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Torch Red last won the day on January 3 2016
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About Torch Red
- Birthday 10/29/1958
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California
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Vehicle Year
2015 & 1998
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Chevrolet
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Corvette
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Jim
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flyboy9994 reacted to an answer to a question: Detail Spray on wet car?
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Detail Spray on wet car?
Torch Red replied to flyboy9994's question in General Detailing Discussion and Questions
Yay for me too, use it when drying Rinseless wash panel by panel. Funny thing is I haven't used Detail Spray on a dry car yet. -
Hey Jason, welcome to the wonderful world of machine polishing! I agree with John that 1 pad does not seem to be enough, although if you will be doing the whole car over 2 days instead of all at once you might get away with it. I only have 2 of each, but have smallish cars and use 2 different size pads depending on the area. I'm sure you already know this but I'll mention it anyway, the main thing is to start clean, meaning good strip wash and clay. You do not want the pad picking up debris from the car, so the only thing that needs to be cleaned from the pad is polish. After getting the pad primed, apply the polish sparingly, you don't need a whole bunch of product to do a good job. After each panel, I use a pad brush to get rid of excess, dried compound and if needed hit it with a blast of compressed air. If the car is in decent condition I can get away with one pad, but its nice to have a back up just in case.
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Welcome Robert and great looking truck! Strip that puppy down and start over with your choice of Adam's products and I'll bet you'll see a big difference. If the bank account allows a little fluff check out the Brilliant Glaze, that will really make it pop!
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James, sorry to here about your injury and hope the surgeries went well, pain is minimal and everything heals quickly. Just looking at the size of your truck to detail makes me hurt, lol! Would love to see your worksheets, I've never been any good at that sort of thing and appreciate the work that goes into them, and they help me out a lot. PM on its way and TIA.
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Welcome Lenore, very nice stable of rides to choose from! Hopefully the C7 is getting driven enough to require weekly washes!
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For a face like that I wouldn't mind washing the floor. What a gorgeous pup!
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Now that's exciting! Lots of pics please, love that car.
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Torch Red reacted to a question: REVIEW: Adam's Tire Shine
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REVIEW: Adam's Tire Shine
Torch Red replied to stripesace's question in Wheels, Tires, Trim, & Undercarriage
Thanks for the write-up John, as I probably would not have tried the Tire Shine that I received in my last mystery box, fearing it would be too shiny...like the video showed it would be. Tried it, love it! Super VRT will be delegated to other areas now, Tire Shine for the tires from now on! -
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Outstanding Dan, and thank you for the step by step!
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Thanks Jim & James! I've used quite a few high end products before but Adam's definitely raises the bar on looks. Got a pretty good collection of products now so next time it will be from top to bottom and inside to out!
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Not done today, although both were done last week. The '98 C5 (Nikita, or Nikki as she likes to be called) has been in the family for many years, my daily driver for awhile, then the wife's grocery getter and now my youngest sons daily. She needed a good going over as there were some swirl/rub marks and water spots so I spent a good part of the day giving her a strip bath, clay and polish. I wasn't going for perfect as the old girl will never look like new again, but she came out pretty good in my eyes. Wheels only got a quickie, will wait for Spring to pull and polish. Didn't have my VRT from Adam's yet, so let the tires go too. Changed the oil, charged the battery and gave the engine a quick wipe down. Need that VRT!!! Once that was complete and the kid brought my car back, gave the C7 a rinseless and quick clay. This one also needs a full polish, needed it from day one, but that will also wait until Spring. I did get the "chip protector" clear plastic pulled off the rear rocker panels as that was bugging me and touched up an awful factory/dealer correction swirl that was noticeable on the rear lid. Anyway, not too shabby with my limited Adam's products...also used G&G on the C7, but gave it to the kid to maintain his. Yeah, I'm hooked on Adam's products! (and did I mention I like Torch Red?)
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Torch Red reacted to a post in a topic: IN-DEPTH: Full Exterior Detail with Adam's Polishes - 2002 Corvette Z06
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Dan@Adams reacted to a post in a topic: IN-DEPTH: Full Exterior Detail with Adam's Polishes - 2002 Corvette Z06
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Looking forward to seeing you in action on this one, Dan. Gotta love some of those body shops!
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First detail of 2016 new adams fan made
Torch Red replied to Dwhite0960's topic in Detailing Write-Ups
Nice job & a great story! Always good to have someone appreciate your work, here's hoping you get those 'word of mouth' customers.