Black F150

[Bill Davidson]

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Products Used:
Screwdriver to remove ugly dealer plate
expired credit card, patience and Goo Gone to remove ugly dealer sticker

okay seriously
TO CLEAN TRUCK:
Body Solvent (about 1 bottle. I actually had to do the entire body with it)
Wheel Brightener/Tire brush
Super Degreaser/Tire brush
Shampoo Plus
Clay - Last Touch as lubricant

TO POLISH TRUCK:
G110v2 Polisher
cutting pad
polishing pads
M105

TO FINISH TRUCK:
All Season Dressing
NXT Tech Wax 2.0


If I'm forgetting anything, it's because it's been a long day

[Ravi_1992]

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Wow, Good job Bill I saw these pics in the gallery and that one close up after picture just looked amazing ( I think you forgot to add it here )

Will you be putting body solvent for sale at your store?

[Bill Davidson]

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THERE THAT'S BETTER THANKS RAVI!
(I didn't notice... you can even see the xenon bulbs, clear as day :-) )

Wow, Good job Bill I saw these pics in the gallery and that one close up after picture just looked amazing ( I think you forgot to add it here )

Will you be putting body solvent for sale at your store?

I can make special arrangements to get you some via courier (I have it for local pick-up), but the direct answer is no, it won't be advertised on the store. Body Solvent & All Season Dressing are somewhat flammable, so I won't ship them via Canada Post. Oddly enough Bug & Tar remover doesn't indicate that it's flammable. So obviously there is a difference in the two products. I like Body Solvent, I couldn't have done this detail without it.

BTW I didn't correct all the paint to that level. Just the hood, doors and tailgate. You seen the way it looked. The owner wants to sell it soon, because his wife if having a baby, they need a 4 door truck.

I'll likely detail this truck again when he's ready to sell. I'm going to suggest he lets me detail his new truck when he purchases it. The dealer really did some nasty, nasty stuff to this one. The edges of the front doors were also burned up by a rotary. They stick out further than the rear doors and whoever butchered it, didn't tape the edges. I actually left them alone. I'll correct them when he's ready to sell, so I don't remove all the cleat coat. I know this is a bad thing to do, but welcome to the real world. A used lot would do the same thing.

[Golden]

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I love a black FX4. Very nice job!

[J. A. Michaels]

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Hey Bill, Great work on the truck. It looks great. Hope he likes what he sees, when a vehicle is properly detailed.

[gto_don]

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Great work Bill. Truck turned out very nice.

[Tuck91]

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Great work Bill.

The truck looks great.

[Andrew C.]

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Nice Job Bill!

[Bill Davidson]

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Thanks guys, the owner was happy. He said it looked better than it did when he bought it new. That's always nice to hear.

[Bill Davidson]

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Here are a couple more daytime photos (so you know I wasn't cheating )

[aris]

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Very Nice work

[InfiniteDetail]

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Great Job, Bill...looks better than new. The customer got their money's worth, and probably more than their money's worth!

[Hemin8r]

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Nice job Bill, that truck was a mess.

[Bill Davidson]

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Nice job Bill, that truck was a mess.

Thanks Aris, InfiniteDetail & Hemin8r,

Yes it was a mess. I see this truck all the time, it belongs to my neighbor. I've never seen it dirty. All of this damage was from improper washing, mainly the "Soft Touch" car wash.

[specialeyes]

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Hey Bill, beautiful work on the truck! Good to see you're finally finding some time to get behind the polisher, now that the store's up and running! Al