rshadd

What ever happened to Adam's Quick Sealant?  It was great for wheels.  Any chance of it making a come back? 

Welcome to the site.

The Craftsman rubber hoses are great.  Made in the USA and backed by a full lifetime warranty.

Rapid Reel (from when they were made in the USA)

Guess I'll hold off until this get straightened out.

Congratulations on the new ride.  Best of luck with it.

I went out and took some fresh pics after detailing the truck.

Rest assured no beer went neglected.  I have multiple koozies...

So I was applying some Buttery Wax this afternoon in the garage.  Typically as I go around the truck, I'll place a single soft microfiber towel on the vehicle and then set the bottle on the towel as I make my way around the truck waxing.  I do this to keep the bottle from sliding and to protect the surface from scratching.  Well I had the floor fan on high and every time that I'd pick up the bottle my towel would fly off.

As I took a long gulp from my beer, it occurred to me to use a bottle koozie on the bottle of Buttery Wax. The neoprene koozie fit the 16oz bottle perfectly and kept the bottle from sliding and still protected the finish for scratching.

Well it work out nicely and thought I'd share the tip.

The house next to me is for sale. just saying. I need a neighbor like you.

My father drove his truck through some road line paint and now the inside of the black plastic wheel wells are speckled with yellow paint.

Any suggestions for removing this paint?

He bought the truck new when he retired in 1998 and it stays inside most of the time and has never seen a winter. It's still like new with only 23K miles on the clock.

Much better... now lose the bowtie on the tailgate.

Got beads?

Thanks Dylan... figured as much. It sure was easy to apply but it was kinda weird working with the truck wet. Regardless, the truck came out looking great. I used about a 1/4 of the bottle on my truck and topped it off with a coat of Patriot.

I used H2O guard & gloss on my truck yesterday and really liked it. My only question is about the double soft towels that I used for the application.

Will the water-based sealant wash out of my towels? Are my towels ruined for other

polishing and waxing tasks now? Should I dedicated these towels to G&G?

I completely debadged my new truck the same day that I bought it. Zero regrets. Trucks look a lot better without emblems plus it's much easier to clean. If you decide that you don't like the debadged look, can always buy new badges and reinstall them.

I would also remove the side moldings, but since you're having a hard time with just removing the badges those can wait.

The time to do it is before the paint starts to fade.

Some fresh pics taken at the local airstrip. She's six years old today.

Washed the truck for the first time this year. It's just been sitting in the garage all winter so it wasn't really dirty but it got up to 60°F today and I felt the urge to wash it.

My shampoo jug is getting low...

Here's how i did mine...  I bought a new handle and use a used a small nipple to attach to the mtm.  The shorter length is more convenient to use.

Washing from a wheelchair presents similar challenges.  I use a 5 ft long wooden painters pole and topped off with a boar's hair car wash brush.  I've wrapped the pole with some (7/8" ID x 1/2 wall ) foam pipe insulation and dipped the handle end with some plastidip to help protect the paint.

I've never had any issues washing in windy weather.... rainy or snowy either.

Those mats fit horrible. Send them back.

The WeatherTech "DigitalFit" mats fit perfectly and are a great choice if they offer them for your vehicle.   Their other mats are hit or miss.  

I have Lloyd's Delux carpeted floor mats and they fit perfectly.  

Couldn't have picked a better guy.  Congrats Dave.