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    2002 Camaro SS

    in Detailing Write-Ups

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    I had the same cannon tip magnaflows on my 98 Z lol.  Nonetheless, CME's are awesome IMO.  

     

    I agree.  The rear looks complete with the CME.

     

    Nice!

     

    Just curious why you didn't use Americana on the entire car?

     

    And CME is the ONLY way to go on these cars.

     

    Thanks.  No real reason.  I was just playing around with buttery and Americana.  The next time I will use Americana.  Actually I'll be using Americana on my dad's 02 Z28 to show off his navy blue color.  It will be an early birthday gift to him.

    2002 Camaro SS

    in Detailing Write-Ups

    Posted

    Very nice! That's got to be about as perfect as an F-body can be found these days. :cheers:

     

    Thanks. 

     

    Noticed your CME.  Im guessing a factory SLP car OP?

     

    Some SLP's came equipped with the 345+ HP package which included CME and the intake.  Mine did not come with either.  What I did is that I bought the rear valance from SLP when they discontinued them.  I was lucky enough to buy the valence for $99.  The tips and bends were already gone by the time I bought the valence.  I ended up finding a guy on ebay who sold custom CME tips which is what I have on their currently.  In the meantime I had a magnaflow cat back installed on the car and I converted that to CME by having custom bends made at an exhaust shop once I got the valence painted and installed.   

     

    Here's what it looked like a few years ago with the magnaflow catback.

     

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    2002 Camaro SS

    in Detailing Write-Ups

    Posted

    As a fellow 4th Gen F-Body owner, I love that car!

     

    Thanks.  I have liked the 4th gen since I first saw them.

     

    Beautiful car!  Its nice to know some people still take good care of their 4th gens.  All the ones I see around here now are people driving them in town with dented body panels, horrible paint, mis aligned rockers etc. Either that or no taste at all.  

     

    Thanks.  I see many around here that have seen better days.  I actually had someone pull up to me in another 4th gen Camaro complimenting the look of mine.

     

    Nice .........she looks good!

     

    Thanks.  Looks better than when I first got it.

     

    Love it.

     

     

     

    All the nice ones around here have 20k miles on them and have been stored since 2002. Very rare to see a nice one out.

     

    Thanks.  I drive it as much as I can.  The good thing is that it is always sunny here in Southern California so it gives me the opportunity to drive it more.

     

    Great car, must be a joy to drive

     

    Thanks.  I do enjoy driving it. 

     

    Very nice.

     

    Black '02 TA WS.6 car here.  Gearing up to get mine shining as well.

     

    Thanks.  Looking forward to seeing yours all cleaned up.

     

    Very nice!

     

    Good to see it doesn't have any bubbling on the sail panel!

     

    Thanks.  It is starting to bubble.  There are a few on both sides near the fenders.  It's not as bad as my dad's 02 Z28 that has a hard top on it.  He's going to need it replaced sometime down the line.

     

    Not of fan of f-bodys, but yours looks good but whys it so damn long and stretched? lol keep up the good work

     

    Thanks.  lol the photo might be deceiving.  I will tell you this, from inside the car the front end looks very long. 

     

    I have to echo what has already been said here and commend you on such a beautiful 4th GEN. Good to see there are still some nice ones out there!

     

    Thanks. 

     

    Very nice! I would like to have one for track days.

     

    Thanks.  The good thing is that these can be made fast for cheap. 

     

    First Stingray Detail

    in Detailing Write-Ups

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    I decided on Liquid Paint Sealant with some American to follow.  I have never owned a white car and the application of Liquid Paint Sealant and it's black color on white paint was different. It was helpful with even application of the product. Where to much was applied you could see the dark color and make another pass to even it out. 

     

    After the sealant was allowed to cure and removed it was time for some Americana paste. Call me weird but I really enjoy the hand application of this premium wax. There is something about this final step that is amazing. 

     

    Nice job.  I agree with you on this as I to have a white car.  That is an added benefit of the liquid paint sealant. 

     

    That is not weird at all.  I think all of us enjoy that feeling. 

    2002 Camaro SS

    in Detailing Write-Ups

    Posted

    Well my Camaro is all done.  I have been making some slight changes to the appearance.  

     

    A little background.  I bought this car about 10 years ago.  I am the second owner.  The previous owner was a car collector that passed away.  This car went to auction where another guy bought it.  I bought it from that guy.  At the time the odomoeter read 3K miles.  It is currently sitting at 14K miles.  I only drive it on the weekends. 

