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Hey everyone,
When I was 16 and bought my first truck, I was so proud, I must have waxed the truck at least 2 times a week!!! But it was also a 4x4 with BFG Mud Terrains. As well, I also liked mud bogging and fishing. Mud bogging and detailing seem to be at the opposite ends of the spectrum!
Hence the problem years later: I love to keep my vehicles spot-less. But I also like to use them for their intended purpose. In the case of my Ford Super Duty 4x4, I wanted my cake and eat it too!!
Some people are so scared to use their cars/trucks after a detail. Probably from all of the hours put in buffing. But to me, I also love the outdoors. True, I will not take my truck through mud bogs (did that when I was a kid) and I will not take the truck down the road where branches leave me "Racing Stripes". But I still use it.
So, I decided to detail my truck thoroughly knowing full well that 3 days later I was going fishing/camping. I used a combination of:
#83 DACP (rotary, and only where needed),
#80 Speed Glaze (rotary) and
2 coats of NXT Tech Wax (PC).
When we got back, I washed my truck with just Meguiar's #62 Car Wash Shampoo and Conditioner and dressed the tires with Meg's new All Season Dressing. No QD's or anything else.
Here are the results:
At the lake; just a "little" dusty!!
A little dust on the wheels!
Now the after, remember just Meg's #62 Car Wash Soap and All Season Dressing on the tires:
Full sun shot with no swirls:
And, finally the reflection shot!
Even after all of that dust, and over some really rough roads, the truck still stayed swirl free! Moreover, I was really impressed with the gloss and depth of the paint from the NXT Tech Wax!!
I love having my cake and eating it too!!
Tim
When I was 16 and bought my first truck, I was so proud, I must have waxed the truck at least 2 times a week!!! But it was also a 4x4 with BFG Mud Terrains. As well, I also liked mud bogging and fishing. Mud bogging and detailing seem to be at the opposite ends of the spectrum!
Hence the problem years later: I love to keep my vehicles spot-less. But I also like to use them for their intended purpose. In the case of my Ford Super Duty 4x4, I wanted my cake and eat it too!!
Some people are so scared to use their cars/trucks after a detail. Probably from all of the hours put in buffing. But to me, I also love the outdoors. True, I will not take my truck through mud bogs (did that when I was a kid) and I will not take the truck down the road where branches leave me "Racing Stripes". But I still use it.
So, I decided to detail my truck thoroughly knowing full well that 3 days later I was going fishing/camping. I used a combination of:
#83 DACP (rotary, and only where needed),
#80 Speed Glaze (rotary) and
2 coats of NXT Tech Wax (PC).
When we got back, I washed my truck with just Meguiar's #62 Car Wash Shampoo and Conditioner and dressed the tires with Meg's new All Season Dressing. No QD's or anything else.
Here are the results:
At the lake; just a "little" dusty!!
A little dust on the wheels!
Now the after, remember just Meg's #62 Car Wash Soap and All Season Dressing on the tires:
Full sun shot with no swirls:
And, finally the reflection shot!
Even after all of that dust, and over some really rough roads, the truck still stayed swirl free! Moreover, I was really impressed with the gloss and depth of the paint from the NXT Tech Wax!!
I love having my cake and eating it too!!
Tim
but if i see your truck again after you did a clean and detail job it looks great again 
!!! We have many areas that are passable when dry, but when it rains, you could be in real trouble if not very careful!!
just kidding but the transformation is that drastic.I just get more and more enveous of your work.
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