Hey guys! Chiming in from El Paso, land of bi-weekly sandstorms. I just financed a 2015 F150. Here's a picture of her. I'd like to keep her looking this way till she hits 215k miles like my old truck.
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The extent of my detailing knowledge comes from a 1 year stint working at Hertz Equipment Rentals. They had a few service trucks among all the construction equipment that they wanted cleaned. They would only, however, supply me with simple green and purple power to keep these things looking good for the next customer. I got spoken to a few times saying I wasn't doing a good enough job detailing these Ford/GM/Dodge 1/2 ton to 1 ton pickups.
I told them they were supplying me with what I needed so they eventully got me some all-purpose ArmorAll spray bottle and a few glass cleaners. This improved things a little bit.
These trucks would come in completely covered in mud from the oilfield workers and various construction sites they'd be rented out to and I'd just spray 'em from top to button with the pressure washer to get all the shit off. Then armorall the tires to make 'em shiny. For the interior I would vacuum everything I could out then blow out the rest with compressed air, then run over every surface with the armorall cleaner and rags, clean the windows, then call it a day.
Now, this was for shitty service trucks. I want to keep my truck looking pristine but I definitely plan on taking her off-road on the Lincoln National Forest trails and on some sandy trails over at Red Sands. Also there are very frequent dust/sand storms here in El Paso.
What should I do to keep my truck looking nice for the next ten plus years? For the interior and exterior. I live in an apartment complex so I'm limited by space and don't have access to a water hose. I do however work on base (Ft. Bliss) and they have a DIY car wash there with these soap brushes, a pressure washer, wax, etc.
TL:DR. Bought a new truck, want to keep it looking nice for the next decade. How do I do this? What products should I use?
Thanks guys and gals