Chase@InsanePaint Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 (edited) This client had been saving up for this detail for awhile! He just picked this beast up back in the fall, and the previous owner had used & abused this truck for what it was intended for! But my client wanted it brought back from the dead as much as possible for the money, so we decided on: Engine bay resurrection, interior deep clean minus carpet stain removal, and deep paint correction (we realistically agreed on 60%-70% correction, as there were many deeper scratches left, some to the primer). With two buddies helping me cram a full 2-day job into one, here's the mecca of devices we threw at this thing: Healthy scrub of Adam's All Purpose Cleaner & Adam's Boars Hair brush in engine bay Rinse & blow dry engine bay with MetroVac Sidekick Adam's Deep Wheel Cleaner & Adam's Boars Hair brush on wheels Adam's All Purpose Cleaner & Adam's Fender Brush for a healthy scrub on tires and fender wells Washed with my new Ryobi GCV190 pressure washer, Adam's Car Wash Shampoo, Adam's Jumbo Wash Pads, and store bought extendable microfiber wash mit Heavy surface prep with Adam's Clay Bar, Adam's Detail Spray, & Adam's Singlesoft Microfiber Towel to lift off embedded contaminants (along with another rogue leftover brand) Polishing was done by: 3-4 passes on Flex PE14-2 Rotary & Adam's Prototype Correction Compound/Polish, on Adam's 4th Gen Orange Pad. FOLLOWED by 3 passes on Flex 3401, same Adam's pad & same Adam's polish. Alcohol 70/30 wipedown entire truck to prep for sealant Coat entire truck with Adam's Machine Super Sealant & Adam's 4th gen Gray pad & buff off after 30 minutes with Adam's Double Soft Microfiber Coat front bumper & other tight areas with Adam's Quick Sealant Nourish engine bay in slew of Adam's SVRT & SVRT "Milk" (60/40 mix) & level with Adam's Block Sponge Dress fender wells & undercarriage in Adam's Invisible Undercarriage Spray Nourish all exterior plastics, fender flares & tires in Adam's SVRT Full deep vacuum interior Adam's Leather/Interior Cleaner & old Adam's Lugnut brush to clean seat tracks & AC Vents & tight spots Adam's Leather & Interior Care kit used on seats & doors & doorway trim pieces Clean interior & exterior glass with Adam's Glass Cleaner & Glass Cleaner Towel Finish wheel detail with Adam's Detail Spray & Utility Towel Final Inspection after full sealant cure (12 hours) with Adam's Detail Spray & Adam's Double Soft Towel ON WITH THE PICS! Here's how she arrived, engine bay first: Makin' dirty things, CLEAN again: Hit the all-weather floormats after I finished up the engine bay: BJ Turning brown tires BLACK again: Lethal "1-2 punch" on wheels: Despite having 3 of us working on the GMC, it still took us 20 minutes to clay bar this monster, here's why: Upon inspection, NO surprises....swirls, RIDS, & marring EVERYWHERE: Here's a couple angles on the tailgate during polishing, you can still see some of the deeper scars left, but a HUGE turnaround, nonetheless! If the budget would've been bigger, I feel very confident we could've gotten another 10% correct out of this finish: Left = passenger door, Right = passenger front fender after polishing: Time to lay a shell of armor on this beast: Sealant setting up: Final shots, again, not "perfect" - but a pretty massive change & salvation: Money shot: This guy will continue to USE his truck. It will get dirty. But he's now protected & nourished, and he's interested in enrolling in a maintenance program with me, to at least maintain this beast once a month!! Thanks for hanging out with me, just shout if you have any questions!! Edited April 25, 2013 by Chase@Adams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 The whole things impressive, but that engine bay was hammered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scootertrash19 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 As always...EXCELLENT job! Bet the customer was happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce5 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Wow, very good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxcustody Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Chase awesome job. Great write up. That was a lot of work for a day. Still waiting to see that new work truck........ Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyAcadia09 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Amazing! Great work Chase! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duramax Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Great job! Nothing is better then a black Duramax imo. I have the Chevy twin to that that's going to get the Adams treatment soon, hope it comes out like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase@InsanePaint Posted May 10, 2013 Author Share Posted May 10, 2013 Preciate ya fellas! I will reveal the new shop truck next week. She's getting slammed this weekend, and I'd like to get a coat of Patriot over the existing detail, as well. Other than that, all mods are done. Stay tuned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egott_91 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 So you went straight from compounding to LSP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.greenroyd Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Only half of the pics are showing up for me.. GaryW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.greenroyd Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Is that M101 or M105? Did you have to use it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryW Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 I am only getting half of the photos also... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianT Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 The whole things impressive, but that engine bay was hammered! I'm gonna confess here, my Cummins doesn't look any cleaner then that! I hoping it's a diesel thing! lol Chase, great job, but that clay has seen better days!! I too only get half the pics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egott_91 Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Only half of the pics are showing up for me.. I am only getting half of the photos also... Same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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