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Here's some pics of a Ford F250 I did yesterday I would term as a "work" truck. The inside was filthy and it was the perfect opportunity to use my new Durrmaid extractor. I wasn't able to get any pics from the interior as it was dark on Friday night when I was working on it and it's hard to get good pics in my garage. The extractor worked like a charm, much better than the bottle, scrub brush and shop vac like I had used before.
On the exterior, the owner wasn't too concerned about getting a flawless finish, but "just give it a good coat of wax".
My steps were:
Wash with Pro C-60 car wash with my Karcher power washer and the foam gun attachment, then I went over it with the Meguiars wide angled body brush and rinsed.
Clayed the truck with C-2000 detailing clay
I worked on the aluminum wheels and the toolbox with NXT all metal polish and a Mothers powerball.
To clean up the paint, I went with a one step solution in #66 Quick Detailer on my rotary and a High Gloss constant Pressure "green" polishing pad on about 1400 RPM's. First time I have tried the green pads, seems to have just a bit more cutting ability than the normal polishing pad, but nothing like a cutting pad. The fine scratches were gone as far as I could tell and it produced a nice smooth finish.
I finished off the trim with Meguiars Exterior Trim Detailer, wheel wells with Hyper Dressing 3:1 and the tires with All Seasons Dressing.
Cleaning that truck for me was a LOT of work and I was worn out when I was finished. Glad I didn't do a 2 or 3 step polish out on this rig.
The after pics aren't so great as it was almost dark when I was finished, so I really couldn't capture how good this truck actually looked when it was finished, but here they are anyways.
Before:
After:
On the exterior, the owner wasn't too concerned about getting a flawless finish, but "just give it a good coat of wax".
My steps were:
Wash with Pro C-60 car wash with my Karcher power washer and the foam gun attachment, then I went over it with the Meguiars wide angled body brush and rinsed.
Clayed the truck with C-2000 detailing clay
I worked on the aluminum wheels and the toolbox with NXT all metal polish and a Mothers powerball.
To clean up the paint, I went with a one step solution in #66 Quick Detailer on my rotary and a High Gloss constant Pressure "green" polishing pad on about 1400 RPM's. First time I have tried the green pads, seems to have just a bit more cutting ability than the normal polishing pad, but nothing like a cutting pad. The fine scratches were gone as far as I could tell and it produced a nice smooth finish.
I finished off the trim with Meguiars Exterior Trim Detailer, wheel wells with Hyper Dressing 3:1 and the tires with All Seasons Dressing.
Cleaning that truck for me was a LOT of work and I was worn out when I was finished. Glad I didn't do a 2 or 3 step polish out on this rig.
The after pics aren't so great as it was almost dark when I was finished, so I really couldn't capture how good this truck actually looked when it was finished, but here they are anyways.
Before:
After:
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