Michael@Adams Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 What's up everyone! I am new to the threads but not so new at Adam’s. I have been working under Adam and the team here in Colorado for a few months now and man has it been a wild one! But before I give my full introduction, I decided to do a little write up for you all. My roommate recently purchased this 2011 Subaru WRX. It is their factory Obsidian Black. Although this thing is relatively younger, with only 42,000 miles on the odo, it seems as if this thing has been put through the ringer of cotton drying towlels, sandpaper, automatic car washes and just terrible upkeep. It was with great pleasure to introduce this vehicle with our fine products here at Adam's to bring it back to life! On to pictures! Right when he pulled up Here are some close ups of the before. As you can see it has TERRIBLE water spots & extreme swirls. The wheels and tires were treated with All Purpose Cleaner, Deep Wheel Cleaner and Tire Shine paired with the Wheel Woolie the night before and pictures were not taken We then began with the typical two-bucket wash. During this time I had the owner (John) helping out, watching and learning how to properly wash the car. After the quick wash down it was into the Detail Bay. I gave it a spritz of Detail Spray out of the 1L Kwazar and began to dry it with the Great White Drying Towels. And, of course, the Clay! After lifting some water spots, the swirls are still poking through all the Detail Spray On to the paint correction! My weapon of choice was the Cyclo, paired with the Orange Microfiber & Orange Foam pads and the Paint Correcting Polish. Following that was the White Foam and Paint Finishing Polish. Here is a quick 50/50 of the hood right above the hood scoop (no tape on my part L) As you all know, getting a hammered vehicle like this back to life took hours! It is for sure worth the results in the end though. Since this WRX has never seen any love from any sort of detail, I went ahead and gave it a seal with the Liquid Paint Sealant and the Wax and Sealant Pads on the Cyclo. After the sealant had its time to dry & cure on the paint, I was able to then give it the ultimate treatment with a coat of the Americana Paste Wax. I couldn’t be happier with how this came out, and neither could the owner. It still has some deeper scratches that could use some work with a drill and 4” backing plate, but are hardly noticeable from the all the shine the surrounding paint gives it. Thanks for looking everyone! You’ll be seeing more of me around more often, I can’t wait to get to know you all! Michael ScottyRam, scootertrash19, Aaron@P2PQD and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garsnow Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Looks awesome! I've been looking at picking up a wrx lately. Theyve been growing on me lately. Offtopic - where has Dylan been? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 AWESOME turnaround Michael!! I think those water spots may have been the very worst I've ever seen! Almost looked like super-metallic low rider paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egott_91 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Nice work! Offtopic - where has Dylan been? Dylan hasn't been with Adam's for a few months now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen9Rolla Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Guz Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 It came out great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blcksilv08 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Very nice turn around...great little cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Nice save boys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael@Adams Posted July 24, 2014 Author Share Posted July 24, 2014 (edited) Looks awesome! I've been looking at picking up a wrx lately. Theyve been growing on me lately. Offtopic - where has Dylan been? Thanks! This thing is a BLAST to rip around in. Great platform to mod too. If I were in the market I would think about gettting one too! AWESOME turnaround Michael!! I think those water spots may have been the very worst I've ever seen! Almost looked like super-metallic low rider paint. Looks great! It came out great. Very nice turn around...great little cars. Nice save boys! Thanks everyone! Sure took some time, but well worth it! I have been more than happy to drive and ride around in it after it has been done. Its no longer an embarrasment! Edited July 24, 2014 by Michael@Adams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fphillips Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Great job!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69supersport396 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Turned out awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Great write up Michael. And welcome to the forum! It's about time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael@Adams Posted July 24, 2014 Author Share Posted July 24, 2014 Great job!! Turned out awesome! Great write up Michael. And welcome to the forum! It's about time! Thanks everyone! Rich, I know! I usually don't have the time to sit down and hit the forums with all the craziness around here! Soon, I will have a proper intro to everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Bobby Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Solid write up, Subaru has some real sticky paint as well, especially on black it is tough to correct. Finishing with white foam was a good choice. The RIDS can be taken care of in the future but altogether you really saved the finish. I'm a huge fan of using LPS as your last step, Americana as needed in between (3-4 months) to top it off. Great job and I hope the owner maintains it better now that its corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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