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Xtreme · 05-17-2011, 05:35 PM

Decided to use my daily driver (2001 sunfire) as a test subject before I get to carried away on the Camaro. I've owned this car for 4 years now and I will admit, some of this damage was caused by me before I started to learn about proper detailing but most was caused before hand.

So what can 10 years of improper car washing cause.. well..

I know.. Run for the hills!! This is one heck of a nightmare. (and this is only a section of the hood)

After some SHR, a little bit of FMP, and some MSW, I can prove Adam's is amazing stuff.

I made 4 passes, up, down, side-to-side (not sure if that's what everyone means when they say passes), and I removed and re-applied the SHR 3 times to see the progress and how much more needed to be done.

Now, I know it is not perfect and I wasn't aiming for perfect here, just some practice. And the final result:

There are still some scratches but nothing compared to what it was like. I would probably need to spend 2 nights on just the hood to get this cars paint back to perfection.

As a side note. I have done my best to protect my Camaro's paint and minimize any scratches till I was able to pick up the PC kit from Adam's. 98% of the swirls on the Camaro right now are from the dealer as it was a floor model. At least the swirls on the Camaro are no where even close to being this bad, so it should be a lot easier to work on.

vinman · 05-17-2011, 05:47 PM

Looks good! Can't wait to get one for mine too! We are lucky to have bright colors so they don't show as much, lol.

redirish · 05-17-2011, 05:54 PM

Looks much better. What kind of lights are you using to show the swirl marks?

Iwantone2 · 05-17-2011, 05:57 PM

That definitely is an improvement! Yep, I run the PC side to side, and up and down and I consider that 1 pass. One of the important things is to take your time and not rush it.

Looks good though!

Xtreme · 05-17-2011, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redirish

Looks much better. What kind of lights are you using to show the swirl marks?

After I was done with the area I pulled the car out of the garage to take a look in the sun.

Adam's Polishes · 05-17-2011, 08:00 PM

Nicely done! Thats a crazy amount of improvement... and solid proof that the guys with white paint are just as doomed to deal with swirls as those of use with black paint are.

05-17-2011, 05:35 PM	#1
Xtreme Drives: '10 RY 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Manitoba Posts: 5	Pracitice With My New PC and Adam's Decided to use my daily driver (2001 sunfire) as a test subject before I get to carried away on the Camaro. I've owned this car for 4 years now and I will admit, some of this damage was caused by me before I started to learn about proper detailing but most was caused before hand. So what can 10 years of improper car washing cause.. well.. I know.. Run for the hills!! This is one heck of a nightmare. (and this is only a section of the hood) After some SHR, a little bit of FMP, and some MSW, I can prove Adam's is amazing stuff. I made 4 passes, up, down, side-to-side (not sure if that's what everyone means when they say passes), and I removed and re-applied the SHR 3 times to see the progress and how much more needed to be done. Now, I know it is not perfect and I wasn't aiming for perfect here, just some practice. And the final result: There are still some scratches but nothing compared to what it was like. I would probably need to spend 2 nights on just the hood to get this cars paint back to perfection. As a side note. I have done my best to protect my Camaro's paint and minimize any scratches till I was able to pick up the PC kit from Adam's. 98% of the swirls on the Camaro right now are from the dealer as it was a floor model. At least the swirls on the Camaro are no where even close to being this bad, so it should be a lot easier to work on. __________________

05-17-2011, 05:47 PM	#2
vinman The BBOMG fill-in husband Drives: 2015 2SS/RS 1LE AKA V1LE Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Elmira, NY Posts: 4,458 View My Garage	Looks good! Can't wait to get one for mine too! We are lucky to have bright colors so they don't show as much, lol. __________________ UPSTATE C5 MEMBER

05-17-2011, 05:57 PM	#4
Iwantone2 Voice Of The Voiceless Drives: CGM 1SS RS Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: OC Cali Posts: 9,617 View My Garage	That definitely is an improvement! Yep, I run the PC side to side, and up and down and I consider that 1 pass. One of the important things is to take your time and not rush it. Looks good though! __________________

05-17-2011, 05:54 PM	#3
redirish Drives: 10' IOM 2SS/RS/M6 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,354 View My Garage	Looks much better. What kind of lights are you using to show the swirl marks?

05-17-2011, 08:00 PM	#6
Adam's Polishes Drives: The shiny ones. Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: In the detail shop! Posts: 5,979	Nicely done! Thats a crazy amount of improvement... and solid proof that the guys with white paint are just as doomed to deal with swirls as those of use with black paint are.