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Old 06-18-06, 03:01   #1 (permalink)
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Beach Detail-Ford F150
This weekend I had the chance to finally spend some time on my F150 at the beach and do a full detail. The truck hadn't been detailed since before winter but had been maintained pretty well. Friday was a beautiful day and I was able to take the day off from work and devote the whole day to the truck. I had the chance to try the new Sonus Swirlbuster pad and polish and I must say that I am very impressed with it. I did get some minor dusting but it could be that I was using too much product.

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Wash with Foam Gun and NXT soap mix
Clay with Mother Clay
Hood and Fenders: Sonus SB Pad and Polish via PC
Rest of Car: Optimum Polish and LC White Pad via PC
Poorboys EX with LC Finishing PC via PC
Trim/Tonneau Cover: Sonus Total Eclipse
Tires: Megs Insane Tire Shine (Liquid-non-aersol)
 
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Old 06-18-06, 03:19   #2 (permalink)
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Thats looking lovely, the red is really alive. Love the way the sun is catching the truck in the last pic. Great stuff!
 
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Old 06-18-06, 03:28   #3 (permalink)
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Looks perfect!


Be careful with that tire dressing .
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Old 06-18-06, 08:25   #4 (permalink)
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Simply beautiful Pat!!!
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Old 06-19-06, 07:39   #5 (permalink)
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That red looks STUNNING! Very nicely done...
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Great work man it looks perfect.
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Old 06-19-06, 05:03   #7 (permalink)
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Looks great! Did the OP and LC white on the rest of the truck get to swirl free? Also what was work time per panel with the OP? Just seeing if Optimum has reformulated to not have such a lng flash time.

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You can work the Optimum polishes a very long time. I also got now dusting. I used the OP on the rest of the truck and got the majority of the swirls out.
 
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Old 06-19-06, 08:29   #9 (permalink)
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Really nice work Pat. The paint looks really rich and deep.

EX seems to be pretty durable too.
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Really nice work Pat. The paint looks really rich and deep.

EX seems to be pretty durable too.

I am interested to see how it holds up. I plan on topping with Natty's Blue.
 
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Wow does that look great! Post pics after NB.
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