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Is anyone else here really into detailing/cleaning their truck?
I'm totally in this camp! Ever since 1973!I know many people feel trucks are meant to get used and dirty, which I totally get. However I've always been fanatical about keeping my vehicles clean and I thoroughly enjoy it too. For me I just love getting up early on Saturday morning and washing the car by hand and adding some polish/wax to it. Is anyone else here that weird?
I do but don't have much time. Before I had kids I was detailing and cleaning my vehicles all the time. With that said I just finished washing and waxing my wife's Bronco Sport and my Maverick!
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My Maverick is a week old but it handles loads of manure nicely. Plenty of cat and raccoon prints.I know many people feel trucks are meant to get used and dirty, which I totally get. However I've always been fanatical about keeping my vehicles clean and I thoroughly enjoy it too. For me I just love getting up early on Saturday morning and washing the car by hand and adding some polish/wax to it. Is anyone else here that weird?
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RE: Caulk bed seam - I have a black SIBL so I used black 3M automotive grade seam caulk. I used a dental pick to clean the debris out, and a vacuum to pick it up as I went. I cleaned the area with rubbing alcohol, then applied the caulk using an ordinary painter's caulk gun. It looks so much better than the open seam where you could see the ground under the truck. What was Ford thinking?
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Into detailing? Not at all. That’s why I got Cactus Gray. One of the least labor intensive colors that looks clean even when it isn‘t. I keep mine looking decent but not obsessed with it. Those that opt for black or any other dark color, and it is always kept looking nice, have my respect. By the time you get done drying the second side of a black car, the first side is already showing dust.
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I've been detailing cars since I was 14 doing the neighbors cars. I'm 56 now restoring cars. My cars have to look good. Always.
Forget a clean Maverick. Let's talk about that Xtreme in the profile pic. Had a 2000 Xtreme extended cab step-side in red. Best mini truck hands down!!! You could take a curve fast holding the steering wheel with one finger with hardly any body roll. Literally couldn't go anywhere without someone stopping to ask about it. Those were the days (young and dumb and plenty of money(before a wife and kids)). So many stories of getting pulled over in that truck. Been looking for one to buy but all I can find are ones that have been badly abused.
yeah,I was into EL Camino's until my last one (#5 1986) got stolen.So,I bought an Extreme and have been buying beaters and restoring them-they sell pretty good-I am on #6 now(nice body,needs head gasket) and yes,they go around corners like a Corvette
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Yes, I like to keep my vehicles clean and detailed. I like to be able to say my wife never drives a filthy vehicle. I keep the paint, the plastics, the cloth and the leather clean. Once you do the initial deep prep, clean and detailing, it takes about 30-45 minutes to keep it going. I like the new relatively new sprays. They work well with less elbow grease.
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Wifey and I have a deal, I never do dishes or laundry…
She never worries about anything on her car like: wash, wax, oil changes, tires, maintenance, Navi updates… and yes she drives it like she stole it
And we are both happy with the arrangement!
She never worries about anything on her car like: wash, wax, oil changes, tires, maintenance, Navi updates… and yes she drives it like she stole it
And we are both happy with the arrangement!
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