     

    This is the list of things that I have recently done:

    -Installed a new vinyl hood scoop to replace the old one that had seen better days

    -Installed a set of 35th anniversary replica wheels

    -The 35th anniversary center caps have been discontinued for sometime now so I found some silver ones that I painted black.  Followed that up with a set of OEM sized vinyl bowtie emblems.  Finished everything off with clear coat which was wet sanded and compounded/polished out.

    -Compounded the car with a non Adam's compound and microfiber pads.  Foam pads would not make a dent with the hard clear on this car

    -Polished it out with a non Adam's polish

    -Sealed with Adam's New Liquid Paint Sealant - about 2-3 weeks ago

     

    In the meantime I waterless washed it until I got my other Adam's products (brilliant glaze, buttery and Americana)

     

    This past Friday, 3/28 I applied a coat of brilliant glaze over the car and followed that up with buttery.  I used Americana on the black sail panel.  Buttery on the rest of the car.  I have to say brilliant glaze works great.  Really brought out the shine even though the car is white.  Buttery smells good.  Easy on and off.  Americana was also easy on and off. 

     

    On to the photos.

     

    A couple before with the previous wheels:

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    These were taken with my phone. 

     

    Reflection while it sits in the garage.

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    Another reflection off the sail panel.  You can see the garage door.  This has Liquid paint sealant, Brilliant Glaze and Americana.

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    I was working on the daily and took this reflection shot off the rear fender.  It has Liquid paint selant, brilliant glaze and buttery.

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    Pulled it out of the garage.

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    For those that are curious the car has the following mods:

    SLP Cold Air Intake

    SLP SS front grille

    Black headlights

    Custom SS front emblem

    Magnaflow cat back exhaust that was later converted to the center mount style set up

    SLP rear center exhaust valence

    Full audio system

    Full hotchkis suspension (lowering springs, trailing arms, front and rear sway bars, front strut bar)

    Koni adjustable shocks

    35th anniversary replica wheels

    Black painted calipers with Camaro vinyl

    Tinted windows

     

     

    Future mods:

    Computer tune

    Black euro corner lights.  This is still up in the air.  I do like the look of the factory yellow corners.

     

    Techniques of the working by hand

    in General Detailing Discussion and Questions

    Posted

    I used to do everything by hand.  After watching, reading and seeing photos of what a machine was capable, I was sold.  The last 2-3 years I have been maintaining my personal cars, my parents and my brothers.  The investment I made into the PC was well worth it.  I got my moneys worth.  The only time I do things by hand are those hard to reach areas where I can not get the PC.  The PC also cut my time in half then doing it by hand. 

    New guy from VT

    in New Member Check-In

    Posted · Edited by The Guz

    Welcome to the forum.  You are starting off right watching the videos.  We were all nervous at one time but once you see the results you are glad that you took the leap of faith.

    Welcome Randy, Spring is coming..........any minute now.........

     

    That is a good sign for those in the midwest and east coast.  Out here in California we didn't even have a winter.  Although I'm not complaining as it gives me more time to tinker around with Adam's products :)

    Americana

    in Exterior Protection & Enhancement

    Posted

    Why do some prefer the mini?  Cost?  Size for portability?  Looking forward to getting mine.

     

    Thanks for the clarification.  This is my first Americana purchase and excited to try this over Brilliant Glaze on my phantom black RS5!

     

    I got the mini as well and I'm glad I did.  For an enthusiast it is more than enough.  It will last a long time.  All I am waiting for is for my brilliant glaze to come in so I can add both to my camaro and I will eventually do the same with my dad's camaro.

    I have seen the light !!

    in General Detailing Discussion and Questions

    Posted

    Ken this kit http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-976-adams-starter-7-machine-polishing-kit.aspx will take care of your scratches....follow up with BG then top off with Americana your paint will pop for sure!

     

    That's a good kit.  It's nice because if the paint is hard then microfiber is the way you want to go.  If it it not too hard or soft then foam will be what you need.  Don't forget the backing plate.  I have a PC and it gets the job done to maintain my personal cars.  I just finished using the new liquid paint sealant on my white 02 Camaro.  I have nothing but good things to say about it. 

     

    This is a good kit to get.

    http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-99-adams-essentials-detail-kit.aspx

     

    I would add

    Liquid paint sealant for longer protection

    http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-1014-new-adams-liquid-paint-sealant.aspx

     

    Green Wheel cleaner

    http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-436-adams-green-wheel-cleaner.aspx

     

    In and Out Spray for those hard to reach areas

    http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-517-adams-in-and-out-spray.aspx

     

    Total Interior Detailer

    http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-924-adams-total-interior-detailer.aspx

     

     

    Not sure if your cars have leather but if they do you could pick up the leather cleaner and conditioner.

    http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-131-adams-leather-interior-cleaner.aspx

    http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-66-adams-leather-interior-conditioner.aspx

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