Had my Baby Raptor for one week…

[AMGRAPTOR]

I love it so much so far. This is my first Ford product ever And second truck I have ever owned as well. I had a 2021 Lumar Rock Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro That I sold for this and I couldn’t be happier. What grabbed my attention was the Ford performance tune so the plan is put 1000 miles on it and change the oil then get the tune.
i going to do a one step polish and ceramic coat with Gtechniq crystal serum light and top with Exov5 then Xpel PPf and tint. I will post picks when done.
thank you all for the knowledge you have taken the time to post.

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[Ranger43931]

Beautiful truck.

 

[Ford Motor Company]

I love it so much so far. This is my first Ford product ever And second truck I have ever owned as well. I had a 2021 Lumar Rock Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro That I sold for this and I couldn’t be happier. What grabbed my attention was the Ford performance tune so the plan is put 1000 miles on it and change the oil then get the tune.
i going to do a one step polish and ceramic coat with Gtechniq crystal serum light and top with Exov5 then Xpel PPf and tint. I will post picks when done.
thank you all for the knowledge you have taken the time to post.

We're so glad to hear how much you're enjoying your Raptor!! It looks stunning. Thanks for being part of the Ford family

 

[Top Fuel Friday]

Sweet!! Love the green A nice upgrade from the taco.

 

[Critical Habitat]

AMGRAPTOR - nice looking truck.
Just wondering...will the PPF bond to the truck ok when applied after the ceramic and other stuff?
Wasn't 100% sure which comes first, the chicken or the egg, but consider the below...
From a Tesla forum....

You cannot put PPF on Ceramic
You cannot put PPF on Ceramic. It will not stick - it may for a month or two at best, but then it will just come right off while you are driving. Ceramic coating prevents the adherence of ANYTHING to the car, so if the ceramic coating was applied properly the PPF will not stick.

 

[Brcvac]

Sweet!! Love the green A nice upgrade from the taco.

Beautiful truck, I order carbonized gray back in April 04, Ford sent me a e-mail telling me they will put it in production on October 14. I couldn't wait, so I chased down a black RR back in July 25. I love it.

 

[AMGRAPTOR]

Sweet!! Love the green A nice upgrade from the taco.

Thanks. You have the best profile pic on this forum. That baby Raptor pic is awesome!

 

[AMGRAPTOR]

AMGRAPTOR - nice looking truck.
Just wondering...will the PPF bond to the truck ok when applied after the ceramic and other stuff?
Wasn't 100% sure which comes first, the chicken or the egg, but consider the below...
From a Tesla forum....

You cannot put PPF on Ceramic
You cannot put PPF on Ceramic. It will not stick - it may for a month or two at best, but then it will just come right off while you are driving. Ceramic coating prevents the adherence of ANYTHING to the car, so if the ceramic coating was applied properly the PPF will not stick.

You are correct. I prep everything first by washing/clay bar, one step polish, panel wipe then I ceramic coat the painted areas only that with not get PPf. Im only doing the full hood, fenders, bumper, side mirrors and head lights. Once it’s applied to all those areas I with use the crystal serum light and put over the PPf film as well..

 

[radial]

Nice truck, I love the Shelter Green color! I couldn't find one available near me, so I settled for Cactus Grey. I wasn't sure about it at first but I've grown to really like that color too.

 

[AMGRAPTOR]

Nice truck, I love the Shelter Green color! I couldn't find one available near me, so I settled for Cactus Grey. I wasn't sure about it at first but I've grown to really like that color too.

Yes the color is great. Has sort of a chameleon paint flip flop quality the way it changes in different lighting. i like cactus grey as well. It reminds me of lunar rock that I had on my TRD Pro

 

[OH3Cobra]

ceramic completed this past weekend. SLICK!!

 

[SubaruRaptor]

I love it so much so far. This is my first Ford product ever And second truck I have ever owned as well. I had a 2021 Lumar Rock Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro That I sold for this and I couldn’t be happier. What grabbed my attention was the Ford performance tune so the plan is put 1000 miles on it and change the oil then get the tune.
i going to do a one step polish and ceramic coat with Gtechniq crystal serum light and top with Exov5 then Xpel PPf and tint. I will post picks when done.
thank you all for the knowledge you have taken the time to post.

Shelter Green Gang! You are doing the exact same thing I am doing, 1000 mile break in, oil change, tune install. I have to wait for the dealer to fix the paint chip around the tail light that seems to be a common manufacturing defect.

 

[AMGRAPTOR]

Shelter Green Gang! You are doing the exact same thing I am doing, 1000 mile break in, oil change, tune install. I have to wait for the dealer to fix the paint chip around the tail light that seems to be a common manufacturing defect.

gang gang awesome! Do you plan on changing with full synthetic oil? If so whats your go to brand?

 

[Zach@Granger]

I love it so much so far. This is my first Ford product ever And second truck I have ever owned as well. I had a 2021 Lumar Rock Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro That I sold for this and I couldn’t be happier. What grabbed my attention was the Ford performance tune so the plan is put 1000 miles on it and change the oil then get the tune.
i going to do a one step polish and ceramic coat with Gtechniq crystal serum light and top with Exov5 then Xpel PPf and tint. I will post picks when done.
thank you all for the knowledge you have taken the time to post.

Very nice, clean looking truck! Sharp for sure!

 

[Ford Motor Company]

Beautiful truck, I order carbonized gray back in April 04, Ford sent me a e-mail telling me they will put it in production on October 14. I couldn't wait, so I chased down a black RR back in July 25. I love it.

We'd love to see pictures of your Ranger, Billy! Glad to hear you're loving your truck.

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