Green GMC Sierra

[vettemaniac]

Hey guys! I haven't posted pictures in a while, mainly because we've been doing a lot of one step cars, but this one turned out really nice. We were just going to do #66 for this truck, (wash and wax) and it had light to moderate cobwebs/swirling. I wanted to see how many swirls the #66 would actually remove on this truck, so I did a spot of 80 and it removed about 80-85% of the swirls. That made me pretty happy, so I worked in the #66 more like a cleaner then a wax. The truck ended up being about 90% swirl free, with only minimal fillers, which is better than I hoped. The truck is less than a year old, so #66 worked its magic. Once again, this was not meant to be a full buffout, but it turned out really nice. On to the process and pics:

Wash with NXT
Clay horizontal surfaces with blue mild clay (truck was very, very clean)
#66 with pc on 8006 pad, speed 5
#21 by hand
Wheels and trim wear ASD, NXT Metal Polish on chrome and rims

Like I said, the truck was very clean when we got it, so clean that the vertical surfaces didn't need to be clayed. But I knew the paint could still pop more and that the rims and chrome needed to be polished.

Befores:


Here's some light cobwebbing-

These are swirls on the back bed cover-


Afters-














And a couple of interiors (vacuumed and dressed)




The owner washes it every week, and dusts it every day, and he was completely thrilled about how it turned out. He has some neat mods on there too. I'm a Ford guy, but this truck was awesome! I hope you guys enjoyed the pics.

[98blackbird]

Re: Green GMC Sierra

looks really good. you have got to love factory orange peel from GM.

[gb387]

Re: Green GMC Sierra

Looks GREAT! I am sure the owner was more than pleased with the results.

Really like the metallic in this shot!

[Ryan L.]

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WOW!! That is a huge difference!! Seems like you really like to use #66, do you have any dislikes about it?? I have been wanting to get some but wasn't sure its what I want.

Look great!!

[vettemaniac]

Re: Green GMC Sierra

looks really good. you have got to love factory orange peel from GM.

Oh yeah!

WOW!! That is a huge difference!! Seems like you really like to use #66, do you have any dislikes about it?? I have been wanting to get some but wasn't sure its what I want.

Look great!!

This is one of my favorite Meguiar's products. It is excellent for a 1 step, and I've used it quite a few times. The only thing I've noticed is that it separated a bit over a couple weeks period, and I shook it up what I thought was really well, but then I got some watery stuff on my pad. I guess my only complaint would be that you have to shake it up really, really, well. But it's really the same for the other products too, so... Basically I love it!!!!


gb387- Me too, I absolutely love that shot. The metallic flakes were so cool to see right up close.

Thanks guys for the complements!

[Ryan L.]

Re: Green GMC Sierra

This is one of my favorite Meguiar's products. It is excellent for a 1 step, and I've used it quite a few times. The only thing I've noticed is that it separated a bit over a couple weeks period, and I shook it up what I thought was really well, but then I got some watery stuff on my pad. I guess my only complaint would be that you have to shake it up really, really, well. But it's really the same for the other products too, so... Basically I love it!!!

Thanks for the response, forgot to ask, is it hard to work with, like 83???

[vettemaniac]

Re: Green GMC Sierra

Thanks for the response, forgot to ask, is it hard to work with, like 83???

No, not at all. It's very similar to 80. I would say it has a bit less play time, but I really enjoy using it.

[Ryan L.]

Re: Green GMC Sierra

No, not at all. It's very similar to 80. I would say it has a bit less play time, but I really enjoy using it.

Perfect!! I'll make sure to order some from ADS next time, thanks for the info!!