how do you get ready for a show?

whobewa · 06-01-2005, 11:12 PM

this will be my 1st year i have ever taken my truck to a show. this is waht i had in mine.
2 days befor the show start cleaning do the hole 9 yards even paint the iner finder wells black
take my cleaning stuff with me and find a car wash and re-wash and touch it up a bit?? and one got any hints to get ready?

redwhiteandblue · 06-02-2005, 12:54 AM

couple days prep is good. if your low enough who cares about wheel wells haha jk. id just get some quality detail spray......

whobewa · 06-03-2005, 10:00 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by redwhiteandblue

couple days prep is good. if your low enough who cares about wheel wells haha jk. id just get some quality detail spray......

its only a 2/3 so i need to paint them

bristol16 · 06-03-2005, 10:06 AM

i pack a lunch and jump in my truck and go

redwhiteandblue · 06-03-2005, 02:07 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by whobewa

its only a 2/3 so i need to paint them

gotchya, im only 3/4 but im just too lazy to actually do wheel wells cause with my dirty ass roads, theyll get fuked up on the way to the show. i give ya props on takin the time too look good in every way though dude!

whobewa · 06-03-2005, 03:03 PM

thanks!

rcmaniac · 06-04-2005, 01:15 AM

I definatly recomend painting wheel wells.. Even tho im bagged.. You never know what people are gonna see.. ya know? The whole purpose of detailing your ride, is just that.. Details.. People WILL notice.. Even if you don't think they will, they will. People will notice if you actually took the time to get your truck ready for the show, or if you just washed it and called it a day.

redwhiteandblue · 06-04-2005, 10:32 AM

my truck aint nothin special either so i dotn really sweat it. i just go to hang out haha, but ill def keep it in mind when i get my dime goin...

whobewa · 06-06-2005, 09:29 PM

i just dont know what to do when i get to the show I dont want to you that dam brush at the car wash... if i can find a car wash

rcmaniac · 06-06-2005, 11:52 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by whobewa

i just dont know what to do when i get to the show I dont want to you that dam brush at the car wash... if i can find a car wash

Wash the car before you leave.. Do all your touch up painting and shit .. Clean your wheels, tire shine and shit.. Drive to show..

Detail, you may get sling on the side of your truck depending on what tire shine you use.. But the reason for applying it before you leave is so it has time to dry and it doesnt have that really black wet look.. A more natural black color is better..

Get out you window cleaner.. spray windows, clean em.. Reason for doing this first is some sprays leave spots on your point.. and over spray.. yeah

Next.. Microfiber cloth.. Some detail spray.. definatly not a lot.. I see guys who squirt it right onto their panels .. And that can be alright, if you just barely mist it.. but what i recomend is give 2 squirts of detail spray on a microfiber towel, and start wiping.. Give it another squirt here and there when it starts to dry up..

Wipe down any newly added break dust..

Shouldn't have to do a whole lot of detailing AT the show, especially if its a local show.. Now if its out of town, you might want to hit up a car wash nearby before you enter.. lol

bagged85 · 06-10-2005, 02:46 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by bristol16

i pack a lunch and jump in my truck and go

thats about it.. and the birds like to decorate my truck in the procces

***sdime98*** · 06-10-2005, 01:41 PM

how about engine detailin?

when i get mine ready under the hood, i let the truck run, and i spray down the whole motor, then i get some greased lightning, and spray down and let that sit for 30 seconds or so, then rinse it all out, and i'll usually drive down the road a 1/4 mile or so, and let the heat build up and dry all the rest of the water out, of course if you have aitake, you'll wana cover that up, and i've heard of coverin your alt, but i've never really done it, then once i get to the show, i always armor all my hoses lightly, and wipe down allthe painted areas...

as for paint,i paint my fender wells and frame rails down the side of the truck once a year, along withmy leafs, and rear end and all.....the little details are the most important whenshowin, so youcan havethe advantage over the next guy...

