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sorry for the confusion. I was under the impression it would fit since their own website says it should fit most 3.5 and 5 gal. buckets. hence "should fit most".

however, I just checked my own Adam's Grit Guard and my own 5 gal. Home Depot orange bucket and it fits great... identical to the Adam's bucket.

good luck, man. I like the idea of making it work.

Thanks guys...

 

I want to order the foam gun and some washing supplies and was looking at the grit guard, maybe its me, but why buy a bucket when I have a ton already. But the grit guard would be nice to have.

 

Esteban & Kevn, How much difference would you say is between the bottom of the bucket and where the grit gaurd sits? 1" or so

 

I am thinking that I could take a dremel and shave it down a little bit to fit properly.

I'm 99.9% sure that these fit both 3.5 gal. buckets as well as 5 gal. buckets. I know people have dropped them into HomeDepot buckets...

I hope that helps.

Did you find it odd because it's an SUV? Or because it was fairly new and clean? I think every car, truck or suv is deserving of a good detail now and then. In todays economy, we may spend a little more for a good detail, but then again, we have to hold onto our vehicles a bit longer.

oh I've detailed SUV's and new rides before... no I found it odd because it was an unusual car - at least for me. I agree that every car is deserving of a good detail.

Great review! You'll also find that the BSG provides a very smooth finish that does not allow dust to settle as easily. Typically just driving down the road will remove the dust!

 

It's called "fictionless finish."

why am I just learning this?! (he rushes outta the room and busts into the garage to rub some BSG on his silky smooth black sand pearl paint)

AZ = dust and pollen. black paint = dust and pollen multiplier

okay, it was difficult to come up with a title for what I want to say, but odd seemed to cover it. odd meaning not usual, not meaning weird.

so, I just got home form detailing a bone stock '07 Buick Rendezvous. anyone else detailed one of these babys? don't get me wrong, I'd never look down on a job - I just thought it was an odd car to be detailing. they just bought it and it was pretty squeaky clean already form the dealership. they're good friends and I'm thankful they offered me the job. I just couldn't help thinking about all of us here on the site and wondering if anyone else had detailed this ride.

so black is the 'rarer' color...? it'd be nice to see some of the retro colors come back... Yenko green or blue or even the Chevy orange. yellow is a tough color for me to like - unless the car is dropped and has a great stance with some choice rims...

there are a lot of yellow cars in these pics.

Those look like great prices for the lighting kits !!!!!

I have one of the lighting kits - total plug-n-play. very easy to install and very bright. Randy does nice work.

Is it possible to remove light scratches from chrome, and if so, how?

I just bought a used motorcycle, and the only visible flaw are some light scuff marks on the chrome exhaust pipe under the passenger foot peg from shoe contact. Not deep scratches, can't feel them with a thumbnail.

 

Thank you!

have you tried 000 or 0000 steel wool along with Adam's Metal Polish? I help restore a '74 Wagoneer whose chrome was the pits. the results were amazing - but then again, the scratches and pits were nothing major. so since yours sound the same... give it a shot and best of luck. take a pic and keep us up to date.

BTW, you can use this method on a stock muffler/ exhaust tip and make them look stainless steel... almost. but way better than stock.

rob, sorry to hear this. perhaps the Dodge double stick is better than my Toyota tape. but, here's what I did:

de-badged. sprayed the area with a Bug-n-Tar remover and waited a few minutes. I took a plastic flexible scraper and wrapped it in MF and started "scraping" gently. I was careful to work on just the areas of the letters and not the panel itself. repeated these steps as needed per amount of goo and per letter.

it sounds like you should try a different goo remover. oddly enough, peanut butter works really well. just glob it on and let it sit. I also found that God gave us some of the best tools - your fingers are some of the best 'clay bars' around.

my Toyota clear coat is very lame and I did have to PC the panel, but it's perfect now.

best of luck. sorry to hear you're bummed, but when it's all done, I'm sure you'll love it. hope this helps.

