What's up everyone! I am new to the threads but not so new at Adam’s. I have been working under Adam and the team here in Colorado for a few months now and man has it been a wild one! But before I give my full introduction, I decided to do a little write up for you all.
My roommate recently purchased this 2011 Subaru WRX. It is their factory Obsidian Black. Although this thing is relatively younger, with only 42,000 miles on the odo, it seems as if this thing has been put through the ringer of cotton drying towlels, sandpaper, automatic car washes and just terrible upkeep. It was with great pleasure to introduce this vehicle with our fine products here at Adam's to bring it back to life! On to pictures!
Right when he pulled up
Here are some close ups of the before. As you can see it has TERRIBLE water spots & extreme swirls.
The wheels and tires were treated with All Purpose Cleaner, Deep Wheel Cleaner and Tire Shine paired with the Wheel Woolie the night before and pictures were not taken
We then began with the typical two-bucket wash. During this time I had the owner (John) helping out, watching and learning how to properly wash the car.
After the quick wash down it was into the Detail Bay. I gave it a spritz of Detail Spray out of the 1L Kwazar and began to dry it with the Great White Drying Towels.
And, of course, the Clay!
After lifting some water spots, the swirls are still poking through all the Detail Spray
On to the paint correction! My weapon of choice was the Cyclo, paired with the Orange Microfiber & Orange Foam pads and the Paint Correcting Polish. Following that was the White Foam and Paint Finishing Polish.
Here is a quick 50/50 of the hood right above the hood scoop (no tape on my part L)
As you all know, getting a hammered vehicle like this back to life took hours! It is for sure worth the results in the end though. Since this WRX has never seen any love from any sort of detail, I went ahead and gave it a seal with the Liquid Paint Sealant and the Wax and Sealant Pads on the Cyclo.
After the sealant had its time to dry & cure on the paint, I was able to then give it the ultimate treatment with a coat of the Americana Paste Wax.
I couldn’t be happier with how this came out, and neither could the owner. It still has some deeper scratches that could use some work with a drill and 4” backing plate, but are hardly noticeable from the all the shine the surrounding paint gives it.
Thanks for looking everyone! You’ll be seeing more of me around more often, I can’t wait to get to know you all!
Michael
