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.
Fantastic tunaround on the Avalanche!! They can be a pain to detail. Good job on the f250 as well. Nice work all the way around.
great work...i've never dealt with the "tiger trim" before...are there special steps needed to correct that, other than applying trim dressing?
Dre, there are several cars out there that have/had this type of cladding. They all fade. The big thing with correcting it is finding something that last's. I don't use trim dressing at all. The stuff I've been testing the last year or so is a semi-permanent coating. It looks like it's wet, but it's completely dry to the touch. And it looks just like the day it was put on after a year. I started using it a year ago so I still see the first one I've done. Manufacturer says 2 years or more. The key to correction is prep. The surface must be completely clean. I spent almost 2 hours just scrubbing the cladding alone.
That's interesting...the trim looks good, but I thought that all the Avalanches had BLACK trim, they offer grey as well? Beautiful work!
thanks, i'll look into something like that. Friend of mine said his Father in law's trailblazer plastic is all faded out, probably a similar material to the avalanche
Thanks I can't say I have ever saw black trim. GM, Volvo, Nissan, and I think Toyota all use this same trim, its Grey this color. The sealer I use is clear not colored/dye. Dre, the Trailblazer is the same as this.
