What did you do to your NNBS GMT900 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

[DaRosa218]

This is gonna sound dumb but i dont give a ****....When you say machine polish are you using an actual machine/buffer or doing it by hand. I am always skeptical when it comes to putting a buffer or something gritty on my paint, ive seen it a done million times, I understand how it works but im just f'in scared....lol

And on the steam cleaning.....i dont know if you've done it before but id be careful doing that to the headliner....you know how they always used to fall, foam separating from backing and material....i would think all that heat/water would break it down faster causing 'premature droop'.....

Thanks @DaRosa218 your burban looks good but i still cant believe your dropping it.....lol....kidding looks good....paint really shines and i really like the color...you and @07Burb are the same color right? Always liked red but black is my goto color....i shocked myself when i had my buddy spray my bike gray....lol

I use a random orbital buffer from groits , I very rarely wax or polish by hand unless it's just a maintenance wax job.

I used to work auto body and detailing shop when I was in high school so things like this don't scare me at all as I've cut and buffed paint on anything from corvettes to Ferrari's. It's all about technique and knowing your pads and wax/polishes/abrasives.

For steam cleaning, I've done it a thousand times on vehicles. The older glues and adhesives were a problem, the headliners now of days really isn't for applying heat and causing sagging with the setting and machine that I use.

Hopefully she'll be lowered soon, just need to get a few more things and have a weekend off to actually do it. I've had a lot of neigh sayers about me "De-Z71'ing" my Suburban but in the end it's mine and I'll build it to my liking

Here's she is finally polished up and the buffer as well as the steam cleaner I use.

Steam Cleaner- http://m.kohls.com/product/prd-2016...gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CJ6J1oTK_tICFYl5YgodTQcOgw

Buffer- https://www.griotsgarage.com/produc...m+orbital.do?sortby=ourPicks&refType=&from=fn

 

[07Burb]

This may be true with the stock muffler but I guarantee you that it tones it down with the Lil short straight through design muffler that now resides under the Burb... Lol

This is pretty much identical to the one on there now...View attachment 78030
It is a single baffle flow through design I guess it might be considered a 2 chamber muffler but there is no fiberglass to quieten it down.

I can't speak for whatever muffler you're running. I'm currently running a Magnaflow 12859 and the resonator did nothing on or off

 

[Fosscore]

Hopefully she'll be lowered soon, just need to get a few more things and have a weekend off to actually do it. I've had a lot of neigh sayers about me "De-Z71'ing" my Suburban but in the end it's mine and I'll build it to my liking

That's right end of the day it is your truck. You started to get it ready to go down, then stopped as someone said no to the Z71 going down and now you look to be well on your way. Look forward to it. Would like to see my Suburban down a few inches too....

 

[Drok]

Wish it was black though.....oh well, at least that ugly stock thing is going away.

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Send it out to get ceracoted or get a can of duracoat and do it your self

 

[Drok]

Same here darosea i still work at detailing at a chevy dealer. I do it all day so i dont want to do my own tahoe haha.

Just dont use a wool pad unless you have experience with buffing you can really mess things up.

 

[Drok]

Id like to get the slp res delete but im afraid itd make it too loud haha

 

[07Burb]

Hopefully she'll be lowered soon, just need to get a few more things and have a weekend off to actually do it. I've had a lot of neigh sayers about me "De-Z71'ing" my Suburban but in the end it's mine and I'll build it to my liking

That's right end of the day it is your truck. You started to get it ready to go down, then stopped as someone said no to the Z71 going down and now you look to be well on your way. Look forward to it. Would like to see my Suburban down a few inches too....

I like the sound of this! At one time you were sticking to your guns on staying stock with this one but look at you talking about going lower

 

[07Burb]

Id like to get the slp res delete but im afraid itd make it too loud haha

again....taking off the resonator and putting on the SLP kit makes 0 difference in how your vehicle will sound. I know there's a myth out there that it does but it 100% does not

 

[kbuskill]

Perhaps someone should tell GM this ^^^^^^°.... That way they could save the time, effort and money by not putting it on... Lol

 

[PG01]

Step one of my evil plan arrived the other day......

Step 2 arrived today....

I think she's grinning.......

Only 5,280 steps left in the plan to to make her an evil *****.........

 

[Fosscore]

Step one of my evil plan arrived the other day......View attachment 78050

Step 2 arrived today....
View attachment 78052
I think she's grinning.......
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Only 5,280 steps left in the plan to to make her an evil *****.........

Winning.

Or actually 6076.1 steps because we know it is never complete...

 

[PG01]

Winning.

Or actually 6076.1 steps because we know it is never complete...

Thank you.

That is because you live in Fl near the water, and you are right, it is never complete.....

 

[DaRosa218]

Doing some work for my Brothers truck today. Blocking and wet sanding the poor paint on the roof then going to re-spray some clear. This thing is a beast though! It was once my truck and built the engine. It has the 5.9L 360 punched out to a 408 with a Hughes cam and a bunch of other goodies.

 

[07Burb]

View attachment 78059 View attachment 78060 View attachment 78061 Doing some work for my Brothers truck today. Blocking and wet sanding the poor paint on the roof then going to re-spray some clear. This thing is a beast though! It was once my truck and built the engine. It has the 5.9L 360 punched out to a 408 with a Hughes cam and a bunch of other goodies.

I need you to give the paint on my 87 some attention

 

[05Single]

View attachment 78059 View attachment 78060 View attachment 78061 Doing some work for my Brothers truck today. Blocking and wet sanding the poor paint on the roof then going to re-spray some clear. This thing is a beast though! It was once my truck and built the engine. It has the 5.9L 360 punched out to a 408 with a Hughes cam and a bunch of other goodies.

You and your brother have good taste. 2ND gen is my favorite ram body style.that thing looks badass. 360s were tough blocks.
I've always wanted a slammed sst or pace truck in that gen.

 

[Drok]

again....taking off the resonator and putting on the SLP kit makes 0 difference in how your vehicle will sound. I know there's a myth out there that it does but it 100% does not

Oh i know on a factory muffler but i have a black widow muffler and its pretty hollow haha.

 

[07Burb]

I'm not running a factory muffler but go ahead and continue believing in the myth about the resonator

I wish I knew why no one believes me when I state these things. lol

 

[Drok]

Lol cause i be scared to cut it off

Sound is a personal preference, what's quite to one is loud to another haha

 

[DaRosa218]

You and your brother have good taste. 2ND gen is my favorite ram body style.that thing looks badass. 360s were tough blocks.
I've always wanted a slammed sst or pace truck in that gen.

Same here, I loved that damn truck, especially the black. Got her all nice and glossed up again for him

 

[DaRosa218]

I need you to give the paint on my 87 some attention

Come on over!