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Adam's Polishes · 04-17-2013, 11:19 AM

Another GORGEOUS care completed by Chase!

This was a VERY interesting client. He came to me THROUGH a local hotrod builder, but had the builder bring me the car. This Chevelle was actually delivered by the shop owner after he installed a new Vintage Air system in it. The car was actually built by another shop in Tennessee, but the client just moved to Alabama. He's been burned in the past, quite badly, so Tim (shop owner here in town, that delivered me the car) are out to win him over. You'll find out if that happened at at the end of this writeup!! For the budget, we were shooting for about 85% correct. Here's how the bomb got built:

Clean wheels with Adam's Waterless Wash & Adam's Green Wheel Cleaner
Clean tires with Adam's All Purpose Cleaner & Adam's Fender Brush
Clean vehicle with Adam's Waterless Wash & Waterless Wash towels
Adam's Clay Bar, Adam's Detail Spray, & Adam's Single Soft towel on entire vehicle
Taped up vehicle with Adam's Detailer's Tape & 2" blue painters tape
Used Flex 3401, Adam's Green Pad, & another compound to make 3-4 passes on all panels
Adam's Metal Polish #1 & #2 on bumpers & wheels, with Adam's Metal Polish 4" focus pad
Alcohol wipedown vehicle
Protect entire vehicle with Adam's Machine Super Sealant on Adam's Gray pad & Flex 3401 on speed 2
Initial buff & final "cured" buff with Adam's Doublesoft Towel & Adam's Detail Spray
Nourish tires with Adam's SVRT
Wipedown fender wells with Adam's Waterless Wash & dirty job towel
Vacuum interior
Clean seats, console, and door panels with Adam's Leather/Interior Cleaner
Nourish dash, seats, & doors with Adam's Leather Conditioner
Quick wipedown in engine bay with Adam's Detail Spray & dirty job towel, and nourish a few hoses with Adam's SVRT
Clean interior & exterior glass with Adam's Glass Cleaner & Towel

ON TO THE PICS!!! Here's how this poor baby arrived :(

Kicked off the party:

Next step:

During Polishing:

Driver's lower door before:

Driver's lower door after:

Makin' some progress on the trunk:

Adam's Polishes · 04-17-2013, 11:20 AM

I don't know if it was the car, but I was even feelin' "old school" on my music this day, lol....

Couple shots of me "throwin' down, lol:

Love the little Metabo for areas like these:

Dirty wheels:

Hittin' those bumpers with the good stuff!

After compounding/polishing, time for a quick wipe with a Singlesoft towel & IPA mix, to prep for the sealant:

I don't normally get to use this sealant, due to the cure time, but I had this car overnight so I was STOKED to "lay it down"

Sealant curing:

Adam's Polishes · 04-17-2013, 11:20 AM

Interior loved with my fave 1-2 punch!

Untreated vs. Treated:

BAM!

Quickies of the engine bay, didn't spend much time in here, but HAD to show this, otherwise I'd have been SCOLDED!!!

Adam's Polishes · 04-17-2013, 11:20 AM

Final shots!

The client was "over the moon" with his excitement for the end result! Said we were the FIRST two guys to take his money, and actually DELIVER on what we promised!! He's got over 30 classics & hotrods, so we'll see where this leads!! Thanks for looking! And as always, I'm here if you have any questions!

midnighter · 04-17-2013, 11:24 AM

Detail? More like a restoration. That looks perfect now. Excellent job.

WiSSDiver · 04-17-2013, 12:57 PM

Wow. Love it when those classic's pop like the new ones!

I experienced similar results on my 68 paint surface.

Guess I'll have to get the metal polisher and start polishing up those rims!

CamaroDreams07 · 04-17-2013, 12:58 PM

Damn Nick, you killed it!

Adam's Polishes · 04-17-2013, 04:06 PM

Thanks for the kind words!

I wish I could claim this one, but Chase was the one doing the work here.

CamaroDreams07 · 04-17-2013, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick@Adams

Thanks for the kind words!

I wish I could claim this one, but Chase was the one doing the work here.

I don't see him here. Claim it!

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CamaroTom · 04-17-2013, 04:18 PM

Nice Job! That misaligned chrome strip above the headlights bothers me on a car with this much money into it though. Its all in the details as you know!

charlietuna · 04-17-2013, 04:37 PM

nice work sir

Adam's Polishes · 04-17-2013, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CamaroDreams07

I don't see him here. Claim it!

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It was my pleasure to work on this beauty!

How's that?

CamaroDreams07 · 04-17-2013, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick@Adams

I did all of this single handedly and if Chase says anything else, he's a liar!

How's that?

Idk I think you went too far.

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ihaveacamaro · 04-17-2013, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CamaroDreams07

Idk I think you went too far.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

You can never be happy with Adam's can you?

lol!

