RoamPT

Great save, and another happy Cyclo user!

 

It really is a very user friendly tool that yields great results. 

This tool is amazing, no complaints so far!

That looks great!  

Thank you sir!

Very nice work! That red turned out great!

Thank you, the torch red really pops up now.

My first thought from the thread title was somebody polishing at 761 mph ;-)

Pretty close lol

Nice work! Post some pictures after next week as well!

Thank you, and i will. I'm going to try to document the progress better.

Great job, how do you like the cyclo for those hard to reach places ?

Thank you sir! Well it performs pretty good in tight spots *no pun intended*, some of them you have to out the cyclo and your body in some weird positions, but it worked and did it's job.

Nice work!

Thank you!

Nice save!!

Thanks, my father in law is loving it and he can't wait to drive it.

Hey guys so I'm going to start this new topic to update you all with my details done on different cars.

Right now I'm detailing my fathers in law 2003 Ford Mustang Mach 1 in Torch Red, this car paint is in terrible condition, I never seen such huge amount swirls like this before. Nothing that the Cyclo Polisher with the awesome Adam's Paint correcting polish and paint finishing polish couldn't take care of. 

So i started to bath this beauty with the Adams car shampoo obviously:

Next i used the deep wheel cleaner mixed 1:1 to decontaminate the paint and after that i took it inside the shop and started to clay the whole car, which took a lot of work because it had a lot of hard particles on the paint and it felt like sand paper when i was claying. After i applied VRT on all the trims and shaker hood intake which was all grey and fading:

So i started polishing the front hood, which came out amazing with a couple passes:

So hood done, sealed it with the H20 guard and gloss:

Next day i started working on the trunk and rear bumper and to get the whole trunk polished and looking good i removed the spoiler, and here's the before and after shots:

Before:

After:

And rear all done:

A close up:

And that was it, this next weekend I'm getting the roof done and hopefully the fenders, quarter panels and doors. I must say the Cyclo polisher is the best tool i ever bought in my life, after putting a lot of hours working with it no pain on my wrists at all.

I always like to test my cars against what car magazines get for acceleration.  Matched Car and Driver's time of 5.4s.

 

Thats funny i just did the same today lol pretty good for a 2.0 turbocharged.

Well yesterday i did my car and my sisters boyfriend S5.

Some before and after shots:

This S5 needs to be polished but it wont be until the front bumper is repainted.

I didn't put anything obviously, but since its a mass production car I'm not worried. There's still some stuff i need to evaluate better too. And also i would need to drive one first. But this is perfect for my wife, still need to show her. She wants a Ford Escape so bad but after seeing this guy, we don't need a small SUV at all, this looks like a Model S and a Model X had a baby. I'm seriously hyped with this car.

Yea it will be a waiting game. Let's wait and see what happens. But so far i love it. To me the price for the Model S is ridiculous but if you look at it they have to charge that much so they have the numbers($$) to mass produce this one. I love this company ethics though. Probably one of the best in the market. If i do indeed get one i need to always play a muscle car sound through the speakers lol

The price of the Model S between canada and usa is exactly the exhange rate. Base model is 75k in usa and 100k in Canada.

Following that logic, it should be between 45 and 50. Probably 49,999... to protect themselves should the dollar tank more

Yes you're right. I meant with the government rebate because its a green car will hopefully stay below $40.000. I heard in the US that the rebate was something like $7.000 on this Tesla. So hopefully we dont get too screwed here.

So did any of you guys see the new Tesla Model 3 unveil just now? That thing looks good, im seriously considering one, hopefully it be below the $40.000 mark here in Canada. Also it will 0-60 in less than 6 seconds for the base version with other versions doing it faster, thats not that bad. Check it out guys its all over the internet.

3-4 weeks after i applied the paint sealant:

The water just runs down the car, after going on the highway and plus it was still raining, i would just see the water fly off the car, without leaving any run spots or anything, absolutely amazing!

Welcome dude, i recognize you from the Z forum! My nickname there is RoamPT, same as here.

You're going to love the Adams products, i know i do!

I screwed some 1/4" plywood on my in-laws house main floor to install the new bamboo hardwood floors in a couple days while i finish putting up the new walls up.

Washed my car, clayed it, diluted the deep wheel cleaner and sprayed it on the car to remove all the nasty iron particles and wash it again. Gave it a quick polish with the cyclo(front hood, bumper and trunk.) I need more time to cut, there's a fair amount of swirls, I'll fix that in a few months, not the time yet, it was getting too cold so i applied brilliant glaze and paint sealant(with the cyclo), and done!

