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This was the memorial weekend detail. Brief background prior to getting into all the technical details. The owner of this truck is my brothers girlfriend. She was blown away by the correction work I did on my brothers 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix. She was looking to have her truck detailed by someone at the local drive thru car wash she goes to. Yeah I was cringing when I heard that's how it gets washed. But I offered to do it with the caveat the my brother helps me with it. Which he did. She left the truck at his place while she went to visit her mom out of the country and surprise her. He now has the tough job of convincing her to wash it the right way instead of taking it to the drive thru car wash.
I gave it some thought and said this will be an all in one job. I opted for white wax. The truck is black. Yup you heard that right. White wax on a black truck. That's just crazy
. Everyone always seems to assume that black wax should only be used on black or dark colored vehicles while white wax should be used on white or light colored vehicles. We on the forum know that this isn't true and here's the proof.
We tackled the interior first. It wasn't bad. She keeps it clean. Gave it a vacuum. Followed that up with a wipe down using D149 quik interior detailer.
All the plastic and rubber areas were dressed with the New Car Scent Protectant. Here's a couple 50/50's of New Car Scent. To the left of the tape line is QID. It's always stated that it doesn't alter the appearance but when first applied it does darken the trim. New Car Scent in on the right. The plastic is heavily textured so the shine is toned down.
We proceeded to the leather seats. The seats felt dry and needed something to give them some life. The only area I was not able to restore is the leather on the center console. The leather looks to be failing under the coating.
General idea of what the seats look liked.
50/50 of D180 applied
Final shots of the interior. Leather looking nice and black and the interior looking "new" with New Car Scent Protectant.
After we completed the interior we moved onto the exterior. We started off by cleaning the wheels with DUB wheel cleaner and various brushes. We cleaned the tires with D143 and a tire brush. We then proceed to giving the truck a full wash, followed by clay. The roof proved to be the most difficult area to clay as it had some oxidation. It felt like 80 grit sand paper. It took many passes to get it smooth.
After claying I performed a test spot with white wax on a burgundy thin foam cutting disc using the MT300 at 5800 OPM's.
Before
After. 3 Passes yielded these results. Went with 3 passes around the entire truck.
Here's a before and after on the truck bed.
After
This is the oxidation that was on the roof. Notice there is no clarity in the reflection where my brother is at.
After
Much better reflection. The inside channels were cleaned by hand with a 3" Lake Country Cutting Hydrotech Foam pad that lost it's foam backing material. Made a good pad by hand. Had to get Superman on the job to clay and remove these embedded contaminants
The lower passenger side front bumper. The front of the truck has been repainted in the past.
After
Various reflection shots as we moved right along.
Hood
The proof
We were not done just yet. We fixed the headlights. They had some oxidation on the top. From a distance they looked ok. But they need some TLC.
Up close
Tried using the abrasive liquid in the perfect clarity headlight kit but that didn't cut it. Ended up using 1000 and 3000 grit unigrit pads. Then the lights were sealed with the coating from the perfect clarity kit. There is still some defects as there are small fractures on the internal part of the lens. But much better than before.
All trim was restored with Ultimate Black. I tried out the new version of the lotion version on all trim.
The front cowl all faded
After Ultimate Black. I believe my brother gave it 2 applications to rehydrate it.
Used the fine cut metal polish on the chrome tips. 50/50
The chrome grille got the same treatment.
Here are some final shots of the truck.
Sun shots. White wax did a fantastic job.
Products used:
Wash - Adams Car Shampoo in a 2 bucket along with Adams Car Shampoo in the Adams Foam Gun
Paint Decon - D155 + Clay Magic Clay Bar
Correction - White Wax
LSP - White Wax + D156
Pads - 5" Burgundy Foam Cutting Disc, 5.5" Lake Country Orange Light Cutting Foam Pad, 3" Burgundy Foam Soft Buff Pad
Tools- MT300, Harbor Freight DA (Bros Tool), PC7424XP (dedicated 3" pad)
Tires - D143, Endurance Tire Gel
Wheels - DUB Wheel Cleaner, Brake Dust Barrier, Center caps polished with Fine Cut Metal polish and sealed with Wolfgang Concourse Metal Sealant
Tips - Fine Cut Metal Polish, Wolfgang Concourse Metal Sealant
Glass - Cleayed and sealed with Rainx
Interior - D149 QID, New Car Scent Protectant, Gold Class Leather & Vinyl Cleaner, D180 Leather Cleaner & Conditioner, D120 Glass Cleaner, M205 + D156 Piano Trim
Final thoughts:
White Wax is a great cleaner wax. The SMAT abrasives did their thing. I took full advantage of them. Combined with a DA and a cutting pad it can truly do some amazing correction. A must have for those times when a quick detail is needed. It works on any color and not just on light colored vehicles. I definitely recommend it to anyone that is looking for a product that can do some amazing things and when one is short on time. Topped with D156 and it should offer a few months of protection.
