chevytruckjsm Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 I picked up my SS last June and since then have been hooked on Adams products. Ive been detailing it regularly but it was overdue for correction. Wife took son to visit inlaws this weekend so I finally had the time to attempt this. This is my first try at paint correction, cant believe some of you do this professionally. Took me about 20 hours. Here is the steps I took: - 2 bucket wash with Shampoo and about an ounce of All Purpose Cleaner to strip wash - Clay bar truck and used Waterless wash as lubricant - Treated the window trim and seals with VRT so polish didnt stain and make it easy to clean up - Taped the remaining areas and emblems that i didnt want polish on or that could damage pads - Corrected truck using a polisher from Harbor Freight. Yes i know harbor freight has some cheap stuff but this had really good reviews and actually did the job quite well for its price. When comparing to videos of the PC it appears the HF one moves faster (So reduce speed a bit form the PC videos) and vibrates a bit more (My hand hurts like hell) - At first to get hang of it I did some test panels switching from correcting to finishing to get technique down before moving to larger area. I did use the foam pads on this truck but feel that maybe the microfiber ones would have been the better option. After I figured out best way to do it and how many passes were needed I corrected about 2-3 sections then switched back to finishing and repeated until completion. - I did have to use the focus pads on drill a lot. There were quite a few deep scratches that it needed to be used on as well as the pillars and grille. - I then applied Brilliant Glaze (first time trying, got it in mystery box) - Followed that up with Liquid Paint Sealant on the grey sealing pad. I used Microfiber applicator for pillars and grille. For those of you wondering if you need to use machine to apply I would highly recommend it. When applying by hand it was kind of difficult to make a thin even layer. Very easy and fast with machine. -Finally I applied Buttery wax and finished up with VRT on tires and went back over trim. -BTW I love borderless blue towels. By far the best ones I have and made removing the product very easy. I have a lot of the discontinued silver ones, they arent bad but the blues are so much better. Need to get more. Got some before pics, 50/50 shots and finished ones. Sorry I suck with a camera trying to get pics of the scratches and swirls scootertrash19, CTFocusST and Aaron@P2PQD 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc2hill Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Yikes! Those first few pictures were scary! Nice turnaround Jacob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoomerSooner Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 That is an amazing turn around. Very nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevytruckjsm Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 Thank you. Yeah there were some really bad areas. Previous owner did not treat it to well. Glad I was able to get almost all of them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Bobby Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 (edited) Wow man, truck was HAMMERED Are those 50/50 shots after correction and prior to application of Brilliant Glaze? If so, awesome job! Oh and btw, the HF 6" polisher is on par or slightly better than the PC7424XP. Garry Dean a very renknowned detailer compared it to a Rupes Duetto recently and he said he got the same level of correction out of the machine. A couple things about the HF polisher which make it even better: Weak backing plate – Use the Adam's backing plate for 7" pads its works great!Awkward switch location – Relocated switch to the top by rotating bodyInstructions:1. Remove 4 screws which attach the metal head to the plastic body.2. Carefully pull back plastic body ~ 0.25 – 0.5 in.3. Rotate 90 degrees and reinstall screwsIf you accidentally pull the plastic body back too far, which unfortunately I did, you’ll need to remove the bottom half of the plastic body to pull the brushes back. To remove, brushes unscrew bottom screw by the power cord then pull off bottom plastic cover. Unscrew / remove the brush assembly then reinsert the top half.Noisy – Cleaned and repacked gearsInstructions:1. Remove red hand grip2. Remove backing plate (if installed)3. Remove 4 screws which hold the upper and lower metal assemblies together.If you have issues unscrewing use vice grip to break the screw(s) free. I purchased M4 x 0.7 x 16mm screws to replace cheap screws. Also added the convenience of using allen / hex wrench instead of phillips.4. Clean out existing grease5. Repacked with high quality grease. Use extreme pressure / high temp grease. I used Mobil 1 synthetic grease I had laying around. Sorry no pic hands were a mess and didn't want to touch phone/camera6. Assemble two metal halves7. Run at lowest speed working up to highest to remove excessive grease.8. Clean service hole and cover with duct tape or other. Some have used 0.25 in plastic plug. I used aluminum tape I had on hand.9. Reinstall red hand grip You also could hardwire a longer extension cord directly to the machine quite easily as well if wanted, its a good machine, don't worry about the vibrations, all the Random Orbitals have some vibration absorbed! Edited August 25, 2014 by Ricky Bobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevytruckjsm Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 Yeah all 50/50 are just after correction, No product on it yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevytruckjsm Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 O man where were you with that switch relocation yesterday lol. That was such a pain with it on the side. It pretty much prevented me from switching hands. Thanks for sharing that though. Definitely going to do that before i correct my other truck. Ricky Bobby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Great turnaround, and AWESOME write up Jacob! Don't worry about how long it takes, the results you get are all that matter!! Ricky Bobby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevytruckjsm Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 Thanks Nick! Ill be sure to tell my wife that line next time I spend hours outside detailing my other truck Team Adam's 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Bobby Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 If the 50/50's are prior to Glaze application, BRAVO for an excellent job. I'd say with the truck in that condition, 20 hours start to finish honestly is not bad at all. Sorry I couldn't be of more help with your machine yesterday, but def get a better BP for the machine and do the mods I noted above, for the price its an insane value! Just tell your wife after your other truck is corrected how easy the maintenance yearly polishings will be from now on LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevytruckjsm Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 Lol yeah. Thank you very much. The only shots with glaze/seal/wax on it are the ones outside of garage. Ill be sure to change out that BP. I think I picked it up for sale at about $45. Cant beat the results I got for that price. Ricky Bobby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Bobby Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Absolutely not man, excellent value for the price, I wouldn't care if it died and I needed a new one in a few years either, as opposed to the $300-400 price tag of Rupes, Flex, and Cyclo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Bowtie Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Great Job! Hope my black truck looks that good when I get to it in the next month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen9Rolla Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Looks great. I'd say 20 hours well spent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gapwedge Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Excellent job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevytruckjsm Posted August 25, 2014 Author Share Posted August 25, 2014 Thanks guys, appreciate the compliments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorsager Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Great job!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egott_91 Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 Nice results! Good thing about those trucks is that most of the panels are almost completely flat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natch02 Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Nice Job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce5 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWolf Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Very nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael@Adams Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Love it! Well done and its always worth the time put in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OUT2WIN Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Just thought I'd bump this one. A job very well done!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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