work bringing that paintwork back alive

thanks you for kind words..
another day left on paint. whatever is on it don't want to come off easy. i might have gone two step and save pads from getting destroyed, but instead doing the truck twice i chose to kill few pads…looks like it be about 3 if not 4 after its all done.

[dcjredline]

I wanna see full truck pics. I love these trucks. Your work is outstanding!!!! Gonna turn alot of heads

[psdnuts]

I wanna see full truck pics. I love these trucks. Your work is outstanding!!!! Gonna turn alot of heads

thank you very much dcjredline
ill take bunch of pictures after its all finished.

[dad07]

looking very good! looking forward to the finished product!

[Sicoupe]

Fantastic job buddy!

[Moldavite]

Excellent job!

[Helltopay]

Excellent work. The F250 is a considerable amount of real estate to polish.

[psdnuts]

thank you for kind words everyone… I'm hoping i get it finished tomorrow, it was raining today so i cleaned interior.
I can't wait to finish it… the real estate its huge on it ...

[psdnuts]

ok finished it today, so here are the pictures…
Exterior
Rupes 21
Green rupes foam pad
Menzerna sip1500
Blackfire Wet Diamond
Colinite super double coat paste wax #476
CG extreme shine for tires, black restore on mirrors and trim

not the best pix since the day was cloudy , and we getting ready for first snow storm on Long Island
again sorry for not the best pictures…

http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc337/psdnuts/IMG_1184_zps80b31aea.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/psdnuts/media/IMG_1184_zps80b31aea.jpg.html)
http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc337/psdnuts/IMG_1185_zps13768b64.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/psdnuts/media/IMG_1185_zps13768b64.jpg.html)
http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc337/psdnuts/IMG_1183_zps521c9349.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/psdnuts/media/IMG_1183_zps521c9349.jpg.html)
http://i525.photobucket.com/albums/cc337/psdnuts/IMG_1187_zpsd6e41561.jpg (http://s525.photobucket.com/user/psdnuts/media/IMG_1187_zpsd6e41561.jpg.html)

[hilld]

Looks fantastic. I used to have a F350 crew cab and it was not just a job, but rather a career to take care of all that paint.

[Elex]

Looks great PSD.... dark blue is one of my favorite colors.

Have one question for you though, and i'll go ahead and claim ignorance up front, but when you said you were burning through pads - what exactly did you mean?

Maybe my real question is how you know when the pads are "used up"... I have yet to go through any pads yet.. I'm just curious to know when it is time to retire them, i.e. when they look cosmetically bad, or when they become noticeable ineffective at providing results ????