Dan@Adams

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Thanks for joining the forum Justin!

Welcome to the forum! What year S10 do you have?

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Learned skill

Hi Alisha, if you're using distilled water it can last longer than that, and yes you could mix into larger batches as long as you keep it in a sealed container and shake it up before each use. 7-10 days with tap water sitting in an open bucket is fairly accurate though. Just like if you leave a bucket in the garage with water, Car Shampoo, and a wet wash pad in the bucket, after a week or two it can start to get smelly and possibly even have mildew build-up depending on temperature and humidity. I've done this on accident before and had to then soak the wash pad in Towel & Pad Revitalizer and pressure wash it out to get the bad smell out of it. I usually keep a bucket of mixed Rinseless Wash solution for 1-2 weeks to wipe down my cars after a drive, but in the summer months I always end up finding small bugs in the bucket - they must like the smell of the rinseless solution - so I usually spin of the gamma seal lids onto the bucket after I'm done cleaning a vehicle. Then after 2 weeks or so, I dump out that bucket, and mix another bucket with another 2 oz or less of Rinseless Wash. For clay lube, I usually just mix one 16oz bottle at a time, using 1oz or less of Rinseless Wash, since 16oz is usually enough for me to clay a vehicle. You could definitely mix up a larger batch though if you are detailing multiple vehicles per day or week 👍

I would try Brilliant Glaze or white Polish by hand applicator first before any kind of machine polishing. That should hopefully remove the water spots without fully compromising the coating, depending on how long the coating has been on the vehicle. Sometimes even just going over the water spots with some Ceramic Spray Coating or Graphene Ceramic Spray Coating if you have either of them might take care of the spots, since there are solvents in the coating - plus you get the added benefit of adding more protection onto the already existing coating 👍

Hi Henry, welcome to the forum, and congrats on your new Silverado! What color did you go with? Quite a few of our products are officially GM licensed, so you might see some of our more common products at your local Chevy dealer too! I've been using Adam's exclusively on all of my vehicles since 2007, so I truly do believe in the products. We're always happy to help out answer any questions, offer tips and suggestions, and so on!

One thing I failed to mention, if there is contamination (like fine over spray) built up on the windshield or other glass, the Brilliant Glaze may not always be strong enough (it usually is!) to remove the contamination, and this could be causing the linting. If the windshield surface has some contamination embedded into it, that can make your towels drag with some tension, which could be pulling the tiny lint fibers out of the towel. So if the surface still feels rough after using Brilliant Glaze, or if you notice that your wipers chatter, I would take some Glass Cleaner as a lubricant for the Medium Grade Clay Bar, and then clay the windshield (or other glass) to make it nice and smooth again 👍

Hi MikeMan, welcome to Adamsforums! Just curious, what kind of vehicle are you working on? I posted a response in the other thread that you replied about this issue. You can find that response here: Let us know if you have any other questions!

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Hi @MikeMan, and welcome to the forum! For removing lint fibers on glass, sometimes just one spray of Glass Cleaner with a clean microfiber Glass Towel can take care of the lint fibers; however, this can then contaminate that towel with the lint fibers, and then if you wash that towel with other microfibers, then they could lint afterward too. For this reason, I take a different approach. I like to put 3 or 4 drops of Brilliant Glaze onto a Gray Microfiber Applicator Pad or a Blue & Red Patriot Applicator, and then spread it evenly over the glass in an up/down or left/right motion. Allow the Brilliant Glaze to haze up for 20-30 seconds, and then take a clean Edgeless Utility Towel to remove the residue and lint. The Edgeless Utility is a tight-weave, low pile microfiber material that will work well to remove the residue with minimal chance of adding any more lint to the glass surface. Then I wash all of my utility towels separate from my more plush microfibers for paint, so that I don't have to worry about any cross-contamination.

Bumping this one with a quick comment and update: I agree with Chris, I would not use the new rubberized wheel brush on those beautiful wheels. It has been tested to work well on most factory wheel finishes, but on a gloss black or raw aluminum finish I would not personally recommend it. I am dedicating mine to scrubbing inner fender liners. The product development team did mention on a recent facebook post that the bristles are being updated for the next batch, but I don't know how soon that will happen.

