Out of hibernation: 2004.5 Dodge Ram 2500

P1et · 01-28-07, 09:09

Good afternoon everyone!

So I hadn't washed my truck since probably mid-December. Going to Europe for a while, plus an ice storm didn't help either. This morning the weather was decent, so the perfect time to wash the truck and try out some new items I had ordered from AG: The ShMITT and the Extreme Guzzler.

1) Wash with Megs Gold Class & ShMITT
2) Dry with Extreme Guzzler
3) Z5 on the cab and bed of the truck (I'll explain why!)
4) Natty's Blue on hood and fenders

As you can see, the truck was FILTHY:

This is where I got aggrevated. I washed the truck with the ShMITT and dried it with the Guzzler. As you can see, something caused marring. I believe that the many layers of dirt/sand combined with probably not pre-rinsing enough and using a one-bucket method caused this. My own stupid mistake.

I had no other choice but to whip out the Z5 and hope it would fill the damage, and luckily it did.

I truly enjoyed washing the truck with the ShMITT, and the Guzzler was amazing. I dried the entire truck streak-free with one Guzzler, and it wasn't even the largest size! Very impressive...

P1et · 01-28-07, 09:10

Here are the afters:

Comments appreciated!

jtford95 · 01-28-07, 09:29

Looks great! Keep it up.

Carl Johnson · 01-28-07, 10:37

woah, very nice reflection there, keep up the good work man!

GregCavi · 01-28-07, 10:59

Nice Job! I see you have better weather than I did today. high of 7 F.

Greg

Wes Man · 01-29-07, 12:51

looks great, i just feel sorry for ya. i get a.d.d. working on cars, can't imagine working on a 2500

justin30513 · 01-29-07, 06:50

Very nice bro! Sorry about the marring. We will just use it as an example of how we shouldn't wash our rides! JOKING!!!

Love that tailgate shot again!!!

sixty7mustang22 · 01-29-07, 06:59

Nice work.

Brandon1 · 01-29-07, 11:05

I'll tell you what, if you put some BFG's on that thing, it would be one bad *** truck, even though it is now.

Nimble · 01-29-07, 01:03

Very nice work there! Good looking truck too. I didn't think trucks/cars got dirty in TX. hehe

Scottwax · 01-29-07, 05:34

Honestly, it appears those were drying streaks, not marring.

I feel for ya' on how dirty your truck was, that sand they put down here is nasty and all this past week, I have been cleaning it off cars and trucks.

Very nice work on the truck, looks excellent in the after shots.

P1et · 01-29-07, 06:08

Justin : you said it, at least someone will be able to learn from my mistakes, HAH!

And yes, the sand they put down here is downright nasty. It still all over the place, so as soon as it starts raining we can start the whole party again. Gotta love it...