Well, my first detail was my Mach 1, and it came out great. A friend from work saw it and wanted his truck done. His truck is a DD, and has seen plenty of off-road time. So he knew, and understood that a full, perfect correction was out of my league and wasn't going to happen. We talked and decided to just have 1 pass of each step with some wax on top. For what I started with, and the age and condition of the truck it came out great for what he wanted. I wanted to do it just to see where my level of work stands, so i just made him order $60 worth of Adam's products for me to do his truck. I must say the Adam's 3 step process REALLY shines and works, even on the most destroyed finishes. On to the pics! Here is the truck after i picked it up. Z71, 20" wheels, 37" tires. Lots of lift. IMG_2109 by glittle75, on Flickr Some clearcoat failure on the truck that I knew I wasnt going to be able to do much for without a wetsand. IMG_2110 by glittle75, on Flickr More dirtiness IMG_2111 by glittle75, on Flickr This and the next pics really show the level of neglect this paint has seen IMG_2112 by glittle75, on Flickr IMG_2113 by glittle75, on Flickr IMG_2117 by glittle75, on Flickr The hood IMG_2116 by glittle75, on Flickr Wheels as i recieved them, they are bare aluminum. Never been polished, and are not cleared either. IMG_2118 by glittle75, on Flickr 50/50 shot IMG_2120 by glittle75, on Flickr Another 50/50 of the defect in the 5th pic IMG_2121 by glittle75, on Flickr Wheels after some polishing IMG_2124 by glittle75, on Flickr After wax IMG_2123 by glittle75, on Flickr IMG_2126 by glittle75, on Flickr Hood After IMG_2125 by glittle75, on Flickr Most Dramatic before and after: IMG_2113 by glittle75, on Flickr IMG_2127 by glittle75, on Flickr Took all day, and the owner was happy when i dropped it off. I was happy with the results for the amount of work that was put in. Still perfecting my technique and getting the hang of how long to work products. One thing I can say, its only my second correction and im still extremely pleased with how well and easy the Adam's products work. Even beginners like me can make paint look good.
glad to hear you had success with the Adam's stuff, cause I am new to all this myself and I got the Adam's polishes to start learning. Seemed easiest to follow in order to learn how to do this stuff. Truck looks great! nice turn around on a lot of those sections, too bad the clear is failing, it's a nice truck.
the truck turned out good for the amount of work that was done. The Adam's line is definitly good for us beginners. Everything is color-matched to eliminate guess work, and it all produces good results that we are generally looking for. Ive looked at alot of the guys pics that have been doing this stuff a while and im happy with how mine turned out. I kinda jumped in with both feet and went straight to machine, and i like it.
