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We've been at it pretty good this week on the Bentley.  The inside is done.  It received a two step paint correction (three in some spots) and it has one of three layers of ceramic down on it.  So no finished shots yet, just teasers.  You guys can check out the interior of this car though.  Definitely the highest end car we've had the privilege of working on.  The thing is, the process doesn't change regardless of what we are working on.  We treat them all the same.

Wonder if it’s just DS infused with “even more” Carnauba wax?? ?

I'm really interested to hear how this differs from DS, since it also contains carnuba. More, maybe? Seems similar, even the color. 

Happy Day of You! @wildcatz80

Looks like the In & Out Spray got a new can too.
 

Looks like the In & Out Spray got a new can too.
 

Road trip
 

Here are some pics Chuck sent me from the show floor. Someone from the Adams booth needs to give it a detail spray wipe down in the morning !

I wanted to show you and tell you a quick story about this detail I did for a friend of mine that's in the SEMA show out in Vegas this week. A good friend of mine had a lifelong dream to purchase his dream car, and so the story begins. My friend Chuck has been looking for the ultimate 1978 Trans Am, and after many years of looking, has found it, and had it built by the Wormak brothers in Florida. The story of this build was shown on the Discovery Channel called "Trans Am", the story of two brothers out to bring back the modern muscle car. It can be seen on the Discovery Channel last month, don't know if anyone had a chance to see it but it has aired many times and can be recalled on that channel pretty easily. The build on the car and the time it took to get it to this level is amazing, over two years. The car is straight as an arrow, has all the modern amenities of a 2018 car, but the nostalgia of the 70's ! How could you not love a black T Top Trans Am ! Long story short, car gets built, shipped up here, and needless to say the car is over the top beautiful, BUT, not all is perfect. Chuck is very picky and was thrilled with the build but the paint needed a little love, here's where me and Adams come in. Not exactly sure what products were used previously but I can tell you it wasn't Adams ! The car didn't have the desired "POP" in the paint Chuck was looking for and some minor touch ups were needed to make this car everything Chuck was looking for. So after some careful time on the car with the machine and a boot load of Adams products at my disposal, the end results are amazing. Chuck is over the top happy now with the results, drives the car when its nice out, and gets the call from the Discovery Channel that they want it to go to Las Vegas for the SEMA Show, and then "IT" happened ! Chuck brings the car down to a dyno shop up here to have it fine tuned, and yes they were told to not leave or drive the car in the rain, and Yes they did both, and to make it worse, they wiped it down to get the rain off with some type of nasty towels and scratched the entire car ! He was beside himself, called me, and brought it back to have it perfected again. I ended up perfecting it again and off on the trailer it went to Vegas. There is a lot more to this story than I can write for you and will respect all parties involved in this build, but the end result is perfection in his life long dream car. Not in the story, is Chucks recent diagnosis with ALS. He is also a retired veteran and one of the greatest guys you will meet. Enjoy the pics and if your in Vegas at the SEMA show ( no I'm not there) check out the car in the booth and just know it was all ADAMS PRODUCTS that made this baby shine !! 

Interesting. My experience has been the exact opposite.

And the last big project was a Cadillac Escalade Platinum in for new car prep and a ceramic coating. Some light polishing and we were back at it. 
 
Not a big turnaround, but a great protected finish for years to come inside and out with ceramic coating and leather/fabric protection. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
And then here’s a hint about what’s in the work bay currently...
 

@Bscott94 here’s another gem for you  I personally use bucket of towels method, so I want to also clarify that is the only method I would feel ok recommending saving the water to use later.  I never place a dirty towel in my rinseless bucket with the method I use.  So I’m confident that it has no dirt in it.  When you use a two bucket method of rinseless you still are at risk of some dirt getting into your rinseless wash water. I’ll edit my other post to clarify this point.  
 
 

Looking up through the sunroof, H2O G&G.

If using the bucket of towels method, (where you never put a dirty towel back into your solution)— Save whatever solution you have remaining and put some in an empty spray bottle. It makes it a great presoak for next time. Or you could also leave some in the car for bird bombs. I’ll sometimes add just a bit more Rinseless to the leftover solution to increase the lubricity, depending on my needs.  
 
 Rinseless might be my favorite product. See this for more info if you haven’t already:
 

Bought a four foot log rack and a log splitter today. After assembly I gave both a coating of Quick Sealant. We split several logs and brought in a few for the first fire in the fireplace in 10 years. Last month we had the chimney cleaned and inspected. Our ten year old twins are now enjoying their first indoor fire. Before they were born we’d have a fire nearly every night.
 

End zone

The End
 
not really, lets keep it going ?

Here you go
 

If using the bucket of towels method, (where you never put a dirty towel back into your solution)— Save whatever solution you have remaining and put some in an empty spray bottle. It makes it a great presoak for next time. Or you could also leave some in the car for bird bombs. I’ll sometimes add just a bit more Rinseless to the leftover solution to increase the lubricity, depending on my needs.  
 
 Rinseless might be my favorite product. See this for more info if you haven’t already:
 

I just did my first rinseless wash ever with Adams’s Rinseless, and really loved the process and the results. I used two gallons of distilled water, a little over an ounce of rinseless, 5 or 6 microfiber towels, and I used waterless wash on each panel before starting. It feels weird washing a car like this for the first time, but now that I have done it, I think this is my new favorite product. I have hard water where I live and it is almost impossible to avoid water spots with regular washing, and I did not get a single spot with rinseless. Also, the shine it gives is the same as using using a regular wash and drying using detail spray. Love this stuff.

Sorry for you loss ?. Losing a life long friend like that hurts a lot. Let your happy memories give you comfort and fill the ache in your heart. 

This is a great video .
 
 

Not gunna buff that out...

I spent the morning outside with a couple of guys doing a resurvey of the land to ensure that we can dig the foundation for my soon to be garage in the proper location. Its amazing to see the footprint of it finally taking shape, and really get to see where everything is going to be in relation to the rest of the yard. 

I started a hand crank car! 
My client who has several brass-era cars recently re-purchased a 1913 White Motor Company truck - he has sold the truck about 15 years ago to someone in New Mexico with a large collection/museum, but this truck lived outside under a shelter.  It was not started during that time, and when the owner passed away, he bought the truck back.  He has been working on it, and went through the motor to prepare it to run again.  Well yesterday was the day to try!  I was on the hand crank, the owners wife was on the decompression pedal, and the owner was on working the carburetor.  He filled the oil tank and the two oiling tubes on the dashboard, filled the priming cups over the middle two cylinders, and filled the carburetor, and was not ready for me to turn the crank handle.  It took about 10 tries to get it to turn over the first time, and only ran for a minute, but it sounded good and he was ecstatic.  He checked the carb again and realized the choke was not engaged, so we reset everything to start it again.  It still took about 10 cranks to get it running again, but this time it purred for about 3 minutes.  Success!! 
I now know a few things about what we see from that era - the chauffeurs had to be fairly strong, and they needed to wear gloves (I have a raw spot on the side of my thumb from the cranking - you don't grab the handle with a fist, but tuck your thumb into your hand in case it kicks back, and ended up with a nice gash on back of my hand from hitting something).  What a fun afternoon for me!!