What did you do to your Raptor today? (Gen2)

[nikhsub1]

My xtra big booty wide carbon fibArz flares were getting cloudy, kinda like when head lights get cloudy I guess... I got this special carbon fiber polish and holymotherfuckinshit it works great! I didn't spend all that much time on them at all, maybe 5 mins a flare... they look better than new again. I don't have covered parking so the truck is always outside in the sun... forgot to mention this is machine polish, not by hand.

Before: (and this one wasn't the worst)



After:

 

[REMIX]

Went a little nuts. My truck is a 2019 SCAB with 36k miles, it sits outside in the Florida sun, rain and heat 24/7.

Wash
3M clay bar
Megs 105 then 205 with my 2" micro DA for the tight spots and my 6" DA
Wash again
Chemical Guys Ceramic Force
Cured 2 days
Washed again
Topped with Collinite #845 Insulator Wax, at least on the tailgate.

I'll take a pic when the entire thing is done. I've been doing this mostly panel by panel (in zones, ie front fenders, hood, rear fender, tailgate, etc) as it's over 100 degrees here and I can only deal with it for a few hours at a stretch. Pics really don't do it justice, it's like I could stick my hand in the paint it's so deep and glossy.

It's no mall crawler, either. I've had mud caked up to the roof. Taking it on my annual XC trip in a week.

 

[Nex]

Went a little nuts. My truck is a 2019 SCAB with 36k miles, it sits outside in the Florida sun, rain and heat 24/7.

Wash
3M clay bar
Megs 105 then 205 with my 2" micro DA for the tight spots and my 6" DA
Wash again
Chemical Guys Ceramic Force
Cured 2 days
Washed again
Topped with Collinite #845 Insulator Wax, at least on the tailgate.

I'll take a pic when the entire thing is done. I've been doing this mostly panel by panel (in zones, ie front fenders, hood, rear fender, tailgate, etc) as it's over 100 degrees here and I can only deal with it for a few hours at a stretch. Pics really don't do it justice, it's like I could stick my hand in the paint it's so deep and glossy.

It's no mall crawler, either. I've had mud caked up to the roof. Taking it on my annual XC trip in a week.

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You are welcome to come up here and polish my primer. It's only 80° here in Washington.

 

[REMIX]

You are welcome to come up here and polish my primer. It's only 80° here in Washington.

80 degrees would be a welcome relief. That’s pretty much why I leave this inferno for 2-4 weeks every time this year. the raptor is the best vehicle ever for long distance trips.

 

[DAS RPTR]

Installs are done from previous post. Just need to add the midnight edition light bar to the bumper

 

[Nex]

Just need to add the midnight edition light bar to the bumper

And paint it...

 

[DAS RPTR]

And paint it...

Is the coating that bad?

 

[Nex]

Is the coating that bad?

It's in primer.

It's OK, mine is as well.



Edit: Some FRF members are jealous of our Leadfoot paint.

 

[DAS RPTR]

It's in primer.

It's OK, mine is as well.

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Edit: Some FRF members are jealous of our Leadfoot paint.

Hard to beat a LF Gen 2!

 

[Lane2018]

Painted the Eibachs Lightning Blue
Installed the AFE CAIView attachment 390854View attachment 390855

Hey Sharpie, I’m interested in painting my eibachs before install as well. Did you use a particular paint type (enamel,acrylic etc)? And have they held up? Cracking?