My friend called me and said that he had tried to return his Tacoma at the end of the lease and that the dealership was going to charge him so much for damage he decided to buy it out and sell it privately. He was, however, convinced that he would have to paint it before selling because of the condition. We agreed on a two stage polish as he was selling the truck so it didn't need to be perfect. Keep in mind that all this truck was used for was to haul his dirt bike out to wherever he was riding when viewing the pics.
Engine, jambs, body seams etc cleaned with citrus cleaner and
RG Brushes
Washed with
BH Auto Body Wash
Rear bumper polished with
P21S Polishing Soap
Tires and inner fenders cleaned with
AG Powermax3 mixed 4:1
Wheels cleaned with
CG Diablo
No clay this time as he was selling it
Polished with
Flex 3403
First stage was done with SIP and a variety of pads incl Uber Orange, Menz Burgundy and Menz Orange
Second stage was done with
PC7424/
Menz Power Finish and Uber Green
LSP was
Blackfire AFPP
Tires dressed with
DG253
Total time - 14 hours over 2 days
As delivered
Dirty jambs
Driver side front door
Drivers side rear door
Drivers side box
more from drivers side box
Passenger side rear door
Passenger side front door
Passenger side front fender
Hood
First rainy day in 71 days!
Drivers side rear door before
and a 50/50 of the same panel
PTG on roof - yikes. Most readings on the truck fell between 100 and 117
PTG reading on drivers door. May have been repainted!
Drivers side front fender
same panel 50/50
and finished
Tail light before....
and after
Hood before...
and after
Headlight before
and after
Some more afters
Deep scratch on Passenger side pillar. This was after three hits of of polish.
Some small rids remained but not many. We couldn't find them outside in the sun.
Some gouges on tailgate we couldn't do anything with.
Close up of said gouge
Etching in passenger side door
Money shot!
Thanks for looking!
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