Recent content by Mrclean81
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Black Burb Needs product recommendations...
Check out www.poorboysworld.com I use their polishes and waxes religiously on dark vehicals and have had nothing but outstanding results. If your looking to remove swirls and things like that, I would definatly recommend them. -
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Tahoe Reconditioning Project
Im not sure of the true cutting abilities of Ultimate Compound but I know a few guys who use it and really like the way it finishes down. Megs makes some good products so Im sure it cuts decent. What pads do you have or use with the DA? Im gonna base this off of Lake Country pads just as a... -
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Tahoe Reconditioning Project
It wouldnt be any harder to sand and buff, but dark colors like that show swirl marks like crazy. Swirls arent too hard to remove if you have the right stuff though. If your going to be using a rotary machine, your gonna fight the swirls alot more than you would with a DA polisher. Downside to a... -
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Tahoe Reconditioning Project
Wetsanding greatly helps in leveling the paint and smoothing out any defects or orange peel. In this case, it was to remove the deep scratches put in it from smashing through God knows what. I also do all the touch ups on rock chips and deep scratches before I sand, that way they are smoothed... -
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Tahoe Reconditioning Project
I used some very strong degreaser called Hot Stuff from Car Brite and a 2000 psi steam washer. Every one of these Border Patrol trucks are horrid under the hood. On any other vehical Ive ever done (1000s) Hot Stuff has cut every last speck of dirt, grease, oil, etc off with no prob. Im washing... -
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Tahoe Reconditioning Project
What I use on everything other than seats and carpet is a dry foam call Xtra Duty from Car Brite. VERY good stuff, similar to Tuff Stuff or Blue Coral but twice as strong. For seats and carpet, I personally use a heated extractor but there are alot of differant ways of doing it. Foam is a good... -
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Tahoe Reconditioning Project
This is my first post here, outside of the intro forum. Im a professional detailer and figured I would post up a project Border Patrol Tahoe that I eventually bought for myself. I had close to 40 hours total in this truck. ---------- Post added at 01:53 AM ---------- Previous... -
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New Guy
Sorry for the slow reply. Heres a few shots after I got done with the reconditioning. 37 hours total to bring it back to life after the Border Patrol destroyed it. These were actually taken before I purchased it for myself.- Mrclean81
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New Guy
Just joined and wanted to say hello. Im a professional detailer from Southern Illinios specializing in Resto-Details and full Reconditioning Projects. I just bought a 2001 Z71 Tahoe that was a former Border Patrol truck. Its definatly a project and figured this would be a good spot to get some...- Mrclean81
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