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Cleaned Up a Silverado


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  A couple good friends of mine left me the truck they use for a lawn care business for a week while on vacation.  I was excited to have the truck for a week so I could take my time to do a little bit here and there, then it rained six days that week.   They had a tight budget but the truck still needed some Adams love.  I only got to take a few pictures using my phone along the way, including after having Line-X sprayed.  I think the truck still turned out great considering time and budget constraints.  Only Adams products were used on this truck.

 

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Before and after of the Line-X being sprayed.

 

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Driver side floor before and after.  Used steam, leather & interior cleaner, wiped down with waterless wash and total interior detailer on the floor mats.

 

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Driver side armrest before and after.  Used steam, leather & interior cleaner, and leather conditioner.

 

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Passenger side seat before and after.  Used carpet & upholstery cleaner and heated extractor.

 

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Visor area cleaned up most of stains.  Used steam and small amount of carpet & upholstery cleaner.

 

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50/50 of center console pre and post condition, also the dirt that came out on the towel cleaning it.  Used leather & interior cleaner and leather conditioner.

 

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Got a pretty decent amount of reflection out of this work truck. 

-Scrubbed tires and fenders using tire & rubber cleaner, protected/enhanced with invisible undercarriage spray and tire shine. 

-Wheel cleaner was used on the wheel covers and protected using liquid paint sealant. 

-Strip wash in foam cannon, clayed using visco clay bar, rinsed, dried using master blaster revolution and great white towel. 

-Applied brilliant glaze followed by liquid paint sealant for protection.  Was not able to polish truck due to time and budget but would like to have it back in the spring to go over it.

-Glass sealant applied to all glass.

 

Not the most in depth detail but I really think it made a difference inside and out overall.  They were thrilled with the outcome and will be back for more.  Thanks for looking, happy to answer any questions I can.

 

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-Strip wash in foam cannon, clayed using visco clay bar, rinsed, dried using master blaster revolution and great white towel. 

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Did you clay with foam from the cannon?

 

Big improvement on the truck!

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Nice work!  Big improvement on the interior, especially the seats.

Thanks, they were nasty for sure. I should have taken a picture of the water in my extractor, it was black.

 

Nice work, that truck def saw some use and abuse. 

Thanks, it sees a ton of abuse, almost always hooked to a trailer and getting covered in dust from cutting grass. 

 

Good job!  Love seeing those before and after pics.  While I enjoy taking care of my vehicles, I get the most pleasure from detailing when I do it for my friends and family. 

Appreciate that.  Before and after pics are always cool to see, wish I could have taken more. These friends of mine are always having me over for dinner and helping me, so it feels good to give something back. 

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Sorry to hijack the thread but can we really clay with the strip wash?  That would be an incredible time savings.

I can't say that I have done it with Adams strip wash specifically but I have done it with car shampoo several times.  I don't see why you couldn't, I may test that out. The only thing I could see is having an adverse reaction to the clay but I doubt it.  A while ago I used a bug and tar remover on the side of a truck that was coated in tar, while it soaked I used an OLD piece of clay to break the contaminates off the surface. I had to throw away the clay as it was starting to fall apart by the time is was done.

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Sorry to hijack the thread but can we really clay with the strip wash?  That would be an incredible time savings.

 

Good question...that's what prompted me to ask the OP if they did.

 

If it works well, it would save time, and in my case, a fair amount of detail spray!

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Good question...that's what prompted me to ask the OP if they did.

 

If it works well, it would save time, and in my case, a fair amount of detail spray!

 

Several months ago, I started a thread to ask if I could combine the strip wash (old formula: reg. shampoo + apc) with claying to save a step. Unanimous answer was 'no' because the apc would break down my clay so that it wouldn't work as well or last as long.  Would be great if the new strip wash could be used with clay.

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