2009 Ford F-150 Supercrew Tuxedo Black

[JSou]

First write-up

Took care of a co-worker's truck this weekend. It is his daily driver but he wanted it to "shine". There were RIDS everywhere. He had rock chips all over the front of the vehicle. Some defects were even past the clear. The next time he comes in for a "detail" it will be a true paint correction as I have educated him in what will need to be done. I also recommended him to look into the Dr.colorchip kit or a respray in some sections.

Really fun one for me as I wanted to use what I learned here from members and develop a skill set. Spent all of Saturday, finished up and touched up on Sunday morning.

Procedure & Products:

Interior
-Removed mats and hosed down and scrubbed with soap.
-Vacuumed interior and removed dog hairs with Pet Mitt from Walmart.
-Folex for carpets and extracted with Bissell LGM Proheat.
-Shark portable steam the cupholders and hard to reach areas.
-Wiped down dash, panels, and seats with BLACKFIRE Interior Cleaner, dashboard cleaner, vinyl cleaner.
-Dressed everything with BLACKFIRE Interior Protectant.
-Clean door jams with BLACKFIRE Wet Diamond Rinseless Wash, no rinse car wash.
-Freshened air with Chemical Guys Stripper Scent Premium Air Freshener 16 oz.

Exterior
-Engine bay, Fender wells & Wheels degreased with Meguiar’s Super Degreaser Concentrate, 1 Gallon, cleans and degreases the engine compartment of your car. A concentrated car engine cleaner and
-Daytona Speed Master Jr. Wheel Brush, wheel cleaning brush, detail brush, cleaning brush, mini detailing brush to agitate areas.
-Rinsed entire car including wheels.
-Foamed with Dawn soap.
-Rinsed entire car again.
-2 Bucket Wash Method BLACKFIRE Gloss Shampoo, auto shampoo, car wash.
-Rinsed entire car one last time.
-Dried using Leafblower and Cobra Guzzler HD Waffle Weave Drying Towel,Guzzler HD,Cobra Drying Towel,Microfiber towel,Microfiber Drying towel,car drying towel.
-Took the heatgun and a plastic razor blade to the rear emblem area to remove the sticky stuff. (This step took the longest)
-Clayed entire car including trim with BLACKFIRE Poly Clay & Lubricant Combo.
-Decided to AIO with BLACKFIRE Total Polish & Seal, polish and wax, cleaner wax, car polish on a Single 5 1/2 x 7/8 Inch Hydro-Tech Tangerine Ultra Polishing Foam Pad using the Griots Garage 6 Inch Random Orbital Polisher - NEW 3rd Generation In Stock!
-Dressed exterior trim with BF Interior protectant
-BLACKFIRE Tire Gel, tire dressing, tire shine on tires.

Pictures:

Arrival.






























The Wash



"Looks clean"



Inspecting the paint. Water spots everywhere.

















This was just a quarter of the door.



All he wanted a wash and "throw some wax on it". Here's what was used.



My weak attempt at a 50/50. This was after 4 passes.



Before pickup I organized some of the things.

[JSou]

Now after all is said and done, do you think $120 for what I did was worth it? This may be a question for a different section. Just wanted some opinions.

Also in some of the pictures, the dressing wouldn't "stay" in the cupholders or some sections of the rubber in the engine bay. Can anyone recommend a product? They were very beat with claw marks or something.

Comments, Questions, & Bashing welcome. Thanks for looking.

[CarolinaShine]

Great job!

IMO, that is way too much work for $120, I would have been around $400 for all of that work. It's for a friend though and I'm sure you learned a lot so I wouldn't say it was a horrible deal overall. I'm sure he was thrilled when he saw the results.

[david11g35]

Great Job. My first paid job was for $80 spent 9hrs on a Chevy Impala. Now I have more knowledge and know what goes into a job I charge accordingly. If this was for a friend I wouldnt charge less $175-$200. Great job though you friend got a bargain

[cartman57]

Beautiful results, everything looks great!
A bargin at double your price for that much work, that's what friends are for, even putting the emblem on the tailgate.

Why were you taking a photo of yourself in a mirror?? LOL

[donb]

Nice turnaround. Engine compartment looks great too!

[Chris@AutoCleanse]

Beautiful and amazing results you achived on the ford 150. You took a piece of trashed out truck and turned it into a brand new ride, and that's what it is all about. Definitely would have charged a little more even though it was a friend. How long did it take you?

Chris aka Italian Guy

[Hades02]

Great job. You really brought that thing back from the dead. What did you use to dress the engine bay? I may have missed it and apologize if I did.

[Wynex]

Wow nice work. remember its better to have extra cash even if its small amount.

[Sicoupe]

That truck looks amazing! Kudos to a job well done