Ford F-350 Super Duty Crew Cab - Hard Water Stains / minor swirl correction

**txr32** · 07-07-2011, 01:01 PM

Hi Folks,

First post, long time reader and admirer of a lot of folk`s work on here. I have truly learned so much just from this board and the detailing forum over on the VWVORTEX forums. I also have to give credit to Cosmin who own ProReflection here in Austin, TX (we`re buddies and I help him from time to time). I`m a weekend warrior with my day time job working for a software company, but along the way I`ve picked up some good work and had some good results with my tools of the trade. Below is my write-up on an F-350 that was brand new with some hardcore water spots/stains. My PC 7424XP and pads did a great job. I explain why I used a blue pad vs. white. If I did this again I would have done white and saved a lot of time but still happy with the results and wanted to share.

Process

Wash/clay

-Two bucket wash w/ Megs Gold class

-Dawn Dish soap used during claying stage

-Meguiar`s Clay bar

-Wool wash mit

-Dried with 2 WW towels & Toro Blower for tight spots.

Wheels/Tires

-Various Brushes w/ P21s Wheel Gel

-Wheel wells in the rear received some Aerospace 303(front was a fabric material fender liner so cleaned with wool lite and water)

Correction

- Water and White Vinegar wiped across affected area with microfiber towel

-PCXP 7424

-Megs #205 w/ LC Blue pad (2 Passes)

LSP

Duragloss #105

Meg`s NXt Paste (by hand)

Correction Notes:

Have some shots below to show how bad the water spots were after washing and good shots in the sun to show correction. After clay I went back to the affected areas and wiped it down with white vinegar and water with a microfiber to help remove more deposits and spots. Next I followed up with M205 on a blue pad and did a total of 2 passes on areas with spots remaining. My white pad which I would have usually have used was actually pretty worn out so I didn`t want to make more work on myself. Probably with a white pad would have only needed one pass with 205 but I am happy with the results and the customer was extremely relieved & happy.

heavy water spot damage after clay bar and wiping with wv/h20 and microfiber:

spots and Swirls:

After 205 passes -- before LSP:

After LSP:

Size of this beast all clean and ready for customer delivery:

More pictures after correction:

**609speed6** · 07-10-2011, 07:32 PM

WOW that is such a nice truck I wish my Airline payed me more lol

**C. Charles Hahn** · 07-10-2011, 07:46 PM

Very nice! That`s a ton of paint to work on, too....

**imported_Prestige Detail** · 07-10-2011, 10:20 PM

Nice job! That has motivated me a little to correct my moms black 08

**txr32** · 07-11-2011, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by 609speed6

WOW that is such a nice truck I wish my Airline payed me more lol

Indeed. The client dropped it off on a Friday and begged me to take it out for a little drive before I started detailing. So I did and decided that If I lived my life on the road, I would defiantly have this as my truck. All the gadgets and amenities inside make first class look bland

Thank you all for the comments! It means a lot from this weekend warrior

:thumb:

**Guitarist302008** · 07-11-2011, 05:25 PM

I`ve done ONE F-250 and I stress 1 because it`s the last one i`ll be doing unless the price is about 500.00.

**609speed6** · 07-12-2011, 09:03 AM

Originally Posted by txr32

Indeed. The client dropped it off on a Friday and begged me to take it out for a little drive before I started detailing. So I did and decided that If I lived my life on the road, I would defiantly have this as my truck. All the gadgets and amenities inside make first class look bland

Thank you all for the comments! It means a lot from this weekend warrior

:thumb:

How much to u charge for a truck that size wash clay wax

**txr32** · 07-12-2011, 10:52 AM

Originally Posted by 609speed6

How much to u charge for a truck that size wash clay wax

This job was upwards of $500+. The client fully intended to pay upwards of a thousand when some joker at a body sop said the water spots would have to be wet-sanded. :lol ..... he took these pictures back to the shop to let them know how poor their advice was and that I was able to correct the damage without wet-sanding. :clap1:

**plausible hype** · 07-17-2011, 07:33 PM

very nice work, sir.

the new 2011 6.7 Diesels are excellent trucks (I have an `11 CCSD 6.7 as well). They have plenty of power and a great interior. Tell your customer that spartan just released their tune boasting 508rwhp and over 1200rwtq.

**txr32** · 07-19-2011, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by plausible hype

very nice work, sir.

the new 2011 6.7 Diesels are excellent trucks (I have an `11 CCSD 6.7 as well). They have plenty of power and a great interior. Tell your customer that spartan just released their tune boasting 508rwhp and over 1200rwtq.

Thanks! I passed this info on to the client as they are now in full swing with their new business towing a 50 foot trailer. They were looking at having the ECU flashed to improve overall performance. Thanks again!

**plausible hype** · 07-21-2011, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by txr32

Thanks! I passed this info on to the client as they are now in full swing with their new business towing a 50 foot trailer. They were looking at having the ECU flashed to improve overall performance. Thanks again!

no problem, it`ll definitely help as all these remaps come with a `tow` tune. It will help their gas mileage as well :clap2:

I came from the world of slammed vw`s and now I`m into lifted trucks. :der: