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Dylan mentioned washing in the garage to keep out of the cold.  I use this to keep out of the rain!  I often wash the wheels with a hose and the regular cleaners & brushes in the driveway, then pull the car in the garage and wash the body with the Rinseless Wash.  It leaves about the same amount of water that would be there if the car was pulled in when it was raining.

Don't forget the part about it only taking 20 minutes to wash AND dry the car!  And only uses 3-5 gallons of water.

Brother....just you wait....you have NO IDEA!!!
 
You're misunderstanding the process, and how rinseless wash works.  The foam cannon is not used in this method.  A rinseless wash is done on a lightly soiled car, not a FILTHY one, where foam cannon is needed.  When the product hits, and the video launches it will all make sense.  But it's a basic, 2-bucket method, wipe clean, and follow with detail spray.   SUPER SLICK.  SUPER SIMPLE.  It will blow your mind......

I would guess it would have the opposite effect.  No suds means no foam.

In case you missed Chester's (LaserBlueSilverado) treatise on pressure washers here is the link - http://www.adamsforums.com/topic/24434-american-made-power-washer/?hl=washer&do=findComment&comment=389298.  It is great read for anyone thinking of buying a pressure washer.
Again Thanks Chester!!

Woke up at 2 am and had to rush my wife to the hospital....baby Harvey was born at 6:46am. 7.9lbs and 20 inches long. Both the wife and baby are healthy. I'm picking up my daughter from daycare them off to meet her new baby brother..

You have already gotten to the pad with the least 'cutting' power and the product with the least 'cutting' power.  Now it is time to remove even more 'cutting' power by going to a red or black pad that does not have any 'cutting' power, so the only 'cut' is coming from the polish.      
 
 
There is much learning to be done, grasshopper! (myself included!)

Congrats Nick!

Before TID was intoduced I used to do a DS wipedown on my interior.  I was not trying to clean or protect anything, just knock off the dust and leave the pleasant DS smell.  Now I do a TID wipe down to do light cleaning, add some protection, and cut down on the dust.    

Welcome Omar!

Well, technically if you use the proper wash technique the answer is 'never'!  However we all live in the real world, were we don't always have the perfect wash method, along with dealing with the elements - rain, sprinklers, birds, bugs, etc., and other things touching the car - stuff falling in the garage, other drivers, and the one behind the wheel!  With all that being said, you should polish when the truck does not shine as much as you think is should.  
Most members probably polish once or twice a year.  I do Spring and Fall corrections on my wife's car.  Then seal it up with MSS.

Well, technically if you use the proper wash technique the answer is 'never'!  However we all live in the real world, were we don't always have the perfect wash method, along with dealing with the elements - rain, sprinklers, birds, bugs, etc., and other things touching the car - stuff falling in the garage, other drivers, and the one behind the wheel!  With all that being said, you should polish when the truck does not shine as much as you think is should.  
Most members probably polish once or twice a year.  I do Spring and Fall corrections on my wife's car.  Then seal it up with MSS.

DaytonaJae and I worked on a 'brand new' C4.  The weather was poor so I could not take it outside for any decent pictures, but here is the back of the Torch Red Corvette.

 
The finish was not in bad shape, but had some swirls, a few scratches, and some marring from a partially successful claying session.  
We used Adam's MF pads + Paint Correcting Polish, and followed that with Paint Finishing Polish + white foam pads.  This really cleaned up the paint!  We topped it with the 'face melter' combo of BG and Americana. 
The owner was blown away, and very pleased that we were able to remove some old 'garage uh-oh' scratches.  
I am going back to soon to polish the area under the front emblem, so I will try to plan that for a sunny day!
 
 
 

Weelll that did not take long!  Excited to see the new ride dude.

The MF pads are more aggressive than the foam pads, so that should help you.  As odd as is it sounds, they also can finish better too.  I have done a few cars where I have used the Correcting polish and the Cutting pad, but was also able to get it to finish down without needing the Finishing polish & pad.  
I have not tried this with Adam's MF system, but to get more cut, I have used 2 drops of MF polish and 1 drop of a more aggressive polish to get a little more 'bite'.

Very nice!  
 
I am enjoying watching this build and am happy when the thread is updated (to quote Chief Deputy U.S. Marshall Mullen from 'Justified' - "That thing is giving me a bit of a Marshal Car guy stiffy").  But I know you are getting anxious to get it on the road! 

Very nice Rick!

I only tape the trim and emblems now.  Start polishing your section away from the gap and work towards it.  The excess polish should be spread out and/or absorbed by the time you get to the gap.

A 2013 GMC 2500; from one of the managers at the oil field company my husband works for. Interior clean up and exterior wash and wax. He was so happy with it he called me when he got to the shop to pick it up this evening. I guess a bunch of other guys were scoping the truck out while it was in the shop, so I now have 3 other people interested in getting there vehicles detailed sorry didnt take any pics today but i must say it looked awesome!

Hi Guys,
 
Just chiming to say how great the products and company are.  I have always loved to detail my cars and bikes, and these products are the best I have ever dealt with BY FAR!
 
