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The chemical's Adam's offers are excellent but, what really makes 'em KICK ***? The info they provide showing you how to use their products and the no brainer things like color coding the pads to the polishes... I was lost trying to get into detailing with other products, I bought pads & polish from Amazon & proceeded to waste my Saturday detailing my truck with less than good results... Fast forward a few weeks and a bunch of time on youtube watching Adam's Video's and I had AMAZING results!! Can I blame them for offering China made tools, NO WAY! It's not like they're charging a price that isn't consistent with other Chinese made tools, correct? I can't afford to sink the $$ into an American or German made polisher and the more profits Adam's can make the better, it will go into R&D on Chemicals and however Adam sees fit, god bless capitalism... If you want an American made polisher or pressure washer go buy one.. I still have my cheapo PC polisher and it works fine for me.. I have lots of American made items that I count on and use a lot but, something that gets used 2-3 x a year like a polisher I have to make the concession and buy imported stuff... How that possibly makes a company a poser? I do not know... It makes them capitalistic which is what built and continues to build and keep this country great...

Thanks for the detailed response! Is your Truxedo Smooth Vinyl or the Premium Matte Black Woven Fabric ? I was very close to buying the hard rolling Truxedo, now called the Sentry, I think a few years ago it was the Titanium but, I went with the Soft cover because I wanted the lifetime warranty and didn't want to spend the extra $ on the hard cover mostly.. The Pro 15X is the Premium Matte Black Woven Fabric which has a very matte finish but, the underside is the same vinyl that is standard on all Truxedo covers so it will be almost impossible to test in an inconspicuous spot unfortunately. Nice Colorado you have, I had a 2017 for just about two months, I liked a lot of things about it but, I spend all day in my truck for work and the lack of an 8 way adjustable seat plus the lower seating position was a killer for my body shape / size and I could not get comfortable in it so I had to go back to a Silverado, actually bought back my original truck back that I had for three years.. I miss the Colorado in parking lots and miss the extra space it gave me in the garage.

Here is a question for ya'll.. I just bought a Truxedo Pro x15 which has a canvas/convertible top type material instead of vinyl, MFR recommends only soap and water for upkeep, should I add anything else? Was using Aerospace 303 on my previous vinyl cover...

Thanks for the info, I actually use a different detail spay for claying than Adam's most of the time, like I said earlier when I got into detailing Adam's wasn't offering clay alternative and I've just stuck with what works..

Thanks for all the thoughtful input everybody, I'll stick with detail spray!

I agree with you that sometimes you get behind by cutting corners which is why I am asking before trying it... What would the downside be though? Inadequate lubrication? Lack of proper coverage for the H2O? Not that I mind the separate steps mind you but, I'm also not looking for show car results either, my truck and wife's SUV are both DD rides with mine seeing about 25k miles a year of use so the rock chips and other wear stuff that trashes the cars out just from general use.. The Nanoscrub clay alternative I use offers a clay lube that 'adds protection' which is what got me thinking about it... To be fair Adams wasn't offering a clay alternative at the time or I would have probably bought their product..

Sorry of this has been asked before, wasn't able to come up with anything in search.. Can one use H20 G&G applied to a wet car, as clay lube? I am thinking if spread across evenly it would kill two birds with one stone but, maybe I am missing something in my though process?

We spent a day in the NOX this week doing some day trips and I do have to say the seats are not as comfortable as the ones in my 2016 Silverado... Not terrible but, my legs were more sore than I would have liked...

Man that sucks... We have been pretty happy with our 2019 Premier 2.0T, haven't made any long trips yet but, seats are pretty decent, maybe even a bit better than my 2016 Silverado...

What are you planning on getting next? I leased about 8 cars in a row between the wife and I and it was always fun getting something new every 3 years.. I started a new job and I needed to put about 30k miles a year on my ride (work pays for it) so a lease was out of the question for me and when we got the wife's equinox the deals were not that good and we were tired of the lease cycle so we bought that too..

