2013 Ford Ranger in Blue: Full detail, 2-step Polish + PBL coatings

[Tato]

Outstanding job Tato, what a transformation!

Thank you very much Frank!

Beautiful job! I love threads like this. It shows me what to aspire to.

Thank you for kind words.

Awesome job truck is beautiful

Thank you for comment, and yes, truck looks really good!

Great work! That is a really nice transformation. I like the way the paint turned out and the fact that you do small repairs. Way to go

I also really like the new Ranger. I wish Ford sold it in NorthAmerica.

Thanks for chiming in. Always I can do small repairs I will do it. Another thing I may do (and did it on this car as well) is touch up license plate numbers and remove oxidation from license plate screws (really straightforward process). I do this to keep everything matched at the end. Try it, you will notice those small details makes huge difference in the end!

Great work Tato. I love those Rangers. Our country is full of those specially the Mitsubishi ones, I can't recall the name exactly. Once amazing turn around and yes, that is one beautiful color and you made it glow like it should.

Thank you Francisco. You know the amount of admiration I have regarding what you do. I'm glad reading this input from you.

What was the reason for using the Flex for the heavy compounding and the Rupes for the final polish?

Hi. It's not the only way to do it, but it's turning out the way I do it. Having both tools ready to work and switching between them from time to time makes me get there faster.

The forced rotation of 3401 makes it my favorite tool for correction. That's because I can work on curves and concavities, follow the whole vehicle complex design and guarantee even cut at the end (I'm very adapted using 3401).

The Rupes 21 is a tool with a huge throw, which means it can cover larger areas at a time. I also like the fact it's very gentle tool (at speed 3!) and offers wonderful finishing results due it's action.

Hope I've answered your question. If not, please, feel free to ask more.

Kind Regards.

[Tato]

Wow Rafael! What an amazing transformation on that blue Ranger! You and your wife really poured your hearts and souls into this and it truly shows! That blue paint has such a crisp pop to it now! Glad to hear you scheduled him for routine maintenance.

You really have come a long way and your work speaks for itself. Keep up the incredible dedication to your work my friend.

Nice to see your new garage lighting reflecting in your pictures. Especially the afters. Now its time for a DSLR.

Keep it up buddy.

-Mike

Thank you very much Michael, I really appreciate your kind words. I'll pass your words to my wife and I'm pretty sure she'll be glad hearing from you.

I forgot to mention before, cutting step using Menzerna and Hybrids on 3401 was done using Smack's technique, one of the best inventions since sliced bread!

Great job! How did you clean the bed of the truck?

Thank you Oceans05! The bed of truck was vacuumed at first to avoid all that dust turning into a mess. Then, it was done using a conventional wash, blowed dry, cleaned with dedicated plastic / vinyl cleaner (Meg's #39) and wiped at the end of work using Ultima WW+ to keep it protected and easier to clean until next wash. I'll add more if I remember something else. Hope that helps.

Kind Regards.

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That blue is amazing, amazing work Rafael! I see the your new garage setup is complete

[sparkie]

Fantastic job and nice truck. I hated that ford stop sales of the Ranger in the US.

[tpr1634]

Nice work, I to wish ford still made the ranger I owned 3 of them before my 150, with a tacoma in between.

[Tato]

That blue is amazing, amazing work Rafael! I see the your new garage setup is complete

Thank you very much James. My Garage is 70% complete, more to come in near future! I'll let you know.

Fantastic job and nice truck. I hated that ford stop sales of the Ranger in the US.

Thank you for comments.

Nice work, I to wish ford still made the ranger I owned 3 of them before my 150, with a tacoma in between.

Thanks a lot!

[HUMP DIESEL]

Menzerna does it again, with a little help from Tato...LOL, Great job and fantastic color and results.

HUMP

[10secdream]

Those Global Rangers look awesome. Great job Tato. Thanks so much for the detailed writeup.

[Dr_Pain]

Good Lord Raphael! This is AWESOME! I agree with Mike that you should get a nice DSLR. Charge a small surcharge on those details you always undercharge on and call it the DSLR fund LOL!

[WRAPT C5Z06]

Good Lord Raphael! This is AWESOME!