2014 Ford Super Duty - Beauty & Beast in One

[TTQ B4U]

So George is out enjoying his Roush and his wife her Lexus, but now it's time to clean up his personal yet work-duty truck too.

 

It's a 2014 6.7 Diesel with series size going for it. Never been polished but wearing 4 years and nearly 42k miles of exposure it was noticeably oxidized and in need of some love via my Clean and Protect Package that would include a great synthetic sealant to keep it protected for the next several months.

 

In order to help with the brake dust and to prevent it from further easting into the clear-coat on the wheels, they would be Ceramic coated along with the bumpers, grill and other chrome bits on the vehicle.

 

Trim wise, there is quite a bit of black plastic exposed to the elements and they too were starting to show signs of weathering and exposure in their light gray dry appearance. In order to bring them back to black and protect them going forward, we decided to protect them with a specific Ceramic based product targeting such trim.

 

Lastly, the inside needed a strong cleaning including a full wipe-down and vacuuming. Needless to say the interior came out beautiful.

 

Here's what it looked like when he brought it to me. The back bumper as you can see is more than dirty. It's beginning to gray out due to exposure.

 

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You can see the same thing happening to the windshield cowling.

 

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The wheels are completely etched with brake dust. No, that junk doesn't just hose off nor is it easily cleaned off.

 

 

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The cool chrome exhaust....forget it; just soak that thing in some oven cleaner to tackle it the best.

 

 

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So what did he end up with after a little love? Let's start by looking at the wipers and cowling that have been restored and sealed.

 

 

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Notice the front and back bumpers are nicely dressed as are all the black plastic bits including the tail gate latch area.

 

 

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The hood.....no longer cloudy and oxidized

 

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The wheels, undercarriage, exhaust.....all looking brand new again.

 

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The truck is a beast and just about fills the 28ft of driveway between my house and the sidewalk.

 

 

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Thanks again to George for his continued trust and business.

[TTQ B4U]

Couple more shots of the interior

 

 

 

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[Richard Cranium]

What did you use on the oxidized plastic bits on the bumpers? I have a 2006 King Ranch we're working on and they look like crap. I'd like to freshen them up as well.

[zeitgeist57]

Wow. That’s a lot of surface area to cover. Looks awesome!

[TTQ B4U]

What did you use on the oxidized plastic bits on the bumpers? I have a 2006 King Ranch we're working on and they look like crap. I'd like to freshen them up as well.

 

Deep cleaning and then applied a Trim Coating to them. It will darken them up for quite a while and provides all the protections of paint coatings.

 

Wow. That’s a lot of surface area to cover. Looks awesome!

 

Thanks! It was a lot. The roof was the most difficult spot as it's pretty high up. leverage up that high becomes the challenge but my platform is quite tall and I was able to use it in the Bed too.

[Red Beard]

Drool worthy sir!

[-Alex-]

That’s a gorgeous truck. It has to feel good as the owner to drop it off as a work truck showing some age and wear then pick it up looking like the day you bought it!

[Fiji ST]

Oven cleaner to clean the exhaust tips? Interesting.....

[madpony]

That’s a gorgeous truck. It has to feel good as the owner to drop it off as a work truck showing some age and wear then pick it up looking like the day you bought it!

 

Yes, it had not had any love for quite a while, no damage to the body & it was starting to show signs of oxy coming into play. This truck has a front & rear snow plow that has been put on it and used from day one.. salt has been pressure washed off after each snow and Fluid Film applied before winter and mid season.

 

Tim has done a great job with each of these vehicles so far and expect nothing less for the next one ( maybe this weekend.. Tim ? ).

I think the one that has come out the best so far is Madpony ( had the least wear & tear).

 

Thanks again!