04-17-2013, 12:57 PM	#6
WiSSDiver Drives: 1968 Coupe, 2010 2SS, 2011 2SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: WIsconsin Posts: 1,252 View My Garage	Wow. Love it when those classic's pop like the new ones! I experienced similar results on my 68 paint surface. Guess I'll have to get the metal polisher and start polishing up those rims! __________________

04-17-2013, 12:58 PM	#7
CamaroDreams07 Drives: Slow V6 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: East Lansing, MI Posts: 9,361 View My Garage	Damn Nick, you killed it! __________________ [B]

04-17-2013, 04:18 PM	#10
CamaroTom Drives: 1/70 2013 BRM 2SS RS 1LE NPP NAV Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Parrish, Florida Posts: 1,082	Nice Job! That misaligned chrome strip above the headlights bothers me on a car with this much money into it though. Its all in the details as you know! __________________

04-17-2013, 04:37 PM	#11
charlietuna Drives: 2013 ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,342 View My Garage	nice work sir __________________ Laus Deo

04-17-2013, 11:19 AM	#1
Adam's Polishes Drives: The shiny ones. Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: In the detail shop! Posts: 5,979	Paint correction: 1966 Chevelle SS 396 Another GORGEOUS care completed by Chase! This was a VERY interesting client. He came to me THROUGH a local hotrod builder, but had the builder bring me the car. This Chevelle was actually delivered by the shop owner after he installed a new Vintage Air system in it. The car was actually built by another shop in Tennessee, but the client just moved to Alabama. He's been burned in the past, quite badly, so Tim (shop owner here in town, that delivered me the car) are out to win him over. You'll find out if that happened at at the end of this writeup!! For the budget, we were shooting for about 85% correct. Here's how the bomb got built: Clean wheels with Adam's Waterless Wash & Adam's Green Wheel Cleaner Clean tires with Adam's All Purpose Cleaner & Adam's Fender Brush Clean vehicle with Adam's Waterless Wash & Waterless Wash towels Adam's Clay Bar, Adam's Detail Spray, & Adam's Single Soft towel on entire vehicle Taped up vehicle with Adam's Detailer's Tape & 2" blue painters tape Used Flex 3401, Adam's Green Pad, & another compound to make 3-4 passes on all panels Adam's Metal Polish #1 & #2 on bumpers & wheels, with Adam's Metal Polish 4" focus pad Alcohol wipedown vehicle Protect entire vehicle with Adam's Machine Super Sealant on Adam's Gray pad & Flex 3401 on speed 2 Initial buff & final "cured" buff with Adam's Doublesoft Towel & Adam's Detail Spray Nourish tires with Adam's SVRT Wipedown fender wells with Adam's Waterless Wash & dirty job towel Vacuum interior Clean seats, console, and door panels with Adam's Leather/Interior Cleaner Nourish dash, seats, & doors with Adam's Leather Conditioner Quick wipedown in engine bay with Adam's Detail Spray & dirty job towel, and nourish a few hoses with Adam's SVRT Clean interior & exterior glass with Adam's Glass Cleaner & Towel ON TO THE PICS!!! Here's how this poor baby arrived :( Kicked off the party: Next step: During Polishing: Driver's lower door before: Driver's lower door after: Makin' some progress on the trunk:

04-17-2013, 11:20 AM	#2
Adam's Polishes Drives: The shiny ones. Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: In the detail shop! Posts: 5,979	I don't know if it was the car, but I was even feelin' "old school" on my music this day, lol.... Couple shots of me "throwin' down, lol: Love the little Metabo for areas like these: Dirty wheels: Hittin' those bumpers with the good stuff! After compounding/polishing, time for a quick wipe with a Singlesoft towel & IPA mix, to prep for the sealant: I don't normally get to use this sealant, due to the cure time, but I had this car overnight so I was STOKED to "lay it down" Sealant curing:

04-17-2013, 11:20 AM	#3
Adam's Polishes Drives: The shiny ones. Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: In the detail shop! Posts: 5,979	Interior loved with my fave 1-2 punch! Untreated vs. Treated: BAM! Quickies of the engine bay, didn't spend much time in here, but HAD to show this, otherwise I'd have been SCOLDED!!!

04-17-2013, 11:20 AM	#4
Adam's Polishes Drives: The shiny ones. Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: In the detail shop! Posts: 5,979	Final shots! The client was "over the moon" with his excitement for the end result! Said we were the FIRST two guys to take his money, and actually DELIVER on what we promised!! He's got over 30 classics & hotrods, so we'll see where this leads!! Thanks for looking! And as always, I'm here if you have any questions!

04-17-2013, 11:24 AM	#5
midnighter Account Suspended Drives: nothing Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: a hole Posts: 17,906	Detail? More like a restoration. That looks perfect now. Excellent job.

04-17-2013, 04:06 PM	#8
Adam's Polishes Drives: The shiny ones. Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: In the detail shop! Posts: 5,979	Thanks for the kind words! I wish I could claim this one, but Chase was the one doing the work here.