GMC Sierra 2500HD horse hauler 3-day revival detail!

[GoFast908Z]

Hey guys, I've got a fun one here! For about the last 7 months I've been taking up horseback riding lessons and its been great! I have SO much appreciation for experienced riders as its way more complex than I ever thought it was...but its so much fun! Anyway, the owner of the barn had seen some of my work and wanted to know if I could do anything for her truck. Her father did detailing, so she could really appreciate the hard work that I would put into her truck.

So what was on the roster for this detail? Quite a lot after we looked it over together!

*Removal of rear window applique
*Removal or old antenna on rear glass
*Restore rear lights by sanding, compounding, polishing, and re-sealing
*Remove old "hands-free" phone system/charging dock from dash
*Replace burned out fog light
*Replace drivers side fog light assembly/housing with new unit
*Removal of "SIERRA" and "GMC" emblems on tailgate
*Removal of "GMC2500HD" emblems on doors
*Relocation of "DURAMAX DIESEL" emblems on doors
*Touch up paint chips

All of that in addition to an extensive paint decontamination and paint correction! The replacement fog light assembly was provided by Abel Chevrolet where Rich set me up with a good price. Unfortunately I could not get to the bolts inside the bumper to install it, so it would be put in at a later date. After 28 hours, approximately 90% correction was achieved. Since this is a work truck, a full correction was not desired, nor did it make sense. This truck hauls horses and hay afterall...





Here are pictures after having the truck dropped off....

Swirls!

Severely faded tail lights

Rear window applique and antenna to be removed and 3rd brake light cover to be polished up.

More swirls

Wasp nest inside the mirror! Thank goodness it was unoccupied

Blasting out the years of dirt buildup

Yes, this needs to be cleaned too

 

[GoFast908Z]

After a very lengthy and thorough wash, it was time to decontaminate the paint to make claying much easier. Carpro IronX was used. The chemical sprays on clear and turns purple when it hits iron deposits buried in the paint and begins to dissolve them and opens the pores in the clear to safely remove them completely.

A full life at the barn had left the paint severely contaminated.

Onto the paint correction.....

50/50 shot

Corrected

Under a different light source....LED lighting

Much better

Tailgate has the emblems removed now

After compounding....(final polishing not done yet)

Tail light wetsanded and compounded. Final polishing and permanent coating not done yet.

Driver's door badge removal

Wetsanded, compounded, and polished out

 

[GoFast908Z]

Passenger door badge removal. Wetsanding done.

Compounded and polished out

DURAMAX DIESEL badge relocated

Finished pics!

Wheels, tires, and wheel wells clean and dressed

Check out the gloss!

Tail light looking glossy, much nicer than the dull flat look it had before

Thanks for looking!

 

[C. Charles Hahn]

Amazing revival, Jeff! Looks like a completely different truck.

 

[GoFast908Z]

And just for fun, here's a pic of me riding

 

[Rocket]

Nice job. The truck looks great

 

[Nizmo]

Looks great, nice turnaround! How did you remove that antenna from the glass? Got an old Cellular South antenna on my grandparents side glass of their Expedition and it won't budge. I'm afraid of busting the glass ($500 worth :scared

 

[mrclean81]

Great work!

 

[broker99]

wow nice turn around. I am sure that is one of the cleanest work trucks around.

 

[rzatch]

Looks great, nice turnaround! How did you remove that antenna from the glass? Got an old Cellular South antenna on my grandparents side glass of their Expedition and it won't budge. I'm afraid of busting the glass ($500 worth :scared

If it's held on with double back tape like the emblems were then you can use fishing string like a saw to cut through the tape.

 

[FourEyes45]

Great Job....Nice