Start with a very mild compound. You can always get a little more aggressive if you need to. No sense in making more work for yourself.First and last black vehicle for me. Time to fix the factory paint.
I got some of the Meguiar's ultimate products to try. going to practice in the bed first. Sitting out in the grime for over a month before delivery is not good for a black vehicle. Washing and wax just can't hide everything.
It took about 4 hours for it to get to stage 3 (80%), then another 3 to get to 100%, then was on 5 (then presumably skip 6, which is reconditioning). This morning it was on stage 7, the "float" maintenance. So I guess it's good to go.I'm a good little forum member and @AzScorpion will be pleased that I follow what he says (and others too, I'm not that brainwashed ... yet!) and I got this today:
Lots of extensions to make it out of the garage, especially during winter. Turns out I didn't need the extra battery connector, it comes with a fused one, but I can use this on my kayak pump's motorcycle battery.
Here's that silicone bumper if anyone's curious. It's sticky as you can see from bed crumbs and it certainly won't slide off anything easily. Plus I suppose it's a tiny bit of drop protection (not that I ever drop anything). =p
Thank God for Redline hood struts and easy-to-open battery clamps - my damper-weakened arms appreciate it.
And my battery's low, I'm curious how long to a full charge ... now to read the manual (derr, after hooking it up? well I did glance at it before plugging it in). No need to have Soupie boil over!
I feel ya man! I feel the same about my Mustang. My first and LAST black vehicle.First and last black vehicle for me. Time to fix the factory paint.
Yeah I think Ford missed the mark on the LED delete only giving a $500 credit, that's a joke. You can't even buy aftermarket LED's for $500. At that point I rather have a XLT as I don't care about the leather seats and don't like the Lariat gauges
Agreed. When the news first broke of the delete, my dealer said they would take care of it so it would be part of the original price. I think even bigger, though, is that when I looked at my window sticker with the delete on it after looking at more than a dozen other dealer stock Lariat window stickers with them same build week as me that did not have the LEDs deleted, I felt betrayed by Ford. It’s not that they don’t have them, they just didn’t allocate them to retail orders. It has soured the entire customer experience from a corporate perspective for me. So when asked the question ‘How likeLy are you to recommend Ford?’ Or ‘Ford is a brand you can trust’, they will get very negative scores from me.
Does that bottle jack fit behind the seat?Bottle jack and some new straps.
Better question, does the bottle of jack fit in the hand?
