indyb6

Pictures here:

http://www.adamsforums.com/forums/hand-polishing/18549.htm

So, as promised, I am posting pictures of my first ever detail on my first car. Did the whole process over this past weekend. Here are the steps I followed:

Wash (Adam's Shampoo)

Clay (Adam's Clay Kit)

Swirl & Haze Remover (partial)

Hand Polish

Quick Sealant

VRT on plastic bits (did not do the wheels)

Buttery Wax

I used Swirl and Haze Remover on the hood and the driver's door and did not see any satisfying results, so gave up and did the rest of the car with just the Hand Polish. Lots of elbow grease was spent and lots of calories were burned. The result was satisfying though. I am still a little sore

Here are the pictures:

The arsenal of products (almost all of it Adam's)

Before the wash (tried to stay out of the sun as much as possible)

The scratches are evident here (left corner of the hood). The yellow and orange lines visible on the hood are overhead wires

DId not take many pictures during the process. Here is what she looked like after I was done:

This is a major scratch on the hood that will take some serious machine polishing or wet sanding

Appreciate the response guys.

and Kevin, when you get home everyday, if you really want to keep the bugs down, just take the 2 minutes and use the WW to get the bugs off the front bonet. That way they won't build up and you won't have to worry about etching.

Will waterless wash eat away any wax or sealant if its applied everyday?

Also, can Detail Spray be substituted for Waterless Wash for spot cleaning/bug removal (if the surface has already been properly waxed and sealed)?

I went one section at a time SW and right on top of that i did Revive.I did not remove the SW,just like in video that Dylan did.

Alright! Thanks!

Finally got to use my Adams for the first time. I don't have a flex or a PC (not in the budget). So I did this all by hand an got great results love this stuff.I didn't use buttery wax but i did use the sealant.

 

First pic after swirl and haze just half the hood

 

Wash two buckets

Clean engine bay

Clay

Swirl and Haze

Revive

Glaze

Sealant

In and out

As you went over different sections, did you do Swirl & Haze and Revive at the same time (one immediately after the other), or did you apply Swirl & Haze to the whole truck and then returned with Revive?

Came home to this yesterday

:banana:

Now waiting for my garage door to be fixed. Hope to get intimate with my paint this weekend

So who has the sickness here.......me for losing my mind very soon, or him for buying a new nice red car and acting like he's a honey badger

I see what you did there

Welcome to the forums. I just heard the word Namaste over the past 2 days. There is a collaboration with Kenny G and Rahul Sharma by that name. Very nice music. I am thinking that you will eventually move up to machine polishing before long.

I just listened to that, and it does sound good.

Yes, I think a PC or Flex is very much likely in the near future

^^ Desis Represent!! LOL

Anyways, nice to be part of a community where I can share my car detailing enthusiasm. People around me don't understand this obsession, but I have comfort in knowing that I am not alone

Its a 08 VW Passat. This pic is from when I just purchased it

Here's another one (cell phone pic)

It looks more or less the same, but its getting dirty. I have never polished or waxed it, and I don't know what the previous owner did (bought it in July 2011).

A thorough clay bar job and then polish and wax is on the way

I am already getting impatient for my shipment to arrive, so I guess the addiction is already setting its roots without even using the products.

Have been lurking around for quite a while and finally decided to take the plunge and ordered $200 of Adam's products. Hope to see a package at my door by 30th of May.

Certainly new to car ownership, and consequently detailing. I don't have a Porter Cable or any power tools, so I'll be using a lot of elbow grease . Adam's hand polish kit FTW! Let the detailing addiction begin

And yes, if you couldn't tell from the title of this post, I am originally from India.