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DaytonaJae

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A good buddy of mine (his name coincidentally is Adam! :) so I am sure he appreciates this writeup) has been bugging me ever since my first write-up a few months ago to detail his 2005 Black Dodge Ram 1500.

 

I've never detailed a truck before so to be quite honest I was dreading it. That's alot of acreage. Add the fact that it's flat BLACK and that it's never been detailed or waxed, lives outside, and caters to a rather large dog that tries to jump into the bed with the tailgate up, I called in reinforcements.

 

Mike (XQUIZT), his GF Holley and Mike (mc2hill) so graciously offered to drive up to Daytona to help me do this detail. Super thanks to the gang for braving the cold and volunteering to help me bang this one out!!!

 

Unfortunately, the day I chose just so happens to be one of the coldest days in Florida. Despite following a hard freeze the night before, everyone verified they are "up for the challenge". The Adam's Detail Party is on!

 

Full complement of Adam's products used:

 

Adam's Car Shampoo

Adam's All Purpose Cleaner

Adam's Green Wheel Cleaner

Adam's Detail spray

Adam's Clay Bar

Adam's Glass Cleaner

Adam's severe Swirl Remover

Adam's Swirl & Haze Remover

Adam's Fine Machine Polish

Adam's SuperVRT

Adam's In and Out Spray

Adam's Metal Polish #2

Adam's Brilliant Glaze

Adam's Americana Premium Wax

 

Hardware:

 

Adam's Dual Buckets & Dollies

Adam's Fender Brush

Adam's Lugnut Brush

Adam's Boar's Hair Brush

Karcher Electric Pressure Washer

Flex 3401VRC

Porter Cable 7424XP

 

Pads:

 

Adam's 6" Flex Pads

Adam's 6" Experimental Dimple Pads (we were testing these for Adam's)

Adam's 4" Focus Pad Kit

 

Lots of MF Towels

 

Non-Adams Gear:

 

Coffee

Hot Chocolate

Lunch

 

 

Here's the patient:

 

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...judging by these claw marks, his dog's name is Godzilla

 

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Mirror drool...

 

 

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Wolverine on the door handles:

 

 

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That Tonneau cover was hard as a brick folded like that in sub-30 degrees that morning

 

 

 

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Engine bay, last time detailed: at factory.

 

 

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mc2hill up top inspecting the roof paint and XQUIZT looking things over before we start. It was COLD that morning!

 

 

 

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Hardcore Mode: I'm gonna show this truck who's boss

 

 

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A little bit of wax residue left from my quick and dirty demo a month or so ago on his hood

 

 

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After claying, everything started to show and it looked even worse, LOL

 

 

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Wow...

 

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Godzilla missed the truck bed on this jump

 

 

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Engine bay after APC soak, a complement of Adam's brushes, and a gentle rinse

 

 

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XQUIZT attacking tar on the hood with some butter

 

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mc2hill with SHR on the roof after 2 passes with Severe. It was really thrashed.

 

 

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Front fender after 2 passes of Severe Swirl Remover & Green Pad

 

 

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mc2hill and I with 2 Flex's going

 

 

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mc2hill showing his organizational skills with his 4" Focus pad kit in a ribbon box!

 

 

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The Tonneau cover warming up in the sun, 50/50. Left side Super VRT, Right side only cleaned

 

 

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Roof top corrected, bottom untouched. 2x SSR + 1x SHR w/ Flex 3401

 

 

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Rear fender 50/50 Left side untouched, Right side 2xSSR, 1xSHR, 1xFMP w/ Flex 3401

 

 

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Me showing the Flex "no-hands" method! :)

 

 

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Holley chipping in towards the end, following us around with final wipedowns

 

 

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Me applying Americana Wax

 

 

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Holley taking Americana off

 

 

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Working around the car methodically, the Brilliant Glaze and Americana went on and came off within 10 minutes

 

 

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XQUIZT on VRT and Undercarriage duty

 

 

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mc2hill performing final inspections

 

 

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Finished Shots - Sun going down fast, we tried to get as many as we could

 

 

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Sun shots

 

 

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Take that Dylan! - the Florida Adam's Team :)

 

 

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This was a fun project. Despite the "cold," we managed. We were all happy to be there, and much like Junkman, the only "pay" required was food.

 

The owner was so appreciative when he got it back. Its statements like "holy $h!t" and "I was thinking about selling it until seeing it now" that make it all worth it.

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Welcome you guys. The truck looks amazing. I love the Dylan shot with everyone.

 

I need to know where you got that container for the pads.

 

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Mike got it at Michael's craft store...it is technically a ribbon box...really keeps all the bits of the 4" pad kit neat.

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Welcome you guys. The truck looks amazing. I love the Dylan shot with everyone.

 

I need to know where you got that container for the pads.

 

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Mike got it at Michael's craft store...it is technically a ribbon box...really keeps all the bits of the 4" pad kit neat.

 

See this thread for the 4" pad box info - http://www.adamsforums.com/forums/lounge/3762.htm

 

I like that container also. I am sure they probably have something to fit the PC pads also to store them nicely. Like I said earlier,, great job. look forward to seeing XQIZT end of the month at the Camero Show in Kiss.

 

Here is the box I have for the big pads - http://www.adamsforums.com/forums/lounge/5859.htm

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