Ford Expedition......Pretty Rough Around The Edges

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I've recently noticed a somewhat specialized hose nozzle obviously marketed as a car washing accessory. Turtle Wax markets one and there are others - they look so much alike I wouldn't be surprised to learn that they're all made by one company. They are all the pistol-type design and the head rotates to a number of different (identified) settings. Anyone have one of these and have an opinion?



Also, does anyone have a favorite brand of hose? I'm still waiting for one of my hose purchases to deliver on their claimed "lifetime" warranty.



Incidentally, I found the Meguiar's heavy duty upholstery and carpet cleaner at Target yesterday. Now if I could only find the Eagle One Zap somewhere.

 

[YoSteve]

I have always wanted one of those catipillar type hoses. They look more like produce sprayers and coil up on their own. I've never seen one in real life, though. The place I always see it is skymall (airline catalog) I believe that there is a www.skymall.com too

On my hose I just have an on and off lever attached to the end. In the on position it flows whole if you put in on half way it sprays too.

 

[dengelson]

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<em class='bbc'>Originally posted by YoSteve.Com [/i]
<strong class='bbc'>I have always wanted one of those catipillar type hoses. They look more like produce sprayers and coil up on their own. [/b]</blockquote>
Here's one Steve. Griots has several cool selections to choose from just do a search on <strong class='bbc'>hose[/b].

 

[YoSteve]

thanks for the short cut, short cut but , that's pricey. I think the hose at skymall is only $40 or so (but without a nozzle)



I saw it on a TV commercial once only for $19.95!!! haven't seen it since though.

 

[BradE]

Steve,

QVC has a 50' catipillar type hose without the sprayer for around $34. Here is the link. http://www.qvc.com/asp/frameset.asp?nest=%2Fasp%2FIsItemNumberRedirect.asp&search=SQ&frames=y&referrer=QVC&txtDesc=hose

 

[YoSteve]

even cooler SL, but has anyone tried any of them?

 

[jonnyboy]

Hmmmmm...... How do I explain this????

This was a rough one. This lady is a traveling salesperson and also a rancher who has over 10,000 cattle. She uses her vehicle year around 7 days a week. She also smokes 2 packs of cigarettes a day.

There was not only cattle poop all over her floors, but there was over a years worth of dirt and dust in every crevice of her vehicle. You can tell what the interior looked like by the picture of the steering wheel.

The exterior was even worse. She only takes her car to automatic car washes to clean it. There were carwash brush scratches beat into her paint. it had mud and dirt caked everywhere and all of her rubber was oxidized.

Her poor car was in need of some serious help.

Here is a breakdown of what I used:

Wheels & Wheel Wells

Amazing Roll Off -- tires and wheel wells
Meguiar's Wheel Brightener -- wheels
Meguiar's Hyper Dressing -- tires (light coat)
Griot's Undercarriage Spray -- wheel wells

Wash

Dawn Dishwashing Soap

Engine

Amazing Roll Off
Dressed with 303 Aerospace Protectant

Carpets & Upholstery

Folex -- spot treatment
Woolite 10:1 -- Cleaning
Bissell

Leather

Clean -- Woolite 10:1
Condition -- Leather CPR

Interior and Door Jams

Meguiars APC+ 4:1
Plastic treated with 303
Odoban (smell on inside of car)
Alcohol & Water 50/50 for windows
Also treated all of the rubber seals with 303 Protectant

Paint

Meguiars 105 w/ Yellow CCS pad -- 2 coats
Meguiars 205 w/Orange CCS pad -- 2 coats
Klasse AIO w/White CCS pad -- 2 coats
Collinite 845 w/Grey CCS pad -- 2 coats

Black Plastic on back bumper

Meguiar's Hyper Dressing -- 2 coats
303 Aerospace Protectant -- 2 coats


Before:

After:

Let me know what you guys think......

 

[Tuck91]

Nice work.

Every single Expedition I have detailed is always trashed. I also usually find myself scrubbing the seats and steering wheel with a tooth brush and APC.

Seriously, nice work

 

[jonnyboy]

Nice work.

Every single Expedition I have detailed is always trashed. I also usually find myself scrubbing the seats and steering wheel with a tooth brush and APC.

Seriously, nice work

Why is that???? Why do they trash them? It makes you hate SUV jobs when they roll up..... The steering wheel definately SUCKS! Especially when they are this bad

Thanks again,

Jonathan

 

[JimmyC]

Great Job !

 

[imported_Flash Gordon]

Holy Smokes that thing was hammered. Nice recovery jonnyboy :wizard:

Thanks for posting @ Truth In Detailing ancing Dot:

 

[jonnyboy]

Great Job !

Thanks!

Holy Smokes that thing was hammered. Nice recovery jonnyboy :wizard:

Thanks for posting @ Truth In Detailing ancing Dot:

No problem. This forum rules! Thanks for the support. Jonathan

 

[Strokin04]

I have been admiring all your threads, you do some amazing work on some vehicles that are in sad shape. Thanks for sharing your work and great job!!!

 

[jonnyboy]

I have been admiring all your threads, you do some amazing work on some vehicles that are in sad shape. Thanks for sharing your work and great job!!!

It means a lot when you work really hard on something and people admire your work. Thank you!