it isnt like a RR or RP wash, but it was just my basic weekly wash and i am just now getting the pics up.

 

Hey man, that looks nice. I like the upper and lower grill. Looks good.

Are hose King Ranch wheels?

Truck looks nice.

Man some chrome tow hooks would be a nice addition to your ride. They are nice and subtle.

PS, is that the relaxing recliner after you detail....Sit back with a cold RollingRock and look are your work?

 

thanks for the compliment. but naw, those are the stock wheels. it is an 05 lariat, and they came on it. as far as the tow hooks, any suggestions? know where i can find 'em? i thkn they would kinda break things up a bit.

then there is the chair... i travel all over the place with work and at one time i was rooming with a guy who bought some furniture from the goodwill. he was going to throw it away but i fell in love with that thing. it only cost him 11 dollars. and free to me. i have been hauling that thing around for a litle over a year now. best chair ever built!!

 

hey RR, quick question. i dont know if you noticed from the pictures, but i have been using meg's gold class leather cleaner/conditioner. is it just the way i am using it, or is it the product itself. unless i take forever and make sure i get the product even throughout the leather, it will have variations on how it looks. for example, some places stay looking wet while some look dry. any suggestions?

 

which parts are not taking the product?

The reason I am asking is that only the actual seating surface your seats is leather...the rest is pleather.

 

basically the entire seat. all of the surfaces (seat, back, sides, etc.) will end up looking like this. do you know of a better product? dont get me wrong i like the end result, i was just hoping for something that wasnt so time consuming.

 

Could be a few things, now you should know I am no expert on leather.

But, I ask these questions...how much product was put on, too much to soak it? Is it temporary?

Better products? I have pretty good luck with Leather CPR, PoorBoys Leather Stuff, Megs 2 step.

Hopefully someone with a tad more experince with your leather can chime in...

Here are some tow hooks

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-...spagenameZWDVW

Look around, I think they would look good on your rig

 

thanks for the advice and the link. only thing is that i have a 150. but i will check out ebay. not too farmiliar with it, but my buddy does a lot on there. as far as the product, i did just like the directions say. who knows maybe i am just in a hurry.

 

I, too, am no expert on leather, but I have done a bit with it...

First off, are you applying the product directly to the leather? If so, thats a no-no. You should apply onto your towel (Good quality towel) Imagine a 3x3" box around your quarter sized dab of product. Using all the cloth in that area, spread it around the cloth until fairly uniform. THEN, using all of your flattened hand, apply in circles, starting EXTREMELY lightly, increasing the pressure until it is the appearance you want. Make a LOT of circles, much like spit shining leather shoes. You can, in fact, make the leather and pleather look strikingly similar with some practice. The key is in even application on the cloth BEFORE it touches the leather. I also like to follow up application with a wipedown from a dry MF towel to remove the greasiness of it.

Other products that work well:

Lexol
Megs 2 step
hmmm...there was one more, but I cant remember....

ANOTHER BIGGIE: Give your seats the Spa-treatment. (I know, it sounds like gettign a facial for your seats, but it helps out a LOT, and treats your seats nicer than always using chemicals...)

-Take a washcloth, and wet it. Wring out most of the excess.
-Turn on the iron, let it heat up.
-Fold the washcloth into a square
-Using the iron, heat up the washcloth until it is nice and steamy (about 4-5 seconds)
-gently wipe down your seats, getting into all the cracks.


This should be done FIRST when cleaning seats, as it is MUCH easier on the seat. the cloth should never be so hot that it is uncomfortable. (BTW-- my girlfriend uses this on her face, and she says it is very relaxing, and cleans out the pores... Then she made me do it... It works well...Try it....) Rejuvinates the skin that leather is comprised of.

 

BTW-- the spa treatment is especially helpful for KR and HD seats. Lariat seats are coated with a clearcoat, so they dont benefit as much, but the pleather really will being that it is exposed.

Also-- Before, During, and After you do your seats, park it in the sun to get them really warm. You want them to be at about 90-100*. This brigns them to the softness and suppleness that is optimal, mostly because this us the temp that it was previously living in. It takes hold of products better and responds to stimuli better this way. You do NOT want the seats to be too hot to touch though.

Before-- preheats the seats
During-- keeps them warm, lets them absorb more conditioners, allows pores to open and be cleaned out
After-- allows products to fully absorb as the seats heat up more. (only necessary for about 1 hour)

 

thanks again. i will try that out. one question, are you saying to do the spa treatment before sing the product, or using the spa treatment only?

 

ah-- sorry.

Do the spa thing when you are cleaning them, before you try to use a chemical means to clean them. This will also condition them to a degree. THEN, use whatever products you choose.

Basically, say you get back from a long trip, and there is butt sweat all over the seats, or ground in dirt, or whatever other grime you want to remove. Before you pull out your favorite bottle of cleaners, try to "steam" it out with the spa method. This will eliminate much of the degradation of the clearcoat due to chemicals.

 

thanks. by the way i have butt sweat every day. i work outside and it hasw been hot as hell. ill give the spa treatment a try. will that help git rid of the "blue" film?

 

HA!!! I dunno about the blue...It might help??? Most cars I work on here in TX have tan leather so that it doesnt get so hot. I have worked on a few black interiors, but both were the top grain, uncoated leather. (More like the KR or HD)....Isnt that stuff called non-analine?

You may not need to do the spa treatment every day... I dunno, I have cloth. Play it by ear, and use as often as you wish...

 

naw, i wont use it every day, just once a week when i wash the truck. i will try it out and let you guys know.