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Good Afternoon!

 

The client reached out to the Adam's Detailing Studio via an email inquiry.  His Jaguar was in need of a really good exterior detail, and I was the man for the job.  This detail took care of decontamination of the paint, swirl and water etching removal, of course the wheels/tires/engine/exhaust tips, sealing the Glass, and last but not least, I was able to install the "FaceMelter" on this baby when it was done!

 

Here is what it looked like upon arrival:

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Bare with me, Photobucket is not currently playing nice...

 

 

The Products and Process:
 
·         Wheel Wells and Tires cleaned with Adam's All Purpose Cleaner and the Adam's 20" Fender Brush.
·         Wheels cleaned with Adam's Deep Wheel Cleaner, Adam's Boulder Blonde Boar's Hair Wheel BrushAdam's Wheel Woolies and Adam's Turbostick.
·         Engine Bay cleaned with Adam's All Purpose Cleaner, Adam's Wheel Woolies, and Adam's Boulder Blonde Boar's Hair Wheel Brush.
·         Two Bucket Wash with Grit Guards and Two Wash Pads from the Adam's Complete Two Bucket Wash Kit.
·         Vehicle was dried using Adam's Air Force Master Blaster and Adam's Great White Drying Towel.
·         Engine Bay, Tires and Trim were first decontaminated with Adam's APC and Adam's Edgeless Utility Towels.  Then dressed with either Adam's SVRT or Adam's In and Out Spray.
·         Exhaust Tips cleaned and polished with Adam's All Purpose Cleaner, .0000 Steel Wool (inside tip), Adam's Metal Polish Combo, Adam's Blue Hex Grip Applicator, and an old Adam's Single Soft Towel. (Done in two parts...before wash, and after wash was complete)
·         Wheel Wells were dressed with Adam's Invisible Undercarriage Spray.
·         Vehicle was masked with Adam's Professional Detailer's Masking Tape.
·         Door Jambs were cleaned with Adam's Waterless Wash and Adam's Waterless Wash Towels.
·         Interior and Exterior Glass cleaned with Adam's Glass Cleaner and Adam's Glass Cleaning Microfiber Towels.
·         Decontamination of paint and glass was done using Adam's Detailing Claybar and Adam's Detail Spray as a lubricant.
·          Paint was corrected (holograms, swirl marks and water spotting) with the Flex 3401VRG Polisher, Adam's 7" Orange Microfiber Paint Cutting Pad, and Adam's Paint Correcting Polish.
·         The entirety of the paint was polished with the same polisher, Adam's 7" White Foam Paint Finishing Pad, and Adam's Paint Finishing Polish.
·         Paint was treated with Adam's Quick Sealant via the Adam's Americana Premium Wax and Glaze Applicator.
·          Paint  treated to Adam's Brilliant Glaze via the Adam's 7" Red Glazing Pad or the Adam's Americana Premium Wax and Glaze Applicator
·         Paint was treated to Adam's Americana Paste Wax via the Adam's Americana Premium Wax and Glaze Applicator.
·         Glass treated to Adam's Glass Sealant via the Adam's Microfiber Applicators, removed with Adam's Glass Towels.
·         All Polish, Glaze, and Wax residue removed with Adam's DoubleSoft Towels.
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One more quick before picture...Notice caked up old polish and wax?

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I started the Wheels and Tires portion with Adam's Deep Wheel Cleaner, all the while testing some Made in the USA, eco-friendly, Nitrile type gloves!

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Once the DWC was shot over the entire wheel, I moved into the cleaning of the tires and wheel wells.  Adam's APC was up for it.

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It was then time to start on actual cleaning of the wheels and to stop the bleeding!  The Medium head wheel woolie was perfect.

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Once the wheel was clean, back to the APC and Tires...this time the Fender Brush was used because I didn't want to potentially scratch the wheel having minimal sidewall.

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Not bad clean, still needed polished and dressed.

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With the corners of the car complete, I could then focus on the Engine Bay.  APC all the way!

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I used the Boulder Blonde Boar's Hair Brush for a majority of the scrubbing.

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After the wash, and with the car dried off, it was time to dress the Tires with Adam's SVRT before I polished the wheels.

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While polishing the wheels with the Adam's Metal Twins, I noticed that by sticking a the Detailing Swab inside of a Metal Polishing Towel, it enabled me to get into those lug pockets!

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THAT is proper.

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Dried and Dressed Engine.

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With a majority of the "details" out of the way, it was time to concentrate on the paint.  In this case, I really had my work cutout.

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Let's have a Test Patch!

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One pass didn't get me happy enough with the Adam's Paint Correcting Polish.  Nothing against the polish, the paint was THAT BAD.

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It took me overall two passes of the Adam's PCP and one pass of the Adam's PFP to get me happy here.

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Notice two things in this picture.  I taped off and used Adam's Great White Towels to mask the convertible top from my polishing.  I didn't want to clean anything out of it.  You will also notice that the "hips" of the car in this picture are really, really dulled up.

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Deck lid was horrible also.

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Outside!

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THIS is a Great shot!

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All of the water etching and swirls gone...

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Thank You for stopping in!

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