Well it's been a productive last couple days for me, using only Adam's products I was able to take my car from a ~85% to a ~95%
Steps I used:
Two bucket wash at a local self service car wash (no car washing allowed at my complex)
Rinseless car wash mix 16:1 spray to wipe down dusty areas from driving home
Detail spray + Clay bar (and a hit of Deep wheel cleaner in the rougher areas)
Two-step correction with Cyclo (Foam and Microfiber pads.. yes 4 passes each oops!)
Wipe down with a double-plush microfiber
Paint sealant by Machine (speed setting of 3)
Let it cure for an hour, wiped off and let it sit over night
Woke up in the morning and used the hand-applicator to apply Buttery Wax
Things I've learned:
- Test area is to determine whether foam or microfiber is the better option, don't have to use both! oops
- Use a foam pad with the focus drill to hit the deeper scratched areas first before making a normal pass on that section with the Cyclo (seriously felt like this was the best money spent on the drill attachment)
- Slinging polish is no joke and will happen if you re-apply detail spray to the pad, get an awkward angle, or fail to move around the gooped up portions of the polish
- If you sling polish, clean it up within a couple minutes or it will harden and be harder to remove from panels/windows
- I need to work on my polishing pattern, discipline was pretty weak in that I may not have covered each area equally
Here's some pictures
Everything unpacked
First pass, I picked too large of an area to work with just starting out!
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Well it's been a productive last couple days for me, using only Adam's products I was able to take my car from a ~85% to a ~95%
Steps I used:
Two bucket wash at a local self service car wash (no car washing allowed at my complex)
Rinseless car wash mix 16:1 spray to wipe down dusty areas from driving home
Detail spray + Clay bar (and a hit of Deep wheel cleaner in the rougher areas)
Two-step correction with Cyclo (Foam and Microfiber pads.. yes 4 passes each oops!)
Wipe down with a double-plush microfiber
Paint sealant by Machine (speed setting of 3)
Let it cure for an hour, wiped off and let it sit over night
Woke up in the morning and used the hand-applicator to apply Buttery Wax
Things I've learned:
- Test area is to determine whether foam or microfiber is the better option, don't have to use both! oops
- Use a foam pad with the focus drill to hit the deeper scratched areas first before making a normal pass on that section with the Cyclo (seriously felt like this was the best money spent on the drill attachment)
- Slinging polish is no joke and will happen if you re-apply detail spray to the pad, get an awkward angle, or fail to move around the gooped up portions of the polish
- If you sling polish, clean it up within a couple minutes or it will harden and be harder to remove from panels/windows
- I need to work on my polishing pattern, discipline was pretty weak in that I may not have covered each area equally
Here's some pictures
Everything unpacked
First pass, I picked too large of an area to work with just starting out!
Finished Results
Spy two buckets?
Awesome!
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