First Detail - Adamized the Raptor

That leather looks great @Trick_Raptor, very nice!

Wolf, Nice work man!!
I'm a full detailing fan myself, and you go the full mile.

Black is work, as you know. I've done details on black vehicles that have taken over 14 hrs. ((My Raptor is white )
I'm gearing up to do a full detail on it and will post a thread when I do. This morning I ordered a glaze for white paint and a good leather treatment from CG. have a spread of other products.

Nice work man.
Wish I had a hot water pressure washer, that would be handy.

Love all the pics, makes a good thread.

Dalamar said:

Wolf, Nice work man!!
I'm a full detailing fan myself, and you go the full mile.

Black is work, as you know. I've done details on black vehicles that have taken over 14 hrs. ((My Raptor is white )
I'm gearing up to do a full detail on it and will post a thread when I do. This morning I ordered a glaze for white paint and a good leather treatment from CG. have a spread of other products.

Nice work man.
Wish I had a hot water pressure washer, that would be handy.

Love all the pics, makes a good thread.

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Thanks dude! I look forward to seeing pics of your soon-to-be-shiny white Raptor.

H2O Guard & Gloss

Adam's Polishes recently released a new product called H2O Guard & Gloss.

It is a water activated sealant that is applied while the truck is still wet. It can be applied to everything (paint, plastic, trim, glass) to seal and protect while adding shine.

I started by doing a full wash and rinsed with DI water, then used the Master Blaster to knock some of the water off the hood and the roof and then out of the trim, handles, vents, grill and wheels.

The product was thicker than I expected it to be, it tended to be a little gloopy when sprayed. It spread easily with the wet Double Soft towel and seemed to almost disappear, leaving very little residue to wipe off with the dry Double Soft towel. I started high and then worked down to the lower areas, just in case there was any dirt hiding out.

It took some time, about 45 minutes to do the whole truck, so some of the door and bed panels where dry by the time I got to them. I tried doing the "dry application method" by spraying the HGG directly onto the wet towel, but it was really hard to tell what I got and what might have been missed. I then tried misting the dry panels with distilled water, and then applying the HGG in the standard way. I liked this method better, as I was able to see that it was getting evenly applied.

When applying this product, overspray is hard to avoid. After applying to the whole truck, I went back and hit all the areas that had splatters with the wet towel then immediately with the dry towel.

Overall, it turned out nice and shiny. I am anxious to see how it looks after a few weeks.











Since the application method for this product is unique, watch the video on the Adam's website before trying it. Also, since it takes longer to apply this than doing a typical towel dry with Detail Spray, be very careful not to get water spots. If your water is hard, or you are in the sun, this will be difficult to apply properly and not get spots.

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For this photo, I used a polarizing filter on the lens to remove most of the reflection, which brought out all the metallic in the paint.

Thanks. Was interested in this product and looking forward to the long term.

I bought the H2O G & G today. Looking forward to trying. I thought about that too, such a big truck and it drying before I could get it all done. I will try it your way with water in a spay bottle then the sealer.

Looks great, black always cleans up the best!

ajstar89 said:

Looks great, black always cleans up the best!

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And the Tuxedo Black is much easier to keep looking good than solid Black.

H20 G&G will be the next product that I try. After seeing the results from @TheWolf and watching the videos on the Adam's website, I think it's something that I'll use between 6 month details on top of the Liquid Paint Sealant.

As far as drying this behemoth of a truck and avoiding spots using regular hose water, I finally found the method that works best for me. I'll throw it out there for any other folks that live in hot places using tap water.

Finish washing the truck and use the hose to sheet the water off of the entire truck, as much as possible. Then I take my Great White Drying Towel and get all the windows first. Just quickly, not perfect. Then I take the GWDT again with a spritz or two of detail spray on each panel to get rid of all the standing water. I don't get the panel and don't worry about any water streaks. My main focus is getting all of the big water spots off of the entire truck. Then I make a second pass around the truck with Detail Spray and a dry towel to get rid of any streaks that were left. I've found this saves me a ton of time and eliminates the opportunity for water spots.

That being said, I'll be using the dry application method for H20GG.