RotaryGeek

so you travel to them to do this? i know i have read somewhere you shouldnt wax/polish in the direct sunlight. does that actually have any effect?

MikeJ-2009

If I had your job, I would shoot myself. Twice. It's probably a good thing you like doing it. Seems the most money is made by doing something that people are smart enough to do, they just couldn't bring themselves to do it. Good job. Let me know when you're coming to Minnesota. I've got a 2000 Sentra that I love, and a wife who's a pig.

jman30513

There are tons of products that are made for use in direct sunlight. Sure it has an effect on them, especially on black cars. They just formulate them different and well, cost more but well worth it.

SiFlyBy

6.9L, 7.3L, 6.0L, 6.4L, All built bt International. 7.3...yeah pretty much bullet proof. We see alot of local farmers beat the ----------ing **** out of them and they pretty much go forever, the body will probably fall apart first. The biggest problem with 6.0 is aftermarket chips, the way the head is heald down and headgaskets. Other than that is kind of a piece of chit. The 6.4L, so far, has been almost flawless. I had to pull the cab on one beacause of a wiring problem under ther high pressure fuel pump cover, but other than that they are pretty solid, quiet and clean.
2003.25 was when the 6.0L officially debuted.

jman30513

I think you may know a little about this subject!

idiot-stick

damn thats a clean *** truck. I considered it "clean" in the first picture

SiFlyBy

Helps being a Ford tech.

Oscar

I'd appreciate a write-up as well.

Do you clay all your first time customers/vehicles?

How exactly do you clean the interior? Spray and rubbing it out with a rag? I don't understand how you clean the interior in the cold. Wouldn't it take forever to dry?

jman30513

I'm still working on the write-up. It's a lot more to do than I thought! I just do this everyday and it's hard to catch and put into words.

I only clay if the car needs it or if the customer wants to pay for it. Most of my compounds will remove what most claying will anyways. Only bad stuff like sap, over spray, and serious neglect warrant claying.

Interiors are easy.....if you know what to use. Folex, which can be found at Home Depot, is the best for fabrics and carpets. It will not foam either. When I spray a stain with it, 75% of the time it's gone before I have to even touch it! I then simply use a damp microfiber towel to blot the remains up. Then vacuum. How get it dry you say? Crack all window about a half an inch. Crank the vehicle. Turn the heat onto the floor, off of recirculating, put the A/C on. The heat the A/C together will evaporate the moisture and out the windows it goes. I do this while I work on the paint correcting.

Hope this will tide you all over some!