Grey Ghost's Detail Day 1 - Wheels, Wheel Wells, Engine bay

[Grey Ghost]

Im very excited to show you guys today's accomplishment:biggrin:

This day covered the Wheels, Wheel wells, and engine bay.

Camera used is a Nikon D40. The images i used are in a JPEG format because i really dont want to edit 30+ pics.

Even tho im a detailer who makes some money doing so, i still dont have the tools that i want to call myself a "professional" but i just like to have that mindset anyway, it never hurts to believe/make-believe lol.

My tools that i used was a stiff bristle brush for the wheel wells and tires ONLY, a paint brush, and a dedicated old rag.
My cleaner(s) was Meguair's Hyper-wash in a bucket with all my tools, and a spray bottle of Meg's Super Degreaser diluted 4:1

I dont have pics of what i used but im sure you guys can make do until the end of Day 3 when im somewhat rested.

Heres the truck in its current state.

headlights starting to dull and cloud

Dirty dirty

S'more dirt....

Ewww....

I rubbed my finger and it still isnt clean...

What do you expect from a daily driver?

One neglected K&N filter...

With the wheel off you can REALLY see the dirt and grime

Theres 3 more of these....

Onto the washing.....

Meg's Super Degreaser doing its job on this Kumho Ecsta

Now for the afters.....

Letting the secret "Juice" soak itself in

So Juicy!!!

 

[Grey Ghost]

More juicy-ness

I want people to know whats keepin me on the straight, flat, and narrow....

When was the last time you were able to read the print on the leaf springs?

 

[morcheez]

love your picture descriptions ...keep on cleaning

 

[Grey Ghost]

This is what happens when you dont clean the brake dust properly.....

The finish is nearly gone and i dont have my "miracle product" to get rid of the embedded dust, nor the tar. I'll save this for another day.

 

[BSP06XRU]

Nice and clean... I mean... juicy!:top:

 

[Grey Ghost]

Test square on the headlight... Used Meg's PlastX and a foam ball on a drill

This is all that could be done

Sadly, the headlights need to be wetsanded, compounded, and then polished, to bring them back to crystal clear. This will be done in the near future.

Was able to polish the intake pipe to a high-shine.... literally.... The metal cap on the filter has an imprinted logo of "K&N" and was shining like a mirror in the sun to any surface!!

LOOK!!! Its RED AGAIN!!!!

This is where i ended the day with. The truck is sitting without center caps until the washing as the faces got a bit dirty from my dirty arms rubbing on them.

 

[Torspd]

Wow, that truck did a 360. Looks really nice now.

 

[Tapp]

looking good man!!!:top:

 

[ntinhri]

Ill pay you to come to roanoke va to clean my ride!!

 

[RunnerofX]

Ill pay you to come to roanoke va to clean my ride!!

x2....

well i wont pay for you to go to roanoke....

h-town is where i stay

 

[Grey Ghost]

Ill pay you to come to roanoke va to clean my ride!!

as long as you pay for my way from Texas :driver: and a room

 

[Dallas]

how about a pic of the woman that owns the truck!

 

[Gutz]

Looks awesome Ghost....Great job!!!

 

[Sorry About Ur Luck]

I wish it would stop raining over here!!! Seems like scattered thunderstorms all MONTH!:thumpdown: Hopefully we can get at least a week of sunshine soon, so I can do the same.
Your truck does look juicy, must have taken you all day! A whole day of fun.

 

[rich017]

What did you use in the wheel wells to make them shine

 

[xrunish]

what did you use?

 

[08XRunner808]

simple green or any citrus cleaner :top:

 

[KETCHUP]

man bro, she is looking alot better. try buying the headlight restoration kit from Auto Zone. Works like a charm.

 

[NixXR462]

What did you use to clean your wheel wells and suspension?

 

[Coupe]

What part of Texas does Grey Ghost haunt?