SS LeadFoot

So I know I have been looking for a way to make the mats look deep black. I have tried some tire shine, VRT, and another tire product not from Adams. All make my shoes slippery. Very dangerous for sure. Fun but dangerous This weekend I tried Tire Armor. I figured since it dries to the touch, why not? Looks great! I will keep you posted on if I ice skate when I walk. 

That looks amazing! Great job!

I bout a thick pad that was supposed to prevent this type of thing. It did an ok job. I figured steam was probably the answer.

So I have a car seat in the car and when I remove it the leather is smooshed. I have this in a few cars. I have something between the seat and the car seat but I still get indents. Is there a way to get these out? I will take pics soon and post.

On 5/27/2020 at 5:24 AM, BRZN said:

The Air Cannon has an optional wall mount too. The Air Cannon's hose is 30' extended just like the length of the Master Blaster's and its 4hp motor has a variable speed switch.

Master Blaster; two 4hp motors - $449.99

Air Cannon - $299.99 or with optional wall mount - $359.98

Leaf blower $100. Leaves me with more $ to buy more Adams  

You and me both Dan!

Hands down CS3! I have used it on the windows, paint, trim, and engine bay. Works great everywhere.

Oh man what haven't I done yet!?

I washed the wife's car and her engine bay. Used CS3 on the inside. Her car had no wax/polish/sealant on it so I decided to spray it with CS3 to see how it did. It is AMAZING! CS3 is my new favorite product, water falls off the car now. Also did her window with glass sealant.

I did the entire ceramic process to my daily. I washed, clayed, paint corrected (my first time using a polisher) fixed rock  chips (my first time doing this) then ceramic coated it.

I also used the aerosol can glass cleaner for the first time. I have to say I really like it. You have to be careful not to overspray but it does a great job!

No I just need to figure out what next. I am painting the hood scoop grilles since they were peeling and then will use undercarriage spray. Maybe I will clean the SS.

9 hours ago, The Guz said:

 

Yeah we do.  Been tempted to sell both.  I have both coated.  Everyone thinks that once it is coated then all detailing is done.  That is completely false.  It still needs proper maintenance.  

 

I also don't use any covers.  I don't even use a waterless wash to remove the dust.  I will just give it a rinseless wash or full wash.  I try to avoid touching the paint to induce any marring.  

 

The GP sits outside 24/7.  Just recently polished and re-coated it.  

I am lucky to have a 2 car garage so they both sit inside. I have been thinking about selling the GP as well. I have been kicking the idea round of getting a S6. I have a 2nd kid on the way and the wife wants me to get a 4 door car and a new car because she thinks the GP isn't safe. Can't argue with a pregnant woman.

To cover, or not to cover? that is the question. I just think it looks so cool in the garage when both my cars are cleaned and covered. I am not sure it has happened in this house yet. This might be the only time. Maybe just once for a nice pic I do agree though. A cover will cause more damage then if it wasn't on the car. I have used one for years and never had any issues. Guess I can see both sides.

I do wash them every year before I put them on the car. They are in a storage bad when not used.

1 hour ago, The Guz said:

 

Coat the garage queen .  My Camaro is the garage queen as well and I coated both of mine .  But then again I have not touched a wax or sealant in years.  

Man we have almost the same cars!

45 minutes ago, BRZN said:

 

Wait, you did all that work, and now you're going to put a car cover on it? Think about it before you do. Do you regularly wash your car cover? Is it spotlessly clean? When you put it on and take it off can you do so without it moving, or sliding across the finish?

 

If you answered no to any of those questions, your car cover is going to begin to swirl your finish. Let it get dusty; take care of it with Waterless Wash, Rinseless Wash, CS3, or a two bucket wash.

Dan said the same thing. I have never had any issues with covering the car. But now you guys are making me thing twice.

It did a great job! better than anticipated. Here are some pics. You can still see the huge chip in the hood but you have to really look for it. It was hard to get on camera lol. Super happy with the end result. Most chips required only 1 application. The one on the hood was so deep it required about 10.

Thank you everyone! I am sure I will love it once I wash it. Unfortunately, that won't be for a long time. I am not going anywhere with the COVID cases so high. If I do go anywhere it will be in the wife's car. So I will cover her tonight and then start the other car this weekend.   Not ceramic since the other car is a garage queen. 

2 hours ago, Beemer said:

 

Read the info on the Amazon page.  Dan probably can't talk about it much here yet.

 

But - yes.  It's for coated vehicles.

 

Well there goes my stimulus check

4 hours ago, Dan@Adams said:

No, sorry this is essentially a spray-on and pressure-wash off ceramic sealant. We've been testing versions of this one for over a year. 

