Totally New

[GC49]

Hi, first I a little about myself: I'm sixteen and my dad and I have been working on my 1949 chevy truck for about 4 years now and are almost finished with it! And I have no clue how to detail it at all!

I have a few questions to start.

First is: What do I need to do for my paint; I haven't done anything for it yet and it is about 6 months old.

Second is a long one: I have American Racing Wheels Torq Thrust II polished aluminum wheels and I was wondering what is safe on them? And what would work well to get rid of brake dust on them. And what do I need to do to keep and maintain them.

Thanks, Garrett Carter
I look forward to start learning and posting!

[yalerd]

Re: Totally New

Hi and welcome to Meguiar's Online!

Read the following link
Meguiar's 5-Step Paint Care Cycle
List 'O Links

[Murr1525]

Re: Totally New

You guys will definately want to focus on these links out of the list'o links:

Meguiar's 5-Step Paint Care Cycle
Step 1 Wash
Step 2 Clean
Step 3 Polish
Step 4 Protect
Step 5 Maintain

Suggested Products for Taking Care of a New Car

What it Means to Remove a Scratch

How To Remove Swirls By Hand

How to remove a defect by hand with ScratchX

Rotary vs. PC vs. Regular Orbital Buffer

Recommended Products - G100a Dual Action Polisher

Using the G-100 to remove swirls with the Professional Line

1986 Ford Bronco II - Extreme Makeover

Each one, teach one... Ferrari Fiorano 355 F1 Spider

As far as the wheels, you could do a few things:

1. Either the Hot Rims Mag and Aluminum Polish or the Nxt Metal Polish would be good to shine them up of course.

2. In between that, you could use something like the Aluminum Wheel Cleaner during washes.

[Andy M.]

Re: Totally New

Hi, first I a little about myself: I'm sixteen and my dad and I have been working on my 1949 chevy truck for about 4 years now and are almost finished with it! And I have no clue how to detail it at all!

I have a few questions to start.

First is: What do I need to do for my paint; I haven't done anything for it yet and it is about 6 months old.

Second is a long one: I have American Racing Wheels Torq Thrust II polished aluminum wheels and I was wondering what is safe on them? And what would work well to get rid of brake dust on them. And what do I need to do to keep and maintain them.

Thanks, Garrett Carter
I look forward to start learning and posting!

Hey Garrett,

Welcome to MOL! It is great to see a father and son working together. We need more of that in todays world. Do you and your Dad have any pictures of the truck you are working on that you could post here? I'm sure a lot of people here would be interested in seeing them.

Again, welcome to MOL!

Andy
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[J. A. Michaels]

Re: Totally New

to mol. I think its great you and your dad are doing this project together. Good luck, and hope to see some pics when you are done. Good luck.