JimS
03-13-2004, 09:17 PM
I thought I was going to wait for warm weather but with the new bottle of EX-P staring at me from the shelf I couldn`t stand it so I did a totally Poorboy detail.
The truck was almost clean so I used Spray and Wipe, dried it with a Poorboy mf towel and got out my new Poorboy clay bar. I cut it in half, took the unused half, moistened it with S&W, wrapped it in plastic and put it back in the cool plastic box that it comes in.
While I was doing that I had the half I was going to use sitting next to the heater so it would be easier to fold/stretch/manipulate. This is a good tip I just happened to discover. A piece of clay in a plastic bag sitting next to the engine would warm up pretty quickly and be MUCH easier to manipulate.
Within a minute of two it was very pliable and I immediately liked the texture. It`s yellow and half of the bar was enough to do the whole truck (full sized, extended cab Chevy w/hard tonneau cover).
The clay was very much as I remember the clay from Zaino, that I used all last spring and summer. I`ve got several brands of clay ut the Zaino clay was the only one I`d used until now. The Poorboy clay worked very well, was easy to fold and picked up the "stuff" on the truck very nicely. I also used it on the windows and the chrome wheels after I was done with the paint. No complaints....it worked great and the plastic box it came in will be very handy for storage and reuse. When I got done I put both the used and the unused halfs back into the box with some S&W sprayed in there and then wrapped the box in a plastic bag.
After wiping it with S&W again I got out the PC and the Pro Polish and went to work. Of course I screwed my self by using way toooo much product.....I ALWAYS DO!!!!!!! So I was pretty busy trying to spread it around on several panels before it dried...I`ll never learn. Since I got too much in spots those spots were a little bit hard to wipe off but it went very easily when I used S&W on those spots.
The Pro Polish came off much easier with a ww mf towel than with the normal mf. The normal/plush mf seemed to "grab" as I tried to wipe off the PP but the ww worked very easily.
Then came the EX-P. It`s thick and I had a little trouble getting it to spread evenly. Tomorrow when I put on the second coat I`ll use a little more S&W on the foam applicator so it will spread easier in a thinner coat and I`ll spread it evenly over the applicator with my finger before I put it on the surface.
I used the new PCV applicator from Poorboy.I love the texture and the rectangle shape but I still had some problems holding onto it. I think I still like the large round blue one I got from Auto Zone last year (maybe Eagle brand??...can`t remember for sure). It has a "handle", actually a foam knob, on the top and I loved it last year. I didn`t remember to use it today until I`d dropped the Poorboy applicator 4 or 5 times. I`d love to have an applicator with the texture of Steve`s PCV applicator but built with a handle/knob.
I used the Pro Polish on all the exterior glass and used EX-P on all the exterior glass with the exception of the windshield. I also used Pro Polish and Ex-P on the chrome wheels and then did the tires with Bold N Bright. Total time a little over 4 hours.
The results are, as expected, stunning!! Absolutely stunning!! Going down the street it stands out like a diamond in a goats ass. :)
Tomorrow I do the engine compartment, the interior, and well as putting on at least 1 more coat of EX-P, probably 2. Then I`ll also use some Pro Polish and EX-P on the door jambs.
It was a long afternoon for this old fart and my arms are feeling it!
But...the sore body means squat to me as the truck looks great. I went "parading" for a while tonight....until it started to rain! I grapped a sandwich and hurried home to get into the garage and dry it all off. I made it before the streets got messy.
:badabum :cool :beer
The truck was almost clean so I used Spray and Wipe, dried it with a Poorboy mf towel and got out my new Poorboy clay bar. I cut it in half, took the unused half, moistened it with S&W, wrapped it in plastic and put it back in the cool plastic box that it comes in.
While I was doing that I had the half I was going to use sitting next to the heater so it would be easier to fold/stretch/manipulate. This is a good tip I just happened to discover. A piece of clay in a plastic bag sitting next to the engine would warm up pretty quickly and be MUCH easier to manipulate.
Within a minute of two it was very pliable and I immediately liked the texture. It`s yellow and half of the bar was enough to do the whole truck (full sized, extended cab Chevy w/hard tonneau cover).
The clay was very much as I remember the clay from Zaino, that I used all last spring and summer. I`ve got several brands of clay ut the Zaino clay was the only one I`d used until now. The Poorboy clay worked very well, was easy to fold and picked up the "stuff" on the truck very nicely. I also used it on the windows and the chrome wheels after I was done with the paint. No complaints....it worked great and the plastic box it came in will be very handy for storage and reuse. When I got done I put both the used and the unused halfs back into the box with some S&W sprayed in there and then wrapped the box in a plastic bag.
After wiping it with S&W again I got out the PC and the Pro Polish and went to work. Of course I screwed my self by using way toooo much product.....I ALWAYS DO!!!!!!! So I was pretty busy trying to spread it around on several panels before it dried...I`ll never learn. Since I got too much in spots those spots were a little bit hard to wipe off but it went very easily when I used S&W on those spots.
The Pro Polish came off much easier with a ww mf towel than with the normal mf. The normal/plush mf seemed to "grab" as I tried to wipe off the PP but the ww worked very easily.
Then came the EX-P. It`s thick and I had a little trouble getting it to spread evenly. Tomorrow when I put on the second coat I`ll use a little more S&W on the foam applicator so it will spread easier in a thinner coat and I`ll spread it evenly over the applicator with my finger before I put it on the surface.
I used the new PCV applicator from Poorboy.I love the texture and the rectangle shape but I still had some problems holding onto it. I think I still like the large round blue one I got from Auto Zone last year (maybe Eagle brand??...can`t remember for sure). It has a "handle", actually a foam knob, on the top and I loved it last year. I didn`t remember to use it today until I`d dropped the Poorboy applicator 4 or 5 times. I`d love to have an applicator with the texture of Steve`s PCV applicator but built with a handle/knob.
I used the Pro Polish on all the exterior glass and used EX-P on all the exterior glass with the exception of the windshield. I also used Pro Polish and Ex-P on the chrome wheels and then did the tires with Bold N Bright. Total time a little over 4 hours.
The results are, as expected, stunning!! Absolutely stunning!! Going down the street it stands out like a diamond in a goats ass. :)
Tomorrow I do the engine compartment, the interior, and well as putting on at least 1 more coat of EX-P, probably 2. Then I`ll also use some Pro Polish and EX-P on the door jambs.
It was a long afternoon for this old fart and my arms are feeling it!
But...the sore body means squat to me as the truck looks great. I went "parading" for a while tonight....until it started to rain! I grapped a sandwich and hurried home to get into the garage and dry it all off. I made it before the streets got messy.
:badabum :cool :beer