Well finally after getting settled into my new home and getting my garage up to speed I have finally had a chance to do some detail work on my personal cars. My 1997 F150 was in need of some paint correction and probably hadn't been polished in about a year and a half. I have maintained the truck with frequent washes, waxes, and clays but the time had come to put some serious time and effort into bring the paint back to where it should be.
This was my first time using the new
Menzerna Power Finish and a must say that I am pretty impressed with it. It has a great cutting ability and finishes down very nicely. This detail took me about 8 hours start to finish. You don't realize how big trucks are until you start on them.
Day 1:
Wash with CG CWG at 2oz per gallon and 2 bucket method to remove old wax
Clay with
Meguiars White Clay
Wheels cleaned with CWG and water
Interior wiped down and treated with PB Natural Look
Day 2:
Tape all exterior trim and plastic with blue painters tape
Polish via Makita 9227 and
Menzerna 203 via Sonus white pad
Polish via
Menzerna PO85RD and Sonus red pad
LSP=Zaino Z5 ZFX'd x2 (including all chrome)
Z8 wipedown
Glass cleaned with
NXT Glass Cleaner
Trim detailed with Ultima Tire and Trim
Wheels and calipers treated with Zaino CS
Tires dressed with Megs
All Season Dressing
Not to bad for a 1997
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