Laguna's Fall Detail 2010

[Laguna]

1st post:

 

Labor day weekend gave me the best break to get my car done. Sad part is I lost Saturday because it was very windy and I had a family party to go to. Wanted to do a lot more work but I've decided since I DD my car, I will take more time on my spring details than my fall ones. I'm hoping next summer my life is a little more relaxed too so that I can detail it multiple times during the summer.

 

Most of my product line this time was Adam's. My biggest reason for this is that I have an abundance in stock from it and I'm still testing it out to see how I like it. Also, their wax holds up very well over conditions like winter time in IL.

 

I'm going to tell the story through the pictures. 145 pictures btw, so if you're reading this while it is loading, it's going to load a lot.

 

 

BEFORE PICTURES:

 

I started off soaking down the engine bay and liberally applying some Adam's APC to all of the areas. I let it sit for a bit and then just rinsed it off. I did not brush or agitate the engine bay and APC at all because I did a further wipe down and cleaning of the engine bay while it was in the garage.

 

 

I then foamed down the car and gave it a proper washing using 2-bucket method as well. Adam's jumbo pad is incredible with the amount of water that it holds and how soft it is. I definitely recommend trying it sometime.

 

 

 

I then pulled the goat into the garage where I seen how much work I had ahead of me. As you can see, it held up **** well since 3 months ago when I did the spring detail. Not much work was needed.

 

 

I then proceeded to do a much further cleaning of the engine bay. I used Adam's APC as well as Green Wheel Cleaner for the more aggressive needing locations.

 

 

 

Afterwards I moved on to claying. This is my firt time using imported clay and man was it awesome. The paint feels amazingly smooth afterwards, it literally picked up everything possible.

 

 

Then I did a quick DS wipedown using Zaino Z6 before I began the polishing.

 

 

Now here comes all of the polishing. I used Adam's like stated in my first post. Sometimes I had to hit the yellow pad just to get the job done quicker and had a few deeper scratches/swirlmarks since living up and working in the city.

 

 

Here are some after polishing shots:

 

 

 

Here are the pads after all is said and done. Keep in mind that I did not tape this vehicle, so the big amount of black on my pads is due to the seals around the car that I hit now and then.

 

 

I then proceeded to put on 2 layers of wax over the next 24 hours.

 

 

 

And then there were the final pictures:

 

[Kingsford]

Wheres the picture of the light falling on your hood, Frank?

 

 

 

I'm in the middle of waxing my truck and I get a text message saying "I just polished the skid marks off my hood from where the light fell on it"

[Laguna]

I was way too pissed to take a picture of what happened, I should have though. I just immediately stopped everything I was doing and started buffing the crap out of that area of my hood.

[Chris@Adams]

Much better!

[whiterp199]

Looks better. I never thought I would be happy to see goat porn.

[The Ryan]

Great work man - the goat looks great!

[Osok]

So I have a question...back on picture 103..ahh where is the.. Ok just kidding.

 

Nice work!!!! She's lookin real good now.

[70'sChevyGirl]

So I have a question...back on picture 103..ahh where is the.. Ok just kidding.

:lolsmack:

 

 

 

 

 

Nice job on the detail.

[Team Adam's]

Good work Frank! I think you just inspired to do my truck this weekend... its in need of some love. Someone hit the back bumper with a shopping cart and its made a few trips to a nursery for plants recently and its a bit rough around the edges. This was just the motivation I needed.

[svrds10]

Great job Frank!! Looking good!

[briand]

Excellent work Laguna!!

 

I have a question about a part in your engine, if I may.

 

 

Is that an oil catch can?

 

And if so, I have the following follow up questions:

 

• Is it stock or something you added?
  
• Does it have a drain plug?
  
• Is there any sort of meshed metal (like raw steel wool) inside the can?
  

I ask because a lot of my Canadian friends that have the turbo diesel Smart ForTwo are trying to build a catchcan system. This one looks like it might be a simple solution!

[08G8V8]

Excellent work Laguna!!

 

I have a question about a part in your engine, if I may.

 

 

 

Is that an oil catch can?

 

And if so, I have the following follow up questions:

 

• Is it stock or something you added?
  
• Does it have a drain plug?
  
• Is there any sort of meshed metal (like raw steel wool) inside the can?
  

I ask because a lot of my Canadian friends that have the turbo diesel Smart ForTwo are trying to build a catchcan system. This one looks like it might be a simple solution!

 

Yes, this is a catch can.

 

It is not stock.

 

There is no drain plug, the can splits in the middle and is threaded. Just unscrew the bottom portion and empty every few thousand miles.

 

I have a Billet Prototype Catch Can on my G8, and I believe they use something like steel wool to help catch the oil vapor. Works good, but is a little spendy at around $100. There are cheaper options out there.

[b8a4]

Jeff, great job!

[briand]

I have a Billet Prototype Catch Can on my G8, and I believe they use something like steel wool to help catch the oil vapor. Works good, but is a little spendy at around $100. There are cheaper options out there.

 

Thank you for answering my questions! In my Smarts (the pre-2008 models have a Mercedes Benz turbo-charged engine) I have one of the "cheaper options" - a Circuit Sports 250cc can with no filter material inside the can, cheap leaky connectors, cheap laky drain plug and even cheaper hose. I think these Billet prototype cans will be the answer all pre-2008 Smart owners (diesel or unleaded) have been searching for!

[Laguna]

It is a billet prototype catch can. I know the owner of that business. I regularly assist him on making his business better and helping him along as he does it all alone. So, shoot me a PM if you are interested..

 

There is like a steel wool in it, but much better. This guy has THE BEST quality on the market as well hands down and I am not just sayign that, he has never had one complaint on quality and 100% of his comments on sales are about the quality.

 

...and he is coming up with a new idea for a cover for the hose clamps, awesome clean look: http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/showthread.php?t=382432

[StormChaser]

Great job Frank!!!!