mc2hill

I usually don't get bothered.  Usually do my correcting in the middle of the night and then the wife will wake up and come looking for me.

I live on a some what busy street, but mostly get left alone.  My neighbor across the street will often ask if we have gotten a new car when she sees me working on someone else's car.  No one bothered me when I was in the garage polishing at midnight last night!  (An extra bonus - it was Friday Night Eighties on one of the local radio stations).   

Took the 911 out for a little drive today and had the camera along as well!  Beautiful day today...a little warm, but hoping the cooler weather is on the way!
 
 

You may be able to remove those with clay and polish, looks promising.

The hood of a 1912 American Race Car...(not certain if "American" is the brand, but there was an manufacturer with that name at that time)
 
The car was painted several months ago and the client has been agonizing about the holograms and swirls in the paint.  He was considering a repaint, but gave me a call.
 
I cleaned it with Waterless Car Wash and a Waterless Wash towel, then did a IPA wipe down.  I tried a few different polish and pad combinations, but PCP on a Orange foam pad, followed by PFP on a White foam pad gave the best shine.  Finished with an IPA wipe down to ensure nothing remained on the paint, then put on Americana to protect it.
 
It was not too bad, but could be improved upon:

 
A 50/50

 
 
and the After

 
And the very cool work stand...

 
...a V-8 engine from an early 1900's airplane!
 
He is hoping to have the car completed in time for the Amelia Island Concours in March.  I will be polishing the rest of the car when he has it finished.  
It will look similar to this:

The hood of a 1912 American Race Car...(not certain if "American" is the brand, but there was an manufacturer with that name at that time)
 
The car was painted several months ago and the client has been agonizing about the holograms and swirls in the paint.  He was considering a repaint, but gave me a call.
 
I cleaned it with Waterless Car Wash and a Waterless Wash towel, then did a IPA wipe down.  I tried a few different polish and pad combinations, but PCP on a Orange foam pad, followed by PFP on a White foam pad gave the best shine.  Finished with an IPA wipe down to ensure nothing remained on the paint, then put on Americana to protect it.
 
It was not too bad, but could be improved upon:

 
A 50/50

 
 
and the After

 
And the very cool work stand...

 
...a V-8 engine from an early 1900's airplane!
 
He is hoping to have the car completed in time for the Amelia Island Concours in March.  I will be polishing the rest of the car when he has it finished.  
It will look similar to this:

Only the clean ones!   

Went for a photoshoot the other day and was the perfect time to test rinseless on the go, like you would in a car show situation. Got a bucket and gamma seal lid, with a couple towels and went out to the location. Right when I got there I was able to start washing. Threw a coat of Americana on and was done before the equipment was finished setting up! This is the perfect method if you were at a car show and brings amazing results!
 
Here was the final result
 

That should work!
 
I would suggest on change:
1) wash with Adam's car shampoo + 2-3 oz. of APC
This will remove any protection on the car and 'deep' clean better for the clay.
 
 
BTW, BEAUTIFUL car!     

I think you could do them all with 2 oz.  I was able to do a Frontier and an Accord with 1 oz, - http://www.adamsforums.com/topic/25448-my-washes-with-adams-rinseless-wash/.

Unimogs!  I love Unimogs!  Some great rides there Mook, thanks for sharing.

Got it back!  Been driving it as much as I can.  Almost 400 miles on the new transmission and converter.  Everything feels STRONG!  One small issue with an O2 Sensor Wire coming loose and it will be all good until the Spring Mods!
 
Here's some pics from a couple weeks back!
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

I know what you mean Paul.  I was at my parents doing some tech support over the weekend and my dad has W 8 on his all-in-one - AND I HATE IT!!!  If I wanted a tablet I would have bought a tablet, but I bought a desktop, and I want it to work like a desktop.

Saw this on Jalopnik, but for whatever reason I couldn't stop laughing.
 

Very sad   
 
I love that Asian ketchup! 

