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After you wash and clay the paint, what is your plan from there... Dedicated polish followed by a LSP, or a cleaner wax/AIO? By hand or machine? For a family truckster like yours I'd probably go with a machine application of an AIO.
And the AIO is a very safe first step for cleaning up the brightwork. If it's not enough then you could try some dedicated metal polish.
I'm not recommending any specific products because there are so many good ones and everyone will have their own opinion there. Pick a brand you like and trust and have at it.
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Doh. Yeah, important detail there.
Yeah, I'm gonna polish it because there are some spots that need it. I would really like to try ceramic coating it just to make future maintenance easier, but I've never done one and they honestly intimidate me a little. I've got BF One Step that I've used a a few cars now and I've been pretty happy with the results.
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If you want to try a coating, use a spray coating product. I've never used one but they sound like a piece-of-cake to apply. And I think BF has one that you can use right over the BF One Step.
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Originally Posted by cgdalton
I couldn’t get to them fast enough before the kid with a greasy towel got to it.
Just I understand...
Where is the greasy mess?
Inside?
Tires?
It's not the paint is it?
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So they did get the tires. I believe what I’m seeing on the paint is just old, dried tree sap. But the tire dressing definitely did fling up to the paint.
Interior has been hit too. Leather is super slick, instrument cluster and windows are disgusting, and the dash is oily.
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For the interior, you might get away with something super simple and super safe, either
Mothers Speed Interior Detailer
Or
Meguiar's Quick Interior Detailer
That's what I would try first. If one of the above doesn't work then you'll probably need a dedicated APC
For tires? Any quality dedicated tire cleaner and lots of scrubbing.
It's sad what dealerships do to car.
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It’s not even an old car, why do they do that? Not like they need to hide fading trim and stuff. Such a shame. And some might actually think a shiny interior is nice.
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Update: did a little bit of work this afternoon after work.
Mike, as always, was spot on for the tires. Meguiar’s wheel and tire cleaner full strength, and lots of scrubbing with a tire brush.
I went ahead and washed and clayed and put down some spray wax. I’ll tackle polishing another time.
I tried leather cleaner on the seats with no luck. So APC 4:1 it was. It did the job but I ran out of time. So the front two are done and the glass is cleaned haha
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Originally Posted by BSoares
It’s not even an old car, why do they do that? Not like they need to hide fading trim and stuff. Such a shame. And some might actually think a shiny interior is nice.
Bruno-
As you know, I work at a dealership. (Our local Ford dealer, but it really doesn't matter what brand).
I cannot even look at what the "detail department" does to a new car/truck.
But, 99.9% of customers have no clue, don't care about it, and think their new swirled-out car is just DANDY!
Makes me sick, but I just turn my head as I go about my own business. :/
It is no coincidence that man's best friend cannot talk.
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