DanielChaves Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Hello Everyone! Adams Polishes is quickly become one of my favorite brands! I love how everything has a different color making it visually an easy quick grab. I love the scents. The new edgy branding is still so/so for me but I will get use to it lol. DaleH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcaineer Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Welcome, Daniel! Only a matter of time until it becomes your favorite 😉👍. In the meantime, whatcha keeping shiny? I recommend you read this soon. Seems to be a common issue. Oh, and before you take those colors for granted, be sure to read this thread. Been a few "oops" along the way, by me, too, and most recently by our beloved godfather, @Rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Welcome Daniel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaj41354 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Welcome Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Welcome Daniel! What are you shining up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielChaves Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 Currently that would be just my daily driver, a 2008 Audi TT Quattro Mk2 VR6 3.2L Tried out Adams Buttery Wax over the weekend for the first time, loved the smell and how easy it was to apply and buff off. I do have their ceramic spray too and I picked up a new DA polisher and what not but I need to wait for a cool weekend or find someone with a garage that I can spend a weekend washing, claying, compounding, and polishing my car so I can then try out Adams Ceramic spray. Rich and Nickfire20 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayS Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 @DanielChaves The Buttery Wax does have a pleasant smell and is very easy to work with. I use it on the cars that need a quick wash and wax with the full expectation that it wont' last very long in the sun, if you get 2 or 3 weeks you are doing good. I also have the Spray Wax which is also very easy to use and you can use it in the full sun without worry and it also has a pleasant smell, as does pretty much everything except Wheel Cleaner. With your car, if you are looking for something with longevity, @falcaineer can tell you everything you want to know about H20 Guard and Gloss which does an amazing job on White or Silver cars. Myself, I've moved up to Ceramic Paste Wax and while it takes a bit more effort, but not much, the results are awesome. falcaineer and DanielChaves 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielChaves Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 2 hours ago, RayS said: @DanielChaves The Buttery Wax does have a pleasant smell and is very easy to work with. I use it on the cars that need a quick wash and wax with the full expectation that it wont' last very long in the sun, if you get 2 or 3 weeks you are doing good. I also have the Spray Wax which is also very easy to use and you can use it in the full sun without worry and it also has a pleasant smell, as does pretty much everything except Wheel Cleaner. With your car, if you are looking for something with longevity, @falcaineer can tell you everything you want to know about H20 Guard and Gloss which does an amazing job on White or Silver cars. Myself, I've moved up to Ceramic Paste Wax and while it takes a bit more effort, but not much, the results are awesome. Yeah the buttery wax came with my mystery bucket, normally I dont use waxes since it is a daily driver but figured it came so why not try it out since some of my detailing gear wont be hear until next month and have strip my car then anyways. I plan to give it to someone that will have better use for it. The H20 Guard also showed up in my bucket so I do plan to use that as a drying aid in the future. falcaineer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielChaves Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 (edited) I do have a question and I have searched the forum but didnt find what I was looking for. On my lower panels just behind the wheels there is a bit of mud splatter, almost looks like clay in color. This stuff is hard as a rock. I cant even pick it off with my finger nail. I have tried various cleaners, I even sprayed vigorously an all purpose cleaner on it and nothing seems to work to help loosen it up to wipe off. Any suggestions? Edited April 17, 2019 by DanielChaves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcaineer Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 26 minutes ago, DanielChaves said: I do have a question and I have searched the forum but didnt find what I was looking for. On my lower panels just behind the wheels there is a bit of mud splatter, almost looks like clay in color. This stuff is hard as a rock. I cant even pick it off with my finger nail. I have tried various cleaners, I even sprayed vigorously an all purpose cleaner on it and nothing seems to work to help loosen it up to wipe off. Any suggestions? Can you post a pic or two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielChaves Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Just now, falcaineer said: Can you post a pic or two? Yeah when I get home, I will take a few pictures and upload them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcaineer Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, DanielChaves said: Yeah when I get home, I will take a few pictures and upload them. Cool. When you do, I recommend you start a new topic under "General" or "Wash" sections to get better visibility and probably more feedback. It may get lost here. http://www.adamsforums.com/forum/30-general-detailing-discussion-and-questions/ http://www.adamsforums.com/forum/33-washing-drying-and-decontamination/ Edited April 18, 2019 by falcaineer DanielChaves 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielChaves Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Okay I will create threads in those two sections but Im also going to upload the photos here too for those who come across my question. Again thank you for your help so far, its much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc2hill Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Could be some paint the spilled on the road. Try 3M Adhesive remover with a plastic razor blade, but be very gentle when scrapping. You can clay it using APC, but that will eat the clay. DanielChaves 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielChaves Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 I think those saying it looks like paint is right. I took some Goof Off latex paint remover and used it on the lower quarter of my panel and it started to break it down. I quickly followed up with each pass an ipa and water rinse to make sure it didnt work its way into the clear. That took off the bulk of it. I had family over for the weekend so couldnt spend to much time, so next weekend I will tackle it all and take care of it then. The wheel well liner is a felt like material. I still think its odd they do that instead of plastic maybe it keeps quieter from the wind buffering around the wheel? but yeah that will probably be harder to clean. May have to take off my wheels and use a good scrub brush to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielChaves Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 Scratch that I wont be free this coming weekend to do a full wash, clay, and polish of my car after all. Just got hired to do a gig with Robert Matthew Van Winkle for Saturday at LA Live, he called me up and asked if I wanted to work with him again which duh of course I do, it was a freaking blast the last time I got to work with him. My poor car, all I have been able to do is maintenance washes. I have been wanting to do a full detail since Christmas but I need at least a good solid two days to do such but I keep having things come up that eat a day out of my weekend. ^^;; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWolf Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Maybe he will let you add this one to the set. falcaineer, RayS, kaj41354 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielChaves Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 Here is a picture of my ugly mug with a few behind the scenes shots at the Vanilla Ice concert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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