I gave it some thought and said this will be an all in one job. I opted for white wax. The truck is black. Yup you heard that right. White wax on a black truck. That's just crazy
. Everyone always seems to assume that black wax should only be used on black or dark colored vehicles while white wax should be used on white or light colored vehicles. We on the forum know that this isn't true and here's the proof. We tackled the interior first. It wasn't bad. She keeps it clean. Gave it a vacuum. Followed that up with a wipe down using D149 quik interior detailer.
All the plastic and rubber areas were dressed with the New Car Scent Protectant. Here's a couple 50/50's of New Car Scent. To the left of the tape line is QID. It's always stated that it doesn't alter the appearance but when first applied it does darken the trim. New Car Scent in on the right. The plastic is heavily textured so the shine is toned down.
We proceeded to the leather seats. The seats felt dry and needed something to give them some life. The only area I was not able to restore is the leather on the center console. The leather looks to be failing under the coating.
General idea of what the seats look liked.
50/50 of D180 applied
Final shots of the interior. Leather looking nice and black and the interior looking "new" with New Car Scent Protectant.
After we completed the interior we moved onto the exterior. We started off by cleaning the wheels with DUB wheel cleaner and various brushes. We cleaned the tires with D143 and a tire brush. We then proceed to giving the truck a full wash, followed by clay. The roof proved to be the most difficult area to clay as it had some oxidation. It felt like 80 grit sand paper. It took many passes to get it smooth.
After claying I performed a test spot with white wax on a burgundy thin foam cutting disc using the MT300 at 5800 OPM's.
Before
After. 3 Passes yielded these results. Went with 3 passes around the entire truck.
Here's a before and after on the truck bed.
After
This is the oxidation that was on the roof. Notice there is no clarity in the reflection where my brother is at.
After
Much better reflection. The inside channels were cleaned by hand with a 3" Lake Country Cutting Hydrotech Foam pad that lost it's foam backing material. Made a good pad by hand. Had to get Superman on the job to clay and remove these embedded contaminants
The lower passenger side front bumper. The front of the truck has been repainted in the past.
After
Various reflection shots as we moved right along.
Hood
The proof
We were not done just yet. We fixed the headlights. They had some oxidation on the top. From a distance they looked ok. But they need some TLC.
Up close
Tried using the abrasive liquid in the perfect clarity headlight kit but that didn't cut it. Ended up using 1000 and 3000 grit unigrit pads. Then the lights were sealed with the coating from the perfect clarity kit. There is still some defects as there are small fractures on the internal part of the lens. But much better than before.
All trim was restored with Ultimate Black. I tried out the new version of the lotion version on all trim.
The front cowl all faded
After Ultimate Black. I believe my brother gave it 2 applications to rehydrate it.
Used the fine cut metal polish on the chrome tips. 50/50
The chrome grille got the same treatment.
Here are some final shots of the truck.
Sun shots. White wax did a fantastic job.
Products used:
Wash - Adams Car Shampoo in a 2 bucket along with Adams Car Shampoo in the Adams Foam Gun
Paint Decon - D155 + Clay Magic Clay Bar
Correction - White Wax
LSP - White Wax + D156
Pads - 5" Burgundy Foam Cutting Disc, 5.5" Lake Country Orange Light Cutting Foam Pad, 3" Burgundy Foam Soft Buff Pad
Tools- MT300, Harbor Freight DA (Bros Tool), PC7424XP (dedicated 3" pad)
Tires - D143, Endurance Tire Gel
Wheels - DUB Wheel Cleaner, Brake Dust Barrier, Center caps polished with Fine Cut Metal polish and sealed with Wolfgang Concourse Metal Sealant
Tips - Fine Cut Metal Polish, Wolfgang Concourse Metal Sealant
Glass - Cleayed and sealed with Rainx
Interior - D149 QID, New Car Scent Protectant, Gold Class Leather & Vinyl Cleaner, D180 Leather Cleaner & Conditioner, D120 Glass Cleaner, M205 + D156 Piano Trim
Final thoughts:
White Wax is a great cleaner wax. The SMAT abrasives did their thing. I took full advantage of them. Combined with a DA and a cutting pad it can truly do some amazing correction. A must have for those times when a quick detail is needed. It works on any color and not just on light colored vehicles. I definitely recommend it to anyone that is looking for a product that can do some amazing things and when one is short on time. Topped with D156 and it should offer a few months of protection.
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