maxepr1@gmail.com Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Seems like all I've been doing the last few weeks is Big Boy Toys(pickups)! Lots of climbing and reaching, and tons of acreage! First up is a Ford F250, tons of not so seen mods(tuner, in dash laser radar, 45gal extra diesel tank, exhaust, turbo work). Owner has ONR'd it from birth. I Opti-Sealed it when he bought it and it's used mainly for towing a camper and stored inside a climate controlled building. Still beads like I just sealed it and it's still defect free! Not much to see so I took no befores. Owner wanted a 1 step but I talked him out of it. Save him some $$$. ONR wash Sonax FE wheels 303 on the wells Opti-Seal Wolfs Trim sealer Next '02 Avalanche. This is a referral from another customer of mine. The customer wanted a full correction and the "Tiger Trim" fixed. But the amount of work required to prep and fix the trim would eat into the full correction and the budget. So we settled on a 1 stepper and fix the trim. I always add 2-3 hours extra just for these Avalanche's. This one didn't disappoint. Spent almost 2 hours and 32 oz. of OPC at 2:1 strength cleaning all of it. Another hour applying the sealer. Got about 50% correction on the paint. It sees nothing but tunnel washes weekly so a full correction would be foolish unless Opti-Coat is applied. Interior wasn't touched. Dawn wash 3x's OPC 2:1 lots, trim, wells, tires Clayed with CM Flex 3401 OPT cutting MF pad and OPT HP Flex 3401 OPT Polishing MF pad D301 303 on the wells VRT on the tires Trim Restorer=Secret After a few weeks I'll revisit the owner and reapply sealer if need be and ONR the truck 1 more time. The bed cover is one of the worst I've seen, so I'm sure it will need more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfections Detail Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Sweet job on both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetlevw72 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Nice job on both, man! Yeah, that plastic trim can be a blessing and a curse. I have quite a bit of it on my Vue. It's great in the sense that it resists rocks and rouge shopping carts and it is easy to clean but bad in the sense that it does fade easily. Out of all of the products I've used on it I find Opti-Bond and Meg's Vinyl & Plastic Spray to work the best. The nod would go to Opti-Bond for durability though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxepr1@gmail.com Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 Nice job on both, man! Yeah, that plastic trim can be a blessing and a curse. I have quite a bit of it on my Vue. It's great in the sense that it resists rocks and rouge shopping carts and it is easy to clean but bad in the sense that it does fade easily. Out of all of the products I've used on it I find Opti-Bond and Meg's Vinyl & Plastic Spray to work the best. The nod would go to Opti-Bond for durability though I have used Opti-Bond, and yes it does look good but only lasts a few weeks at best. This stuff I'm using last for supposedly years. I been using it for a year now and the first truck I did still looks the same. Looks wet but it's completely dry. No greasy oily feel. And water beads like crazy on it. Sweet job on both Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxepr1@gmail.com Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 Great work. I like the avalanche especially...looks just like its supposed to. Thanks Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Love the F-250. I'm a little prejudice though. I have a 09 white w/gold trim F-250 crew cab 4x4 6.0. Went with OC a year ago and it makes a great billboard to show customers the advantage of OC/OG. I know you must be proud of all the work done on the plastic of the Avalanche. You can tell us the secret. We promise we won't tell anyone. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigltc Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Enjoyable post! Great work on both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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