DETAILED: GMC 2500HD Black

[dschribs]

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Can you tell me what pads you used and the technique you used with the PC?
- About how long did you work a 12 x 12 section?
- Did you prime the pads?
- Did you use the KBM method for pad priming and working the product?
Etc…

Nice work.

Awesome pics with the forest fires. Terrible what's going on out there….

Thanks

[Hemin8r]

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dang 20 bucks! thaqts a steal. is that the cosco model? i think i need to take a trip to home depot, i know ive seen ones similiar for around 50 bucks... thanks man its greatly appreciated

Yeah it was a steal, I regret not getting a second one because of the price. I didn't realize it was so cheap until I was checking out and by that time I was in a hurry to get out so I didn't return to get the 2nd one.

Very nice detailing don't let it anyone take it away.

The Lord God Rules and made us Reverntly in his image.

Thank you Mongo.

Looks great! Nice job!

Thanks Benjamin.

The truck looks awesome

I think he needs some bigger tires though, the wheelwells must have been pretty easy to clean.

Thanks Nick, His tires are just about ready to replace so hopefully he gets a nice wheel package installed. That will really made that truck stand out. The wheel wells were easy to clean. It just had some light dirt that I was able to wipe off.

keep it up

Thanks KC

Very nice work You are now prepared to perform full paint correction in Arizona

Love the black perfection

Thanks! LOL, No way am I yet prepared for Arizona weather. If that's how it is for you than my hat goes off for you my man.

[InfiniteDetail]

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Very nice work You are now prepared to perform full paint correction in Arizona

Love the black perfection

[KC's]

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keep it up

[Tuck91]

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The truck looks awesome

I think he needs some bigger tires though, the wheelwells must have been pretty easy to clean.

[CieraSL]

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Looks great! Nice job!

[mongo]

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Very nice detailing don't let it anyone take it away.

The Lord God Rules and made us Reverntly in his image.

[Still Learnin]

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dang 20 bucks! thaqts a steal. is that the cosco model? i think i need to take a trip to home depot, i know ive seen ones similiar for around 50 bucks... thanks man its greatly appreciated

[Hemin8r]

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Thanks again fellas!

Thanks Mike, I started working on the truck at 8am. The sun really started beating down around 11:30 and I finished up around 4pm. I agree on the surface temperature being way above what I initially noted.
M205 was worked a section at a time starting on all the horizontal panels first followed by NXT 2.0 and it worked well. I didn't notice any quick drying or anything out of the ordinary on the M205. On the side panels I worked in 12"x 12" sections, wipe off and move to the next section. After a panel was polished I waxed it and moved on to the next panel and so on. I would check up on the wax using the finger swipe test. Wax was dry in about 15-25minutes or so. I wanted to be sure it was fully dry to avoid any streaks. That seemed to work for me. I'm going to try and avoid this situation again in the future. It was really tough but I had a job to finish and as long as I didn't see the products acting funny I was going to tough it out.

and how much if you dont mind. id like to have one for the future

Thanks! I bought it at Home Depot and it came out to $20 something. I got it a couple of years ago. I think the item was priced lower than it should have been. I should have bought 2 of them.

[Still Learnin]

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ive done 2 cleanups on some ford f350 duallies... in the same day.. luckily it was just a wash and wax. no clay, engine detail and interior. they were work trucks trying to be sold again. i must say it wasnt the best. and it was only about 85-90 degrees out.. so kudos to you brotha for doing it in this weather... and on a black truck! where did u pick up that step scaffold thing? and how much if you dont mind. id like to have one for the future

[Michael Stoops]

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Nice work under very adverse conditions, Jesse!

Did you work on the truck all day in the sun? If so the surface temp was waaay over 120. We've taken surface temp readings of various colored cars sitting side by side on a sunny day and got the following readings:

White


Silver


Red


Black


And these shots were taken in the late morning during one of our Saturday Detailing 101 Classes so it wasn't even all that hot out yet! We've seen black paint reach 175F on really hot days - and you just experienced a really hot day!

Out of curiosity, how did the M205 and NXT behave under these circumstances? What did you see different?

[RaskyR1]

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The heck with the truck Jesse, we want to see pics of the car in the garage!


hehehe! j/k bro! Nice work! I couldn't imagine working in the hot sun like that.

[Eddie6th]

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Nice work!

[spence82]

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those after wax shots are some of the best reflection shots ive ever seen.outstanding.and a big job, how long did it take you?

[yalerd]

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Great work!
Love the reflection and the swirl free finish you have