It's my understanding that these are drying towels that were offered with the Untamed collaboration that we did a year or so ago.

As Chris mentioned, our Compound and Polish are fairly low dust, but they can make some, especially if you do not start with a clean pad, or the compound has time to start drying into the pad. I will agree with Chris in that C5 and C6 Corvettes have very hard clear coats; however all of the C7 Corvettes that I have worked on I would say are in the soft to medium range in terms of the clear coat, and are easier to correct than previous generations. GM invested in a new paint shop for the Corvette a few years back, and it is my understanding these updated paint jobs began showing up in November 2017 when the plant reopened. Having said that, if you are seeing a lot of swirls from the previous owner, you will still most likely need the Microfiber Cutting Pad, but you may only need Blue (Compound) and White (Polish) Foam Pads. Lastly, be very careful compounding and polishing around panel edges, as some owners have reported paint peeling/flaking issues where the front bumper and front fenders meet, due to a very tight fitment of the panels.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Adam's Polishes team! We thank everyone for your business, support, and passion for detailing - without you, we wouldn't be here. We thank you for the patience with the recent forum issues that are now fixed (hooray!), and we hope that everyone got what they wanted for detailing supplies under their tree this year!

As far as I know, there are currently no issues with our main website (adamspolishes.com) or the forum here. The main website has back-end software from a very reputable, secure, and reliable e-commerce company. It's possible that your anti-virus software may need some virus definition updates. It seems very odd that it shows that URL Blacklist, as that usually happens when spammers try to attack a website. I have not noticed this on any browsers or devices I've been using.

I'll certainly look into it, but this is something our web host usually handles, so it hopefully will not be a problem again!

Hmm, that is strange. You should be able to access it at: https://adamspolishes.com Have you tried multiple devices or different web browsers? I'm having no issues accessing it with Chrome on my laptop or phone.

You should be able to now

Great News Everyone! With help from the admin team, a few annoying issues with the forum have been resolved! The security certificate has been updated/fixed, so the forum is secure again, and you should see the lock icon in your web browser URL bar now. You should be able to tag other screen names, react to posts, insert pictures, and so on again. You may need to clear your cookie settings for this website, close and reopen your browser or tab, and then log back in, but the forum should be 100% back to normal again! You should no longer see the security warning when navigating to this site. If you notice any issues still, please let us know asap. We are very sorry for the delay on getting things fixed, and thank you for your patience. To thank you for your patience and understanding, we'll be giving away one Graphene Complete Kit pictured below!* All you have to do is comment in this thread before midnight MST on New Year's Eve (12/31/2020) to be entered for a chance to win. And for new members that might be seeing this post, feel free to start a new thread to say hello in the New Member Check-In section here: https://www.adamsforums.com/forum/9-new-member-check-in/ Thank you again from the whole forum team, and good luck! *We can swap for other items of equal value if you wish. Free shipping for continental U.S. only. A gift card will be issued if the winner is outside of the U.S.

Great News everyone! @Chris@Adams was able to get through to our web developers and all issues appear to be resolved - big thanks to Chris, @GerryC, and @falcaineer for their help in this! The security certificate has been fixed, and you should now be able to tag other screen names, react to posts, insert pictures, and so on. You may need to clear your cookie settings for this website, close and reopen your browser or tab, and then log back in, but the site is now secure again. We are very sorry for the delay on this, and thank you for your patience. I'll post an announcement thread shortly with a contest giveaway too!

Still the same problem with the security certificate. I'm working the issue. We don't sell anything through the forum, so there is no issue in that regard. I'll ask everyone to please have patience while we get this resolved, thanks!

Actually, right on the product page, it's a 1.25mm orifice. https://i.imgur.com/zwE7QvM.jpg

I can ask the product development team, but it sold out fast! I do believe we have more on the way though. I'll report back once I have an answer.