mdamore419 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 What specific steps and order should i do everything in when detailing a car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ricky Bobby Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Have you read any of the posts on this forum and/or watched any of the Adams videos yet? NG13, stripesace, Kourtney@Adams and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Kingsford Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Have you read any of the posts on this forum and/or watched any of the Adams videos yet? Watch the videos. Follow those steps. They are there to help, instruct and guide from start to finish. NG13 and stripesace 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 NG13 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 stripesace 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Performance Auto Detailing Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 You posted a topic a couple days ago saying you were wanting to start a detailing business... have you not detailed a car yet? NG13, Kingsford and Ricky Bobby 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 KSRegalGS Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Non-Adams cleaners typically 1)wash 2)dry 3)spray wax 'Round here, we 1)wash engine bay 2)wash wheels 3)wash car 4)clay entire car 5)VRT plastic trim 6a)revive and hand polish 6b)paint correction 7)paint sealant 8)glaze 9)wax 10)tire shine 11)vrt engine bay 12)in&out spray hard to reach plastic 13)glass cleaner 14)glass sealant 15)grin ear-to-ear Sir-Srey, mdamore419 and NG13 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dan@Adams Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Easy there guys, we were all new to detailing at one point. Matt is here to learn I'm currently working on a new and updated Detailing Flow Chart, but it's not yet ready for prime-time yet. Kyle's post above mine gives a nice order of operations for detailing, and our video series provides great information on cleaning and maintaining nearly every aspect of your vehicle: http://adamspolishes.com/video I also made a specific Winter-Preparation write-up in our Detailing Write-ups section a few days ago that you might find useful: http://www.adamsforums.com/topic/29429-in-depth-winter-preparation-on-a-2016-toyota-tundra/ CMDChase 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 mdamore419 Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 Non-Adams cleaners typically 1)wash 2)dry 3)spray wax 'Round here, we 1)wash engine bay 2)wash wheels 3)wash car 4)clay entire car 5)VRT plastic trim 6a)revive and hand polish 6b)paint correction 7)paint sealant 8)glaze 9)wax 10)tire shine 11)vrt engine bay 12)in&out spray hard to reach plastic 13)glass cleaner 14)glass sealant 15)grin ear-to-ear This is exactly what I was talking about. I know all the general steps and yeah I've detailed cars plenty of times and they've looked great, but I'm looking for a step by step detailed list that Kyle gave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Performance Auto Detailing Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) If you're wanting to detail professionally that's not the list you'll typically follow unless it's a rare customer who is paying for those extra steps. That is a list tailored for your personal vehicle typically Edited November 10, 2015 by lax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dan@Adams Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 True. For most customers, he could possibly skip steps 8, 9, and 14; and if they didn't want the engine bay cleaned you could skip steps 1, 11, and 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Performance Auto Detailing Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 In my experiences detailing professionally for the last 3 years or so, I've had exactly 2 people want their engine bay detailed. 95% of people however want their glass sealed, so that is included as it takes no time at all to throw on some glass sealant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dan@Adams Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I hear you there. I think I've detailed 5 engine bays in the 50 or so cars I've done over the past few years - and those 5 were show cars - but I just do detailing as a hobby on evenings and weekends. Surprisingly, only about half of the cars I do want their interior cleaned too...their interiors are usually more garbage receptacles rather than nice driving environments I can't stand a dirty engine bay though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Sir-Srey Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 On 11/9/2015 at 8:01 PM, KSRegalGS said: Non-Adams cleaners typically 1)wash 2)dry 3)spray wax 'Round here, we 1)wash engine bay 2)wash wheels 3)wash car 4)clay entire car 5)VRT plastic trim 6a)revive and hand polish 6b)paint correction 7)paint sealant 8)glaze 9)wax 10)tire shine 11)vrt engine bay 12)in&out spray hard to reach plastic 13)glass cleaner 14)glass sealant 15)grin ear-to-ear thanks for this lil bit KSR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Rich Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Several years back, Adam's had this guide available. I think it's PAST time they do another one! This should be a staple on the site, updated as needed. Maybe even one for non ceramic use, and one for Ceramic and Graphene use. Captain Slow, dmiller440 and RayS 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 RayS Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 I'd like to have both a ceramic and non-ceramic to post as signs in my garage. It would not only give an explanation for people who don't get it, but also show that using Adam's is a process to ensure you get the desired results. Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 tomsch63 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Every time I wash my cars I do a waterless wash or CS3 on the engine bay including everything I can reach including shock towers, around the battery, all hoses, and basically everything I can reach. Doing that only takes about 15mins and keeps the engine bay looking great so there is really no "detailing" needed as it is always clean. The biggest thing for me is how often I take off all the wheels and do a complete detail. That always feels like too much work so it maybe happens once a year at the most. I do have a power washer and foam cannon so they are generally clean but not completely detailed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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