Todd@RUPES
07-03-2007, 07:54 PM
Man what a day. It started off well enough. I started early as I had about a 50 minute drive. Get on the expressway then boom!!!! 75 mile an hour tire blow out. I had just passed an on ramp and a Semi Truck was bearing down at me at full speed as I braked. I heard his tires screeching and his horn, I looked up in the rearview mirror and realized I had about a second left until death.
I was down to about 30 at the time, so swirved off into the steep ditch, the rim caught the dirt and propped me up on one wheel. I though I was going over as the rim dug into the ground, effectively stopping me from 30 mph in 15-20 feet. The other three tires came crashing down as I was pelleted from behind with all my detail equipment (that flew foward from the sudden stop). I didn`t role, so I called a tow truck and took some pictures for you guys to enjoy.
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh001.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh002.jpg
Several month old Zaino still going strong!
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh003.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh004.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh005.jpg
The tow truck liftes the front of my truck out of the mud, we slap on a spare and I`m off...
A couple hours late to the detail though.
Process
Wash with Zaino Z7 in a foam gun using two buckets
Polished with Menzerna PowerGloss using LC Purple Foam
Polished with Menzerna SIP using LC Orange CCS
Polished with Menzerna 106ff using LC Blue CCS
50/50 wipe
Zaino Z5 pro (ZFX`d) for 2 coats
Zaino Z2 pro one coat
Zaino Z-8 Wipe
Zaino Z5pro one coat on rims, glass, and trim
Zaino Z16 for 2 coats on tires
Flitz Metal Polish on Exhaust
Okay on to the main event
The Ram had a lot of deeper scratches on the driver side. Here is the driver side door.
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh008.jpg
Same area after on pass of Power Gloss on the Purple Foam Pad. I was able to remove 100 percent of the swirls but only 90-95 percent of the scratches... (some where just too deep to go after)
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh009.jpg
Driver side front fender. Some deep scratches, light swirling and water etchings...
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh010.jpg
After one pass of PG/Purple Foam
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh011.jpg
After a pass of SIP/Orange pad
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh012.jpg
Here is the passenger side rear fender. Unlike the driver side, this passenger side did not have deep scratchs. However it had a lot of swirl marks. These where pretty light and one pass of 106ff on a blue pad removed them.
Before
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh019.jpg
Right side done half n half
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh020.jpg
Whole side done
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh021.jpg
Behind the rear tire...
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh022.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh023.jpg
Here is pass. side door. There where several areas of heaving pitting (in the left light) where the owner used SSR 2.5 from poorboys on the PC. Apparently this has happened to other people?
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh025.jpg
There was some really bad water etchings on the hood, roof, and bed cover (pictured) that required 2 pass of the wool @ 2200 RPM!!!. I then polished out with SIP/Orange and 106ff/Blue.
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh028.jpg
Here is a couple reflection shots from the bed cover after polishing...
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh029.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh030.jpg
I then pulled the truck out to inspect it in the sun for swirls and defects.
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh015.jpg
I was down to about 30 at the time, so swirved off into the steep ditch, the rim caught the dirt and propped me up on one wheel. I though I was going over as the rim dug into the ground, effectively stopping me from 30 mph in 15-20 feet. The other three tires came crashing down as I was pelleted from behind with all my detail equipment (that flew foward from the sudden stop). I didn`t role, so I called a tow truck and took some pictures for you guys to enjoy.
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh001.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh002.jpg
Several month old Zaino still going strong!
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh003.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh004.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh005.jpg
The tow truck liftes the front of my truck out of the mud, we slap on a spare and I`m off...
A couple hours late to the detail though.
Process
Wash with Zaino Z7 in a foam gun using two buckets
Polished with Menzerna PowerGloss using LC Purple Foam
Polished with Menzerna SIP using LC Orange CCS
Polished with Menzerna 106ff using LC Blue CCS
50/50 wipe
Zaino Z5 pro (ZFX`d) for 2 coats
Zaino Z2 pro one coat
Zaino Z-8 Wipe
Zaino Z5pro one coat on rims, glass, and trim
Zaino Z16 for 2 coats on tires
Flitz Metal Polish on Exhaust
Okay on to the main event
The Ram had a lot of deeper scratches on the driver side. Here is the driver side door.
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh008.jpg
Same area after on pass of Power Gloss on the Purple Foam Pad. I was able to remove 100 percent of the swirls but only 90-95 percent of the scratches... (some where just too deep to go after)
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh009.jpg
Driver side front fender. Some deep scratches, light swirling and water etchings...
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh010.jpg
After one pass of PG/Purple Foam
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh011.jpg
After a pass of SIP/Orange pad
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh012.jpg
Here is the passenger side rear fender. Unlike the driver side, this passenger side did not have deep scratchs. However it had a lot of swirl marks. These where pretty light and one pass of 106ff on a blue pad removed them.
Before
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh019.jpg
Right side done half n half
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh020.jpg
Whole side done
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh021.jpg
Behind the rear tire...
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh022.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh023.jpg
Here is pass. side door. There where several areas of heaving pitting (in the left light) where the owner used SSR 2.5 from poorboys on the PC. Apparently this has happened to other people?
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh025.jpg
There was some really bad water etchings on the hood, roof, and bed cover (pictured) that required 2 pass of the wool @ 2200 RPM!!!. I then polished out with SIP/Orange and 106ff/Blue.
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh028.jpg
Here is a couple reflection shots from the bed cover after polishing...
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh029.jpg
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh030.jpg
I then pulled the truck out to inspect it in the sun for swirls and defects.
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m194/tropicaldetail/Joshs%2003%20Ram/josh015.jpg