this is the dirtiest i've ever seen my truck in the year and a half of ownership. we went skiing in Ruidoso, NM last weekend. on the 2nd day of our road trip, we got stuck in blizzard like weather as we entered the town of Ruidoso. trucks were plowing and salting the roads, highway patrol was stopping people who didn't have 4x4 or tire chains from driving up the 2 lane, 12 mile road that goes up the mountain to the ski resort.
Needless to say, most of this happened on that day of the trip. the interior dirtiness occurred throughout our stay, hopping in and out after a long day of skiing. there was 4 people in my extended cab, so the rear mats and seats saw there fair share of it too.
this is what i woke up to Tuesday after we safely made it back home:
bug guts in mid February
somebody spilt tea right here by the door sill!!!
needless to say, Tuesday evening i spent about half an hour at the nearby coin-op wash pressure washing the exterior and vacuuming the interior. i knew this job was too much for my karcher electric washer and vac-n-blo 500!
after the pressure wash it was beginning to look 100x better, although nothing came off the wheels/tires, and there were now water spots all over because it got too dark to complete a 2 bucket wash. Yesterday morning, i finally had time to do a full 2 bucket wash with some mixed results...
after the wash i found these small rust looking spots throughout the bottom half of the doors, as well as on the bedsides and tailgate. no matter how much i scrubbed with my mitt, they weren't coming off. i could feel them as i dragged my hand across them, and my fingernail was able to remove it. so it looks like my Spring paint correction will be done a month early!!!! clay bar should get rid of the spots no problem, and leave me with a bare canvas to work my magic with the PC and Adam's SHR and FMP, followed up with 2 coats of MSS since she sits outdoors and is driven daily no matter the weather.
my neighbor asked me how much i would charge to detail his 2006 BMW X5... i might have my first client in the near future!!! i quoted him $20 per hour (i'm no Dylan von Kleist!) and the detail should take between 6-8 hours. he wasn't looking for a full correction, just a really good refresher for it before he sells it for something newer. with that time frame i'll probably just have time to detail the interior and spot clean any stains, wash, clay, 1 pass of SHP, FMP, BG, and Americana, and dress the trim and undercarriage with SVRT and UCS
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this is the dirtiest i've ever seen my truck in the year and a half of ownership. we went skiing in Ruidoso, NM last weekend. on the 2nd day of our road trip, we got stuck in blizzard like weather as we entered the town of Ruidoso. trucks were plowing and salting the roads, highway patrol was stopping people who didn't have 4x4 or tire chains from driving up the 2 lane, 12 mile road that goes up the mountain to the ski resort.
Needless to say, most of this happened on that day of the trip. the interior dirtiness occurred throughout our stay, hopping in and out after a long day of skiing. there was 4 people in my extended cab, so the rear mats and seats saw there fair share of it too.
this is what i woke up to Tuesday after we safely made it back home:
bug guts in mid February
somebody spilt tea right here by the door sill!!!
needless to say, Tuesday evening i spent about half an hour at the nearby coin-op wash pressure washing the exterior and vacuuming the interior. i knew this job was too much for my karcher electric washer and vac-n-blo 500!
after the pressure wash it was beginning to look 100x better, although nothing came off the wheels/tires, and there were now water spots all over because it got too dark to complete a 2 bucket wash. Yesterday morning, i finally had time to do a full 2 bucket wash with some mixed results...
after the wash i found these small rust looking spots throughout the bottom half of the doors, as well as on the bedsides and tailgate. no matter how much i scrubbed with my mitt, they weren't coming off. i could feel them as i dragged my hand across them, and my fingernail was able to remove it. so it looks like my Spring paint correction will be done a month early!!!! clay bar should get rid of the spots no problem, and leave me with a bare canvas to work my magic with the PC and Adam's SHR and FMP, followed up with 2 coats of MSS since she sits outdoors and is driven daily no matter the weather.
my neighbor asked me how much i would charge to detail his 2006 BMW X5... i might have my first client in the near future!!! i quoted him $20 per hour (i'm no Dylan von Kleist!) and the detail should take between 6-8 hours. he wasn't looking for a full correction, just a really good refresher for it before he sells it for something newer. with that time frame i'll probably just have time to detail the interior and spot clean any stains, wash, clay, 1 pass of SHP, FMP, BG, and Americana, and dress the trim and undercarriage with SVRT and UCS
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