Is this for ceramic coated vehicles then? Oh man please say no. If it is then I smell another Adams order coming up. Crap! I have spent over $200 in three weeks.

First let me say a BIG thank you to everyone on this board for your help but a Special BIG thank you to Dan@Adams. He was able to help me behind the scene and gave me the extra confidence I needed to attempt this.

So I did it. After washing, claying, paint correcting, touch up paint,, then the ceramic process I am done. I will say this, When I first finished I was a little disappointed. When I was paint correcting I used too much compound and it exposed a lot of rock chips that were not as visible as before because of the white compound getting in there. No big deal a oft of those came out when I used the spray prep. The ceramic was not as hard to apply as I thought. It smells horrible though. I did it in my garage and it was very humid. Took about 3.5 minutes to be able to wipe it off. Once I was don, or so I thought, I pulled it outside. This was the best thing I did. I saw immediately all the spots I missed when removing. Some were easy to get off others were not. Took a long time to get it right. Not sure if I did it right but I would try and buff them off and if that didn't work I reapplied ceramic and wiped down after about 40 seconds to a minute. My initial thought was I wasn't going to like the end result. I was sure I messed it up in a lot of areas. I pulled it out this morning to apply the boost and was really happy with the result. all the areas that  thought were going to be bad seemed to have disappeared. There are a few small areas that I will follow up with BG to address. The beading is amazing! I haven't touched it with water yet but while spraying the boost on it dripped right off the car. I had to spray the towel  and then wipe for the boost to stay. 

I would say the ceramic only part took me a little over 5 hours. The car looks amazing don't get me wrong, just not sure I would do this again. I will have to wait to see how long this last. 

Some helpful tips and tricks that I learned:

I started with the roof and worked my way down. Found this helpful so I knew were I was going. I also used a stopwatch. I timed how long the roof took to cure to wipe then timed each other section accordingly. I figured if I messed up the roof who cares

The stop watch helped me a lot because after a minute I wanted to remove it because it felt like 3 minutes  

Don't put ceramic on the pad while standing over the car. 

A detail cart would have helped big time.

Get your bucket to sit on.

I used three applicator pads. Well really only 2 but I dropped one so I threw it away. I turned the applicator every section. 

Best thing I did was move it into the sun after I was done to see where I missed. 

Let me know your thoughts 

Last two pics are after the ceramic was applied and was in the garage. First 5 are from after the 2 hours plus boost. 

I have had the same electric leaf blower for 20 years. It is a craftsman 215 MPH leaf blower. Well there is nothing wrong with it but using the extension cord is a pain. I was thinking of getting a Milwaukee one. My question is the Craftsman is 215 MPH and 430 CFM. The Milwaukee is 120 MPH and 450 CFM. I am guessing the MPH is more important right? 

22 hours ago, Nickfire20 said:

Thanks Dan and Seth!  
 

Things are much better, and Katie(wife) had our new little girl Madelyn on April 28.

 

Katie was very sick but tested negative for covid.

Our 2 yr old then got fairly sick and tested negative for Flu

I got a scratchy throat for a day and was fine.

 

Not sure what it was, but there’s obviously other stuff going around.

 

Thanks for the well wishes to all and for Rich checking in also!

 

I believe another forum member does or did have Covid,  I saw it on his YouTube channel,  can’t think of his name off hand, but he has the red 1LE with the black hood, and LOVES the products!  I hope he is doing well, if I can find him, I will check in.

 

Take Care all and shine on!

 Ok first congrats on the baby girl! I love the name Madelyn. The wife and I are expecting our 2nd girl in July and trying to come up with names. 

2nd, Glad everyone is doing good. Hope you are getting some sleep. 

3rd, I love how we can't remember people's names but we know what they drive  

16 hours ago, The Guz said:

 

I used CS3 in full sun as a drying aid.  It was about mid to low 70's and it was streak free.  On surfaces that were hotter like glass it would streak but anything would streak.  I came back with the same towel as it was damp with CS3 and then came back with a second towel to alleviate that. 

 

 

Did you ever finish the Grand Prix?

Today it will be done. Started a house project that got in the way. 

Congrats! 

Hope everything is ok Nick!

Man almost $100! Do you know how much Adams I can buy with that!

1 hour ago, GXPaycheck said:

Did she appreciate you using it on her can?  😆

Haven't tried it on her can....yet? I am sure it would help me wax dat a$$ though. She could car less if her car was clean. The only thing she likes is the glass sealant and interior detailer smell. 

I have never really had a favorite product. I have a few I really like (wheel cleaner, tire and rubber cleaner, glass sealant) but CS3 is now my favorite product for sure.