After a gate closing on me while I was going through it(thanks to my friend taking his sweet *** time [:'(]) I had Huge scratch marks along the passenger side of my truck. So i cleaned the truck, used some rubbing compound, then waxed and buffed it. Well it helped, but wasn't good enough at all. Took it to the dealership today to get the oil changed and tires rotated(rears are slowly wearing down hehe) and asked them about it.. Took it to the body shop and 15min later the truck came back, and the side looked perfect! So he told me when I brought it home to wax it really good. Well I did that, and now looking that the bed compared to the cab of the truck, the cab looks a lot better than the bed.(shiny)

So, what can I use to get the color back into the bed of my truck? I'v been using Black Magic wax... But what product will be perfect to get the truck looking all nice and shiny?
Thanks!!

 

same thing happened to me. I took it to the dealer for an oil change and they scratched my driver door. They took care of it by repainting the whole door. It looks nice, but now you can tell the difference in color between the rear and the front. I wonder what I can also do to kinda match the other doors.

 

anybody?

 

I guess nobody waxes or polishes their trucks.

 

i'm kinda obsessed when it comes to cleaning my truck, I have 3 rubbing compounds and 2 polish/waxes and an electric buffer. I have both Mcguires premium car wax and carnuba wax, as for compounds, i have Nu-finish, and some stuff i got from my local high end auto paint show, can't remember the name but it is a 2 stage, i usualy get it to a crystal polish, though it takes me usualy a weekend to clean my truck inside and out.

The Nu-finish works great on little marks, like swirl marks, but the best thing to do is get a good variable speed electric buffer and a good 2 stage polish/compound, and then a very high quality wax. if u get the right attachments for the buffer, ask a good auto/detail shop, and u can get it to a mirror finish much better then any dealer can do, and people will wonder all day why u have your truck detailed so often.

 

The dealership probably applied a finishing compound and wax using a high speed buffer. I have a buffer, it's easy to use and gives a freaky shine I just can't get by hand, no matter how good the wax. Extra freaky effect if you layer wax using a synthetic wax first then carnuba on top, looks like the paint was poured on. If you're into detailing then go ahead and get a buffer and some detailing pads. Buffer really saves time on these big trucks. I used 3M's Finesse It II to get a smooth surface then Meguires waxes on top.

 

I'd bet they used some sort of two stage buffing system. Like first a clear coat cleaner, followed by a glaze/polish. I do the two stage buffing, and my truck shines like it is coated in glass.

 

I have a buffer and everything... the paint is slowly starting to come back at least finally! but now that its raining/snowing there isn't much to show now!

 

just becareful using the buffer do not use the whole pad on your truck, angle the buffer so that your only using 1/4-1/3 of the actual pad touching your truck. Trust me the results are bad if u burn/swirl the paint with a buffer. u wont be able to just wax it off. also lower speed settings if it is variable are better unless u are super polishing with like an ultra fine weave pad then crank it up

 

I recommend getting a good dual action polisher like the Porter Cable 7336 & not a rotary buffer. If you're a beginner, a rotary can damage your paint very fast!! The PC is a lot more forgiving & less aggressive! Oh and not those big buffers that are in the car detailing isle at your favourite "buy all" store. Those are only good for applying wax not fixing finish problems.Check out the Meguiars forum for tons of info on this type of work.[/align][/align]Cheers
Sean[/align]