ObsessedDetailer

Hey guys, I have laded myself a big job. Its a husky airplane, I will attach an image but the customer wants me to come clean it. This is my first aircraft I've done, and hopefully it will lead into more so I want to be through. I would love all and any help with tips and tricks and pointers. Please be critical because I want to make an impression on this guy! I am traveling to him (30 minutes away) to his house, which has the hangar attached, which is attached to the runway... This guy is quite wealthy. And suggestions on price as well would be appreciated as well. Please comment any thoughts or advice. I would very much appreciate it. My thought on the way to clean the plane is use rinse-less wash, in a big pump sprayer with a wand and lots of towels because i know the underside will be covered with grease and oil. Let me know guys. Thank you so much! (Not his actual plane. Just the same model) 

Hey everyone! I hope you're all doing well and trying to stay positive in this time we are currently living in. It feels like there has just been so much negativity lately, so I would like to try and organize a photo shoot in the surrounding area if anyone is interested. I have done this once before and it was a blast so I would like to try it again.  I am in Centennial Colorado looking to shoot some cool cars, (shine courtesy of Adams of course) I would be willing to go to meet up pretty much anywhere in the surrounding areas. If anyone is interested, feel free to leave a comment or ask questions or PM me. I would love to get a group of some people, or do individuals as well. I would really like to get a few cars to shoot sometime in the fall down in Morrison, or over Guanella pass because those leaves are crazy beautiful. So sometime around the Pumpkin spice release would be great if anyone would be interested in that. Here are a few pictures I have taken!

Here’s my 2016 4runner SR5. Love this thing. So beefy

4 hours ago, Chris@Adams said:

Looks good!

Thank you!

@Bscott94 Wow! those are huge! I am not sure if i could ever do that. I would go nuts with how dirty it would get. 

22 hours ago, Rich said:

That's a big improvement!  Great looking ride!

 Thanks Rich! I am extremely happy with how it turned out. Next think I think I want to do  is auxiliary lighting.. I already have the Baja Designs Squadron Pro Wide Cornering lights sitting in my cart. Just waiting to pull the trigger. 

1 hour ago, @Dmax_HD said:

Looks awesome man, congrats! Send some off-road pix too 🔥😉

Thanks buddy!  And what do you mean by "Off road"? I heard the mall has some good spots 😉

On 3/7/2020 at 1:49 PM, Kickerz71 said:

How do you maintain the tire afterward?

just rinse and wash? 

Eric, cleaning this is very easy and simple actually. Take some Tire and Rubber cleaner,  spray it on the tires, let it sit for 30-60 seconds and then spray off, and you're good as new! No scrubbing required!

Got some new wheels and tires for the 4 runner. I went with the Method 305NV in matte black (17x8.5). For tires I was between a few different ones. I had looked at the Toyo Open Country AT2's, the Nitto Ridge Grapplers and the Firestone MT2's. I decided on the Firestone's because I thought they looked the best and it really changes the whole look of the truck. I went with 285/70/17. Stock tires are 265/70/17 so it rubs a little bit at full lock, but not nearly as much as I thought they would. I was between 275 and 285 wide tires but I am glad I went with 285 because the fitment is nearly perfect. It sits almost flush if not exactly flush with the fender and that was my goal. I coated them with the Adams Wheel Coating. This was my first time doing anything like this so I was super excited to do it. I also did a few layers of Tire Armor on the back sides of the tires to help prevent the browning of them. I think it turned out great. Here are some pictures! 

53 minutes ago, TR6speed said:

I am using the ceramic waterless wash on the wife's Equinox that I just recently coated with the ceramic spray.  I just can't get it to stop streaking.  I do it in the shade or garage and one panel at a time.  I do it just like the product video shows wipe in one direction.  But after the car is completely finished I see streaks.  I am using the older blue waterless wash towels and was thinking they just are not soaking up the product.  I don't overly soak the area just a mist that cover the area.  The only way to get the streaks to buff out is to really apply pressure.  Should I go back with the fresh towel after each panel?

I do have an order on its way and in it is a 6 pack of the new towels.  Also I ordered the large refill of the wash originally and thought I also order a 10oz bottle.  I did not so I simply am using a larger non Adams spray bottle.  Could it be dispensing more product then the standard Adams bottle?

It could be your towels, Are you using older towels? I know mine tend to do that sometimes when I use Ceramic boost. Sometimes all it takes is to just use a new towel and retire the old one for other duties. Let us know if that changes anything. (This is just my prognosis, Im sure others will be able to shine more light)

9 hours ago, mc2hill said:

She is looking proper now Tim!  

 

Try some clay under those door handles.  I have luck with that in the past on white car (I guess 'paint' transfer from the lady that drove the car).

Sweet! I will definitely how to try that!

