BoomerSooner Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 (edited) I drive this car 76 miles to work round trip about 3-4 times a week. The paint is in really good shape except for the orange peel, but I haven't seen one of these that doesn't have that problem. I started out by removing all four of the wheels and using Deep Wheel Cleaner to get the majority of the brake dust off the inside of the barrels. I scrubbed the barrels using the wheel woolies, my Adam's NEW Wheel Woolie won't be here until Thursday. After I scrubbed the barrels I used All Purpose Cleaner to help get the road tar off from all these nice asphalt roads here in MO. The Trim & Lug Nut Brush came in handy when cleaning the brake dust out of the little crevices on the inside of the wheel. I then used Green Wheel Cleaner to help clean up the front of the wheels, since they are normally very clean. I topped the wheels off by using Quick Sealant to help make maintaining a lot easier. I finished up the wheels with a spritz of Detail Spray from my awesome Kwazar and some Tire Shine applied with a Super Block Dressing Applicator. After doing the wheels I pulled the car out of the garage and did a strip wash with Car Wash Shampoo, All Purpose Cleaner, and one ounce of Rinseless Car Wash to help soften the water. After doing a pool rinse I pulled the car back into the garage to use Adam's Clay Bar to get rid of any contamination. Cleaned up and dried the car using the Sidekick Dryer and Microfiber Waterless Towels. I then followed Adam's suggestion and used Brilliant Glaze applied by hand followed by Liquid Paint Sealant applied with my Rupes Duetto. Those things really make the paint pop and I just love a black car when it is all cleaned up! I will be applying Adam's Americana this week if the rain lets up eventually. I couldn't get any great full car pics outside as it has been raining the last two days. Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated guys. Thank you to Gdwenger for helping me out with some of the products. Finally able to get some full pics taken of the car. This is with Brilliant Glaze, Liquid Paint Sealant and Americana Premium Carnauba Paste Car Wax. Edited September 5, 2014 by Phenomvw scootertrash19, gdwenger, Aaron@P2PQD and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdwenger Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Man do I need to do that to my wheels. Looks great Kris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevytruckjsm Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Looks Great. Good Job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sizzle Chest Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Very nice! Good write up! Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMDChase Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Nice job, Kris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HFX Detailing Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 dat cloud! looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoomerSooner Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 Thank you gentlemen. I'm fairly new to the detailing world and I'm just trying to perfect my technique with everything. Soon I'll be doing correction of the minor scratches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron@P2PQD Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Wow, Just Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael@Adams Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Nice results! I love how you took the wheels off to get the inner barrels! A step that definitely takes more time but is well worth the result! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoomerSooner Posted September 3, 2014 Author Share Posted September 3, 2014 Totally worth the result. Those wheels are so clean now and I don't walk by cringing at the barrels. My wife thought I was crazy when she came out and saw the wheels off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoomerSooner Posted September 3, 2014 Author Share Posted September 3, 2014 Now I just have to decide if I want to paint the wheels gunmetal gray, black or leave them the stock color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael@Adams Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Now I just have to decide if I want to paint the wheels gunmetal gray, black or leave them the stock color. I have always been a fan of contrasting wheels, but I think the gunmetal would look pretty darn good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Nice work Kris! Pulling the wheel, deep cleaning, and sealing them is time well spent. It makes them SO MUCH easier to maintain once that in-depth process is performed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoomerSooner Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share Posted September 5, 2014 Put some new pics of the car today after the Americana was applied. Michael@Adams 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael@Adams Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Put some new pics of the car today after the Americana was applied. Looks epic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorsager Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Your car looks great! Pulling the wheels is a lot of work but worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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