jackdurkin63

Wow awesome turn around on that one. That looks incredible. Only thing it needs is for the headlights to be restored!

well I just read every reply to this thread and realized what i said was already mentioned.....forgive me!

If any of you guys are a fan of the AMMO NYC videos on youtube, Larry swears by doing this to his polishers. Kevin Brown sells a little kit so you can do it to your polisher if you wanted to. Seems like a good idea, never really gave any thought about doing it to my rupes though.

So does the diluted VRT work? Because i apply straight VRT to my vinyl tonneaupro and it does run when it rains for sure. I keep a MF and detail spray in my truck so usually i just wipe it right off when i see it, but it sure does get annoying.

low 60s is actually perfect, yes the sealant will take longer to cure but as for correction that will be perfect. I had some issues when i was correcting over the summer under a overhang and it was about 85 or so. The correction polish was drying up much faster. I detailed my personal truck in October in the same spot and the polish was working and lasting much longer. Plus your not sweating!

Thank you guys!

Iv used Adams when I work for my father on the side detailing some of our rigs. Did full paint correction and details on all of them bringing a lot of them back to life! Heres a few that I did.

this truck is sick, love the new raptors

Whats up guys, I have been detailing cars for awhile now and have a handle on a majority of the things, but have never dealt with ceramic coatings. Of course when Adams released them, I had to have them. So going forward, I'm going to be doing a full correction and detail on my truck and was wondering a few things. -Should I do the trim coating first, tape off after it has cured, then correct and coat the paint? -Can I used paint coating on my wheels? (painted black wheels) -Do I really need wheel coating I think thats it for now, if I have any others I will definitely post them! Thanks Guys

thats what i do for a few vehicles i detailed at work on the plastic chrome trim and it comes out awesome, very shiny!

perfect! I was going to say, today i tried metal polish 1 and was expecting oxidation and black residue but got nothing, so I'm assuming its coated. Ill try revive polish tomorrow and see how it goes. Thank you!

Whats up guys, So Iv got a few questions about metal polishing and I was wondering if i could get some help. Now today I wanted to try and detail the outside of my new (to me) camper/ toy hauler and after washing the outside down, I wanted to attack some of the metal areas. To be honest I'm not positive on what type of metal it is and if it has a clear coat on it. I know some newer metals have a clear coat so I wanna know how I can tell. I am assuming I will be using metal polish 1 and 2 so if so should i be using a microfiber applicator or a polishing pad? keep in mind all of this will be done by hand. I snapped a pic of the door i will be starting on and if anyone has any input on methods of attack that would be really great! thank you guys for the help!

looking really good. Nothing better than putting in the effort and finally pulling her out into the sun and looking at the shine!!!

Thank you so much! That clarifies a lot. I never do a wipe down after applying VRT so i think that it my issue. Glad I learned something new! As for the glass, I did clay with the glass cleaner and wipe of the residue with the glass towel, I basically followed all the steps in the new glass sealant video. Im going to look into new wipers, I was in the truck with my friend the other day and without me even saying anything he picked up on how poorly my wipers are performing. A quick fix will be to wipe them off but I'm going to get some new ones soon. And as for my paint, the water was in a bead formation but usually when it rains I can watch my paint sort of fill up with water, and then all of a sudden big puddles will come sliding off the truck and it will look dry. This time it was not doing it, I think next wash I am going to just do an other guard and gloss sealant which should solve the problem. I will post some pics after the next wash! Thank you again!

Ok I got ya, Yeah I'm not really sure about the glass sealant. I was driving on the highway for most of the trip so we will see. Im going to give it an other wash this week after all this rain passes in PA. As for the VRT goes i think I will start using a little less product. I use the block applicator and after doing my rear bumper plastic and lower plastic cowl on the bottom of the front bumper, the applicator already has tons of product in it. So I should probably reduce the amount i put on for smaller areas like door handles. Especially because I have been applying VRT there for at least two years now, so its not like the plastic is dried up. Thank you guys for all the tips!

Whats up guys So I have been an adams user for about two years now and I obviously have the bug, no question about it. As I got more into I joined the forums, researched more, and am slowly gathering myself to buy a paint correction kit and finally make my way into correcting and doing a full detail. I have done the whole decon wash, clay, seal, wax, and polish or a G&G wash numerous times so my paint has been well protected for the past two years, especially because I don't drive the truck in the winter. I am a college student and a few weeks ago I took the truck out of storage and brought it down to school. As I posted in the "Detail Write up" section, I had done a good wash and guard and gloss along with a few other things to protect the truck for the 3 week stay in the school parking lot outside. With all this being said here are a few things I have noticed and have some questions on: -Where I applied VRT, it looks as if it has streaked down and onto the paint, like under my door handles, is this from applying too much product? - After a claying, washing, and sealing the glass properly, i must say I am not overly impressed with the way the water runs off the windshield. The truck sat for about a week before i drove it in the rain, but when i did, its not like it was flying off my windshield or anything, and when I used my wipers, they left some water behind. Are my wipers bad? What did I do wrong? -And lastly, after the rain, I did not get much beading and it almost felt like the water was just kind of sitting on my paint (if that makes any sense) I am not posting this post to bash on these products, I absolutely love them and will forever be an adams user, I am posting just wondering what I did wrong. I usually haven't seen results like this after a wash. Could it be that the truck just sits outside and doesn't move often? I do not drive it often at school but I do go and visit it almost every day lol, just to make sure no one has touched it or messed with it. You could say I'm a little OCD but I'm sure a lot of you understand. Any help would be much appreciated

Okay thanks for the tips! ill most likely just do that then, What grit should i be using for the wet sanding?

post before and after pics!!!

Yeah there OEM style headlights just with black housing instead. Probably going to wet sand off, and then like you said polish them. I have heard that I should be using a certain type of sealant for this as to the amount of light they receive. For now I may just keep up with sealing them often until I find a "headlight sealant" Thanks for the help!

Whats up guys, So I was taking a look at my truck yesterday and started to notice that the clear coat is starting to flake and peel off my headlights. Almost to the point where if I take my fingernail I can scratch it off. Its not that noticeable but to me it is and it looks pretty ugly. Whats my best option here?

Yes there are videos of these in action, I came across one on AMMO NYC youtube channel the other day. Don't worry! Ill always be an adams person! Just saw it as i was peruzing youtube

Thank you!

That truck is sweet

Thank You! It really is!

My fuel hostages have a good amount of scratches in the clear coat, let me know how it turns out, thinking about taking my wheels off at some point and giving them a good clean and correction.