05Single's virgin build thread. 03 tahoe

[05Single]

Playing with lights again.
So the oven cleaner trick worked.

Did a set for my cousin too. An aftermarket set and a set of oem where I just taped off and only sprayed the corners
Just spray and let sit 5-10 minutes then rinse off.....no more chrome and gloss black underneath.

 

[05Single]

Out of curiosity mocked up black lights to see how they looked. I'll get far away pics tomorrow.

 

[05Single]

Out with the new.... in with the old?.....
Brand new Rockford amp was cutting out intermittently so i got this from a buddy and seems to be doing just fine. Run this for a bit till I get another new amp probably next month. Looking at kicker 1200.1 to match. In the end I want all kicker including door components. Not top shelf but still mid grade and way better than oem.
A big sub like this with an amp was never part of the plan, but I'll bump it for awhile.
Until then I'll enjoy this classic throwback audioban

 

[05Single]

Finished paint correction over the weekend. Not 100% perfect but much much much better than before. So much better that I was never a huge fan of this color but I now officially love this blue. Yea I said it @Fosscore
Also wet sanded and polished out esky rack caps, those did come out perfect.

 

[05Single]

Can't get over this pic and the difference between the panels. Edited and saturated it shows the paint imperfections even more. No wonder I never liked the color lol......

 

[05Single]

Finished Sunday night inbetween birthday parties and house and yard work. This is Monday morning.
Flares and mud flaps off.
Still needed to remove the compound and wax residue left over in the seams, jambs, plastic trim, exc.
I asked my neighbor if I missed a spot and she sad yes, I almost strangled her on the spot. I mean look at her trashed silverado lol.
Anyway I wanted to finish this long process before I started colormatching parts, so that's next on the list.

 

[05Single]

Yesterday after a rinse off at the car wash and high pressure cleaning of the wheel wells. Got most of the heavy dust and left over residue off.

 

[05Single]

This is why I don't tape off things when I detail. You'll always still have to clean up left over compound and wax in the end anyway, this ensures a fully finished job.
Only things I only tape off is plastic door moldings (mine are off) , black plastic door handles (mine are painted) , and fender flares (mine are off). Other than that tape is only for paint in my garage lol.
Cleaned the rubber gaskets and a few plastic trim pieces with some denatured alcohol on a microfiber towel and a small paint brush to reach into the cracks. Followed up with a trim restorer .
Didn't really have a before pic of the mirror but you get the idea.
Also polished right over the factory appliques, rear window trim, and both door window lower trims as they are a hard smooth plastic and produce a nice shine.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Looks good from nj!
Lol, seriously, great job!

 

[BADRIDES]

Please get some drop on that Tahoe. Where are my red tail lights?