Ideas on Polishing My F150
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Ideas on Polishing My F150
Hello,
I have a 2000 F150 4x4 Lariat Ex Cab. Bought it new. It's Wedgewood Blue in color. It's been garaged all its life but I do use it outside a lot....hunting, camping, road trips. About 28,000 miles it. I drive another car to work. I haven't put only about 3 coats of that New Finish stuff on it for wax since I've owned it.
I want to shine it up the best I can before winter hits and then hopefully keep it maintained. The rest of the truck is well maintained.
Can anyone give me some tips on what to do? I've heard of this clay brick thing. I'll do it if I need to. Everything from a good prep job to the final shine. I wanna know. Product name and numbers and order of use would be greatly appreciated. I've got a messed up back, which is why I haven't kept up with it much. But I want to do it right, from the start, and keep up with it. If it takes a weekend....fine. I maybe stoved up the rest of the week, but I'll do it. I live in Montana also, so I would like to use a product to handle the winters.
Any help would be appreciated
DC Larson
00 F150 4x4 Lariat SC
5.4L w/ Diablo Sport Chip
WMS Velocity Tube
Sway Bar on Order
I have a 2000 F150 4x4 Lariat Ex Cab. Bought it new. It's Wedgewood Blue in color. It's been garaged all its life but I do use it outside a lot....hunting, camping, road trips. About 28,000 miles it. I drive another car to work. I haven't put only about 3 coats of that New Finish stuff on it for wax since I've owned it.
I want to shine it up the best I can before winter hits and then hopefully keep it maintained. The rest of the truck is well maintained.
Can anyone give me some tips on what to do? I've heard of this clay brick thing. I'll do it if I need to. Everything from a good prep job to the final shine. I wanna know. Product name and numbers and order of use would be greatly appreciated. I've got a messed up back, which is why I haven't kept up with it much. But I want to do it right, from the start, and keep up with it. If it takes a weekend....fine. I maybe stoved up the rest of the week, but I'll do it. I live in Montana also, so I would like to use a product to handle the winters.
Any help would be appreciated
DC Larson
00 F150 4x4 Lariat SC
5.4L w/ Diablo Sport Chip
WMS Velocity Tube
Sway Bar on Order
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From: Nawlins
The clay will make the paint on your truck smooth again.
For a good shine you'll need to work in a polish. Meguiar's #9 applied with a foam applicator will work. Work it in back and forth motions until it becomes tacky, then buff it off to a nice shine using 100% cotton towels. You may have to work the panel over multiple times.
A cleaner wax can also be used, which is a wax that has polishing and cleaning abilites.
For a good shine you'll need to work in a polish. Meguiar's #9 applied with a foam applicator will work. Work it in back and forth motions until it becomes tacky, then buff it off to a nice shine using 100% cotton towels. You may have to work the panel over multiple times.
A cleaner wax can also be used, which is a wax that has polishing and cleaning abilites.
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steps to shine + protection
Theres hundereds of things you can do to make it shine and protect. Follow these steps and you cant go wrong--
1) Wash entire truck with dawn dish soap to remove oldwax/polish.
2) Wash entire truck with good car wash soap (meguiars)
3) Clay bar (not sure how to use but its easy)
4) Liquid Glass polish--you get it at autozone. Its a little pricey but shine pays off big time!! I would perfer to use 2-3 coats, allowing an hour or so b/t coats for curing time.
5) 1-2 coats of Meguiars highly reflective wax, #26 wax, or carnuba wax--theyre at autozone too
6)Meguiars Quick Detailer--its a spray and shine mist that you spray on, wipe in quickly with a 100% cotton rag only, turn rag over, and wipe any excess moisture off.
7) Eagle One Glass cleaner, then buff with newspaper. Nothin better.
ALSO:
-If you have chrome, get Turtle wax chrome polish in little white bottle with red cap and use just like wax on your chrome. Wipe on, let haze, wipe off quickly. Makes chrome shine like nothing else.
-If you have painted wheels, wax those same as body of truck. If you have chrome wheels, do like chrome bumpers or grill.
- Good dash and plastic cleaner and protectant, perferabliy Black Magic plasticizer. Good stuff!
-Armor All Detailers Advantage tire shine--just dont let any excess stay on wheels.
--You wont need a buffer with any of the polish or wax, which is a good thing. Any more questons, post em and we'll try to answer them.
1) Wash entire truck with dawn dish soap to remove oldwax/polish.
2) Wash entire truck with good car wash soap (meguiars)
3) Clay bar (not sure how to use but its easy)
4) Liquid Glass polish--you get it at autozone. Its a little pricey but shine pays off big time!! I would perfer to use 2-3 coats, allowing an hour or so b/t coats for curing time.
5) 1-2 coats of Meguiars highly reflective wax, #26 wax, or carnuba wax--theyre at autozone too
6)Meguiars Quick Detailer--its a spray and shine mist that you spray on, wipe in quickly with a 100% cotton rag only, turn rag over, and wipe any excess moisture off.
7) Eagle One Glass cleaner, then buff with newspaper. Nothin better.
ALSO:
-If you have chrome, get Turtle wax chrome polish in little white bottle with red cap and use just like wax on your chrome. Wipe on, let haze, wipe off quickly. Makes chrome shine like nothing else.
-If you have painted wheels, wax those same as body of truck. If you have chrome wheels, do like chrome bumpers or grill.
- Good dash and plastic cleaner and protectant, perferabliy Black Magic plasticizer. Good stuff!
-Armor All Detailers Advantage tire shine--just dont let any excess stay on wheels.
--You wont need a buffer with any of the polish or wax, which is a good thing. Any more questons, post em and we'll try to answer them.
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Re: steps to shine + protection
Originally posted by Green_98
3) Clay bar (not sure how to use but its easy)
3) Clay bar (not sure how to use but its easy)
Yep, it is really easy to use. Pepboys and Autozone should have clay. If not, then places online sell it. Peboys carrys the Mother's Clay kit, which contains the clay, lubricant, and a sample of cleaner wax. It is is a red box.
4) Liquid Glass polish--you get it at autozone. Its a little pricey but shine pays off big time!! I would perfer to use 2-3 coats, allowing an hour or so b/t coats for curing time.
Should leave atleast 4 hours between coats.
6)Meguiars Quick Detailer--its a spray and shine mist that you spray on, wipe in quickly with a 100% cotton rag only, turn rag over, and wipe any excess moisture off.
Get Meguiar's #34 Final Inspection if you can. Meguiar's Quick Detailer in the purple bottle contains silicone, which can smear and streak your paint.
7) Eagle One Glass cleaner, then buff with newspaper. Nothin better.
Pro's AGC-18 Glass Cleaner and a YoSteve microfiber towel. Nothin compares! Fool Proof combination. Can be used in direct sunlight w/ no streaks.
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From: Nawlins
Originally posted by Green_98
well now that intel486 has ripped my advice apart.....lol jk
well now that intel486 has ripped my advice apart.....lol jk
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Thanks a bunch guys...I haven't been on line for a while...been sick as hell. Supposed to have a nice weekend coming up. Middle 60's maybe along with a three day weekend....I should get'er done. This is just the advice I was looking for. Now I gotta figure out how to print it out!
