What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

I really like your wheels.

 

Installed a Trailgate panel (which is great!) and a Pop n Lock tailgate lock (which is not working and is not great).

 

Thanks!

 

Quick cowl intake

 

"Installed" the OEM bed mat. No pics, everyone's seen them in action by now. Also, ran the truck through the touchless shit show, er, car wash. Apparently everyone else in town had the same idea today. You'd think "form two lines" would be a simple concept...

 

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Huh, I have never heard of the clay bar, spray thing.

I just wax twice per year with a basic Meguiar liquid wax. Just one coat, and no other before or after wax or shine products. Just too lazy to do more. I do put it on heavy, so it takes me 5 hours just for that single wax.

So whats the deal with the clay bar and spray stuff?

Does it replace traditional waxing, or is it used in addition to waxing?

 

Installed the Xtrek grille.. used some cheapo stick on for temp lettering but ordered the BJ70 Land Cruiser emblem that is perfect fit . Will install new emblem once it’s here

 

Installed a new gentex frameless rear view mirror with homelink.

 

New Bumper Day.

 

looks good!

 

this is about what it takes me. a full wash/clay/correction/wax took me 3 days last time.

but i do it for fun, not a job. so there's plenty of 'breaks', distractions, and liquid replenishment involved.

 

a clay bar is to remove contaminants from the paint before waxing.

this is an 'enhanced' before/after image of how it effects the clearcoat surface


this is an 'enhanced' image of what only applying wax does to the surface


so the idea is to remove the contaminants first using a clay bar, and then the wax fills in those divots, leaving a smooth surface behind that makes it more difficult for new contaminants to bond to the vehicle surface-- it uses less wax, but makes the wax last longer, and also makes the vehicle nicer looking, as contaminants effect the level of reflectivity of the clear coat.

 

Turtle Wax Hybrid Solutions Ceramic Spray. It's good stuff. Adds a shine, repels water like crazy, and smells amazing! I believe it's in the place of traditional waxing.

https://www.turtlewax.com/products/hybrid-solutions-ceramic-wax-spray-coating-16-fl-oz

 

Pretty much. Clay removes bonded contaminates and preps the paint surface for paint correction. (You'll introduce a ton of scratches and swirls when you clay.) Follow up with sealant, wax, or ceramic coat after polishing. It's on my to do list.

 

How are you liking that V1 Gen 2?

 

paired with the JBV1 App on my phone for a better heads up display and frequency readout makes it hard to beat

 

I'm running an 11+-year-old V1 and I've been thinking about upgrading. The V2 is at the top of list and I'm considering pairing it with JBV1 as you have but on my tablet. Now that Valentine Research has, supposedly, fixed the Ka-band falsing problem, it might be time to pull the trigger.

 

New wheels and tires today…had it three months and have it just about where I want it…tiny, seat covers, LED bulbs, anytime front and rear cameras, bumper and winch, bed lights, tonneau cover, probably a few other things I forgot.

 

Have ran them since 2013 and I was an early adopter of the Gen 2 ordered it the day it came out. they had a batch that had start up issues but most of these problems have been fixed. Huge improvement over my older beltronic 955i (2007) and Escort 8500 (2010)

i do have an Uniden R7 as my backup travel detector