the paint from factory was in bad condition, thanks to my detailer she is shinning!

 

Looks good! My paint was bad from factory too...nothing all day with a clay bar or two can't cure.

 

Looks great. Congratulations!

 

A good clay bar does wonders. I told my dealer DO NOT detail my truck and they were hesitant to give it to me with the sticker in the window, various numbers scribbled on the window etc. I clayed the hell out of it, sealed it and waxed it with my orbital polisher.

 

My dealer got some kind of spray on the windshield...
Maybe wax or something. I scrubbed the hell out of it and I still see it when i use the wipers...
May rey steel wool...

 

A question for you detail guys-

I'll be taking the truck for clear protective film as soon as I can after delivery... do I need to wait to let the paint cure a certain amount of time before it is applied?

 

I'd be afraid that steel wool would scratch the glass. Strange as it sounds, I've had good results using Brasso to clean wax and grime off windshields. Must be the ammonia in Brasso.

 

Nope.

If I'm not mistaken, Brasso has some mild abrasive in it too.

 

Clay bar on the windshield works wonders. Doesn't hurt paint should scratch glass.

 

I posed the same question to a 30 year body man for Ford. He told me 'No". He said that the paint is fully cured "baked" at the factory, and that the biggest indicator that paint isn't cured is the distinct smell that comes from it.


To the question about steel wool on the windshield. The same body man uses 0000 steel wool and lacquer thinner to clean overspray off the windshields of cars he paints. He said nothing does a better job. I've learned through years of detailing that, on an older windshield that has the "wiper trail" and acid rain marks on them. To cure this, take aluminum wheel cleaner (an acid) and carefully spray the windshield with it and allow it to sit a few minutes (warning; do not allow it to dry) then wash it off with soap and water. It makes the windshield look new again.

 

Thanks for the replies, guys! That's good to hear, I'd hate to get a chip waiting for the paint to cure for a month!