JLs Detailing: Dually 3500

[JLs Detailing]

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: