Dan@Adams Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 It's taken me a while to post this, but my friend Chris (admin on ls1gto.com) brought his GTO over to my house a few weeks ago for a full detailing, to get his car ready for the All GM Nationals at Carlisle, PA. I used all Adam's Polishes products exclusively. This will sort of be a picture log of the entire process. This car has nearly 70k miles and is driven in all weather conditions - rain, snow, etc. It honestly wasn't in that bad of shape for me to start with. I estimate that I had 15-18 hours into it from start to finish, over the course of a few days. I am happy to say that it placed 3rd for 2004 GTO Stock class. It's a great feeling to see another owner so happy with the results. Over 2,000hp at the DT household...too bad it's not all mine: I discovered it's difficult to photograh swirls on a yellow car. Cowl plastic was starting to fade Washer nozzles were fairly faded As was the lower grille black plastic Foam gun goodness Adam's wash pads are da bomb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan@Adams Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 Clay barred nearly the entire car Before Super VRT After one quick wipe of Super VRT My weapon of choice Then I moved onto the Fine Machine Polish Polish worked into the clearcoat Next up was the Quick Spray Sealant, love this stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan@Adams Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 Engine bay was a little dirty, moved onto that while the Quick Sealant was curing Took the shroud off to get stuff more clean Not perfect, but much improved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan@Adams Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 Once the sealant was cured and wiped off, I put on a coat of Brilliant Glaze And then topped it off with Americana paste wax. This is the same combo of steps I use on my vehicles Americana goes on very thin, can barely see it. Then I moved onto all of the other body panels over the next few days Swirls all gone Dirty windows (on the inside) Clean windows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan@Adams Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 Then I polished the exhaust tips with Metal Polish #1 followed by Metal Polish #2 Interior was next. Adam's Leather & Interior Conditioner used on nearly everything. Before: After: I made sure to clean the door jambs and lower inside portion of the doors but didn't get any pictures. Finished results: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan@Adams Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 And finally, the amount of dirt that shook out of one of the rear quarter panels near the rocker panel when I was using the Flex, lol! Thanks for looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan@Adams Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 A quote from the owner: "I cannot begin to describe how much of a believer I now am in Adam's products and people that know what they are doing with them. Thanks again Dan, I really appreciate the level of work you did on my car." A few last pics: And a few shots of my GTO at Carlisle, grabbed 3rd place in '06 Modified Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Nice job Dan & Congrats on your win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GXPaycheck Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Nice job! I like the two Holdens parked behind you at the show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlack151 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Awesome job Dan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PirateGoat Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Nice work, I wish I could get my YJ to look like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingwater Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase@InsanePaint Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Great work on the yellow. But your blue is freakin GOOOOOOORGEOUS!!!!! Love the CF touches bro!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueGenCoupe Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Great writer up and amazing job. Those swirls were nasty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxgto06 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 nice job dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtorola Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Cars looks awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Luke Warmwater Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 That is a great looking car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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