crazycody93

Well I was going to order an applicator for my quick sealant but it seems that Adams is sold out! At least I can't seem to find it for the life of me. So what would you guys use instead?

I knew that the paint would still be releasing solvents, but I wanted to get an opinion from some of you guys. Now you say he should use waterless wash? All he has is the car shampoo, will that be okay as well?

As the title says, I'm wondering how soon you can use detail spray on fresh paint? I have a friend who picked up some detail spray, and his car just came back from paint about a week ago. He is eager to use it, but doesn't want to ruin his paint job he just spent quite a bit of money on.

Quick sealant has been on my list of things to get for a while now, and with new wheels in the mail with a matte finish I had heard this is what you need to use. But I never made it a priority.

That's no longer the case! Our winters here in Portland are usually just rain, with temps between 35 and 40, we just had a couple inches of snow about a week ago and with all the salt and de ICER they use, I wasn't keen on it. But thank you for display! I'm very excited to order this now!

The dude looks like a total tweaker with the way he cleans that car. Horrible

Thats what i was thinking

And i would go insane if i came out to my truck getting a rub down with a brown paper towel

QS will do you a good job...... Post up some pics when done.

You got it! QS will be in my next order then! and of course! the wheels are in the mail currently! so i'm not too far from having them!

So i have a new set of wheels on the way for my pickup, A set of TSW Rockingham's in Flat black.

http://www.tsw.com/alloy_wheels_rockingham.php

I thought i had read somewhere before about using quick sealant on Matte finish wheels do seal them from the elements. But i cant seem to find it! So i would like to have some confirmation that is what i should order! I was also wondering if that was the case, would the new liquid paint sealant work any better?

It makes me feel so much better knowing i'm not the only one letting my truck get Filthy! I'll snap a picture of it in the next couple hours to take part!

That looks darn good.  I don't even think its something that I can contemplate, I think it HAS to happen.  Tacoma's are just too notorious for frame rot to not do it.  Some of the pictures the Tacoma guys post over on TacomaWorld of their 05-06's of their frames is just mind boggling.  Nearly 4-5 inch holes in their frames and near critical joints and suspension areas.

 

One guys example of his 2005 (photo credit to Mac on TW)

 

 

Where did you get your fluid film from?  I believe I read its available at Advanced Auto now.

For something so new this is insane! The old pickups don't even have this much of an issue! That will turn into a serious safety issue really quick

This is gold!

While not the best method, it was paint thinner not a paint remover.  Your clear coat can easily handle some paint thinner even though it wouldn't be my go to method.  Many dealerships probably use it to remove adhesive residues.

The reason you can put paint thinner on clear coat is because your clear coat is chemically hardened, it doesn't dry like the base coat does. But its always unsettling, in case something goes wrong.

Just curious but with the Lizard Skin stuff does it say anywhere on the container that it's made in the USA?  I'll have all of the body parts off of the vehicle so I figured while it's all apart, can't hurt to apply some thermal and sound deadening products.  I'll probably still hear a combination of wind, engine and tire noise of some varying levels

I'll have to take a look and find out if says where it's made on the container

Good stuff.  I'll make note of that since I'm going to start a tub off restoration here on one of my vehicles.  I was going to look into Lizard Skin's lineup but they don't clearly state that their product is made in the USA.  I'll have to inquire about that but the Second Skin products look promising.

Funny that you mention that, this search was inspired by the lizard skin my dad has that was left over from a friend of ours, that we used since we had it. So far we're pretty happy with it, but the next project we took a little different approach to that i think will work better then our first trial

While doing some research on sound deadening for my pickup, I was looking into the brand Second Skin, and found that they're products are made in the USA!

Any of the Car audio forums, are usually very pleased with their products, and they have some good information on the products. I figured anyone looking to make their Daily driver that much nicer can look here!

http://store.secondskinaudio.com/

I bet all the guys at Adams just watch us lose our minds and never say a thing unless they're instigating the suspense!

kinda looks like a mix of the colorado, and the new tacoma... i'll wait to see one in person to make a positive decision, but for now, it's not doing it for me

I'll have to give this a shot in the places that didn't lift next to the chip. this would be awesome!

I think they look classy. Nice choice.

I think he said it best^

They do look very good

Er, baking soda.

Thank you!

Another thing my brother did to remove his smoke smell was leave tupperware open with them filled with baking powder. it took some time, after about a months time, the smell was completely gone. his car can sit now for a week, and doesn't ever smell like smoke

I'll definitely be ordering myself one!

Those look wicked! where are the pictures??

Gosh those Legacy's are cool, and yours sure looks nice!

I love that color! and so far, coming together very nicely!

Wicked truck! looks incredible! and don't let this one go!