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  • #1

    My new-to-me Silverado

    About a week ago I bought this truck at CarMax. I mentioned my horrifying experience walking around the dealers lot in a thread in the Break Room...how I was nearly paralyzed by the swirls on all of the cars. My truck somehow escaped with fewer swirls than the others on the lot, but it still had some. Anyway, yesterday I wanted to clean it up good and get some pics to show it off a little. It isn't perfect because I could have used something more aggressive than the #80 that usually does the job for me, but it is a lot better than it was.

    So, my process:

    1. Wash with Gold Class wash
    2. Clay with Smooth Surface Clay Kit
    3. Polish with M80 and G100
    4. Wax with Gold Class

    I used Hot Rims All Wheel Cleaner on the wheels, Hot Shine Tire Foam on the tires, and NXT All Metal Polish on the bumpers.

    Here are a few pics...no befores, because it was pretty clean to begin with and I wasn't sure how long it was going to take to do the whole truck so I didn't want to waste too much time.

    I had some help from my two boys...


    My wife came out to get some pics of the boys and couldn't resist a reflection shot.

    A pretty cool reflection on the hood...

    Love the look of Gold Class!

    Sunday I did my wife's minivan...gave it a simple wash and wax maintenance session.


    Thanks for taking a look!
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  • #2
    Re: My new-to-me Silverado

    excellent work, Your Silverado looks great.
    Nick
    Tucker's Detailing Services
    815-954-0773
    2012 Ford Transit Connect

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    • #3
      Re: My new-to-me Silverado

      Looks Great!!
      Nice Job!!
      You had a good Helper it looks like!!
      Sweet Reflections!!
      Keep Up the Great Work!!
      Joel
      Firefighter/EMT-B
      Rejuvenation Auto Detailing
      "Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Dirt Back!!!"
      '99 F-150

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      • #4
        Re: My new-to-me Silverado

        Nice job! Truck looks great!
        Shane
        1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera SL

        If you trim yourself to fit the world you'll whittle yourself away. - Aaron Tippin

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        • #5
          Re: My new-to-me Silverado

          Nice job!

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          • #6
            Re: My new-to-me Silverado

            Looks good, now get rid of that carmax sticker
            Dilution Chart

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            • #7
              Re: My new-to-me Silverado

              Congrats on the new to you truck.

              The truck looks great. It is always nice to have helpers.
              quality creates its own demand

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              • #8
                Re: My new-to-me Silverado

                Great job on that Chevy!

                Now it's in the proper hands!

                Good show
                Philippians 2:14 - Do all things without grumbling or questioning,

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                • #9
                  Re: My new-to-me Silverado

                  Good Work, it looks great! I like the teddy bear wrapped up in the hose in the second to last picture haha

                  I once put swirls in my paint just to see what it looked like.
                  I don't always detail cars, but when I do, I prefer Meguiar's.
                  Remove swirls my friends.

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                  • #10
                    Re: My new-to-me Silverado

                    Originally posted by harshest View Post
                    Looks good, now get rid of that carmax sticker
                    Shane
                    1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera SL

                    If you trim yourself to fit the world you'll whittle yourself away. - Aaron Tippin

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                    • #11
                      Re: My new-to-me Silverado

                      Thanks for the compliments!

                      Originally posted by harshest View Post
                      Looks good, now get rid of that carmax sticker
                      Yep...it is on the to do list

                      Originally posted by Andrew C. View Post
                      Good Work, it looks great! I like the teddy bear wrapped up in the hose in the second to last picture haha
                      The teddy bear has been making the rounds of the neighbors' garbage piles. Each time it is "rescued" by one of the neighbor kids whose parents then add it to their garbage. Kind of entertaining to watch it make the rounds.

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