I finished up late last night so I didn't get any pictures in good lighting, however, these came out pretty cool. The truck came out so deep and wet that its almost like the car is translucent in the pictures, seeming to fade into the background then return... I just thought these came out pretty cool....
The truck was rough to begin with (owner ran it through a wash several times and used to use a shop brush on it). It was badly swirled and scratched. To make matters worse, my Xenon light failed on me, and it was cloudy. I first did a pass of Meguiars #80 on a rotary, followed by #80 on a PC. Just then the sun broke out, so I pulled outside and swirls galore (after buffing for 3 hours already...). So it was back to the drawing board (I didn't feel comfortable returing the car back to the owner in that condition, even though he was happy with the improvement).
So it was back inside, just to have the power go out for about 45 minutes... With the power back on, it was time to get to work...
Process was...
Menzerna IP on a Lake Country orange pad for 2 passes via rotary at 1800 and 1500 RPM on some body panels...
Meguiars #83 on a Megs 8006 pad for 1 pass via rotary at 1500 RPM on the other body panels..
Meguiars #80 on a Megs 8006 pad for 1 pass via PC @ speed 5
Meguiars #7 via hand
Meguiars #21 via hand
Tires dressed with Eagle One Tire Glaze?
Rims dressed with Poorboys Rim Glaze
Trim and Blackwork dressed with Megs Exterior Trim Detailer
Wheelweels dressed with Megs Hyperdressing 3:1
The engine was also detailed
The owner is going to add a coat of Nattys Blue then send me some outside photos later (including the engine before and after)...
I just thought those pictures came out pretty cool
Last edited by TH0001@properautocare.com; 07-31-2006 at 06:53 PM.
Super work .... Nattys will add a little more wetness , its a great final step.
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Looks great, but I don't think I would ever buy a black pickup truck. Despite the fact they look awesome I went with Silver on my Lightning since I would be using it as a PU and black shows everything...
Okay, here is the follow up. The car was washed once again and a coat of Meguiars #7 was applied on top of the #21, before recieving a coat of Natty's Blue... Again it was late, so the pictures aren't great, but the point is well made.
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Some cool pics (Black Dodge Ram I detailed)
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