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/

If there is anything you would like to 'test drive' first give me a shout.
 
Mike.

Something else to mention about the Rinseless Wash - I have several clients that have older cars (from 30+ to 100 years old) and they do not like to use a hose on them.  There are too many places for water to sit and become a rust issue, so the Rinseless Wash is PERFECT for those cases.  Also because I keep the RW mixed in a pump-up sprayer it is often used 'rinse' stronger cleaners (APC, etc.) from the wheels when doing those cars. 

To kick it off.
 
Adam's trio of Adam's Swirl and Haze Remover 80% full, Machine Super Sealant 80% full and Fine Machine Polish a tad over 1/2 full. 
 
I just don't use it and hate to see it go to waste.  These 3 go together.
 
Also have 1 can of the Adam's Quick Sealant that I'll part with (new).  
 
Just pay shipping and I'll send it your way.  Just guess what shipping might be, I'll ship it USPS.  
 
1st reply to this thread gets it.  Don't be a hog ;-)  So one "set" per person (Trio or Sealant). 
 

 

A great example of Adam's Polishes attention to customer satisfaction and constant product improvement.
 
I like both the old and new brushes and see the benefits of both. As a result I now use both of them for differing purposes.

Nice work Scott.   This stuff blew me away when I first used it!

Yes!  It is what folks used while I&O was on hiatus for a few years.  I&O is a little easier with an older car, but on the newer cars with all the plastic cladding SVRT milk works fine.

Here is Ryan's post -http://www.adamsforums.com/topic/19329-detail-something-different-granite/, and an older one too - http://www.adamsforums.com/topic/11858-adams-on-kitchen-marble-counter-tops/?hl=granite&do=findComment&comment=172775.

I used Adam's Rinseless Wash twice a few weekend's ago - once for an 'inside' wash before a correction, and once for the maintenance wash on our cars.

 

On the Saturday I washed a Corvette in the owners garage (due to the poor weather outside).  I followed that up with an IPA wipe down, then polished the car.

 

On the Sunday I washed both our car and truck with a single mixture of Rinseless wash.  I mixed 1 oz in 2 1/2 gallons of water and started on my truck.  The truck was washed in the full sun, air temp about 75 degrees.  The 'panel wash' method worked great for this - no streaking or residue.

 

My wash order (mitt is 'cleaned' in the rinse bucket and 'reloaded' in the wash bucket after step)  

roof, splitting it in halves - back of roof & rear window, flip mitt, front of roof & windshield
other side of roof  
doors on one side - front door, top to bottom, flip mitt, other door top to bottom
trunk/rear quarter - half of trunk  and one quarter, flip mitt, other side
doors on other side
front end - half of hood & one quarter, flip mitt, other side
My wash technique

Pre-treat areas with Adam's Rinseless Wash pre-mixed in a 1/2 gallon pump-up sprayer


Dunk a premium MF towel in the wash solution and wring it out - I dunk and wring several times until the towel is completely wet.  (I use a quality MF from Detailer's Domain for this)
Do the same with the wash mitt
Load up the wash mitt and clean the first panel (see above for order)
Wipe cleaned panel with damp MF towel from first step
Spritz DS on panel
Dry with Adam's Waterless Wash towel
Clean mitt in rinse bucket
wring out damp towel
load mitt in wash bucket and on to the next panel
I use a 'dreadlock' mitt to do the washing, and used a bug sponge to clean the front of the truck:



 

Here is the rinse bucket after doing the truck:



 

And here is how much wash solution was left after doing the truck:



 

I emptied the rinse bucket (actually had to spray it with some APC to remove the 'ring'), refilled it to just above the Grit Guard, flipped the damp towel & WW towel to the other side, and got started with the car.

 

This is what remained after washing both cars:



 

I used a small wheel brush with this leftover solution to wash the wheels of both cars (rims only, not the tires).  I start on the rear (drum brakes on both) then do the fronts.

 

So this is my method. feel free to ask questions.