2014 Ford Super Duty - Beauty & Beast in One

[TTQ B4U]

So a previous customer of mine is out enjoying his Roush and his wife her Lexus, both of which I just cleaned up, but now it's time to clean up his personal yet work-duty truck too.

It's a 2014 6.7 Diesel with series size going for it. Never been polished but wearing 4 years and nearly 42k miles of exposure it was noticeably oxidized and in need of some love via my Clean and Protect Package that would include a synthetic sealant to keep it protected for the next several months.

In order to help with the brake dust and to prevent it from further eating into the clear-coat on the wheels, they would be coated along with the bumpers, grill and other chrome bits on the vehicle.

Trim wise, there is quite a bit of black plastic exposed to the elements and they too were starting to show signs of weathering and exposure in their light gray dry appearance. In order to bring them back to black and protect them going forward, we decided to coat them too with a well known trim coating.

Lastly, the inside needed a strong cleaning including a full wipe-down and vacuuming. Needless to say the interior came out beautiful.



Here's what it looked like when he brought it to me. The back bumper as you can see is more than dirty. It's beginning to gray out due to exposure.





You can see the same thing happening to the windshield cowling.





The wheels are completely etched with brake dust. No, that junk doesn't just hose off nor is it easily cleaned off.





The cool chrome exhaust....forget it; just soak that thing in some oven cleaner to tackle it the best.





So what did he end up with after a little love? Let's start by looking at the wipers and cowling that have been restored and sealed.





Notice the front and back bumpers are nicely dressed as are all the black plastic bits including the tail gate latch area.








The hood.....no longer cloudy and oxidized








The wheels, undercarriage, exhaust.....all looking brand new again.








The truck is a beast and just about fills the 28ft of driveway between my house and the sidewalk.

• Washed
• Decontaminated with Iron-X and Nano Mitt/Medium Grade
• Griot's Wheel Cleaner
• Flex 3401 with Hybrid Force Orange Pads
• HD Speed topped with two coatings of Ultima's Paint Guard Plus
• GYEON's Q2 TRIM
• GYEON's Q2 RIM

[JDGolden]

That is a giant truck and the turnaround is great.

May I ask the process for the undercarriage and exhaust? I see oven cleaner mentioned...

[Farmallluvr]

Looks great!,,,those trucks are a ton of real estate to cover,,,,in and out.

[yellosuzku]

I fine those ford cowlings fade fast if not maintained and the exhaust tips get hammered. What a difference it makes in appearance once they are fixed. Great job on a big rig!

[DetailKitty]

Damn that's a lot of black! Very nice work

[Sizzle Chest]

Your title sums it up! That's a big truck...and it looks great!

[Bill1234]

I like the capability and reliability of the 6.7l powerstroke but they seriously need to cut back on the size of these things. Sooner or late they will be semi haulers

[TTQ B4U]

That is a giant truck and the turnaround is great.

May I ask the process for the undercarriage and exhaust? I see oven cleaner mentioned...

Sure. Oven cleaner does wonders on exhausts. Helps if they are warm when applied. 0000 steel wool and then Metal Polish after. Final step, GYEON Q2 RIM.

Undercarriage is APC at 10:1, and a long scrub brush with a bucket of soapy water. No secrets there.

[LSNAutoDetailing]

Ouch that one would have sent me to the chiropractor! Nice work!!! Customer must have thought you replaced his truck for a new one!


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[sharpreflection]

Very very nice work. Came out awesome!