I used only FMJ x 2 in those pictures. In March I used the full Menzerna deal: Shampoo, FP-II, Glaze, and FMX x 3 all by hand. The results are outstanding. I have gotten around 6 months out of the FMJ since I last did it. The beads were still tight, but I was bored and figured I'd hit it up with a fresh coat. I wash it about 2-3 times a week with Gold Class shampoo and a wash mitt.
When I wash I take a milk crate and flip it upside down, fill my 3 gallon bucket with water and LOTS of soap. When I wash I do the hood first, rinse, tailgate, rinse, upper half of the doors, rinse, upper half of the bed side, rinse, lower half of the door, rinse, lower half of the beside, rinse. etc
When I rinse I put the wash mitt on the milk crate and take the nozzle off the hose and run it through the mitt until all the soap is gone and run my fingers through it. It works wonders and comes out perfect every time. As you can see no swirls, and I'm anal about that, very very very careful.
The wheels & wheel wells: I use a cheap $1 sponge from walmart. I hit the wheels first, then the wheel wells. The rear wheel wells get a coat of Menzerna also every time that I use sealer/wax. Every 6 months I'll get on the creeper and wash underneath the truck. For dressing on the front wheel wells I use Black Magic tire foam and soak it. I let it sit in the sun for about 30 minutes to dry it off, results are beautiful. I wipe off any overspray with QD and a blue microfiber from Sams club.
Sams club MF's are very good--I have been using them for wax removal and QD since day one that I discovered this site, no marring, no swirling and a good towel.
If I would have never found this site I'd be stuck with #26 and bath towels to dry off. Now my wife thinks I'm nuts between all the "special towels locked air tight in baggies" and the 100+quarts of Mobil 1 in the utility room..lol
It all pays off when you get an old man (70's+) walking through the parking lot and tell you what a shiney truck that is. It's hard to impress that age group--they've seen it all. I also get strangers @ stop lights waving me to open the window so they can ask "What in the h*** do you use on that truck--never seen anything that shiney & sparkley" lol
Thanks guys for the knowledge...
