osprey92
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A bit of a confession - I haven't done a deep detail of the exterior of my truck since purchase in 2017. Normal exterior maintenance consisted of car washes as needed with the occasional quick wax. However, I was starting to notice oxidation and light scratches, and decided git'er done!
There was a time in my life when I'd strictly uses a four step process to detail my cars/trucks, but age and a spinal issues rule that out now. To simplify the process, I chose 3D Speed to use with my Presna Turbine polisher and Chemical Guys Orange Hex detail pads, a stack of microfiber towels, and 3D Bead It Up as a post-polish sealer. 407 advertises 3D Speed as a scratch remover, polish, and wax which was appealing to me trying to shorten steps and get great results. On a crew cab 1500, I used about 2/3 of a bottle. Pre-prep included a pressure wash rinse, foam bath, hand mop, them rinse and dry. I was very careful about feeling the surface as I dried the truck, removing anything that was gritty or stuck to the paint.
Application started with a single mist of pad conditioner to the wax pad, then 5 dime sized dots of 3D. I only applied the conditioner the first time I used a new pad. I worked a out a 3fx3ft area area at a time vertical then horizontal criss cross pattern. Removal was easy via buffing with the towel's short nap side, then polish using longer nap. When a section was completed, I followed up with a few mists of sealer, then wiped it in using horizontal strokes, then light buff out on clean microfiber towel.
Overall, I am very pleased. Paint looks show room new; mica pops through paint. No swirl-marks, light scratches removed. I used two wax pads on roof and hood area, one for bed/back, and two for sides, and 20 microfiber towels.
What looks like smudges are actually the mica in the black paint reflecting the sunlight as it filters through the trees!
There was a time in my life when I'd strictly uses a four step process to detail my cars/trucks, but age and a spinal issues rule that out now. To simplify the process, I chose 3D Speed to use with my Presna Turbine polisher and Chemical Guys Orange Hex detail pads, a stack of microfiber towels, and 3D Bead It Up as a post-polish sealer. 407 advertises 3D Speed as a scratch remover, polish, and wax which was appealing to me trying to shorten steps and get great results. On a crew cab 1500, I used about 2/3 of a bottle. Pre-prep included a pressure wash rinse, foam bath, hand mop, them rinse and dry. I was very careful about feeling the surface as I dried the truck, removing anything that was gritty or stuck to the paint.
Application started with a single mist of pad conditioner to the wax pad, then 5 dime sized dots of 3D. I only applied the conditioner the first time I used a new pad. I worked a out a 3fx3ft area area at a time vertical then horizontal criss cross pattern. Removal was easy via buffing with the towel's short nap side, then polish using longer nap. When a section was completed, I followed up with a few mists of sealer, then wiped it in using horizontal strokes, then light buff out on clean microfiber towel.
Overall, I am very pleased. Paint looks show room new; mica pops through paint. No swirl-marks, light scratches removed. I used two wax pads on roof and hood area, one for bed/back, and two for sides, and 20 microfiber towels.
What looks like smudges are actually the mica in the black paint reflecting the sunlight as it filters through the trees!
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