JLs Detailing: Dually 3500

Well the owner of this truck runs a carpet installation business. He mostly does commercial stuff but was doing the house across the street as a favor for the renovator. Well he saw me detailing a car and came over to inquire about having his truck done. He brought it about a week later and you could tell it was a work truck. Since he does mostly commercial properties he is usually driving around on freshly paved parking lots and there was a ton of tar on this thing...and yep its white! While working on it I also came across a lot of other sticky substances which I later found out was a glue that they use when laying carpet. I tried a bunch of products on this stuff and only found one thing that worked and it worked like a champ. I'll get into what I used a little later. Well here's what was up for the day on this land yacht!

Tires/Wheels/Wells: Man these things were dirty and the wheel wells were the absolute worst I have done. The tires got MS Super Green Stuff from a handheld pressurized sprayer and a black Shmitt. The wheels got Megs Wheel Brightener with an EZ Detail and a Black Magic (bent at 90 degrees) brush. The wheels were chrome so I knew I could make them shine again. I used a foam finger pocket on the wheel faces. The wheel wells got CGs Bugger and Tar Strong Wash diluted at 3:1 in a Solo 418 Sprayer and a black Shmitt. As good as MS SGS stuff is I needed a real tar remover for these wells. The tires were dressed first with a base coat of Megs Hyper Dressing @ 3:1 and then got a coat of Optimum Tire Shine. Both were applied to a CGs Tire Applicator and applied to the tire. The wells were dressed with my combo of Majestic Solutions Mr. Natural and Megs All Season Dressing.

Engine: I rinsed the engine, sprayed it with MS SGS, agitated, rinsed, sprayed a healthy coat of Megs HD @ 3:1 and cranked the engine and let it run for about 20 minutes like I always do and the results were as good as always.

Wash: First though the bugs got CGs Bug and Tar Strong Wash @3:1 in a 418 sprayer and a MS bug sponge. The CGs strong wash is by far the best cleaner for bugs, road grime, and tar that I have seen, and after what it did for the wheel wells the rest of the truck was no match for it. The door jambs got a mixture of CGs Green Clean and MS SGS with my Swissvax brush. After hooking up to the CR Spotless system the truck got a quick rinse including the door jambs. I pre-treated the entire truck and running boards with MS SGS. I then foamed the car with my foam cannon and 2 oz of CGs Citrus Wash Clear and 1 oz of CGs Strong Wash. There would be no trace of anything left behind when the wash was done, well at least thats what I thought. I used a rinse bucket with a grit guard, and I proceeded to wash with my boars hair brush. After the wash the car was rinsed and ready for claying. I saw the glue marks were still there but figured the clay would knock it out.

Clay: Well I used the Bilt Hamber Regular Clay, because as you know I love this stuff and not having to have a dedicated clay lube is great. Well after claying the glue spots were still there and there were a lot of them. I tried using some of the Megs clay that I had and it didn't phase it either. I figured it was time to back up and punt.

Glue/Adhesive Removal: Well I went through a bunch of my products like the SGS, CGs Strong Wash, and some other stuff when I stumbled onto a brand new bottle of Malco A&L Cosmoline Remover. I had bought this from Majestic Solutions when I was looking for a Body Solvent and the owner recommended this to me. Well it had made its way to the back of my cabinet and was almost forgotten. I figured it was worth a shot since Malco's description is: "Solvent-based transit coating remover effectively removes cosmoline and petroleum-based coatings. It is easy to use and will not soften, dull or discolor finishes. Safe to use on any painted surface." Well I sprayed some on the first glue/adhesive spot and wiped it right off with a MF. I was amazed at this stuff! Well I got all the spots off and re-rinsed the truck before moving on.

Dried: Used my leaf blower to dry even though I had used the CR because I wanted to move on to polishing as soon as I could while the sun was not directly on the truck. Needed to do this because I wasn't going to be able to get the truck inside my garage. Finished up the drying with a CGs Miracle Towel MF.

Trim: All trim got Stoners Trim Shine and an Obsessive Detail Plush MF.

Glass: Glass inside and out got Stoner's Invisible Glass. Applied with a glass MF and removed with a WW MF.

Interior: Like I said this is a work truck adn you could tell it from the interior. No carpet which was a break! Funny, a carpet man doesn't have carpet in his truck. Anyway I cleaned everything with the CGs Green Clean and MS SGS combo from my sprayer. Used the Plush MFs that I got from Justin at Obsessive Detail. Justin gets my MF business now and with the start of the ragshack by him I'm going to be a regular! After the cleaning I dressed all the plastic with CGs Silk Shine and a MF mitt. I then dressed the floor with DG Tire and Mat dressing.

