pa-fatboy
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- Rich
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- 2019 Ford Ranger, 2016 Mustang GT Premium, 1966 Mustang Convertible C Code, 2019 Ford Fusion, 2005 Ford Focus ST
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I have had my Ranger for 11 months and 6,000 miles. After the initial detail I did after receiving my Ranger, it’s been car washes or a quick foam cannon wash at home. It takes me a while to detail anymore and I usually need help finishing up due to some health issues. It took me 4 days and one daughter to complete this one! Great time in the garage with her, as always!
I used my Foam Cannon with Honey Dew Shampoo to start the wash. I finished that up with a two bucket hand wash. We followed that up with my version of claying using Claying Disc’s attached to my Porter Cable polisher and a Clay Lubricant.
I did use an led flashlight to look for imperfections in the paint. As I said, I went through my local car wash several times, I expected to find some swirls in the paint. I did find 4 scratches and chips that I will need to fill in soon. I didn’t find any swirls, so I moved onto the paint sealant without using a swirl remover or gloss. If I can remove a step, I will these days.
I finished her with Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant. This is supposed to last a little while. Supposedly it’s longer lasting than wax at 5-6 months. I have used this before and it is currently one of my top two sealants. The other is Chemical Guys Jet Seal. I’ve had good luck with both.
I used Griot’s Vinyl and Rubber Dressing over all the exterior trim. For the glass, I had 4-5 choices. Honestly I just grabbed one and it worked well enough.
I did have a ceramic coating available in my arsenal. It’s McKee’s 37. I didn’t use it as I noticed Autogeek.net stopped selling it, McKee’s web site is selling it, but it looks like a back shelf item on their site. To add to that, I figured out that it must be 6 years old... to sketchy for me to work with.
im happy with the outcome. Now it’s on to my wife car. It’s black.
I used my Foam Cannon with Honey Dew Shampoo to start the wash. I finished that up with a two bucket hand wash. We followed that up with my version of claying using Claying Disc’s attached to my Porter Cable polisher and a Clay Lubricant.
I did use an led flashlight to look for imperfections in the paint. As I said, I went through my local car wash several times, I expected to find some swirls in the paint. I did find 4 scratches and chips that I will need to fill in soon. I didn’t find any swirls, so I moved onto the paint sealant without using a swirl remover or gloss. If I can remove a step, I will these days.
I finished her with Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant. This is supposed to last a little while. Supposedly it’s longer lasting than wax at 5-6 months. I have used this before and it is currently one of my top two sealants. The other is Chemical Guys Jet Seal. I’ve had good luck with both.
I used Griot’s Vinyl and Rubber Dressing over all the exterior trim. For the glass, I had 4-5 choices. Honestly I just grabbed one and it worked well enough.
I did have a ceramic coating available in my arsenal. It’s McKee’s 37. I didn’t use it as I noticed Autogeek.net stopped selling it, McKee’s web site is selling it, but it looks like a back shelf item on their site. To add to that, I figured out that it must be 6 years old... to sketchy for me to work with.
im happy with the outcome. Now it’s on to my wife car. It’s black.
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