Team Adam's Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 (edited) This car came to me in pretty bad shape at 9am Saturday, much worse condition than I was expecting. Compounding the issue was the owner needed it done by 3pm... so I had a total of 6 hours to completely turn this thing around. Sadly the majority of the pictures I wanted to take didn't get done b/c I barely finished in time. Luckily I was able to employ my friend for the afternoon to take care of the interior and trim work so I could spend all my time on buffing out the paint. Needless to say the owner was blown away when he came to pick it up and gladly paid the "RUSH" price I gave him. PROCESS: Foam Gun strip wash Claybar Foam Gun rewash Dryed with QD spray and WWMF towels 2 passes w/ Swirl & Haze Remover, Orange Pad @ 6000opm 1 pass w/ Fine Machine Polish, White pad @ 5000opm Corrected paint stains, heavy scratches, and etching w/ the new 4" pads on my trusty Craftsman cordless drill + Swirl & Haze Remover. Rebuffed those areas w/ another pass of Fine Machine Polish via white pad Engine bay was scrubbed down w/ APC and dressed with VRT Inner fenders all scrubbed with APC and treated with Invisible Undercarriage Spray Rims were buffed out w/ a powerball & Mothers Original Chrome Polish then treated to a coat of Rejex, finished off w/ a coat of Brilliant Spray Glaze Tires dressed w/ VRT Interior completely scrubbed down w/ Adams Interior Cleaner All leather dressed w/ Adams Leather Conditioner All other trim treated w/ VRT Carpets were extracted using a light mixture of woolite dark & hot water All glass was clayed, hit with Invisible Glass, and finished with Briliant Spray Glaze. Lastly all the paint was treated to 2 coats of Americana BEFORE: This is after the original wash, these spots were all over the paint, couldn't be removed w/ clay or the PC, so I turned to the new Adams 4" pads and went to town... completely obliterated the spots which appeared to be some severe etching or staining on the paint. At first I thought it was just water spots, but you could actually feel the clear there was lower. These new 4" pads on a cordless drill are a MUST HAVE As you can see the last "detailer" who cleaned this car up was a hack. The entire body of the car was this bad, some areas were even worse. AFTER: Hows this for depth? And of course the obligatory reflection shot Edited May 24, 2009 by Dylan06SS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjwvette Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 :glasses:Awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzy Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 You kicked butt in 6 hours, very impressive work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11chevz71 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 You kicked butt in 6 hours, very impressive work. Me two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devin04 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Great work as always Dylan, I don't think I could ever do all that in 6hrs. It would be a pleasure to watch you go to town on a car like that. Maybe I could pick up some tricks to cut my time down a few hours. I'm confused; I thought that the paste wax had a cure time like the MSW and multiple coats should be spread out over a few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natch02 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Looks Great. Wish I had those 4" pads!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted May 25, 2009 Author Share Posted May 25, 2009 I'm confused; I thought that the paste wax had a cure time like the MSW and multiple coats should be spread out over a few days. Nope... you're safe to apply multiple coats of Americana relatively close together. The reason you wait with MSW is the amount of stuff given off from the product as it fully cures... with paste its not nearly as pronounced. I waited approximately 30 minutes between coats and to ensure speedier application I used distilled ice water to pre treat and post treat each panel. Ambient temps were only in the low 70's so that wasn't an issue and I worked on polishing/sealing the rims between coats to ensure I didn't waste any time just standing around waiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devin04 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Nope... you're safe to apply multiple coats of Americana relatively close together. The reason you wait with MSW is the amount of stuff given off from the product as it fully cures... with paste its not nearly as pronounced. I waited approximately 30 minutes between coats and to ensure speedier application I used distilled ice water to pre treat and post treat each panel. Ambient temps were only in the low 70's so that wasn't an issue and I worked on polishing/sealing the rims between coats to ensure I didn't waste any time just standing around waiting. I heard Frank talking about using that chilled distilled water to apply paste wax but I didn't fully understand it. I don't know if I'd do it every time but it would be nice to know so I can sound smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted May 25, 2009 Author Share Posted May 25, 2009 I heard Frank talking about using that chilled distilled water to apply paste wax but I didn't fully understand it. I don't know if I'd do it every time but it would be nice to know so I can sound smart. Re-read his process a few times and you'll get it. Hard to comprehend the first time around and I didn't even follow it this time, but in its most dumbed down form you're cooling the panel to make the wax harden, and cooling the wax to make it harden more. His process is more about helping you develop a pattern that is effective and efficient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman2008 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Outstanding job man! I spend 6 hours just looking at one panel I've done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devin04 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Lol that's about how long it took me to do two panels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZGTO Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Dylan...you were a no show today to detail my car... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted May 25, 2009 Author Share Posted May 25, 2009 Outstanding job man! I spend 6 hours just looking at one panel I've done! Trust me... I'd much prefer to work at that kind of pace... but when the owner said he needed it back by 3pm and agreed to pay almost twice the price for that deadline I moved into hyperspeed. My shoulders and back are killing me now... my friend/assistant said I was working like a humming bird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerryC Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Black cars seem to be your specialty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ1o87 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Very nice! There's not a chance in hell that would've taken me 6 hours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill-V8V Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 (edited) I've been asked a million times to describe what "Depth" means. For now on I'll just forward that picture you have describing it :rockon: Edited May 25, 2009 by C6Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman2008 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Trust me... I'd much prefer to work at that kind of pace... but when the owner said he needed it back by 3pm and agreed to pay almost twice the price for that deadline I moved into hyperspeed. My shoulders and back are killing me now... my friend/assistant said I was working like a humming bird Was playing in the background? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted May 25, 2009 Author Share Posted May 25, 2009 I've been asked a million times to describe what "Depth" means. For now on I'll just forward that picture you have describing it :rockon: You wanna see something that'll really bake your noodle... look at that roof pic again, notice the reflection of the garage door... look closely and you'll see the Adams banner from the far wall in the picture again... the shine is so good that its reflecting off of the paint, onto the window of the garage door above, and back down onto the paint again!!! Was playing in the background? LMAO... I should've filmed the entire detail and set it to that soundtrack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11chevz71 Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 You wanna see something that'll really bake your noodle... look at that roof pic again, notice the reflection of the garage door... look closely and you'll see the Adams banner from the far wall in the picture again... the shine is so good that its reflecting off of the paint, onto the window of the garage door above, and back down onto the paint again!!! HOLY CRAP I DID NOT SEE that until you pointed it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ1o87 Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Was playing in the background? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acxdarlene Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Very nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loud Pedal Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 6 hours Nice work, I probably could have seen the clear flyin' from here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaxOnWaxOff Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Man- nice job, that car looks awesome. You're an artist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KodiakBlack Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 wow. thats spectacular. one day ill be able to perfect paint like you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z51L9889 Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 Incredible job! I just keep shaking my head over the fact that you were able to do that in 6 hours. That would take me more like 6 days and even at that I probably wouldn't get as good a result. :bow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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