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Old Jan 28, 2018 | 05:58 PM
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All washed up


Got a lull here in the cny winter so I decided to detail her up!
 
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Old Jan 28, 2018 | 06:14 PM
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Ha! Not what I expected from the post subject line.
Looking shiny!
 
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Old Jan 28, 2018 | 08:34 PM
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Nice job, I did mine yesterday and today we got 1/2' of snow.........just enough to bring out the filthy salt trucks, so now its covered in road salt again
 
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Old Jan 28, 2018 | 08:45 PM
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Ya weather in Buffalo broke too. 48 today. But already back down to 30.
But she got a wash and another round of TopcoatF11.
 
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Old Jan 28, 2018 | 08:54 PM
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I posted the same pict in the towing thread, but I'll play along too...
Optimum No Wash & Wax, touched up with Opti-Clay Light Towel and sealed with Opti-Seal today

 
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Old Jan 29, 2018 | 04:15 AM
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I desalted mine as well. Salt is for potatoes, not roads.






 

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Old Jan 29, 2018 | 05:30 AM
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Originally Posted by doucetrr
I desalted mine as well. Salt is potatoes, not roads.






I hale from Stockton Springs, Maine and my sister lives in Searsport. Great looking plow rig!
 
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Old Jan 29, 2018 | 06:19 AM
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I hale from Stockton Springs, Maine and my sister lives in Searsport. Great looking plow rig!
Your a Mainah, aye? Thanks for the compliment. I actually only plow my own 2000' driveway. Something about a dry heated cab that I like....
 
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Old Jan 29, 2018 | 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by doucetrr
I desalted mine as well. Salt is potatoes, not roads.






Love that magnum rack, I will be putting my backrack and tool box on come spring.
 
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Old Jan 29, 2018 | 09:16 AM
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I posted the same pict in the towing thread, but I'll play along too...
Optimum No Wash & Wax, touched up with Opti-Clay Light Towel and sealed with Opti-Seal today

Beautiful truck! How do you like the white on these trucks? Is it a pain to keep clean?
 
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Old Jan 29, 2018 | 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Mack3006
Ya weather in Buffalo broke too. 48 today. But already back down to 30.
But she got a wash and another round of TopcoatF11.
Uggh more snow tonight and for the rest of the week here it looks like.
 
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Old Jan 29, 2018 | 10:59 AM
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Washed mine last week for the first time in 3 months. I plan to detail it when it gets a little warmer in a month or two. Glad I picked the White Gold on this dually since I have to wash it by hand. Working on the toyhauler getting it ready for some trips but hate to think about washing and waxing that monster!


 
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Old Jan 29, 2018 | 11:01 AM
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Beautiful truck! How do you like the white on these trucks? Is it a pain to keep clean?
thanks - this is the white platinum metallic tri-coat and I find it does not show dirt too bad at all and is one of the reasons I went with this color. I wanted a color that would look great when cleaned up, but not show too much dirt when I neglected it for a few weeks...
 
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Old Jan 29, 2018 | 11:51 AM
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thanks - this is the white platinum metallic tri-coat and I find it does not show dirt too bad at all and is one of the reasons I went with this color. I wanted a color that would look great when cleaned up, but not show too much dirt when I neglected it for a few weeks...
I have the same truck , do you have a lot of rust spots on the paint ?
 
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Old Jan 29, 2018 | 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by tortue71
I have the same truck , do you have a lot of rust spots on the paint ?
I did have a lot of rust spots/rail dust when I bought it, particularly noticeable on the rear fender flares. Of course I did not notice them when I drove it off the lot and the dealer I bought from was about 3 hours away and I did not want to drive back to just clean that up, that is why I bought the clay-towel to clean it up, to me just an easier version of a clay bar. I noticed I had picked up some roughness in the paint, I am full-timing now and moving every couple of weeks so always on various types of roads and currently in South Central AZ with a lot of blowing dust/dirt/grit, so I thought it was time to do another round of paint cleanup.
 
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