6 month old wheel wells from hell

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A friend called me about detailing his 6 month old 04 GMC Sierra 2500 HD (with the 6.6l turbo). He already has over 37k on the clock :shocked Something gave out in the rear and splattered grease everywhere, so he definately wanted the wheel wells done. I did the rest of the truck too which wasn`t bad, but the wheel wells for a 6 month old truck were kind of nasty. 3 hours for the wheel wells alone, Castrol 1:1, Stoner`s Tarminator, with LOTS of elbow grease, followed up with #16.



Before:



http://www.taurusclub.com/forum/uploads/post-41-1099178337.jpg



After:



http://www.taurusclub.com/forum/uploads/post-41-1099178365.jpg



Before:



http://www.taurusclub.com/forum/uploads/post-41-1099178397.jpg



After:



http://www.taurusclub.com/forum/uploads/post-41-1099178444.jpg



http://www.taurusclub.com/forum/uploads/post-41-1099178510.jpg

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Even went up inside the back fender of the truck bed :D



http://www.taurusclub.com/forum/uploads/post-41-1099178561.jpg





http://www.taurusclub.com/forum/uploads/post-41-1099178627.jpg



http://www.taurusclub.com/forum/uploads/post-41-1099253653.jpg



Wash, clay, SEPC, #16, the rest of the truck really was in great shape.



The whole truck:



http://www.taurusclub.com/forum/uploads/post-41-1099253525.jpg



Can`t forget the obligatory reflection shot ;)



http://www.taurusclub.com/forum/uploads/post-41-1099253562.jpg

[JasonD]

Oh my goodness, great job! Your friend must be extremely excited. I`ve never seen wheel wells look so good!

[JasonD]

How did you srub the wells? Brush? Towel?

[ScubaStevo]

You`ve got some mighty fine wheel wells there ;) .

[scottlee]

:bow :bow :bow for the afters

:scared for the b4`s

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Thanks all :) After washing with a chenille mitt, I used some old terrys along with the Castrol and Tarminator :) I thought I would blast them first with a pressure washer (2300 PSI), didn`t even touch it :scared So lots of elbow grease it was. There was so much tar in there (and actually on the truck) I think I used nearly half a can of Tarminator.

[dcswd]

Thats an amazing difference. Awesome work!!!

[Porkanbeans]

Wow. Awesome job. I thought the wheelwells had a flat black plastic liner in the before pics! :eek:



37k in 6 months? Jeez, he must drive that truck 10 hours a day!

[the other pc]

:bow :bow :bow

Words cannot describe how good a friend you are nor how fine an artisan.

:bow :bow :bow

[TW85 HHI]

Wow, great job. Nice truck, though a monster to detail. :)

[stilez]

OMG!!!



I thought you took a pic of your garage floor in the first pic.



Simply stunning!

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Thanks again all :)



Porkanbeans: He uses it for his business, so yes, he drives it great distances. He just bought a 97 Maxima to run around it to try to keep some of the miles off.



TW85 HHI: Indeed it was! I could just barely get the middle of the roof with a 20" platform I use (and I am 5` 11"). Even with the rest of the truck in great shape (minus the tar everywhere), with help it took 9 hours.

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Originally posted by GSRstilez

OMG!!!



I thought you took a pic of your garage floor in the first pic.



Simply stunning!



:lol Thanks :) No, my garage (including the floor) stays as clean as my car ;)

[imported_perry]

Yikes! I couldn`t even tell the wheel well was painted in the first pics! I thought it was just dirty plastic I was looking at! Awesome!