Keep it up and we'll keep on ordering!
 
Here is me and my wife and our '57 T-Bird after an Adams Cleaning Session
 

 
Michael Gershon
NYC, NY

I originally spoke to this customer about polishing his Corvette, as he wants to sell it.  Since the weather started to get nicer he decided he wanted to get the Chevelle shined up first for some cruising!
 
So here is what we are starting with - a 1968 Chevelle SS 396 4 speed.  This is a matching numbers car, with a good frame and floor boards.  The motor rebuild was completed a few months ago and he is ready to drive this beast!
The paint is good shape - swirls and a few RIDS.  The body work on one of the rear quarters is a little rough, but rest is good.
 
 

 

 
 
The owner had tried a few things to clean the tires, but I knew APC (http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-121-adams-all-purpose-cleaner.aspx) would do the trick.  I started with a 50/50 mixture of APC& water and it looked ok, but the full strength version cleaned them up beautifully.  For the wheels I just used pre-mixed Car Wash Shampoo with a foaming sprayer.  I used Revive on the trim rings and center caps to clean them up, and of course SVRT for the finish.
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
I did a strip wash with 2 oz. of Adam's APC and 1 oz of Adam's Car Wash Shampoo in 2 gallons of water.  Since I was washing in the sun, after the stirip wash I mixed up another batch of just Car Wash and wiped the car down again to help neutralize the APC .  After a pool rinse I use the Sidekick to get the water out of the trim and finished with DS and a GWDT.  
  
 
 
The exhaust tips were in good shape, just needed a little cleaning.  

 

 
Now on to the paint.   

 
It did have some nasty over spray!  I tried the new Adam's Clay Bar for the first time (http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-1004-new-adams-made-in-the-usa-detailing-clay-bar.aspx).  I have to say I LOVE IT!  It is soft, but not sticky.  And as you can see, it works just fine.
 

 
The combination that ended up the best was Adam's MF cutting pads (http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-954-new-adams-65-orange-microfiber-cutting-pad.aspx) and Adam's Paint Correcting Polish (http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-942-new-adams-paint-correcting-polish.aspx).  One section pass of 4-5 'movements' with heavy pressure, clean the pads, then add more polish.  I did another section pass of 3-4 'movements' with heavy pressure then 2 'movements' with no pressure to finish.  With this process I did not need to follow with a finishing pad & polish.
 
(Sorry, I only had one good 50/50 shot)

 
This car took much longer than I expected.  I did not realize there was so much 'acreage' to cover, even with a vinyl top.  The trunk was 6 sections and the hood was 12!
 
The bumpers had a few scratches, but the MP1 and a metal polishing pad shined them up nicely.  The other trim is original, so I just hit it with Revive.  
 
When I washed the car I scrubbed the vinyl roof with the Adam's Carpet Cleaning Brush (http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-586-adams-carpet-cleaning-brush.aspx).  I applied SVRT and it really darkened it up.
 
After working a few shows for Adam's I found out how well In and Out Spray (http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-517-adams-in-and-out-spray.aspx) works on Chevy trim.  I hit the badges, center caps, and grill to really bring back the black.
 
To finish off this detail I used the 'face melter' combo - BG and Americiana.  This combo really brings out the depth of the paint.
 

 

 

 
 

 
 
I only wiped down the engine compartment with a Utility Towel dampened with Waterless Car Wash.  

 
 
And this is my favorite shot (this is the actual picture, no editing)

 
 
 

I originally spoke to this customer about polishing his Corvette, as he wants to sell it.  Since the weather started to get nicer he decided he wanted to get the Chevelle shined up first for some cruising!
 
So here is what we are starting with - a 1968 Chevelle SS 396 4 speed.  This is a matching numbers car, with a good frame and floor boards.  The motor rebuild was completed a few months ago and he is ready to drive this beast!
The paint is good shape - swirls and a few RIDS.  The body work on one of the rear quarters is a little rough, but rest is good.
 
 

 

 
 
The owner had tried a few things to clean the tires, but I knew APC (http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-121-adams-all-purpose-cleaner.aspx) would do the trick.  I started with a 50/50 mixture of APC& water and it looked ok, but the full strength version cleaned them up beautifully.  For the wheels I just used pre-mixed Car Wash Shampoo with a foaming sprayer.  I used Revive on the trim rings and center caps to clean them up, and of course SVRT for the finish.
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
I did a strip wash with 2 oz. of Adam's APC and 1 oz of Adam's Car Wash Shampoo in 2 gallons of water.  Since I was washing in the sun, after the stirip wash I mixed up another batch of just Car Wash and wiped the car down again to help neutralize the APC .  After a pool rinse I use the Sidekick to get the water out of the trim and finished with DS and a GWDT.  
  
 
 
The exhaust tips were in good shape, just needed a little cleaning.  

 

 
Now on to the paint.   

 
It did have some nasty over spray!  I tried the new Adam's Clay Bar for the first time (http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-1004-new-adams-made-in-the-usa-detailing-clay-bar.aspx).  I have to say I LOVE IT!  It is soft, but not sticky.  And as you can see, it works just fine.
 

