This was a nice suprise, we have had some decent weather up here so I decided to do a mid-winter detail. It was not as involved as I would have liked it to be but I just wanted to get some protection on the rig before round 2 of winter, they salt the roads like crazy up here. I took it through the automatic car wash, I didnt want to but it is better than doing nothing. Any damage that thing does I can fix come spring time. I got home and was hoping my daughter(19 months) would take a nap. That wasnt happening so she got to play in the truck for a while. I used a chamois and the Armor All Wax-it-Dry gel and wiped down the whole truck top to bottom. I than went over it with a new MF to get any excess gel off. After that I used the NXT Tech Wax spray and did 1/4 of the truck at a time, using 1 MF to apply and another to remove. The whole truck was than wiped down with another new MF. For some reason people dont like the passenger side of my truck, I have a nice 3" long scratch in the bed and a good ding in the rear door. I tried using Scratch-X on it by hand and it didnt do much if anything. I am open to all suggestions. Do you guys think the dent could be poped out?

Thanks, Dan

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Driver side, I like the reflection of the sideview mirror


Passenger side, I'm thinking about ditching the 4x4 stickers what do you think?


Top of the truck

 

Nice hood reflection


Problem shot, see the nice scratch right below the M?


Closeup of the scratch


Another one

 

Looking towards the back, that scratch really bugs the s### outta me!


Nice dent, some ***** with a POS minivan whacked my back door good!

 

[QUOTE=Ftruck05]
Closeup of the scratch


Good photo.

The good news and bad. Most of that can be worked on. The circle part is too deep, that will need touch up or color.

The scratched part is also deep but not as deep and some of it will polish out. A DA would be helpful do you have one? You may also need something a little stronger than SX. May is the key word. How did you use it on there?

Did you put some on a MF and rub like hell or lightly go over it?

 

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I used a MF wax applicator to apply it and a MF to remove, I just removed it like I would normal wax. I dont have a DA but I have a 10" and a 5" orbital buffer. Stronger than SX huh, mabey some rubbing compound????

 

[QUOTE=Ftruck05]I hate to jump right to RC without seeing it and feeling it for myself. This can be a tricky one.

You could use some RC and just check it very often and not press to hard but you need a little heat build up.

If it were me and I didn't have access to my fav product (PB SSR3) I would try a light compound and do this. Take an MF towel and wrap it around your index finger...and get some RC on the MF. Rub it fairly aggressively only on the mark and go with the line of the scratch. Do it for only a few seconds and see what it does. Then do it again, check it, do it again and check it. Each time try using more pressure. If after 3 attempts it doesn't do much....do this.

Put your products away, lock your truck up and go inside your house. Go to the fridge and get a beer but don't open it. Then sit down in your fav chair and turn on the TV. Get to a show you like then open you beer and not think about it for a day. Come back to the forum refreshed for the next solution.

Take another photo and post again.

 

What do you have at your disposal, ftruck? Scratch-X will deal with a good majority of what I'm seeing but, it will not happen after a 'onezy or twozy' application.

Let's talk about what you have on your shelf that may (or may not) assist in diminishing the appearance rather than running immediately to buy new stuff. Maybe you can achieve some success with what you have...

Also, like RR mentioned, you *will not* be able to remove everything... it's just too deep.

 

Get a paintless dent repair guy to look at the minivan dent - if he can do it, it should be $100 or less.

 

I got a nice whack in my door panel too.. not nearly as bad as that... but it ticked me off a little bit... but it didn't scratch the paint... so you can't even see it.

 

Being in Chicago, there are definately painless dent repair people. We've used them for similar dents, and they turned out perfectly for around $100 as mentioned.

Wasn't the weather fabulous??? PS your truck looks awesome congrats.

 

Ive got the Scratch-X and on my way home i picked up some Turtle Wax rubbing compound. Like I said in my other post I have a couple of orbital buffers, should I try 3-4 apps of SX by hand first and if worse comes to worse use the buffer?? Or would I be better off going with SX and if that doesnt work try the RC by hand? Should I be rubbing harder or softer when removing the SX? If I could get rid of the scratch behind the circle scuff I would be a little happier.

 

Hell yeah the weather was awesome. I dont remember a winter like this where we get 5-10" and it all melts 3 days later. Than again I'm only 24, but it sure makes the doldrums of winter a little easier to deal with. paintless dent removal I might check that out. I saw some suction cup deal in the store the other day, you put a 1,2,or3" suction cup over the dent and it has a little slide hammer on it. Probly junk to me cause the dent is so close to a body line but it may be worth a try. I know as soon as I get that dent pulled I'll get a new one a week later.

 

I use The Wax Shop, Safe Cut.
It removes and clears up most scratches...I even use it for scratched cd and I has removed some pretty deep scratches for me over many years in paint and plastics. Buffers would be a last resort because they all remove paint if you are not careful....
and sometimes nothing is better than the harsh detergent they use at most automated car washes. Not only do you hurt your paint but the detergents also attack your head and tail light lenses, gaskets and seals.

You just gotta hunt and find a place with hoses or ask a friend.

 

RR I know you're here.

 

Err....what? Sorry but this post is a tad confusing. To the OP, disregard this one. Sorry OldDogg. But to quote Ron Burgundy, "that doesn't make sense"