What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Hola, Buenos dias TACÖ CRÜE, so who are the car wash gurus on here? What soap and wax products are you guys using ???

Window cleaner? Anyone old school using newspaper?

Tires products??? I like my tires matte not shiny

 

I try to use newspapers on my windows with Invisible Glass. Tire products, I black magic tire shine (sometimes). As far as wash, it depends. if it's been a while and layers of dirt are there, I'll use some Simple Green and whatever wash stuff I can find at Walmart or Autozone (purple power, turtle wax, etc.). Simple Green is GREAT on white and helps remove those layers. Wax, I need to wax mine. Badly. But I also need to clay bar (considering mine prob has never had that done -- I just bought it).

 

window cleaner - distilled water and 90+ % rubbing alcohol mixed 50/50 ratio for super clean/deep clean | or just invisible glass for quick cleaning
always micro fiber on all surfaces

tires product for shine but not stupid shine and doesn't sling the product. Checkout Car Pro Pearl

 

soap/wax. Meguiers wash, Mothers clay bar, Absolute wash as the clay bar spray, some polish, then Meguiers greenish/yellow ceramic hybrid wax.

Windows, always use water/vinegar-white.

Tires, nothing. They're turning brown. I spray them off once in a while.

Try this thread for more detailer gore, where the gurus hang.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/official-ask-a-detailer-thread.8957/

 

Wash - Chemical Guys Mr Pink followed by Turtle Wax ceramic spray coating after every few washes.

 

I use that Costco window spray foam window cleaner. Works great for me. Tires, I just use soft bristle brush with same soap I use on the truck, do the wheels and tires, spray off and call it good.

 

Yeah, that's the same soap I use.

 

I can't imagine the original shocks are still worth a damn, even if they are the Bilsteins, not with that much milage.

 

Body Armor 4x4 Rock Sliders and a set of tall skinny tires (Cooper Discoverer ST MAXX - 255/85/16). I’m finally done making changes to the exterior of my truck!

 

I kept telling myself I'm to old to do silly things like add a sticker to my truck...What am I, 16 again?

Any way, I added a grey scale Toyota vintage 3 strip sticker. Clearly I'm not a color guy, I went grey scale to stick with the truck color scheme, like the hood wrap and the TRD emblem on the grill.

Minor comment, I almost never read directions but I did this time. The YouTube video from the Sticker Factory for that vintage stripe in that location really made the application bomb proof, even though the vid was in Spanish.

 

On my Taco I had Modesta Diamond ceramic put on, no more waxing. But before that I used these products and still do on my Yukon. Mequiars Gold Class paste wax is the bomb, Mequiars Ultimate vinyl protectant, I don’t do anything to the tires.

 

Installed some chase lights, I am also going to mount 4 other lights for camp illumination but am waiting for more hardware to show up to mount them. I prefer to keep everything metric so it takes a bit longer to get than the normal 1/4-20 hardware everyone else uses

 

Installed the Auxbeam 8 switch panel

 

Got my rear AAL installed. Now hopefully I can get my alignment tomorrow and my tires installed on my wheels Monday before work ( I work night shift)

 

I try to keep everything Metric, too, so that I never have to think about whether a fastener is metric or SAE.
Grainger is great at having pretty much anything you need, albeit sometimes pricey.

 

I can't believe I forgot to look on Grainger, I have one a few miles from my house. I could have gotten them in a few days instead of waiting a week for them to ship to me from TNutz.

 

That turtle wax ceramic is the bomb! Freaking amazing how good it looks and how long it lasts for something so inexpensive and easy to use.

There is also the TW ceramic spray and wipe detailer for quick cleans. I'm a big fan of both!

 

They are still running strong. Freeway miles.

 

Southern California

 

Just got some new tires today.