Before & Afters

[Team Adam's]

At yesterdays detail clinic the discussion of demos on badly swirled paint came up. To that end I'd like to get a thread underway that shows some real good examples of BEFORE & AFTER.

Limit each post to one specific process or product (ex. swirl removal, VRT on trim, interior cleaner on stains)

 

To keep this organized lets try to keep the format pretty uniform. I think this could be a great resource for those looking to see whats possible with the products.

 

Lets follow this template:

 

List vehicle make and model, quick rundown of condition

>BEFORE SHOT #1<

>BEFORE SHOT #2<

 

List product used and process

>AFTER SHOT #1<

>AFTER SHOT #2<

 

>BRAGGING SHOT<

 

I'll get us started off:

2008 Chevy Avalanche LTZ, belongs to my little brother. At this point it had only been waxed once in its life and was washed pretty haphazardly by him on occasion, but mostly was sent thru the car wash (my brother and I have vastly different approaches to car care)

 

 

Washed, clayed, & dried

2 passes orange pad w/ Swirl & Haze Remover

1 pass white pad w/ Fine Machine Polish

1 pass gray pad w/ Machine Superwax

 

 

Finished Product:

Edited May 17, 2009 by Dylan06SS

[11chevz71]

Holy S***** that truck is amazing i am going to need to get some picture so i can post some up for this thread.

Edited June 6, 2009 by Adam
Jesse, my Brother, no need to quote a long post my friend!

[MMMMRice]

Great job, I love looking at before/ after shots

 

Offtopic, dylan are you over on gmfs or pt.net?

 

Im not liking the giant rims on the tahoe, it needs a little more sidewall

[jjwvette]

Looks great Dylan as always:2thumbs:

[challenger]

wow nice job! u do a great job!

[Team Adam's]

Thanks for the compliments guys, but maybe I didn't make my first post clear... I didn't want this to turn into a discussion thread, I wanted people to post examples of before and after using Adams so newcomers would have a better idea of what is possible with each product.

[Team Adam's]

Thanks for the compliments guys, but maybe I didn't make my first post clear... I didn't want this to turn into a discussion thread, I wanted people to post examples of before and after using Adams so newcomers would have a better idea of what is possible with each product.

 

Nice Dylan,

This is a great way to keep it simple for people to post their before and after pics.

[GerryC]

That's an amazing turnaround on your brother's avalanche. I bet he knows better to take care of it now, right?

 

 

here's a few

1995 Ford Taurus GL 3.8, never garaged. 74,800 miles as of the first 2 photos. Bought new in 95 by my mother, and the first pic is the result of her 9 years of ownership (and a couple of mine before I had discovered Adam's)

 

Wash & clay

1 Pass SHR on orange Gen2 pad

1 pass Revive Polish on white Gen2 pad

1 pass Machine Wax on black Gen2 pad

 

6 weeks later, a coat of Americana

 

I've got before pics of the vette somewhere...After I put some Americana on it I'll get some before&afters up of that too

Edited May 25, 2009 by GerryC

[superchargedgp]

2005 GTO never polished with 14 K on ODO

 

 

paint before

 

after

 

 

 

i think it turned out pretty good

[Bill-V8V]

2005 GTO never polished with 14 K on ODO

 

 

 

 

You take that picture again with an Adam's product in it and I think you might just win yourself a photo contest :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[superchargedgp]

yeah i should of thought about it

[GerryC]

That looks like a GTO breeding ground

[11chevz71]

yeah i should of thought about it

 

 

 

yeah it would have been great im with bill.

[superchargedgp]

That looks like a GTO breeding ground

[Devin04]

Not as shiny as paint, but you get the idea. I used Adam's Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner and Adam's interior brush.

 

Before:

 

 

After:

 

 

 

Edited May 26, 2009 by Devin04

[Team Adam's]

Thats a great example Devin, and I think this thread should be full of things besides before and after paint shots. YOU FORGOT TO ADD WHAT PRODUCT YOU USED

[Devin04]

Thats a great example Devin, and I think this thread should be full of things besides before and after paint shots. YOU FORGOT TO ADD WHAT PRODUCT YOU USED

 

Thanks Dylan fixed it.

[NTHEWIND]

I think this will qualify, I posted this in another topic entitled 'VRT not good'........This stuff is amazing!

 

 

Before

 

 

 

 

 

After VRT

 

 

 

 

 

VRT My all time favorite Adams product.

 

 

Later,

[70'sChevyGirl]

I love before and after pics. They sure do show how well Adam's products work. :cheers:

[Team Adam's]

I love before and after pics. They sure do show how well Adam's products work. :cheers:

 

My thoughts exactly and my motivation for starting this thread... now anyone new to the products or the forum and venture into this thread and see what kind of results they can get using a particular product.

[MMMMRice]

VRT is my favorite too, its amazings how well it restores different surfaces

[mblouir]

Posted these in this thread but thought this might help your thread. Wash/clay/SHR/FMP/wax/etc

 

 

Tried to get direct sun shots after but it was hard on the side panels (sun was just overhead).

[NTHEWIND]

Great work and nice pictures!

 

 

 

Later,

[Z51L9889]

Vehicle: 2003 Porsche Carrera Cabriolet.

 

This vehicle belongs to my neighbor. He is pretty particular about his vehicles, but this car was a victim of poor wash technique and his two cats using the car as a playground. The before pictures really don't capture how bad the finish was -- it looked like it had been dry sanded. I did a more detailed post of this job in the Cars section.

 

Before:

 

 

 

The process:

 

Wash, clay, and dry

2 passes of 3M rubbing compound with an orange pad

1 pass of Adam's Swirl and Haze Remover with an orange pad

1 pass of Adam's Fine Machine Polish with a white pad

1 pass of Adam's Machine Super Wax with a grey pad

16 hour cure time for MSW

1 coat of Adam's Americana Paste Wax

 

After:

 

 

 

 

[KodiakBlack]

this thread is awesome :2thumbs: nice pictures guys. cars look imaculate. I will get some pictures as soon as i get a PC

[jjwvette]

Looks great guy's