GMC Yukon Denali - Page 2

mose · 10-09-09, 10:22

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Originally Posted by Accumulator

Nice work, and heh heh, that sounds mighty quick to me

(YDXL owner here...)

What did you use on the exterior rubber/plastic? I went with the Klasse twins on mine.

I used "Black Again". A buddy of mine reps the stuff and gave me a few bottles for free. So I am trying it out. Seems to last for a while. I put it on my bed caps on my Tundra a coupld months ago and it's still looks great. Just make sure you buff it off after applying.

I did an "XL" for a friend last year and it was HUGE!! Luckliy it was a newer one and wasn't that trashed....but that thing was BIG!!

Accumulator · 10-09-09, 11:16

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Originally Posted by mose

I used "Black Again". A buddy of mine reps the stuff and gave me a few bottles for free. So I am trying it out. Seems to last for a while. I put it on my bed caps on my Tundra a coupld months ago and it's still looks great. Just make sure you buff it off after applying...

Thanks for the reply. See how it holds up; I'm hoping my KSG approach lasts a good long time, but we'll see. On the MPV's plastic/rubber, it's been good for over a year (!) but you just never know...

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I did an "XL" for a friend last year and it was HUGE!! Luckliy it was a newer one and wasn't that trashed....but that thing was BIG!!

Mine (bought very used) *was* trashed

Both ebpcivicsi and I hammered on it before it finally turned out OK (and there isn't enough clear left to do *that* again). The etched/scratched/never-waxed roof took forever, talk about a big panel that's hard to get to/inspect properly!

mose · 10-09-09, 11:35

I have used KAIO on smooth plastic finish before and it's amazing! Never thought about topping it with KSG though! It does make sense!! I am going to use it on my Tundra next time I do the bumpers and stuff to see how it looks. Thanks for the tip!!

Instead of going through the steps that the rest of the paint took I used Poli Seal on it. It removed a lot of the visible swirling and gave it a coat of protection at the same time. It's a lot of work figuring out how to get up there, balance on whatever you are standing on and polishing/waxing at the same time.....

I am too big to hit the ground that hard!! LOL!!

Apollo_Auto · 10-09-09, 12:35

Excellent before and after shots and great work, as well!

mose · 10-09-09, 12:59

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Originally Posted by 5150kon

not sure ive seen a bra on a denali b4. looks horrible. should recommend a clear bra to them.

I have never cared for the look of a bra at all. (On my cars or my women!! LOL!) I took the thing off the vehicle and I looked like Pigpen from the Peanuts cartoon when I was done!! That thing was filthy!! Vacuumed it, steam cleaned it and treated it with leather conditioner. Don't know if he put it back on though.

N8Dogg98 · 10-09-09, 01:45

wow that looks great

Accumulator · 10-10-09, 08:39

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Originally Posted by mose

I have used KAIO on smooth plastic finish before and it's amazing! Never thought about topping it with KSG though! It does make sense!! I am going to use it on my Tundra next time I do the bumpers and stuff to see how it looks. Thanks for the tip!!

On the textured rubber running boards of the Denali (about the most extreme application for this approach I can think of), it's working *great*. I really *scrubbed* with the AIO, and didn't let it dry. Likewise, I put the KSG on super-thin and basically did a W-O-W-O so as not to get any residue stuck in the texture in case I put it on a bit thick.

I also used FK1000P (over both KAIO and ZAIO) on a few of the textured plastic surfaces just to see if it'd work, and yeah, it did. BUT...thin thin thin or I bet you'd get staining.

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...[on the roof]..Instead of going through the steps that the rest of the paint took I used Poli Seal on it. It removed a lot of the visible swirling and gave it a coat of protection at the same time. It's a lot of work figuring out how to get up there, balance on whatever you are standing on and polishing/waxing at the same time...

Yeah, I used five (!) work platforms to raise myself up (still a real PIA) and I spent many hours at it. Sure don't plan to do that again any time soon! Almost certainly not worth doing unless it's your own vehicle and you're, uhm....nuts