Interesting. Thanks for the info... I'd never buy a Tundra, have you seen the crash test results from the IIHS on those, they're pretty much death traps... 4 Runners look cool but, they're under powered and again not good in crashes...

Really! How late of models? I have no interest in Toyota but, just curious...

Ah that makes sense... Good luck! FWIW I always wipe my truck down as I clay it...

Hrm I am surprised that they still shot single stage the late of a model... Might be worth giving it a shot?? If it's clear over base, it's donezo...

You're very kind to be detailing it before turning the lease in, I never even washed my cars upon turn in... I'd just HGG it at this point and call it good...

Welcome back! The products work great! Check out H2o Liquid Guard & Gloss (HGG) it's my favorite product hands down! I use the Porter Cable DA polisher, it's on my list of tools to upgrade... Wears me out to use it but, I don't polish much because I am super careful when I wash...

Honestly I find it difficult to justify using liquid paint sealant since discovering HGG... My 2016 Silverado w/70k miles on it has only had LPS maybe 2-3x but, I use the HGG about once a month or so... I also keep the truck clayed regularly which really seems to help the bonding.. I just did my truck last weekend, this weekend I hit it with some detail spray... IMG-3165.jpg

I'm in the same boat here in NE Ohio, it sucks!

Mind if I ask what that set ya back? I have 3 or 4 small dents in my Silverado i'd like to get fixed.

Clay it, polish with finishing polish and then seal it up. I like the clay mitt type products for my vehicles, at the time when I needed to buy one Adams wasn't offering it so I have a Nanoskin product.. I use Adams Polishes, I find most new cars that are in a proper wash regimen only need a finishing polish to make the paint pop, I have only polished my truck once with finishing polish because I have been diligent about using a good wash mitt and a grit guard... I clay it 2x a year and apply sealant, I try to hit it with H2o guard and gloss every 3-4 weeks... I polished it at roughly 20k miles and it's just over 70K now and I'm still not sure if it needs polishing again to be honest....

W/ that said, if you buy the PC to get started you can always re-purpose it, I plan on buying a SK and I will then use the PC for smaller areas with a 4" backing plate & pad...

I have a Porter Cable DA polisher, it does the job but, it's not ergonomic and it runs pretty rough.. I've done a full correction my Silverado with it and I was pretty worn out from two things: 1) The body of the polished is huge and there is really not a ergonomic place to grab it by the head of the machine so my hands & forearms were sore from using it and 2) The machine is not smooth so the rough vibrations wore me out too... I have a Swirlkiller on my shopping list. When I bought the PC the SwirlKiller wasn't on the market and the next choices up we're much more expensive, if buying now I would get the SK hands down no questions asked over the PC...

On my 2016 Silverado which I bought new that now has 45k miles on the ODO I have done the following: I didn't polish it at all the first year or so of ownership, I was just super busy and honestly it barely needed it because I washed it properly and it's not like I'm trying to win car shows with it. I just kept up a proper wash routine to avoid marring the paint too much and did H20 Guard & Gloss / kept up on the clay baring.. In hindsight I wish I had polished it up front, really made the dark gray paint pop.... After about 18 months of ownership I did do a full two step polish (mainly used the finishing polish because I didn't need a ton of correction, just a few spots) At that point I put a good coat of Liquid Paint Sealant on the truck and since then I've been slacking off and haven't done anything but claybar and H20 GnG. My truck still looks better than 90% of the vehicles I see on the road but, it's due for some polishing again now that it's been a year since the last time I did it... If it's your first time around I'd suggest doing each step on one panel start to finish, detailing that big ole truck can be a bear.... Also be careful not to drop your tool box or polisher in the bed, I hear ford uses that Aluminum foil in the beds these days ? sorry just busting your chops ?

Just bought a couple of plastic totes and when it's time to detail I bring out one or two totes as needed... I bet it get's up to 100+ degrees in my garage here in NE Ohio about 1/2 of the days during the summer...

Looks good, I tried Meguiars consumer grade stuff initially and it was a big waste of time... Adams stuff is the way to go when it comes to polishes and sealants...