Ford Advice - Page 2

Jrod · #16 07-28-2010

ah man u should do it! work is slow, so u can take your time with this beast! make it bling man, charge what u think u should charge for it, bring in an extra guy or 2! You know ppl are gonna be checkin out this behemoth! You'll have yer name written all over it!

vtec92civic · #17 07-28-2010

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Originally Posted by Jrod

ah man u should do it! work is slow, so u can take your time with this beast! make it bling man, charge what u think u should charge for it, bring in an extra guy or 2! You know ppl are gonna be checkin out this behemoth! You'll have yer name written all over it!

yeah that's true man. Can't really pick and choose and complain. What ever he wants done is cool as long as he pays for it. If he told me he wanted it swirl free we might have a issue LoL.

Jrod · #18 07-28-2010

fly me over, I'll help u out! haha

oohhsnapp · #19 07-28-2010

wow that thing is a monsta!!! an it is black paint too!!! hopefully secrets dotn show up after the wash and clay!!!

Nice find man that things is mean!

kmhawaiidh · #20 07-29-2010

Wow that looks like it should be a great project!

vtec92civic · #21 07-29-2010

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Wow that looks like it should be a great project!

that's for sure LoL. Some great advice has been given in this thread so far. Anymore advice on polishing up those gigantic gas tanks?

kmhawaiidh · #22 07-29-2010

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Originally Posted by vtec92civic

that's for sure LoL. Some great advice has been given in this thread so far. Anymore advice on polishing up those gigantic gas tanks?

Based off your pics, they look pretty good. I would probably use a PC or something RO with a Orange pad or milder with Heavy Metal blue or something similar.

vtec92civic · #23 07-29-2010

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Based off your pics, they look pretty good. I would probably use a PC or something RO with a Orange pad or milder with Heavy Metal blue or something similar.

no it was just the angle. the tanks are actually in.pretty bad shape.

Shea's Luxury Detail · #24 07-29-2010

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oh nice . . . .you guys did a rig like that before then? How many guys did it take and what all was done? Not sure if you posted it up on the forums or not but i'll double check. $550 seems like a pretty fair deal. I was actually thinking a little more then that but we shall see tomorrow. If i have to make two trips up to his house which is about 40 minutes each way that's time and gas for sure.

I heard Heavy Metal was good. My old buddy had some and at the time i wasn't impressed but i didn't know much back then as this was like 4+ years ago.

You got some extra bottles you want to unload is that what you are saying?

I wouldn't mind checking out the GB for the new stuff coming out. Mx7 is good but sometimes something a little more aggressive is required.

It was actually a semi-truck but exterior only for that price. Took 3 guys and about 12 hours.

Heavy metal is very good. Not thick and messy and you dont have to use a lot of product. I think if you needed something heavier cutting you would probably have to go the polishing stick route. Those bars of polish and misc polishing wheels.

I probably do a group buy in the next month or so. We'll see.

vtec92civic · #25 07-29-2010

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Originally Posted by Shea's Luxury Detail

It was actually a semi-truck but exterior only for that price. Took 3 guys and about 12 hours.

Heavy metal is very good. Not thick and messy and you dont have to use a lot of product. I think if you needed something heavier cutting you would probably have to go the polishing stick route. Those bars of polish and misc polishing wheels.

I probably do a group buy in the next month or so. We'll see.

i got some polishing wheels and the polishing rouge bars but my electric drill isn't strong enough or doesn't spin fast enough to heat up those bars to get the product onto the wheels so it has been pretty useless for right now.

So now that you mention that you charged $550 for just the exterior i retract my previous statement in which i said that sounds a little low.

I know it's a lot of work from what i seen today but at the same time i would hate to scare him off with to high of a price.

stangzilla · #26 07-30-2010

looks like you need a scaffold. lol.

vtec92civic · #27 07-30-2010

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looks like you need a scaffold. lol.

lol.

Mello12 · #28 07-30-2010

Hey Tys,

What are you proposing for maintenance? Monthly @ what price? The reason I ask, is depending on what that cost is, he may decide to forgo the monthly maintenance and just have you "detail" his truck as needed (1-2x a year). Maybe give a nice discount if he prepays for the whole year. To me it seems like he would be a good client/referral to have b/c his truck stands out in a big way. People are bound to ask him about it and he could potentially pass along your contact info. I hope you get the green light. It didn't look too bad, but pictures don't also show the full story. I know you'll make it shine though. Better put on your shades.

wolfen · #29 07-30-2010

it looks like it's on bags, maybe you could lower it.

but that is a major project, good luck.