Thread: GMC Sierra 2500HD horse hauler 3-day revival detail!

Hey guys, I've got a fun one here! For about the last 7 months I've been taking up horseback riding lessons and its been great! I have SO much appreciation for experienced riders as its way more complex than I ever thought it was...but its so much fun! Anyway, the owner of the barn had seen some of my work and wanted to know if I could do anything for her truck. Her father did detailing, so she could really appreciate the hard work that I would put into her truck.

So what was on the roster for this detail? Quite a lot after we looked it over together!

*Removal of rear window applique
*Removal or old antenna on rear glass
*Restore rear lights by sanding, compounding, polishing, and re-sealing
*Remove old "hands-free" phone system/charging dock from dash
*Replace burned out fog light
*Replace drivers side fog light assembly/housing with new unit
*Removal of "SIERRA" and "GMC" emblems on tailgate
*Removal of "GMC2500HD" emblems on doors
*Relocation of "DURAMAX DIESEL" emblems on doors
*Touch up paint chips

All of that in addition to an extensive paint decontamination and paint correction! The replacement fog light assembly was provided by Abel Chevrolet where Rich set me up with a good price. Unfortunately I could not get to the bolts inside the bumper to install it, so it would be put in at a later date.

After 28 hours, approximately 90% correction was achieved. Since this is a work truck, a full correction was not desired, nor did it make sense. This truck hauls horses and hay afterall...





Here are pictures after having the truck dropped off....




















Swirls!










Severely faded tail lights











Rear window applique and antenna to be removed and 3rd brake light cover to be polished up.








More swirls








Wasp nest inside the mirror! Thank goodness it was unoccupied










Blasting out the years of dirt buildup







Yes, this needs to be cleaned too

After a very lengthy and thorough wash, it was time to decontaminate the paint to make claying much easier. Carpro IronX was used. The chemical sprays on clear and turns purple when it hits iron deposits buried in the paint and begins to dissolve them and opens the pores in the clear to safely remove them completely.

A full life at the barn had left the paint severely contaminated.











Onto the paint correction.....






50/50 shot






Corrected








Under a different light source....LED lighting






Much better







Tailgate has the emblems removed now







After compounding....(final polishing not done yet)






Tail light wetsanded and compounded. Final polishing and permanent coating not done yet.







Driver's door badge removal






Wetsanded, compounded, and polished out

Passenger door badge removal. Wetsanding done.






Compounded and polished out







DURAMAX DIESEL badge relocated

Finished pics!










Wheels, tires, and wheel wells clean and dressed
























Check out the gloss!






Tail light looking glossy, much nicer than the dull flat look it had before









Thanks for looking!


I have appointments available for the second half of January and I'm starting to book February now too. Give me a call or shoot me a PM if you'd like to get an appointment!

Simply amazing. I think the only thing that would make these pictures better would be to see the owners face upon delivery.

nicely done!!! Looks great! so much cleaner without the huge 2500HD badges.

so much life brought back into the truck!!!! Nice job Jeff!

What product did you use for the compounding and polishing?

What buffer did you use?

What does something like that cost to detail?

Originally Posted by willwags

Simply amazing. I think the only thing that would make these pictures better would be to see the owners face upon delivery.

I should start taking pics! She was giddy like a 7yr old girl on Christmas morning. Very happy would be an understatement. Thanks!

Originally Posted by AMS MIKE

nicely done!!! Looks great! so much cleaner without the huge 2500HD badges.

Thanks! Definitely much cleaner!

Originally Posted by Envious Eric

so much life brought back into the truck!!!! Nice job Jeff!

Thanks Eric!!

Originally Posted by Bjkearns

What product did you use for the compounding and polishing?

What buffer did you use?

Correction was done with the GG DA with Surbuff pads with a M105/D300 combo. Final polishing was with LC pads and a light polish.

Originally Posted by speedracer1610

What does something like that cost to detail?

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