Team Adam's Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 So I have a confession to make. I've been a neglectful detailer... its been 5+ months since the last time my truck received a complete detailing. Truth be told its barely been washed like it should. Now before you start throwing things, its actually for a couple of reasons: 1) Product testing to the point of failure (namely Quick Sealant and a wax blend) 2) Accusations from an individual that the products aren't that good b/c my truck never gets bad enough to need more than minor work. Well this thread will be a running documentation of bringing my truck back from the brink. You might even remember awhile back I mentioned I let the dealership wash it when it was in for a warranty issue. I wanted to make fully sure that the paint was in rough shape for this. The lengths I go to for this forum I hope this thread can be something entertaining as well as informative/helpful. I'll be performing the detail over the course of probably a few weeks, working a little bit at a time, and I'll do my best to document in depth the more interesting areas - namely paint correction - as I go. Lets start with a point of reference to show what the condition was before the neglect started and when I was staying on top of the maintenance. a quick walk around of what I started with today... more documentation of the before condition coming. <iframe width="960" height="720" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UAfQQ_lKaG0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3PedalMINI Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Uhh, is this a joke or did you get your photobucket pics mixed up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 DAY 1 // PART 1: Interior Detail Products and Tools Used - Adam's Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner Adam's Carpet Cleaning Brush Adam's Edgeless Microfiber Utility Towels Adam's Vac N' 500 Handheld Vacuum by MetroVac Adam's Shop Vac Professional Adam's Leather & Interior Cleaner Adam's Leather & Interior Conditioner Adam's Leather & Interior Cleaning Brush Adam's Premium Interior Dressing Applicators Adam's Glass Cleaner Adam's Microfiber Glass Cleaning Towels Adam's Leather & Interior Cleaner Adam's Leather & Interior Conditioner Adam's Waterless Car Wash Adam's Trim & Lug Nut Brush Process - Pulled floor matts and extracted Extracted carpets and seats Hard surfaces scrubbed with full strength LIC and Interior Brush Hard surfaces conditioned with LC Faux wood trim wiped down with WW Vents and tight spaces cleaned with trim/lug brush saturated with WW Dressed with In & Out Spray Guages and radio display wiped down with WW All Glass cleaned with GC & Glass Towel Reassembled and looking factory fresh again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 Uhh, is this a joke or did you get your photobucket pics mixed up? Re-read the first post... thats BEFORE I let it go... also watch the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3PedalMINI Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Re-read the first post... thats BEFORE I let it go... also watch the video. LOL! This is what a long day of trouble shooting HDMI issues causes . 1am i gotta hit the sack, mind is fried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 DAY 1 // PART 2: Engine Bay & Exterior Cleaning Products & Tools Used - Adam's Ultimate Fire Hose Car Wash Nozzle & Shut Off Combo (2) Adam's Grit Guard Car Wash Bucket Adam's Boulder Blonde Boars Hair Wheel Brush Adam's 20" Fender & Tire Brush Adam's Trim & Lug Nut Brush Adam's Turbo Stick Wheel Cleaning Tool Dewalt Cordless 18v Drill Adam's All Purpose Cleaner 36 oz Adam's Green Wheel Cleaner 36 oz Adam's Car Wash Shampoo 36 oz Adam's Waterless Car Wash 36 oz Adam's Microfiber Waterless Wash Waffle Towels Adam's Ultimate Mereno Wool Car Wash Mitt w/ FREE 16oz Car Shampoo Adam's JUMBO Professional Car Wash Pad (2) Adam's Great White Microfiber Drying Towel Adam's Blaster Sidekick by MetroVac Gilmor FoamMaster II Foam Gun w/ the Chinese Pistol Removed. Adam's Brass Quick Disconnects Kit Adam's Super VRT Tire & Trim Dressing Adam's In & Out Spray Dressing Adam's VRT Super Block Dressing Applicator 6 Pack Adam's Hex-Grip Pro Tire Dressing Applicator Brinkman Dual Xenon Light (for inspection) Engine Bay Process - Lightly sprayed down with ultimate fire hose nozzle on fan spray All surfaces soaked with 1:1 APC via foaming sprayer Scrubbed with Boars Hair Brush + Trim & Lug Brush Rinsed Hood closed, engine started to heat/dry moisture. Post wash sidekick used to dry remaining water along with waterless wash + towel Dressed with Super VRT & In & Out Spray Engine Bay Before Engine Bay After Exterior Process - Wheels Cleaned using Green Wheel Cleaner and Boars Hair Brush/Lug Brush Wheel Barrels cleaned with GWC and Turbo Stick Tires Cleaned with full strength APC + Fender Brush Rinsed with high pressure from Ultimate Hose Nozzle Entire truck rinsed using high pressure stream Foamed using APC/Car Wash Mixture (2oz APC : 4oz Car Wash + water) Complete 2 bucket wash. Merino Mitt to belt line, Jumbo below Secondary cleaning of plastics with 1:1 APC and wheel brush High pressure rinsed with Ultimate Fire Hose Nozzle Sheet rinsed with low flow from hose Dried with Great White Drying Towel & Detail Spary Sidekick used to address trapped water Plastics dressed with Super VRT Paint inspected for planning of paint correction stages After rinsing Quick Sealant showed it was still holding on. Beading was still good, but starting to flatten out a little Foamed After drying I dressed all