Time for waxing

posted @ Monday, July 2, 2007

Well its been nearly three years since the truck was painted and I finally took the time to clean and wax the truck. The paint had gotten fairly dull and water no longer bead on the surface. So Sunday was spent administering some tlc to the truck. After washing and drying the truck, the first stage was begun. Using McGuire's three stage system, I started off with the stage one cleaner. This was the most physically demanding process as it took a lot of work to get the paint cleaned since it had been so long since the paint had been cared for. Once the cleaning stage was complete, I took a break to let the paint "breath".

Then came stage two, the polish. This was a little easier than the cleaner, but still a lot of work. As I got the end of stage two, the paint was really looking deep and full of luster. It had not looked like this since it was 'new'. The effort was really paying off. Especially the top of the service body compartments where the metal is flat and smooth. The reflection was amazing.

Now it was time for stage three, the wax. This was the easiest step since I was able to leave the wax on to 'dry' to a haze before rubbing it down. The microfiber cloth really brought out the shine and smoothed the finish out like glass.

After a full day, the results were fabulous. It was a tremendous amount of work and I'm paying the price today as nearly every muscle is sore and worn out, but it was definitely worth it. But next time I think I'll wait for cooler weather before doing this again.

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