Showroom Shined- 100,000 mile Toyota Tundra Detail

[<TUNDRA>]

The truck looks better then new!!!

I have the same problem with rust on the lower control arms along the welds though.

The new trucks around here don't look this good!!

[hughfree]

Brandon - I am jealous! My 03 Tundra just turned 100K....would you come to Georgia and give it a shine?

[Brandon1]

You pay for my gas and I would be happy to drive down lol!

[SOSHeloPilot]

Originally Posted by Brandon1

Whew, I cant believe it's been almost (August) 6 years since I have had my truck. I got the truck when I was 16, and have tried my best over the past 6 years to keep it looking "Showroom" new. Of course, 100,000 miles and 6 years of driving to high-school, college, beach, mountains, etc takes a toll on anything and my truck is proof that with a little attention now and then, you can fight the signs of aging.

It had been over a year since my last detail on the truck. Sure I have put on the odd coat of wax/sealant, and clayed once and hit it with 151 once or twice, but the paint was in pretty bad shape considering who the truck is owned by. Swirls, water spotting, contamination, hazing, scratches, it was all there. The undercarriage had not been touched in over a year and a half, the carpet was getting filthy and the wheels were in sad sad shape. Who knew I would let the truck get this bad, but I guess that is what NCSU does to a person, screws up everything. This weekend was time to change all that.

My truck has had many looks over the years, with this look being purely out of necessity. I was tired of small tires, or overly huge tires, both rode bad and were expensive. The bed rails and step bars were also removed due to excessive wear, and now the truck is much easier to clean, plus the UWS Toolbox helps me keep some of my detailing materials dry.

On to the detail

Interior:

Carpet - AutoMagic Carpet Cleaner, extracted with Shop Vac
Plastic/Vinyl - AutoMagic Special Cleaner 20:1 dressed with 303.
Glass- Majestic Solutions Glass
Jambs - UQW

Exterior

Undercarriage - Super Green in foam cannon, dwell for 10 min, scrub with various brushes, dressed with Majestic Solutions Poly Pro

Wash - Foamed with Gloss-It shampoo, dwell for 5 min, wash with Megs Mitt
Dry - CG WW
Clay - Mothers Clay
Compound - Wolfgang Total Swirl Remover, PFW, 1500rpms
Polish - Wolfgang Finish Glaze White 5.5" pad, speed 6
AIO- KAIO by hand on everything
Seal- Blackfire paint sealant X2 (topping with Supernatural in a few weeks)
Glass - Aquapel
Trim - CG Trim Dressing
Wheels - #105-PO106FF-Poorboys Wheel Sealant X3

"Before" lol




After










The blue is the skys reflection

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I don't know how you do it .. ?? ...

i would think that you could make a fortune doing .. Barrett-Jackson .. types shows or being a "detailing bossman" at a major car refurbing or restoring company.

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[hughfree]

Brandon - Do you put the car on a rack to clean the undercarriage? I would think that you spend as much time underneath as you do on the rest of the exterior.

[Brandon1]

Nah, just throw it on ramps and spray the frame with a water based dressing. My undercarriage is clean, but not perfect most of the time.

[Tundraman10]

I'm so jealous of your truck. I never would have guessed your tundra had 100K. It looks better then when truck was on the showroom floor.
I would love to own your tundra.

[bpg5509]

I have the same engine you have and also the exact same rims.....My truck is 4 x 4 and I was thinking about getting some AT tires but the price for AT tires for 20" rims are extremely high!!! How do you like those tires on your truck? Do they do well in the mud?

[Crewmax_hopeful]

what did you use on the engine bay?

[csawyer]

What I can't figure out is how you've got a truck with that many miles and I don't see any rock chips in the front end. My truck just flipped 72,500 and the front end is chipped all to hell!! Drives me nuts to clean the front and have to look at all the little chips.

[Brandon1]

Oh believe me, the rock chips are there. I have rock chips, scrapes, scratches etc...