the plastics with a generous dose of Super VRT. Some side by sides. Now the ugly part.... all my washes had been 2 bucket and very careful, but as mentioned previously this has also been purposely washed by the dealer to introduce some "common damage". It was not happy time in the von Kleist garage as I took these. Tomorrow begins the process of decontamination and then correction. The paint is pretty badly swirled with some deeper RIDS on almost all panels, a couple that may require wet sanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFairbanks Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Can't be that bad, your wearing shorts and a t-shirt. Sorry, I always look beyond the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase@InsanePaint Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 This is cool Dylan. Thanks for the tutorial bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XQIZT Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Good confession Dylan....love the write up too....my truck is in as bad, if not worse condition (although its white). I was going to do something very similar as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE Mook Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I know how much this has been getting at you to get back "right" again! Glad to see you are started, and knee deep. That interior looks great, so does the engine! How do you like your light? I got one for Christmas, and really have only used it briefly... Is it one of those things that can be your best friend and worst enemy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Tegeler Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 looking forward to the rest of this thread. Mook I think any light can be a worst enemy on black paint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 That paint makes me sad panda. Looking great so far though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 I know how much this has been getting at you to get back "right" again! Glad to see you are started, and knee deep. That interior looks great, so does the engine! How do you like your light? I got one for Christmas, and really have only used it briefly... Is it one of those things that can be your best friend and worst enemy? Its been driving me nuts, but the opportunity to do a solid writeup on my truck and show some stuff is nice. Its been a long time since I've had to do intense work on one of my own rides. The light is great... doesn't replace a good set of halogens, but for doing spot work and inspection its convenient. It comes to all the clinics with me b/c we rarely have ideal lighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolinaboy Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 You done yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug123 Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 You done yet? That's a big truck, and Dylan normally keeps it perfect, so it will take a couple of hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 You done yet? LOL... not even close. That's a big truck, and Dylan normally keeps it perfect, so it will take a couple of hours Doug can vouch for me... in the past at clinics its been pretty pristine. If any of you saw it now you'd probably beat me with a detail bag full of fire hose nozzles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYMisano Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Amazing what damage ONE dealer wash can do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE Mook Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 LOL... not even close. Doug can vouch for me... in the past at clinics its been pretty pristine. If any of you saw it now you'd probably beat me with a detail bag full of fire hose nozzles. I'd only beat you with the hoses across the bottoms of your feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueGenCoupe Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Dylan, my car hasn't been detailed since late October. My car is in the same shape pretty much, if not worse Nice turn around so far. Can't wait to see the finish product, although we've seen the finished product like a million times since you like to toot your own horn Just kidding... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZGTO Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Cant wait to see it when it is done. I have always thought your avalanche was the nicest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyfox Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce5 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 awesome progress so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug123 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I have seen his truck, and up close and personal, and it is usually So perfect and black, that it's almost a dizzying experience to look at it. And it looks incredible at about 1 foot away from the paint, too. The man can make black paint look incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortplainman Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 this is going to be great because the way your truck looks now is going to be what my truck looks like after winter. from all the salt, laser washes, and snow brushing. dont think 2 coats of americana is gona take that much abuse, even though i know it takes a lot. its PC time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneslowGTO Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Shame on you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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