Ford F150 Clear Coat Correction
Flex Orbital & Dewalt DW849 Rotary machines
Flex is the smaller black & red machine,
the Dewalt is the larger yellow one
hood & roof = rotary to compound + rotary to polish
the rest of the truck = orbital to compound + rotary to polish
Meguiars M105 Ultra Cut Compound - Orange pads
Meguiars M205 Ultra Finishing Polish - Blue pads
Einszett 1Z Glanz Wax
Black Jack Black Again
Black Magic Tire Wet Gel
1. johnny clay barring the roof
2. taping & all prep work done. johnny gets me a fresh 6.5" orange pad & places it on the windshield for me to use for compounding.
3. 3M 3/4" lime green masking tape is still the best
all black plastic moldings & quarter panel decals & a few badges were tapped up
4. sunroof & other roof trim tapped up
5. Compounding with the Flex Orbital
for all compounding & polishing i prep each pad with usually 1 but sometimes 2 pulls of the trigger on the water bottle. 2 spritzes but never 3. 3 would make the pad too wet & cause extra splattering of the products.
before use i wash each pad in cold water then put the pad back on & spin either machine on the maximum speed level to dry out the pad.
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Polishing with the Dewalt DW849 Rotary
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14. before bottom of the door
15. after bottom of the door
16. before top of the door
17. 50/50
18. after top of the door
Compounding the hood with the Dewalt DW849 Rotary
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Polishing the hood with the Dewalt DW849 Rotary
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31.hood after correction
working on the roof with the Dewalt DW849 Rotary
orange pad is for compounding. blue pad is for polishing
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some more hood shots.
before correction
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after correction
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54. clear coat inspected under 1700 total watts of halogen lighting
Black Again applied to all textured plastic moldings
55. 50/50 shot of a fender molding
56. 50/50 shot of a wiper cowel section on the passenger side of the truck
FINAL PICS OF THE COMPLETED F150
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sun shot on the fender
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sun shot on the hood
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63.roof
64.hood
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thanks to all of you that made it from start to end of this post.
the weather is nice & we are having a blast here at Big "A" Detailing.
now, how many of you were wondering how i got the truck down the driveway & into the shop. i told yall, everything fits here LOL!
-Andrew
proud owner of Big "A" Detailing, slave to the shop & loving every minute of it!
Flex Orbital & Dewalt DW849 Rotary machines
Flex is the smaller black & red machine,
the Dewalt is the larger yellow one
hood & roof = rotary to compound + rotary to polish
the rest of the truck = orbital to compound + rotary to polish
Meguiars M105 Ultra Cut Compound - Orange pads
Meguiars M205 Ultra Finishing Polish - Blue pads
Einszett 1Z Glanz Wax
Black Jack Black Again
Black Magic Tire Wet Gel
1. johnny clay barring the roof
2. taping & all prep work done. johnny gets me a fresh 6.5" orange pad & places it on the windshield for me to use for compounding.
3. 3M 3/4" lime green masking tape is still the best
all black plastic moldings & quarter panel decals & a few badges were tapped up
4. sunroof & other roof trim tapped up
5. Compounding with the Flex Orbital
for all compounding & polishing i prep each pad with usually 1 but sometimes 2 pulls of the trigger on the water bottle. 2 spritzes but never 3. 3 would make the pad too wet & cause extra splattering of the products.
before use i wash each pad in cold water then put the pad back on & spin either machine on the maximum speed level to dry out the pad.
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11.
Polishing with the Dewalt DW849 Rotary
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14. before bottom of the door
15. after bottom of the door
16. before top of the door
17. 50/50
18. after top of the door
Compounding the hood with the Dewalt DW849 Rotary
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Polishing the hood with the Dewalt DW849 Rotary
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31.hood after correction
working on the roof with the Dewalt DW849 Rotary
orange pad is for compounding. blue pad is for polishing
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48.
some more hood shots.
before correction
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50.
51.
after correction
52.
53.
54. clear coat inspected under 1700 total watts of halogen lighting
Black Again applied to all textured plastic moldings
55. 50/50 shot of a fender molding
56. 50/50 shot of a wiper cowel section on the passenger side of the truck
FINAL PICS OF THE COMPLETED F150
57.
58.
59.
60.
sun shot on the fender
61.
sun shot on the hood
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63.roof
64.hood
65.
66.
67.
thanks to all of you that made it from start to end of this post.
the weather is nice & we are having a blast here at Big "A" Detailing.
now, how many of you were wondering how i got the truck down the driveway & into the shop. i told yall, everything fits here LOL!
-Andrew
proud owner of Big "A" Detailing, slave to the shop & loving every minute of it!
