Okla Rams

ramthis9501 · 10-22-2012, 09:22 PM

After seeing what Dave did over the weekend, that motivated me to go out to the garage and wax my whole truck by hand. All I can say is wow... it is amazing what an hour and a little elbow grease will do.

I used 3M rubbing compound, this stuff is amazing. I highly recommend using it to get that reputable shine.

Pictures don't really show it that well, but just so you all can get an idea...

I'll try to get some better ones tomorrow out in the light. What really stands out is how DEEP the paint looks now. I'm pretty happy with it, just hope it'll stay that way for awhile now until I get some more wax and a good buffer.

BMRbrnSNRbrd · 10-22-2012, 09:33 PM

I'm guessing you did the rubbing compound followed by wax?

ramthis9501 · 10-22-2012, 09:42 PM

Oh... No... Didn't think I needed to. Would it be ok if I picked some up tomorrow and did it then?

DoubleTakeDodge · 10-22-2012, 11:06 PM

Yeah. I did that on my white truck. Just make sure you get that compound covered up with wax and before the truck gets dirty. It'll look better even more so with the wax on it too

BMRbrnSNRbrd · 10-23-2012, 06:25 AM

Rubbing compound isn't a wax, it's for evening out the surface and taking minor blemishes out. I would definitely wax the truck as well.

Okiespaniels · 10-23-2012, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by BMRbrnSNRbrd

Rubbing compound isn't a wax, it's for evening out the surface and taking minor blemishes out. I would definitely wax the truck as well.

Yup...in fact I would use something even less gritty like scratch -x or a mild buff n shine on it followed by a wax.

Rubbing compound is pretty harsh. If it looks better with that, try something milder and don't use a lot of pressure.
I would try a bit of hand application just to see how it looks in an out of the way area.

Then apply wax