Joshwaa
11-10-2015, 12:13 PM
Hello all,
My name is Josh as you may have figured. Live in way to sunny South Florida. I am proud dad of 5 kids. I enjoy camping, gaming, wilderness hikes, shooting, boating, computers, detailing, and doing pretty much anything that makes my kids happy. I am the director of a Company that owns 2 self-storage locations, 180 apartments and 5000 acres of hunting land. Yes, my work keeps me plenty busy. So on to the vehicle part.
I am the proud owner of a Brand Spankin' New Ram 4x4 Laramie w/Airride. It had 4.5 miles on it when I got it. Had only been sitting on the car lot for 2 days. I feel really lucky for that. Tried posting the day when I got it but had to wait for verification. I have used the forum for quite some time. The info here is outstanding. Thanks to all who contribute. My previous Dodge Ram was a white 2005 that I got with 9,000 miles on it. With all the help I found here it still looks good after 10 years. My son has that truck now and I hope the paint has many more years to give to him. So my new truck 2016 Ram 1500 with black paint. It is a garage kept truck. Since I got it I used Chem Guys Mr Pink to wash it. Then went over it with Klasse Hi Gloss Sealant. Then after 24 hrs of letting the Klasse set I went over the whole truck with Pinnacle Signature series 2 (its what I had on hand). The truck came out great. I am sure there are other things that would do better but like I said it's what I had. I would like any opinions on what would do better on the truck. I do not know if you are familiar with the 2016 Ram black paint but it is a metallic with all different color flecks in it. Looks really good IMO.
Also on another note. My truck this morning got its first boo-boo. I was sitting in the school parking lot this morning to drop off my daughter and one of the school employee's pulled up in the spot next to me and just flung his door open right into the back fender of my truck. Needless to say I wanted to strangle the guy but resisted the urge. It did not do too much damage. I am guessing it might have something to do with the excellent protection I put on the truck last weekend. I ran my finger over it and you can hardly feel anything in the clear coat. So I could use some pointers on fixing that. I have an appt this evening to have it appraised at a Geico shop as the offender and I both have Geico insurance. However I do not think I want to leave my brand new truck in their hands for them just to do some buffing or possible light wet sanding. Plus every time I have seen anyone get a car back from an auto body shop it always come out with more overspray and swirl marks than when it went in. So would really like some opinions and info on what to do about that.
Thank you all for reading an in advance for any help or opinions you can give.
My name is Josh as you may have figured. Live in way to sunny South Florida. I am proud dad of 5 kids. I enjoy camping, gaming, wilderness hikes, shooting, boating, computers, detailing, and doing pretty much anything that makes my kids happy. I am the director of a Company that owns 2 self-storage locations, 180 apartments and 5000 acres of hunting land. Yes, my work keeps me plenty busy. So on to the vehicle part.
I am the proud owner of a Brand Spankin' New Ram 4x4 Laramie w/Airride. It had 4.5 miles on it when I got it. Had only been sitting on the car lot for 2 days. I feel really lucky for that. Tried posting the day when I got it but had to wait for verification. I have used the forum for quite some time. The info here is outstanding. Thanks to all who contribute. My previous Dodge Ram was a white 2005 that I got with 9,000 miles on it. With all the help I found here it still looks good after 10 years. My son has that truck now and I hope the paint has many more years to give to him. So my new truck 2016 Ram 1500 with black paint. It is a garage kept truck. Since I got it I used Chem Guys Mr Pink to wash it. Then went over it with Klasse Hi Gloss Sealant. Then after 24 hrs of letting the Klasse set I went over the whole truck with Pinnacle Signature series 2 (its what I had on hand). The truck came out great. I am sure there are other things that would do better but like I said it's what I had. I would like any opinions on what would do better on the truck. I do not know if you are familiar with the 2016 Ram black paint but it is a metallic with all different color flecks in it. Looks really good IMO.
Also on another note. My truck this morning got its first boo-boo. I was sitting in the school parking lot this morning to drop off my daughter and one of the school employee's pulled up in the spot next to me and just flung his door open right into the back fender of my truck. Needless to say I wanted to strangle the guy but resisted the urge. It did not do too much damage. I am guessing it might have something to do with the excellent protection I put on the truck last weekend. I ran my finger over it and you can hardly feel anything in the clear coat. So I could use some pointers on fixing that. I have an appt this evening to have it appraised at a Geico shop as the offender and I both have Geico insurance. However I do not think I want to leave my brand new truck in their hands for them just to do some buffing or possible light wet sanding. Plus every time I have seen anyone get a car back from an auto body shop it always come out with more overspray and swirl marks than when it went in. So would really like some opinions and info on what to do about that.
Thank you all for reading an in advance for any help or opinions you can give.