Add a link to the badge guy Peter :thumbsup:

sure thing. Randy's site isn't set up with all that he can do, but if you contact him with what you want - you'll get exactly what you want. he is by far the best I've come across, and I've tried a lot. I usually send him the .eps file of what I want, but you can just tell him and he'll create it.

link: http://randode.com/store/decals.html

tell him Peter from Mesa sent you. his prices are sweet, too.

de-badge! my ride is shaved and it's funny because hardly anyone knows what it is... 2005 Scion xB. I even have keyhole plugs on my front doors for that ultra clean look... keyless entry = no reason to put key on door.

if anyone likes the look of the lettering, but doesn't like the pain of clean in and around them, I have a vinyl guy who can make any badge on chrome 5 yr vinyl. I have a chrome "badge" on my engine cover.

just a thought. but, yeah, shaved is the way to go.

sweet! I love the color... (see my logo). I've added a velcro strap to my first generation Adam's apron, but the one down low makes great sense.

I'm in.

I passed my first kidney stone @ 5:30 this morning. it was painful.

watching this video was really painful.

welcome Randy! sorry it took me so long to post... and I'm in your backyard, Mesa. I'll be coming by and checking out the shop soon.

I'm hitting the pavement tryin' to work up some detail clinics... can I use your shop as a venue?

sweet! looks great. so clean and simple. tasty calipers, too.

great great job on the rims! they look incredible. those have got to be the best looking rims for a C4 - well, any late model Vette.

what's the offset? gotta love stepped lips.

Mike -

I'm not surprised at all. I've talked to Adam numerous times and he's always the same. I think it a reflection of a few things - he loves what he does, he loves people and he has a product(s) that he can be proud of and that people love.

All in all, he's just a good guy. You find yourself around a good guy, a lot of problems or negativity just go away.

(okay, I'll stop kissing up now)

BINGO - what Jason said. you'll find that when the wheels are corrected and then waxed, they are so easy to take care of... brake dust and road grime comes off very easily when you wash your car. I wax my rims probably twice as much as my car just because of the heat and crude they take.

Those motorsport wheels look great Gary! Because they are painted treat them just like you would your vehicle's paint. Swirl and Haze Remover, Polish, and Wax.

 

Upkeep is crucial. Don't be scared to clay bar them either!

BING - POW

what a great letter! I agree with everything in it. I just lost my job of 15 years (my career) and don't hold a single grudge against my boss. I know his back story and admire it. I know how much it cost him to employ me and I know how long he went without a paycheck to keep me on before the company closed.

small business owners get the shaft and sometimes it's hard to understand why they do it. well, luckily now I'll learn first hand if I can do it. the economy stinks, but now is actually the best time of my life and now is the best time to see if I have what it takes.

(n)obama should call a cabinet meeting, call Congress and read this to them.

not bloddy likely

Esteban -

I swore by SG for years and still use around the house, but for cars I've switched over to the APC. The APC has a sudsing action that SG doesn't and when you're cleaning an engine bay, you want the product to 'stick' and not just run off. They both work good on carpet spots, but APC gets a 'great' grade because it smells better and there's no worry about staining. I think if you used them both side by side, you'd choose the APC.

that's MHO and my version of the compare/ contrast. I hope it helps.

I'd like to hear from those who believe this is superior to Simple Green. Im not saying it isnt...I just want to hear some compare/contrast.

 

Thanks

sweet ride, Jeff.

if you wanna play with it at all - check out G5challenger.com for hoods, bumpers, spoilers, etc... I helped Chris take 2 Challengers to SEMA. there's Adam's all over that Sam Posey car. what a great car to work with.

now that's what I call a toy! far better than anything available today. even hot wheels have gone from really bad to worse.

great advise. I'd try Murphy's Soap Oil on one of the black squares and see if it gives you what you're looking for.

I'd stay with the Armstrong cleaner. It's not slick and most flooring cleaners (today) are not a polish. Most flooring is going toward a matte finish instead of high gloss. We (in my day job) don't even have a cleaner/polish for high gloss anymore. That is why the two have been separated.

 

The polish is a separate application. The cleaner is just that, a cleaner. It shouldn't add any shine at all.

 

Armstrong makes a product called Once and Done. I'd give that a try, as opposed to Shine Keeper.

agreed... you really could go wrong there. it'd pay for itself pretty quickly.

oh, I'll be waitin'. you know it would be awesome.

dude, how can you wait a whole week... or are you gonna drive it much before the show?

I'll have to work on that for ya!