06-01-2005, 11:12 PM	#1
whobewa Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 639 Location: Falls Creek PA User is: OffLine	how do you get ready for a show? this will be my 1st year i have ever taken my truck to a show. this is waht i had in mine. 2 days befor the show start cleaning do the hole 9 yards even paint the iner finder wells black take my cleaning stuff with me and find a car wash and re-wash and touch it up a bit?? and one got any hints to get ready?
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06-02-2005, 12:54 AM	#2
redwhiteandblue broke as always Age: 23 Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 521 Location: Cincinnati Ohio User is: OffLine	Re: how do you get ready for a show? couple days prep is good. if your low enough who cares about wheel wells haha jk. id just get some quality detail spray......
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06-03-2005, 10:00 AM	#3
whobewa Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 639 Location: Falls Creek PA User is: OffLine	Re: how do you get ready for a show? Quote: Originally Posted by redwhiteandblue couple days prep is good. if your low enough who cares about wheel wells haha jk. id just get some quality detail spray...... its only a 2/3 so i need to paint them
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06-03-2005, 10:06 AM	#4
bristol16 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 3,834 Location: Greensboro, NC User is: OffLine	Re: how do you get ready for a show? i pack a lunch and jump in my truck and go
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06-03-2005, 02:07 PM	#5
redwhiteandblue broke as always Age: 23 Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 521 Location: Cincinnati Ohio User is: OffLine	Re: how do you get ready for a show? Quote: Originally Posted by whobewa its only a 2/3 so i need to paint them gotchya, im only 3/4 but im just too lazy to actually do wheel wells cause with my dirty ass roads, theyll get fuked up on the way to the show. i give ya props on takin the time too look good in every way though dude!
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06-03-2005, 03:03 PM	#6
whobewa Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 639 Location: Falls Creek PA User is: OffLine	Re: how do you get ready for a show? thanks!
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06-04-2005, 01:15 AM	#7
rcmaniac CHANGE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS Age: 22 Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 12,217 Location: Largo, FL User is: OffLine	Re: how do you get ready for a show? I definatly recomend painting wheel wells.. Even tho im bagged.. You never know what people are gonna see.. ya know? The whole purpose of detailing your ride, is just that.. Details.. People WILL notice.. Even if you don't think they will, they will. People will notice if you actually took the time to get your truck ready for the show, or if you just washed it and called it a day.
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06-04-2005, 10:32 AM	#8
redwhiteandblue broke as always Age: 23 Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 521 Location: Cincinnati Ohio User is: OffLine	Re: how do you get ready for a show? my truck aint nothin special either so i dotn really sweat it. i just go to hang out haha, but ill def keep it in mind when i get my dime goin...
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06-06-2005, 09:29 PM	#9
whobewa Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 639 Location: Falls Creek PA User is: OffLine	Re: how do you get ready for a show? i just dont know what to do when i get to the show I dont want to you that dam brush at the car wash... if i can find a car wash
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06-06-2005, 11:52 PM	#10
rcmaniac CHANGE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS Age: 22 Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 12,217 Location: Largo, FL User is: OffLine	Re: how do you get ready for a show? Quote: Originally Posted by whobewa i just dont know what to do when i get to the show I dont want to you that dam brush at the car wash... if i can find a car wash Wash the car before you leave.. Do all your touch up painting and shit .. Clean your wheels, tire shine and shit.. Drive to show.. Detail, you may get sling on the side of your truck depending on what tire shine you use.. But the reason for applying it before you leave is so it has time to dry and it doesnt have that really black wet look.. A more natural black color is better.. Get out you window cleaner.. spray windows, clean em.. Reason for doing this first is some sprays leave spots on your point.. and over spray.. yeah Next.. Microfiber cloth.. Some detail spray.. definatly not a lot.. I see guys who squirt it right onto their panels .. And that can be alright, if you just barely mist it.. but what i recomend is give 2 squirts of detail spray on a microfiber towel, and start wiping.. Give it another squirt here and there when it starts to dry up.. Wipe down any newly added break dust.. Shouldn't have to do a whole lot of detailing AT the show, especially if its a local show.. Now if its out of town, you might want to hit up a car wash nearby before you enter.. lol
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06-10-2005, 02:46 AM	#11
bagged85 Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,660 Location: Ontario, Canada User is: OffLine	Re: how do you get ready for a show? Quote: Originally Posted by bristol16 i pack a lunch and jump in my truck and go thats about it.. and the birds like to decorate my truck in the procces
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06-10-2005, 01:41 PM	#12
*sdime98* slowly, but surely. Age: 24 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 49,347 Location: Laurel Hill, NC User is: OffLine	Re: how do you get ready for a show? how about engine detailin? when i get mine ready under the hood, i let the truck run, and i spray down the whole motor, then i get some greased lightning, and spray down and let that sit for 30 seconds or so, then rinse it all out, and i'll usually drive down the road a 1/4 mile or so, and let the heat build up and dry all the rest of the water out, of course if you have aitake, you'll wana cover that up, and i've heard of coverin your alt, but i've never really done it, then once i get to the show, i always armor all my hoses lightly, and wipe down allthe painted areas... as for paint,i paint my fender wells and frame rails down the side of the truck once a year, along withmy leafs, and rear end and all.....the little details are the most important whenshowin, so youcan havethe advantage over the next guy...
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