Chevy Silverado Black DETAILED

Hemin8r · Apr 2nd, 2008, 09:41 AM

Saturday was the F-250. Sunday was a Chevy Silverado which probably was waxed once in it's lifetime. Ok maybe twice. The paint had so many bonded contaminants that running the palm of my hand across the paint sounded & felt like sandpaper. My goal on this job was to remove a good portion of the swirls and bring back a shine. No rotory was used. I went with the G110 a W-8006 pad and some good 'ol #80 followed by some #66. Time spent was 8.5 hours. Part of that was shampooing the interior carpet.

Here is the trucks condition before a wash

After the wash I take a closer look at the paints condition which is ofcourse swirly

Two passes with the clay removed all the bonded contaminants

Mark McGuire · Apr 2nd, 2008, 10:03 AM

Hey, the truck looks really nice and swirl free. Those wheels and tires cleaned up real good. What process and product did you use?

Derrick · Apr 2nd, 2008, 10:10 AM

very nice work, looks better than new!

yalerd · Apr 2nd, 2008, 10:25 AM

Great job! Sure had lots of swirls

Hemin8r · Apr 2nd, 2008, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark McGuire

Hey, the truck looks really nice and swirl free. Those wheels and tires cleaned up real good. What process and product did you use?

Thanks for the comments fellas.

For the wheels I used Wheel Brightener and APC on the tires. Dressed with Hyper Dressing.

RDVT4ME · Apr 2nd, 2008, 11:19 AM

As usual....outstanding work Jesse.

Mless5 · Apr 2nd, 2008, 11:25 AM

Excellent clean up! From my personal expirience with trucks (and I do a lot of them) chrome wheels don't need such aggressive cleaner to shine.

Hemin8r · Apr 2nd, 2008, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Mless5

Excellent clean up! From my personal expirience with trucks (and I do a lot of them) chrome wheels don't need such aggressive cleaner to shine.

I totally agree. I have two spray bottles of Wheel Brightener. One is diluted 10:1 and the one I used on these particular wheels is about 15:1. I guess I could have gone with soap & water or Meguiars all wheel cleaner.

Playr · Apr 2nd, 2008, 01:50 PM

Nice finish and accomplished w/ good 'ol #80. The swirls really show up on the before pix on that black paint. As usual, nice work.

J. A. Michaels · Apr 2nd, 2008, 02:02 PM

Way to go Jesse. The truck looks great. As always great job.

Apr 2nd, 2008, 09:41 AM	#1
Hemin8r ShineTech Auto Detail Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Orange County/Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,465 Rep Power: 55	Chevy Silverado Black DETAILED Saturday was the F-250. Sunday was a Chevy Silverado which probably was waxed once in it's lifetime. Ok maybe twice. The paint had so many bonded contaminants that running the palm of my hand across the paint sounded & felt like sandpaper. My goal on this job was to remove a good portion of the swirls and bring back a shine. No rotory was used. I went with the G110 a W-8006 pad and some good 'ol #80 followed by some #66. Time spent was 8.5 hours. Part of that was shampooing the interior carpet. Here is the trucks condition before a wash After the wash I take a closer look at the paints condition which is ofcourse swirly Two passes with the clay removed all the bonded contaminants

Apr 2nd, 2008, 10:03 AM	#2
Mark McGuire Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Candler, NC Age: 58 Posts: 274 Rep Power: 9	Re: Chevy Silverado Black DETAILED Hey, the truck looks really nice and swirl free. Those wheels and tires cleaned up real good. What process and product did you use? __________________ Mark 2005 Trailblazer LT Majestic Red Metallic 1991 Chevy Astro 2003 Rough Coat Jack Russell Last edited by Mark McGuire; Apr 2nd, 2008 at 10:04 AM.. Reason: spelling

Apr 2nd, 2008, 10:10 AM	#3
Derrick Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 543 Rep Power: 9	Re: Chevy Silverado Black DETAILED very nice work, looks better than new! __________________ ""Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will be judged by only one thing - the result." - Vince Lombardi Jon's Premium Auto Detailing 210-281-8151

Apr 2nd, 2008, 10:25 AM	#4
yalerd Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Posts: 4,451 Rep Power: 111	Re: Chevy Silverado Black DETAILED Great job! Sure had lots of swirls __________________ Francis Marranzini

Apr 2nd, 2008, 11:25 AM	#7
Mless5 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 82 Rep Power: 4	Re: Chevy Silverado Black DETAILED Excellent clean up! From my personal expirience with trucks (and I do a lot of them) chrome wheels don't need such aggressive cleaner to shine.

Apr 2nd, 2008, 11:19 AM	#6
RDVT4ME Corvette Crazy Detailer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorba Linda, Ca Posts: 889 Rep Power: 15	Re: Chevy Silverado Black DETAILED As usual....outstanding work Jesse. __________________ -Bob NXTti graduate, Meguiars Ford/SEMA Team "All Corvette's are red, the rest are mistakes" - John Heinricy (Corvette Engineer)

Apr 2nd, 2008, 01:50 PM	#9
Playr Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: So. Cal. Posts: 176 Rep Power: 4	Re: Chevy Silverado Black DETAILED Nice finish and accomplished w/ good 'ol #80. The swirls really show up on the before pix on that black paint. As usual, nice work. __________________ I'm crafty, but not good at crafts.

Apr 2nd, 2008, 02:02 PM	#10
J. A. Michaels aka: 23jam Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 13,165 Rep Power: 509	Re: Chevy Silverado Black DETAILED Way to go Jesse. The truck looks great. As always great job. __________________ quality creates its own demand

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