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  • Shotgun Jeremy

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    Yea, I didn't even think about that. I knew black would be a high maintenance color, and ESPECIALLY watch how you wash it - but I didn't even think about the need to constantly wax it. Well, to youtube I shall go one of these days.
     
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    You'll either love it or hate it. This was my first black car. Always heard the saying, "There's nothing prettier, clean".

    Think of it like keeping the yard mowed. The grass gets cut, the truck gets wax.
     
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    I'd stop waxing by my third black vehicle too. If I could. This car would be White. I'd still wax it but I could touch it. No fingerprints, no bug turds. Black is a mirror. Not bad at all on sunny day. It gleams.
     

    Shotgun Jeremy

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    I've got two projects taking up the garage right now. I think tomorrow I'm going to work on getting them both out so I can start pulling the trucks in again. Does that count as doing something to the vehicle??
     

    Brains

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    I've owned a lot of black cars. You don't need to wax them any more than any other car (maybe twice a year with good wax) but you should be a little more careful if you want to keep the paint as perfect as possible. The single most important thing, is to avoid scratching/swirling the paint in the first place. This holds true for any color, you'll just see it faster with dark colors. In short, NEVER use a wash mitt as they trap abrasives. NEVER use a sponge that's had a chance to pick up grit. They're cheap, so plan to replace 'em move often than you otherwise would. NEVER use terrycloth towels, again they will tend to scratch. The microfiber towels you're using? Remove the tags first, and if you're really paranoid cut the stitching off as well. When you wash the microfiber towels, wash them by themselves, and don't use fabric softener (diminishes their ability to pick up water). Beyond that, it's more or less your basic wash routine. Putting a sediment trap (false bottom) in your wash bucket can help too, but you can accomplish the same thing by doing your wash in one step and never letting your sponge hit the bottom of the bucket. In the even you do scratch or swirl your paint, it's not a big deal usually. Familiarize yourself with the different grades of compound, polish, glaze, and wax, and you can fix pretty much any blemish.
     
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    A California Duster is the shit. Dust mop for a car. Dust it off every couple of days and you can stretch the wax out. Till it rains on it. I never knew there was so much dust in the air until a Black car.
     

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    I spent last weekend with my daughter teaching her how to weld, and we were getting the driver seat mount ready to bolt up. Mocked it all up on Saturday morning, and it was too tall (putting PRP suspension seats in the Bronco), so I wound up making a flat mount with no slider. Took a few hours, but driver seat is now in. Next weekend is shocks, and make sure all the lights are good, so it can pass inspection.



    I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately...

    Henry David Thoreau
     

    Brains

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    How often do you replace sponges? Every other wash?
    I would only proactively replace them if I dropped them and they picked up something (sand/dirt from the driveway, leaves or other debris, etc.). Otherwise I'd replace them when they got old, or at the first hint of any lines left behind in the clear that would show they picked up something. Also never use the same sponge to wash the wheels that you use to wash the car. Brake linings are more often than not semi metallic, and brake dust is an abrasive that will scratch like crazy.
     

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    I would only proactively replace them if I dropped them and they picked up something (sand/dirt from the driveway, leaves or other debris, etc.). Otherwise I'd replace them when they got old, or at the first hint of any lines left behind in the clear that would show they picked up something. Also never use the same sponge to wash the wheels that you use to wash the car. Brake linings are more often than not semi metallic, and brake dust is an abrasive that will scratch like crazy.

    This is a great and all but, all my scratches on my truck somebody else put them there usually in parking lots!


    Sent with my IPhone with electronics and fuzzy logic...
     

    Dawico

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    Installed a Ranch Hand and window vents last time I was home.

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    Dawico

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    Finished up my air bags this morning and finally put the plates and sticker on it.

    The air bag kit replaces the bump stops and is a direct bolt on. Install went well.

    Mounted the valves in the fuel door. I usually put them in the rear bumper by the plate but there was just too much plastic there.

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