Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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Custom Rigs Cleaning 72 | Overdrive | March 2014 Detailing begins with a thorough cleaning inside and out. The cab gets blown out with compressed air and scrubbed with surfactants to remove any odors, and the vinyl is treated with Meguiar's Hyper Dressing. Both the exterior and engine also get a power washing with degreaser to knock off layers of grime. F i n d U s O n l i n e : V i s i t u s a t M A T S B o o t h # 3 0 2 9 2 F i r s t 1 0 0 v i s i t o r s e a c h d a y t o b r i n g t h i s a d t o o u r b o o t h w i l l r e c e i v e a F R E E D i e t e r ' s / P a n e l i t e t r a v e l m u g . 1 m u g p e r a d l i m i t * Mu g s m a y d i ffe r s l i g h t l y ? M I S S I N G S O M E T H I N G L E T U S H E L P Y O U A C C E S S O R I Z E ! Text INFO to 205-289-3555 or visit www.ovdinfo.com Bringing back the beauty: A few steps to polish your rig By Steve Temple F or a few hundred bucks and a day's work, you can spiff and shine up your rig – and potentially even increase its trade-in value. Neil Parmer of Shine Master in Sparks, Nev., who specializes in detailing Class 8 trucks, fre- quently prepares trucks for resale by dealers. "We often see a detailed truck sell for $5,000 more – and even as much as $25,000 more," he says. Here are the steps Parmer uses to turn a tired rig into like-new condition. BEFORE — This Peterbilt has been put through the paces, and it's beginning to show its age. Before finding a buyer, though, its owner sent it to Shine Master for a makeover. CR_Cleaning_0314.indd 72 2/26/14 11:30 AM