just washed my truck for 1st time
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Originally posted by grinomyte
leean, do a clay like mentioned and then use 3m swirl remover with an electric buffer if you can, if you can't by hand is fine, but do it in very small sections, once it's on it's nearly impossible to take off if its there for more than a few minutes. I've had great results with that stuff. Make sure its the "for darker colors" bottle.
leean, do a clay like mentioned and then use 3m swirl remover with an electric buffer if you can, if you can't by hand is fine, but do it in very small sections, once it's on it's nearly impossible to take off if its there for more than a few minutes. I've had great results with that stuff. Make sure its the "for darker colors" bottle.
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Hey scott If you want some help waxing the L, ill still help ya. I have a orbital buffer and an high speed makita angle grinder with a buffer wheel on it and tons of waxes.
If the weather this weekend is nice Im gonna be waxing my friends Mr2 and possibly the L . If you wan you can swing by after you close up shop.
Mike
Just hit me up on the celly.
If the weather this weekend is nice Im gonna be waxing my friends Mr2 and possibly the L . If you wan you can swing by after you close up shop.
Mike
Just hit me up on the celly.
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From: Dyer, IN
Originally posted by scott015
okay, here is a pic
https://www.f150online.com/galleries...6994&anum=4883
okay, here is a pic
https://www.f150online.com/galleries...6994&anum=4883
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From: Arkansas
It looks like road rash (gravel) chipping the clear coat and black base coat, mixed with wax residue in the chips. Best bet is to pull the pieces off and have a good body shop sand them down and repaint them when they are bad enough to bother you. It's the reason I put small mud flaps on mine. 
Also, I think the base color of the plastic pieces is a light gray so when chipped on a dark car they are going to show.
Also, I think the base color of the plastic pieces is a light gray so when chipped on a dark car they are going to show.
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ya they only got about 500 miles on the tires... and with the rain i havent been doing anything with it since i got her on Fri night... today was first nice day since I had it... so i at least washed it... but im gonna stop and get some wax and clay bar.... im hoping that clay bar might get some of that off...nobody else would probably even really notice it...
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Originally posted by Flord
Dude you have way too much tread on those tires. Go do some friggin burnouts and cover up the white stuff with stinky black stuff. Problem solved.
Dude you have way too much tread on those tires. Go do some friggin burnouts and cover up the white stuff with stinky black stuff. Problem solved.
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That looks like it's pretty permanent. Wouldn't hurt to try and spray some WD-40 on there and GENTLY wipe it with a cotton rag to see if any of that will loosen up. If you do that make sure you clean off the WD with some liquid detergent like Dawn and water. Immediately get some polish/wax on there to protect the clearcoat.
Good luck!!
Good luck!!
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From your pic, I have to think that road paint spray like you mentioned. Should be easy to tell though? If the 'spots' are on top of the paint, well..........paint spray. If you can;t feel the raised paint with your finger tips, then it's chipped, truck paint
Dan
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Originally posted by mrinaldi
That looks like it's pretty permanent. Wouldn't hurt to try and spray some WD-40 on there and GENTLY wipe it with a cotton rag to see if any of that will loosen up. If you do that make sure you clean off the WD with some liquid detergent like Dawn and water. Immediately get some polish/wax on there to protect the clearcoat.
Good luck!!
That looks like it's pretty permanent. Wouldn't hurt to try and spray some WD-40 on there and GENTLY wipe it with a cotton rag to see if any of that will loosen up. If you do that make sure you clean off the WD with some liquid detergent like Dawn and water. Immediately get some polish/wax on there to protect the clearcoat.
Good luck!!
Mike, you forgot to logout when you were here on Sunday. I haven't cleared my cookies since, so I was logged on as you, not knowing. Kinda freaked me out when I saw your signature.
Thought I had been 'owned'!!
p.s. I logged you out. Man..think of the *****storms I could have started on here in your name.
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Originally posted by Dan SS2471
This looks like advice I would give.
Mike, you forgot to logout when you were here on Sunday. I haven't cleared my cookies since, so I was logged on as you, not knowing. Kinda freaked me out when I saw your signature.
Thought I had been 'owned'!!
p.s. I logged you out. Man..think of the *****storms I could have started on here in your name.
This looks like advice I would give.
Mike, you forgot to logout when you were here on Sunday. I haven't cleared my cookies since, so I was logged on as you, not knowing. Kinda freaked me out when I saw your signature.
Thought I had been 'owned'!!
p.s. I logged you out. Man..think of the *****storms I could have started on here in your name.