Brilliant Glaze applied:

I detailed my interior with the leather and interior cleaner and leather conditioner, I love the smell.

I just cleaned my interior and used the Adams products for the first time. The leather and interior cleans great and does it fast. After i used the leather conditioner and i feel in love with it. It gives a good coverage and it smells fantastic, i used a microfiber block to apply the conditioner, it works great but i think next time ill use just the foam pad as it wont absorb as much conditioner. I used barely anything and i did my whole car. Again smells great and it gives a great matte finish.

Those of you with a dash camera, I know that the SD cards wear out over time.  Have you had to replace yours yet?  And if so how long did it last you?  Reading that they should be replaced roughly every 6 months.

I have a FineVu CR500HD, my SD card is older than 6 months and no problems. What they recommend you to do is format your SD card once a month to prevent damages on the card. I've been doing that, sometimes i stretch it to 2 months. A few times my camera would alert to re-insert the SD card, this usually happens when i don't format my card or when the power to the camera is on and off during parking creating corrupted files. Just do the usual maintenance, format once a month.

Looks good, great job!

I got some pumpkin spice detail spray and deep wheel cleaner while im waiting for my package to arrive.

Thank you! While Im waiting for my package from Adams to arrive(hopefully today), I went to my supplier in the area, and clearly i will be visiting him often. I got some Pumpkin spice detail spray and deep wheel cleaner to remove the iron on my paint. I think im set. I just need the polisher now, i was thinking of getting the cyclo and some polishing product!

Looks like you have everything you need to get started  

I did thanks and actually ended up re ordering because they were offering free shipping on orders over $75 so i added a Adams red hex grip applicator and enjoy the free shipping! Oh man Im addicted...

The only product you want to get on the exterior trim is the SVRT, you don't want to clay, polish, glaze or wax any of the plastic exterior trim. Unless it is painted trim, anything painted the same color as your vehicle is ok to treat just like the painted surfaces as they are well.... painted surfaces

Fair enough, just put in my basket now. Trying to resist and not buy more stuff lol this 15% is very tempting to buy more and more! Too bad i still have lots of my Meguiars car shampoo and wax... Or i would buy the Adamns ones too!

Oh well ended up getting:

Adam's All Purpose Cleaner-16 oz

Adam's 10" Car Wash Pad

Adam's NEW Car Wash Shampoo-16 oz

Adam's Super VRT Tire & Trim Dressing-16 oz

Adam's Super Block Dressing Applicator-APP-BLOCK

I'm done lol ended up getting more... no more % off Adams please.

Sorry for double post, but i was wondering its safe to use the brilliant glaze on plastic, trim and exterior rubber. Because my rear bumper lower trim(around the exhaust tips) is just plastic and its like matte black. Not safe to polish and clay right? Thanks guys again!

Thanks guys, i have spent hours already reading through this forum, its making it look so easy to detail, i cant wait for a break on this weather to use all this, i couldnt today because the guys here were doing some road construction and cut the water off. Maybe this weekend! I picked up some stuff today:

Im ordering some stuff on their website to enjoy the 15% off.

Well i bought some Adams Products today, so yea i did that today! I can't wait to use them!

We designed our Hex Grip Applicators to be color-coded to the product, since they each have a differrent softness level to the foam. The Yellow Hex Grip is designed to be used with our Buttery Wax, Red Hex is made for Brilliant Glaze, Americana, and Patriot Wax, and the Blue Hex Grip has a little more firm foam to be used for polishing with our Revive Hand Polish. You could also use our Black Microfiber Applicator Blocks for things like Buttery Wax, Liquid Paint Sealant, and Brilliant Glaze, but I would recommend that you only use one product per applicator so that they work as intended and as effectively as possible. We offer the different color Hex Grips so that it's easy to remember which applicator you used with each product

 

I would avoid claying the vinyl covered tail lights, but if the glass on the headlights appears foggy or bug splattered, you can clay them no problem, as well as the windshield and side windows; however, if you are going to polish or wax areas like headlights, make sure you treat any plastic areas around them with Super VRT first, or alternatively, tape off those textured plastic areas. Always clean and protect your exterior rubber and plastic trim before using any wax or sealant. Clean it with APC and then treat it with SVRT. You have better things to do than scrub stubborn wax residue off of dry or oxidized trim!

 

Oh, and welcome to the forum!!!

Thank you Dan that was very informative and helpful. Btw i got some stuff to start with from Detail Fanatics, which is a Adams product dealer close to me.