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Hi Folks,

 

I thought I'd post some pics I took the last couple of days of my wife's car before and after detailing it. It's 6 years old, and hasn't had much detailing over the years, so it was definitely overdue.

 

It also needed a winter's worth of grime removed. Our winter roads can be pretty messy, and the vehicles take a good beating from Nov.-May every season.

 

I used the new 3" pads and my cordless drill to clean up the chrome plated plastic front grille and the wheels, which were in pretty rough shape after the winter salt & mag chloride, and they turned out great considering the condition they were in before I started.

 

My wife has been out of town for a week, so I'm hoping she'll be happy with the results when she gets back and gets a look at her "new" old car.

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Looks good Ed, is that a new gallon design on the UCS?

 

We're looking into some new, better containers all the way around.

 

Some of the products are in current containers, some in potential new containers, and some in old containers. It's what Adam and I had in our combined personal stock.

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What a difference. I see you have the clear bra on there. Have you tried Adams new product for that?

 

No, I have not yet tried the new clear bra product on it. The clear bra is a bit torn up. It's the first one I've ever put on a vehicle, and probably won't do it again. Around here, they actually mix in pea gravel with the winter sand/salt mixture. (That's why we go through a windshield every season or two) I hit the clear bra with the Swirl & Haze remover, then with Revive, then Americana Paste Wax, all by hand. It looks a lot better than when I started.

 

I really need to replace & repaint the entire front end on that car - the painted plastic bumper is severely chipped up, and the chrome coated plastic grille takes a much worse beating than the chromed metal. I did use the new 3" pads on the grille with the Swirl & Haze, Revive, & then hand waxed with Americana. Same procedure on the wheels, which were also pretty trashed, but came out looking really good.

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Wow. I am sure your wife will be totally happy with the way her vehicle turned out.

 

This shows you care about her and wasn't totally goofing off while she was gone. :lolsmack:

 

Well, I did goof off a little bit while she was gone. Went to a couple of our local Powerstroke club events, and spent some time up at a local raceway yesterday talking to a bunch of Mustang owners and checking out all their rides. :thumbsup:

 

The reason for the big makeover on the Denali is that my wife is wanting a new car. Since both her car and my truck are paid for, I'd like to keep the 2 older paid-for trucks to take the beating in the winter, and only have to deal with buying one new car.

 

I'm waiting for the new 2011 5.0L Mustang GT to be introduced early next year, so I can place my order. That will end up being the babied vehicle, and I'll be hitting up the Mustang rallies and pimping a little product once we have that. :D Of course, I'll have plenty of modding to do too. :glasses:

 

Keeping my fingers crossed that after she sees the "new" ride, she'll agree to keep her car and just wait for the Mustang. I talked to a lot of wives that are as into the whole Mustang thing as their husbands, and I think my wife will end up doing the same. :xfingers:

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Here are a few 'after' pics of my truck from last October's detailing. Unfortunately, I didn't take any 'before' pics, but suffice it to say that I'm still hearing from folks about the incredible transformation my truck has gone through, after being a rough looking 'contractor' truck that I never had much time to keep on top of.

 

Needs a little more detailing yet to get rid of some of this past winter's grime, so when that's done, I'll post new pics. The Machine Wax that I put on in October is still in great shape after a rough mountain winter. :thumbsup:

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I am waiting to see about the 2011 mustangs also. More notably the rumored aluminum 6.2 Liter supercharged motor in the GT500 (also rumored at 600+ horsepower).

 

The trucks looks great! The Machine Wax really appears to hold up good to rain and the elements.

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I am waiting to see about the 2011 mustangs also. More notably the rumored aluminum 6.2 Liter supercharged motor in the GT500 (also rumored at 600+ horsepower).

 

The trucks looks great! The Machine Wax really appears to hold up good to rain and the elements.

 

I'm not holding my breath on that one. Fuel prices dictate a lot and right now for DOES NOT need to build a car that won't sell in high numbers. I'd like to see a 400bhp V6 twin turbo. :2thumbs:

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Hey Dylan!

 

How's things in SoCal?

 

Yeah, I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out considering the damage. Bet you're glad you don't have to deal with all that winter mess trashing yours. :D

 

another beautiful sunny socal day... about 86* and not a cloud in the sky :cool:

 

I could never survive a winter out there... and even if I could I'd be driving something like this around :jester:

 

lifted-truck.jpg

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LOL! :lol:

 

One good corner in that sucker in the snow and your tires would be pointing strait up! :help:

 

Finally got rid of the clouds? When I was out 2 weeks ago, it was cloudy every day until about 2-3pm - wasn't quite prepared for that. Boy, is it muggy out there! :D

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another beautiful sunny socal day... about 86* and not a cloud in the sky :cool:

 

I could never survive a winter out there... and even if I could I'd be driving something like this around :jester:

 

lifted-truck.jpg

By the looks of the parking lot, I'd estimate about 5-7 mph and it looks like its about to tip.:willy:

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LOL! :lol:

 

One good corner in that sucker in the snow and your tires would be pointing strait up! :help:

 

Finally got rid of the clouds? When I was out 2 weeks ago, it was cloudy every day until about 2-3pm - wasn't quite prepared for that. Boy, is it muggy out there! :D

 

 

I think you brought those clouds with you b/c its been pretty nice since :D

 

any plans for another trip out here anytime soon... I could use an excuse to hit that fish joint again.

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