5 hours ago, tlbullet said:

Awesome job on the door handles! 

Thank you JR! I plan to do some more this weekend. ill add some more pics as I go along. stay tuned!

2 hours ago, Yo-Yo Ma's Cousin said:

Very nice does it fit in there okay?

I was planning on just taking the actual door handle off of the door, that way I could get to it easily. 

1 hour ago, RayS said:

She's looking good Tim.  Trying to get under the door handles is a real pain.  I use cut up old Orange and White pads by hand and while it works, it still isn't great nor pleasurable on the back of the knuckles.

Oh thats very smart! I might have to try that 

3 hours ago, Yo-Yo Ma's Cousin said:

Looking good! What are you using to get the door handles polished?

 

I used my Adams micro polisher with the blue bad and compound!

A little update:

Last week I  got new tint the 4Runner. The driver and passenger tint thad been nicked with what seemed like the seatbelt a bunch of times from the previous owner. I got 15% on the driver and passenger and 50% on the windshield. Really makes a big difference from the outside. hardly looks any different from the inside. I also cleaned the wheels and they were pretty filthy. So I cleaned those with some Waterless Wash. And after i had gone around and cleaned the faces of all the wheels, i decided to just do a full wheel clean because the barrels of the wheels still were filthy.  I have started polishing, I started with the door handles, and didn't get to do much more than that.  Will do more this weekend. I cant wait to get this thing coated!  I got to use my nano for the first real time on the door handles and I absolutely love it.. here are some pictures. I would like to take the door handles out to be able to polish the handle cups 

13 hours ago, @Dmax_HD said:

Congratulations @ObsessedDetailer!! Looks awesome and can’t wait to see what it looks like with a few accessories on it!

 

Are you going to ceramic coat it at some point?

Thanks Jeff! you bet, hopefully sometime over spring break i think when I have the most time to do all the prep work. (polish, prep all that) 

@falcaineer We need to meet up at the warehouse sometime soon!  I haven't seen you in a while! 

Totally agree! @RayS thank you!! I can’t wait to get some wheels and RSG rock sliders on it. Just got it tinted today. 50% on the windshield and replaced the 15% on the front windows. They were kind of beat up 

Adams has tons of air fresheners! One of my favorites is the Squash scent. They just released a bunch of new ones recently as well. Have you used their odor neutralizer? Those all smell great as well. My favorite is the clean cotton. 

I know, me too @mc2hill it’s covered by black trim pieces. I just had them out because I removed the seats to fully clean under the seats 

That’s awesome! can’t wait to see it completed

Super excited to say I finally have a 4Runner. I’m in the process in perfecting it. I’ll take some more after pictures today or tomorrow. I have extracted the carpets with my Bissell spot clean Professional (available on Amazon) that I got for Christmas and it is probably my best tool in my arsenal. And I have extracted the front seats. I pulled the seats out of the car and cleaned all the bolt cover trim pieces as well. I also disassembles the center console to get this as clean as I possibly can. Still have more to go, I will update as I do it. I will be coating someone soon if i can catch a warm day sooner or later. But for now here are some pictures. 

This is quite the write up! Thanks for the info! That’s awesome! I Can’t wait to use my coatings!

I will be getting a 5th gen 4 runner here sometime in January, and I want to put a lift kit on it and a set of wheels and some big all terrain tires. I have been doing my research and finding lots of stuff, but can anyone recommend me a decent set up? Without spending $2000? Looking for 2-3 inch lifts.  I’ve found this one, by rough country. Can anyone tell me about it?

https://www.roughcountry.com/toyota-suspension-lift-kit-76620.html?find=2016-toyota-4runner-4wd-378995

Here are the other headphones, not sure why it wasn’t showing as a picture but I think I got it figured out, will ong to sell at a pretty reasonable price so let me know, don’t be afraid to offer or ask questions!

Hey everyone! Ive got these headphones that I don't use any more and they just sit in my room. I would like to sell them and get some money for them. I'm trying to get a 4Runner so not really open for trading. they have each been used less than 5 times each. They are basically brand new. Everything is flawless on these and works perfectly. PM me if you're interested or have any more questions!!

1st pair SOL Republic Tracks Air Wired/wireless headphones (Plastic still on ear pieces)

2nd Pair Beads Solo By Dre 

3rd Pair LG Tone Infinim Retractable wireless Ear buds 

@Yo-Yo Ma's Cousin it is a soft bristle!

I’ve got a few things for trade, half a bottle of 18 PS interior detailed, basically a full bottle of the 18 tire shine,  and the 18 4th of July  interior retailer and and 19 u tamed shoe cleaner. I also have this 18 pumpkin spice mailer and a soft bristle wheel brush. Never been used. I don’t really have anything in mind for trade. I’m open to just about everything. Let me know if anyone is interested!