Leather: The leather was cleaned with the CGs Green Clean and then conditioned with CGs Leather Conditioner.

Paint: The truck was white so it was going to be my Duragloss Treatment. Nothing looks better on white and it didn't let me down. I applied the DG 501 with my Metabo and a 5.25" white 3M polishing pad. Man the DG 501 deep cleaned the paint as most of the pads were grayish black when I finished and after all the previous cleaning that makes the power of 501 even more impressive. I buffed it off with Obsessive Detail's Ultra Premium MFs. These MFs are the best for buffing off polish.

LSP: I went with my DG 601 bonding agent followed up with the DG 105. It was applied via a CGs Stage 3 applicator and buffed off with more of the OD's Ultra Premium MFs. After about an hour a final wipedown with DG Aquawax was done with the new Rubbish Boys Super Plush Detailing MF. This MF is soooo thick and plush. I usually use a Cookie Monster MF for this final wipedown but the Super Plush MF from Ben has displaced that as my go to now.

Well when the owner came to pick it up he was thrilled. He was so happy that he booked me to take care of the truck every 2 weeks! He was so impressed that he also booked me to do his 20 foot enclosed trailer as well. I did that the next week and that was a job but turned out very very well. All in all a great client pick up for me. Well here are the before and afters:

 

Man JL, you have been a detailing machine lately. Great job again. Is this your couple weeks off time.

 

Nice job! Don't you just love working on big trucks like that?

 

Great turn around JL! :applause: :worship2:

I hear ya about not being able to fit that in your garage. :yikes: Lots of space between the front and rear bumpers.

Thanks for sharing with us. :thumb:

 

Awesome job JL. Best of work.

 

And a longbox too :giggle:



Good job as always :thumb:

 

JL buddy that looks stinkin awesome!! Nice recovery and glad you get his business!

 

Looks sweet JL,glad to see your keeping busy

 

JL, you have to stop teasing me with all of your details lately man i can't handle it anymore. Seriously though man I love your write ups and you most definitely resurrected that beat up truck!! :worship2:

 

Yeah man I've been very busy and been frantically trying to get people scheduled. I have a couple of clients that I really need to call and set something up as its time again but before I can someone else calls and gets the open date. I just finished up my long break and have another one just around the corner so I'll have plenty of time to detail.

Thanks 911. Yeah man big ol' trucks gotta love 'em. Really even though there is a lot of real estate, its flat real estate for the most part so its not that bad.

Thanks DLR. I've done 3 duallies and those are the only ones I can't get into my garage.

Thanks yukon!

Thanks and yes it was a land yacht, but to pull his 20' trailer and everything he needs it really a necessity to be so large. Oh and the thing will flat out fly too.

Thanks bro, most don't realize that for guys like you and me this is sort of our Porsches. We don't get that many exotics we get BIG!

Oh yeah busy on big trucks. I look forward to a car again!

 

Oh yeah busy on big trucks. I look forward to a car again![/QUOTE]i know what you mean about the big trucks..this weekend warior once did three SUV's then went on to retirement ..lol

 

JL that's one helluva good job on that great big dually. I can totally see why he hired you on for every other week plus the trailer - looks amazing!

Bought some Meg's HD and some Majestic SGS this afternoon on the strength of your recommendations. They were out of Meg's 151, so hopefully I'll be able to pick some up at one of the auto body supply stores in Raleigh this week. The fleet of white BMWs starts for me on Saturday!

 

Looks amazing JL! I'm glad to hear you picked up another regular, hehe.

 

Looks great :applause:
the wheels and tires look brand new!

 

i know what you mean about the big trucks..this weekend warior once did three SUV's then went on to retirement ..lol[/QUOTE]

3 SUVs in a weekend is tough joe! I don't think I could take that on as I hate interiors and SUVs have so much interior to do. My hat's off to you on that and can see how it could push you to retirement, LOL.

Thanks man. Glad to see you picked up two of my favorites! Your engine details will be the best with those two in your arsenal. So you start this weekend on the BMWs? Keep me posted on how they are going.

Thanks Denzil, and he's a good customer too!

 

Looks great JL. The rear wheel actually looks deeper in the cleaned shot. That was one dirty tryck. I dont guess there's much you can do with the front wheels on a dually but those arent my cup of tea.

I love that MS Super Green Stuff.

 

Congrats on the new customer JL and well done once again....terrific job :thumb:

 

More great work JL, love the before and after of the wheels. :applause2:

 

JL..fantastic job! The paint looks amazing and so do the wheels..they didn't even look like the same..no wonder you picked up a new client: you deserve it...congrats!

 

What can I say that hasn't been said already. Another fantastic write and and deatail. I quess I need CG's Strong wash...:thumb: