Washed & Waxed Pictures.

[emwhiteR/T]

I realized that I don't have any good recent pics of my truck. Since it is a GORGEOUS day out, I decided to take some pics. Especially after spending 4.5hrs yesterday washing and waxing in the nasty heat and humidity!

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/emwhite/Dakota%20RT/Washed%20and%20Waxed/DSCF1198.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/emwhite/Dakota%20RT/Washed%20and%20Waxed/DSCF1199.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/emwhite/Dakota%20RT/Washed%20and%20Waxed/DSCF1200.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/emwhite/Dakota%20RT/Washed%20and%20Waxed/DSCF1201.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/emwhite/Dakota%20RT/Washed%20and%20Waxed/DSCF1202.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/emwhite/Dakota%20RT/Washed%20and%20Waxed/DSCF1203.jpg

Then the bike got jealous and had to jump in too! :wink:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/emwhite/Dakota%20RT/Washed%20and%20Waxed/DSCF1204.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/emwhite/Dakota%20RT/Washed%20and%20Waxed/DSCF1205.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/emwhite/Dakota%20RT/Washed%20and%20Waxed/DSCF1206.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/emwhite/Dakota%20RT/Washed%20and%20Waxed/DSCF1207.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/emwhite/Dakota%20RT/Washed%20and%20Waxed/DSCF1208.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/emwhite/Dakota%20RT/Washed%20and%20Waxed/DSCF1209.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/emwhite/Dakota%20RT/Washed%20and%20Waxed/DSCF1210.jpg

[emwhiteR/T]

I was experimenting with some of "Editing" features of Photobucket and created these:

Full BluePrint
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/emwhite/Dakota%20RT/Washed%20and%20Waxed/DSCF1199-3.jpg
Partial Blue Print
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/emwhite/Dakota%20RT/Washed%20and%20Waxed/DSCF1199-1.jpg
Fresco
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/emwhite/Dakota%20RT/Washed%20and%20Waxed/DSCF1210-1.jpg
Cartoon
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/emwhite/Dakota%20RT/Washed%20and%20Waxed/DSCF1199-2.jpg

[BTLFED R/T]

That 2nd photoshop one is cool. Kinda like a skeleton look almost. That red looks so nice all cleaned up, brings back memories! ~sniff~

[GoFastGray]

Wow...that blue print gave me an idea :woot:
Nice pics :biggthumpup:

[1LoudRT]

Every time I see those head lights I think of HERBY!! :)

[RTdingo7]

Nice pics, Flame Red just looks "bonzza mate", love it! :biggthumpup:

[emwhiteR/T]

That 2nd photoshop one is cool. Kinda like a skeleton look almost. That red looks so nice all cleaned up, brings back memories! ~sniff~

If I had better PhotoChop skills, then I think it would be cool to have the second one on the truck only and not let it hit the ground.
I saw your truck this weekend, looks naked w/o the tonneau cover.

Wow...that blue print gave me an idea
Nice

Thanks! What idea is that?:D

Every time I see those head lights I think of HERBY!!

LOL...The front only picture looks like it wants to smile at you! Anyone want to photochop that into a "Cars" looking character?

Nice pics, Flame Red just looks "bonzza mate", love it!

Thanks! Red has been the color of choice for the past couple of trucks...lol It must fit me well, I guess.:biggthumpup:

[BluRT00]

I realized that I don't have any good recent pics of my truck. Since it is a GORGEOUS day out, I decided to take some pics. Especially after spending 4.5hrs yesterday washing and waxing in the nasty heat

Man R/T's always clean up really nice with some elbow grease. I spent 6 hrs yesterday on my IB cc, and now its got that mirror finish look. Good job man! Also nice bike, that thing has some nice lines. Dan

[emwhiteR/T]

Man R/T's always clean up really nice with some elbow grease. I spent 6 hrs yesterday on my IB cc, and now its got that mirror finish look. Good job man! Also nice bike, that thing has some nice lines. Dan

I love when it is freshly cleaned and waxed but damn does it take a long time! lol

I was getting PO'd about the way the paint was looking, so I figured I would give the clay bar a shot.I used a clay bar on it a couple of a weeks ago and that really made the paint look good! It took off the layer of grime on it and made the paint stand out again!:rockwoot:

I didn't have chance to wax it until this past saturday. I would like to get a cleaner wax on it to help remove the swirls from the finish and then finish it with a normal wax.

[BTLFED R/T]

I saw your truck this weekend, looks naked w/o the tonneau cover.

That truck is DEAD to me! :jester:

Also, on your swirls. You can change that by how you wash/dry/wax your truck. Don't do any of it in circles, use straight line motions. Ex: Front to back on all top panels, and up and down on side panels. It really works, give it a shot. :biggthumpup:

[emwhiteR/T]

That truck is DEAD to me! :jester:

Also, on your swirls. You can change that by how you wash/dry/wax your truck. Don't do any of it in circles, use straight line motions. Ex: Front to back on all top panels, and up and down on side panels. It really works, give it a shot. :biggthumpup:

I know what you mean. It was a nice truck though!:nana:

I have never tried waxing in any direction but in circles. I will have to try that next time that I wax it.

What really sux is that I took it out tonite to run some errands and of course I have to go past a few sprinklers! Then we are supposed to have rain until Thursday...:rolleyes:

[BTLFED R/T]

Yeah, what causes swirls is the abbrasiveness of the polish/applicator/towels you use. I don't know what you use, but I've always used Zaino. You don't have to use it, but their tips on polishing are very good. http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=QUICKTIPS&Store_Code=Z

[emwhiteR/T]

Yeah, what causes swirls is the abbrasiveness of the polish/applicator/towels you use. I don't know what you use, but I've always used Zaino. You don't have to use it, but their tips on polishing are very good. http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=QUICKTIPS&Store_Code=Z

Thanks, I will look into it.

I have been using Meguiars for a long time now. I use nothing but 100% cotton towels to wash and wax it.

[BTLFED R/T]

Meguiars works well too! :biggthumpup:

[Special Ed's R/T - Yaaaay]

Meguiars works well too! :biggthumpup:


They just reformulated the NXT wax too, it's even better now. I did the strip/ clay bar/cleaner wax/ polish/ NXT 2.0 4-step process 2 weeks ago, and then just hit the truck with a 2nd coat of NXT this past weekend. It doesn't shine in the bright sun anymore, it practically glows. The paint almost looks like it has a bit of pearl in it now. I really like their stuff :biggthumpup:

[BTLFED R/T]

They just reformulated the NXT wax too, it's even better now. I did the strip/ clay bar/cleaner wax/ polish/ NXT 2.0 4-step process 2 weeks ago, and then just hit the truck with a 2nd coat of NXT this past weekend. It doesn't shine in the bright sun anymore, it practically glows. The paint almost looks like it has a bit of pearl in it now. I really like their stuff :biggthumpup:

Yeah, they've definitely come a long way from Gold Class! Which was good too. I used it on everything that wasn't the R/T. :jester: