I mostly browse and search this forum for information and don't really participate much. I am by no means a professional detailer but I like to think that I can do a decent job of washing a car without introducing too much damage and like to keep my ride clean. I consider myself a car guy more than a detailer guy but like to do the work myself because I have serious trust issues leaving my vehicle in someone else's hands.
That leads me to the topic at hand. I ordered a 2017 F-150 Raptor back in July of 2016. The truck was produced on 10/18/16 and sat in Michigan and was moved around to various holding lots until an "okay to buy" was granted by Ford. Once this happened it still took a while to work through a lot of the trucks that had been produced but were still waiting for various quality holds to ship. I finally received my truck at the dealer on 1/26/17. The truck is beautiful but there are a number of scratches in the paint, one area that needs touch-up, and water spots all over.
I have cleaned the vehicle as much as I know how and realized recently that I am about to jump into the world of machine polishers. Thank goodness, recently Adam's came out with two new polishers... the Swirl Killer and the SK Mini. I placed an order for the SK last week and am expecting it to come tomorrow. While looking at my truck more, I realized that I might need the Mini as well to get into some of the smaller spots on the truck. So, I ordered that last night.
I hope to document some of my work here and also be able to bounce questions or ideas off of other members. I know there are people here that are way smarter than me when it comes to auto detailing. I may also jump into some of the ceramic coatings later if I feel that I can get this whole polishing thing down.
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I mostly browse and search this forum for information and don't really participate much. I am by no means a professional detailer but I like to think that I can do a decent job of washing a car without introducing too much damage and like to keep my ride clean. I consider myself a car guy more than a detailer guy but like to do the work myself because I have serious trust issues leaving my vehicle in someone else's hands.
That leads me to the topic at hand. I ordered a 2017 F-150 Raptor back in July of 2016. The truck was produced on 10/18/16 and sat in Michigan and was moved around to various holding lots until an "okay to buy" was granted by Ford. Once this happened it still took a while to work through a lot of the trucks that had been produced but were still waiting for various quality holds to ship. I finally received my truck at the dealer on 1/26/17. The truck is beautiful but there are a number of scratches in the paint, one area that needs touch-up, and water spots all over.
I have cleaned the vehicle as much as I know how and realized recently that I am about to jump into the world of machine polishers. Thank goodness, recently Adam's came out with two new polishers... the Swirl Killer and the SK Mini. I placed an order for the SK last week and am expecting it to come tomorrow. While looking at my truck more, I realized that I might need the Mini as well to get into some of the smaller spots on the truck. So, I ordered that last night.
I hope to document some of my work here and also be able to bounce questions or ideas off of other members. I know there are people here that are way smarter than me when it comes to auto detailing. I may also jump into some of the ceramic coatings later if I feel that I can get this whole polishing thing down.
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