This is a RARE 1993 black GMC Typhoon that I detailed about 5 months ago that only had 30,000 miles on it. This was a return customer of mine, and he wanted this rare gem to be as fresh as possible.

So this detail was a little different then usual, I had no convenient water source near by, so I had to pre-fill all of my buckets and sprayers for the wash process.

That being the case, I thought that it would make a perfect time to use some ONR (Optimum No Rinse Wash). ONR is a revolutionary product for the car cleaning enthusiast, It enables you to take one single 5 gal bucket and 2-3 gallons of water and wash your entire vehicle with only a few drops of water on the ground. with out any rinsing- hence the *No Rinse Wash*

I was a bit skeptical about this product at first but I have grown to love it! it can really save a lot of time and water.

ONR is designed to encapsulate the dirt particles to prevent them from scratching the surface. even Without a pre-rinse. And it slightly adds a protection to the paint as well. *it does work,as long as there isn't mounds of mud on the surface, then you would need a pre-rinse*

Lets get this going and we will discuss more as we go. Here is what I had to work with.















I Began by presoaking the wheels with Chemical guys Diablo wheel Gel letting it dwell for a bit. I'm not to big of a fan of this product, and how it doesn't break up the brake dust like P21s does, but it's ok.



Here are some of the tools and products that were used in the wash process



I began by pre-soaking the engine compartment with APC and then agitating it with Various brushes to brake up all the grime.





When you do the engine degrease process out in the sun you have to make sure you keep the fenders and cowl panel and all surrounding panels wet, if not the degreaser will dry up and damage the paint surface.



Then I used a pump sprayer to rinse (sometimes you just gotta work with what you got, and in this case, no water close by)



Then It was treated with 303 protectant





Now back to the wheels, I sprayed down the tires with some APC and the agitated them to get all that nasty brown off of them.







Once they were finished I used the pump sprayer to rinse



Next is the ONR wash which is kind of hard to take pics of, only because it is simply to wash on wipe off.

I added 2 cap fulls to about 2.5 gallons of water.



I used a Grout sponge which does a great job of picking up the dirty and keeping it from marring the paint. Soak the mitt/Sponge in the solution and give it a slight squeeze and then just wipe the surface with light pressure(just let the mitt do the work, do grind the dirt into the paint or it will scratch or marr)



Then wipe with a damp Microfiber towel and wala! that area is clean.



The car was brought in and clayed, taped up and I took paint measurements to make sure the paint was safe for correction.





all of the lower part of the typhoon was a satan black so I had to make sure I didn't get any compound or wax on that area.



I'm glad I took measurement, the paint was all over the place on the meter, some 5's a few 8's and even a few 2's









So now that I know what I am working with, I first removed the roof rack, that way, I can get to the whole roof.



For the correction I used my FLEX 3401 hydrotech cyan with M105 and Hydrotech Tangerine pad with M205.





here was a test spot.






looky what stopped by for a visit!








After all said and done, here is the Final outcome!



























Thanks for viewing, Have a Blessed day!

 

DAMN!!

Great work man, I wish I had someone that good in my area to do my car every once in awhile...I been wanting to buy a buffer but am afraid I would burn through the paint or clear from just one second of lost focus

 

awesome... those trucks are still fresh even now at nearly 20 years old.

 

great job once again

 

cleaned up great.

is that flex buffer orbital?

 

yes it is forced rotation orbital. it's gear driven, not counter weight driven.

 

The guy that gave my wife away at out wedding has the gmc cyclone "turbo s10" and I have been helping him get it running ever since his son was killed in a car accident and he has MS so he is stuck in a wheel chair, He may end up just giving me the truck for helping him get it running since it was a project him and his late son had and he knows that if he gave it to me I would ALWAYS enjoy and respect the truck because I know what it means to him, And he knows how much of a car guy I am...

His son was the shop manager or lead over at Wilson Manifolds if I remember correctly so the motor has a TON of work done to it already and he has a gt40 sitting in the garage al ready to get bolted onto the truck along with a TON of other aftermarket performance parts, That truck is gonna haul *** when we get it put back together man

 

Why did it already look so bad after five months?

 

^^ uhhh... you mean after 17 years? i think he meant the pictures are 5 months old



nice detail job

 

bravo

 

wow..man you have real skill that looks like factory new paint

 

A truck ahead of it's time. Something that deserves a come back.

 

TOP product, the Meguiar's 105 and 205 Compound and polish, I've used them both on just about every car I own with a random orbital. It's unbelievable. It takes away 75-85% of the swirl marks. The more you use it the better it goes. I usually two passes with both. Works LOADS better than any other professed "swirl remover" that is on the market. But also make sure to clay bar your car before hand....