 
The combination that ended up the best was Adam's MF cutting pads (http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-954-new-adams-65-orange-microfiber-cutting-pad.aspx) and Adam's Paint Correcting Polish (http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-942-new-adams-paint-correcting-polish.aspx).  One section pass of 4-5 'movements' with heavy pressure, clean the pads, then add more polish.  I did another section pass of 3-4 'movements' with heavy pressure then 2 'movements' with no pressure to finish.  With this process I did not need to follow with a finishing pad & polish.
 
(Sorry, I only had one good 50/50 shot)

 
This car took much longer than I expected.  I did not realize there was so much 'acreage' to cover, even with a vinyl top.  The trunk was 6 sections and the hood was 12!
 
The bumpers had a few scratches, but the MP1 and a metal polishing pad shined them up nicely.  The other trim is original, so I just hit it with Revive.  
 
When I washed the car I scrubbed the vinyl roof with the Adam's Carpet Cleaning Brush (http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-586-adams-carpet-cleaning-brush.aspx).  I applied SVRT and it really darkened it up.
 
After working a few shows for Adam's I found out how well In and Out Spray (http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-517-adams-in-and-out-spray.aspx) works on Chevy trim.  I hit the badges, center caps, and grill to really bring back the black.
 
To finish off this detail I used the 'face melter' combo - BG and Americiana.  This combo really brings out the depth of the paint.
 

 

 

 
 

 
 
I only wiped down the engine compartment with a Utility Towel dampened with Waterless Car Wash.  

 
 
And this is my favorite shot (this is the actual picture, no editing)

 
 
 

Thanks Mook!  I took 2 shots of that with different settings then went into the garage to view it better.  My thought was "Holy sh*%, this is going to look great on a computer screen!" LOL  I wish the label was positioned better though.

Holy cow nice work!
 
That last shot is a Detailer's Mic Drop!

I originally spoke to this customer about polishing his Corvette, as he wants to sell it.  Since the weather started to get nicer he decided he wanted to get the Chevelle shined up first for some cruising!
 
So here is what we are starting with - a 1968 Chevelle SS 396 4 speed.  This is a matching numbers car, with a good frame and floor boards.  The motor rebuild was completed a few months ago and he is ready to drive this beast!
The paint is good shape - swirls and a few RIDS.  The body work on one of the rear quarters is a little rough, but rest is good.
 
 

 

 
 
The owner had tried a few things to clean the tires, but I knew APC (http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-121-adams-all-purpose-cleaner.aspx) would do the trick.  I started with a 50/50 mixture of APC& water and it looked ok, but the full strength version cleaned them up beautifully.  For the wheels I just used pre-mixed Car Wash Shampoo with a foaming sprayer.  I used Revive on the trim rings and center caps to clean them up, and of course SVRT for the finish.
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
I did a strip wash with 2 oz. of Adam's APC and 1 oz of Adam's Car Wash Shampoo in 2 gallons of water.  Since I was washing in the sun, after the stirip wash I mixed up another batch of just Car Wash and wiped the car down again to help neutralize the APC .  After a pool rinse I use the Sidekick to get the water out of the trim and finished with DS and a GWDT.  
  
 
 
The exhaust tips were in good shape, just needed a little cleaning.  

 

 
Now on to the paint.   

 
It did have some nasty over spray!  I tried the new Adam's Clay Bar for the first time (http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-1004-new-adams-made-in-the-usa-detailing-clay-bar.aspx).  I have to say I LOVE IT!  It is soft, but not sticky.  And as you can see, it works just fine.
 

 
The combination that ended up the best was Adam's MF cutting pads (http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-954-new-adams-65-orange-microfiber-cutting-pad.aspx) and Adam's Paint Correcting Polish (http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-942-new-adams-paint-correcting-polish.aspx).  One section pass of 4-5 'movements' with heavy pressure, clean the pads, then add more polish.  I did another section pass of 3-4 'movements' with heavy pressure then 2 'movements' with no pressure to finish.  With this process I did not need to follow with a finishing pad & polish.
 
(Sorry, I only had one good 50/50 shot)

 
This car took much longer than I expected.  I did not realize there was so much 'acreage' to cover, even with a vinyl top.  The trunk was 6 sections and the hood was 12!
 
The bumpers had a few scratches, but the MP1 and a metal polishing pad shined them up nicely.  The other trim is original, so I just hit it with Revive.  
 
When I washed the car I scrubbed the vinyl roof with the Adam's Carpet Cleaning Brush (http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-586-adams-carpet-cleaning-brush.aspx).  I applied SVRT and it really darkened it up.
 
After working a few shows for Adam's I found out how well In and Out Spray (http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-517-adams-in-and-out-spray.aspx) works on Chevy trim.  I hit the badges, center caps, and grill to really bring back the black.
 
To finish off this detail I used the 'face melter' combo - BG and Americiana.  This combo really brings out the depth of the paint.
 

 

 

 
 

 
 
I only wiped down the engine compartment with a Utility Towel dampened with Waterless Car Wash.  

 
 
And this is my favorite shot (this is the actual picture, no editing)