cato Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 (edited) Blank canvas July 2015. In this pic a 2" front level and 33 BFG's are on! Roll-X tonneau and Bed Rug are in! Front window tint. New to all Adams! Advice is appreciated. Thanks Edited August 21, 2016 by cato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Chris@Adams Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Welcome Cato........I would watch the videos to get familiar with the products. http://adamspolishes.com/video Then ask any and all questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Mariner Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 You live in New England and you own a black vehicle.. prepare to spend copious amounts of time detailing, just to have her look good for an hour cato and Jason S. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 cev103 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 That looks like more than a 2" level in your sig pic. As far as Adams goes, start with some car shampoo, clay bar with detail spray and a coat of paint sealant......that's a good financial ease into the world of Adams. If you have or buy a polisher, do some paint correction followed by paint finishing polish topped of with paint sealant. Put some VRT on you tires and trim also. cato 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 cato Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 Fast fwd 1 year and... Flip and Thorsager 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 cato Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 You live in New England and you own a black vehicle.. prepare to spend copious amounts of time detailing, just to have her look good for an hour So true! That looks like more than a 2" level in your sig pic. As far as Adams goes, start with some car shampoo, clay bar with detail spray and a coat of paint sealant......that's a good financial ease into the world of Adams. If you have or buy a polisher, do some paint correction followed by paint finishing polish topped of with paint sealant. Put some VRT on you tires and trim also. Correct! She now has 7.5" lift and 35's. cev103 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 cato Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 (edited) Black is a love/ hate thing for sure. lol And a step ladder is necessary at this point. Edited August 21, 2016 by cato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 cato Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 So this is pretty much my first thorough detail with Adams products (any products for that matter). Been reading the forums and watching the vids numerous times as this is a bit of a learning curve for me. Started yesterday late afternoon. Washed Tires and wheels with Tire/rubber cleaner and Wheel cleaner. Early this morning I foamed the truck then a 2 bucket wash followed by Detail spray and Visco clay bar then rinsed and dried whole truck. Midday I cleaned all glass and sealed it. Super VRT on tonneau cover and all plastics. Tire shine on tires and then LPS on the rims. I love the LPS on the rims. They look awesome now! Crazy stuff!! Sun was hot so I waited till dusk to continue with rest of the truck as I do not have a garage. Revive hand polish then LPS on all paint. Brutal on the arms. Unfortunately I only have Buttery wax at this time. (Brilliant Glaze and Americana wax on order) Sun has set now so... Tomorrow morning I will finish with a coat of Buttery wax. The shine is incredible so far! Because I live in New England I really wanted to just clean, decontaminate and seal the paint then add some protection till my glaze and Americana comes in. So far I love Adams products. I will say that today I have learned the terms "easy on, easy off" is all relative when polishing by hand. lol Prob gonna be sore tomorrow! A machine polisher would rock! Going to put a polisher on my Christmas list this year. Haha! Paint "correction" will have to wait till next spring as it's not terrible but not perfect either. Tyler@Adams 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Mariner Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Did you add some All Purpose Cleaner to your 2 Bucket Wash to strip off all the old wax and sealant before you clay barred and sealed with LPS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 cato Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 Did you add some All Purpose Cleaner to your 2 Bucket Wash to strip off all the old wax and sealant before you clay barred and sealed with LPS? I did! About 4oz and then couple oz of shampoo Mariner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rkj4243 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Cato, Truck looks fantastic! Great transformation over the 1 year timeframe! Jason S. and cato 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 cato Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 Cato, Truck looks fantastic! Great transformation over the 1 year timeframe! Thank you Robert! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 mnewstadt Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 You live in ANYWHERE and you own a black vehicle.. prepare to spend copious amounts of time detailing, just to have her look good for an hour There fixed that for ya... Black Tundra Limited Crewmax 4x4 here in Texas...know your pain Cato, Worse yet I have short T-Rex arms and have to be laying on the roof to reach halfway across and that's standing on the ladder cev103, Mariner and cato 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 cato Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 Realized I didn't post a pic of the finished product. Really like Adams products! The color looks so rich and deep/dark. Amazing! TheWolf, thequadfather and Mongosg8 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 avimore Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Love that shine Cato, well done! Really like how deep the tires came out also. cato 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TheWolf Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Mmmmmm...BLACK!!! Impressive results and a sharp looking truck! cato 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 cato Posted August 27, 2016 Author Share Posted August 27, 2016 (edited) Love that shine Cato, well done! Really like how deep the tires came out also. Mmmmmm...BLACK!!! Impressive results and a sharp looking truck! Thanks guys. I really like how the tire dressing doesn't sling everywhere! Edited August 27, 2016 by cato TheWolf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 cato Posted October 30, 2016 Author Share Posted October 30, 2016 Now THATS protection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 thequadfather Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Hey - I know that truck! Nice to see you on this forum too Cato. cato 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Mongosg8 Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Pretty sweet looking Silverado! Nice work ..you're right the paint looks rich and deep. cato 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Blank canvas July 2015. In this pic a 2" front level and 33 BFG's are on! Roll-X tonneau and Bed Rug are in!
Front window tint.
New to all Adams! Advice is appreciated. Thanks
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