2003 Dodge Ram 1500

[Shane731]

Nothing too crazy here. I did this for a friend of mine. This is his "work truck," and it has 125,xxx miles on it. He pretty much just wanted it cleaned up good and waxed. Process is as follows:

* Tires and wheels cleaned with MG Super Degreaser, wheel wells cleaned with LA Totally Awesome
* Door jams, door seals, and around emblems and tight areas cleaned with BF APC 4:1 and assorted brushes
* Washed with 2BM, Meguiar's Shampoo Plus, and car wash brush (wasn't concerned with swirls, as it is already quite scratched and swirled and I wasn't doing any correction work)
* Iron X on all painted areas
* Clayed with Meguiar's blue clay and Last Touch 1:1
* Trim got either Dodo Juice Fantastic Plastic or Meguiar's Plastic and Vinyl Coating
* Tires got Surf City Garage Beyond Black
* Paint got Optimum GPS on a 5.5 inch white LC CCS pad with my GG 6" (this pulled a lot of dirt out of the paint), followed by Optimum Car Wax
* Glass got Detailer's Pride Glass Restorer on a 5.5 inch white 5.5 inch LC CCS pad with my GG 6", followed by an IPA wipe down, and sealed with Griot's Garage Glass Sealant
* I also cleaned up the headlights a bit with Meguiar's Heavy Duty Headlight Restoration kit. Just threw that in as a freebie, so didn't go for perfect. No pics, but they turned out pretty good aside from some deep pitting.
* No pics of the interior, but it got a vacuum, wipe down of the plastics with CG Inner Clean, floor mats cleaned with MG foaming Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner, and glass cleaned with Griot's Garage foaming glass cleaner


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Total time invested was about 6 hours. Turned out pretty good, all things considered. Client was very happy, and even gave me a $10 tip (in addition to what I charged him). Let me know what you think. Comments, questions, and criticism (constructive, please) are welcome.

[jamesboyy]

Very nice work you sure gave that Dodge truck the right amount of TLC

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Nice work Shane! I bet the customer was happy.

I see you are off to a great start in the new garage!