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  • What I did before the Super Bowl

    the wife has been bugging me about ignoring her truck, while I spend so much time on my car, so I decided to give her truck a quick polish today.


    Here is a before shot, look spretty good considering it is going on 11 months since I last applied NXT to it. (I know, the wife is correct, I have been ignoring it)




    doesn't look that bad from afar, but trust me, it needed some attention. Here is a close up of what the paint looked like. Very little feflection or shine.



    so, after a wash with Gold Class Shampoo, and a complete clay bar, I was ready.

    First off, I did the entire truck with ColorX using my G100 on 4.5 and an, then went over some of the problem spots, (both rear quarters) with #80 @ 4.5 on an 8006.

    then two applications of #21 @ 4.0 using a 9006, both removed with the G100 and a MF bonnet.

    Here are the afters.







    Here is a comparison with the before and after shot of the paint, from the same angle, and almost the same spot on the truck.

    Before



    And After




    Wife is much happier now ..

    hope this wasn't too long a post.
    Doug

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    I bet she is Doug.............superb job done there

    Bryan

    PS I'm watching the superbowl aswell here in the UK

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    • #3
      Wow! Excellent work!

      Nice Truck!


      G

      "poor planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine."

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      • #4
        Great Job.. !!!!

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        • #5
          Nice job on the Expy, but sounds like it was YOUR WIFE who was ignoring her truck... you're just supposed to fix it! I guess auto detailing is still a male-dominated task. I find it strange that there are so few female automotive detailers.

          My mom's car would go unwashed & waxed forever were it not for my dad. It just doesn't register on her radar. Yet my dad does his own laundry, & they pretty much split the cooking & cleaning. what a strange dynamic...
          R. Smith
          Santa Clarita, CA

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Slick
            Nice job on the Expy, but sounds like it was YOUR WIFE who was ignoring her truck... you're just supposed to fix it!
            thanks .. lol .. if I told her that, she would tell me the same thing about my laundry, food, house, etc ,.. I think I will just keep her truck clean.
            Doug

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