Black Bowtie

There’s a reason there aren’t many chemical manufacturers marketing a “strip wash.” It’s a product looking for a solution. If done properly, a full detail will remove it all.
 
Not to mention that if you really want to help with stripping, you can add a few ounces of APC to your wash. Strip wash as a stand alone product is just another product to purchase and manage. 

X2 on the Rinseless wash!!

I'm a fan of the clay mitt since I own bigger vehicles and can clay in a shorter amount of time. I don't think I will ever go back to clay bars.

Just getting ready for another 8" of snow tonight into tomorrow. We will break a 107 year old record tomorrow with over 40" in 40 days.

Polished this yesterday. The owner was more than pleased and shocked.

I had my career long before my business. Since I enjoy my career, I’m not looking to leave it. It also affords me the ability to run my business as I see fit since I don’t “depend” on it for my sole income. I don’t have to get into pricing wars if I don’t want to. I own the business and have two guys who work for me. One regularly, one when we need it.
 
Since I have my benefits through my career, it’s a cost savings for my business as well. 
 
If I were doing it full time, there’s some things I would do differently. But I’d be hedging my bets in hopes of a significant payoff in personal income. 

More snow again Sunday!!! 😡😡

Great looking spaces, everyone.  
 
Can I play? 
 
 


 

Here's my old one after a tree fell on it in March. It was 12x20feet.
 

 
 
And here's my new one, in progress... it is 20x24 feet. 
 

Here's mine! 
 
 

Just finished my project this week (started in February!!).  Added insulation, heat, flooring and the shoe storage..and of course an area for my adams stuff!!
 Would like to thanks this forum....at some point in January i was on AF and saw some posts of the organized Adams products u guys had and wanted a clean garage to display it in.  
   Well, a budget that got tossed out the window within a week and several months later im
finally done!  (Probably need to add more lighting like Shane’s garage at some point!!)

Moved into my first house back in May, took a bit to get this all done but for now this is how it sits. I still need to drywall the ceiling and get some actual cabinets and a bench in there. But for now it works!

The groundhog said early spring.. Feb 3 and 9*c in Ontario means I could clean my wife's truck..
 

 

 

 

 

Senior Marketing and Training Consultant for large equipment mfg. company.
Get to go to work at what we like to call the "worlds largest sandbox, all toys included"   

Friends:  We started this shine-therapy forum over a decade ago!  Time sure does fly....doesn't it?
 
Thank you for being here, and participating in this shine-crazy community.  Thank you for your business, and for voting for products you like and don't like with your dollars.  Thank you for helping us create better solutions.  Thank you for calling attention to areas or products we can improve.  Thank you for helping us grow this business exponentially, I'm humbled beyond words!
 
Please, SMILE while you type....
 
Thank you for not using this forum as a place to air negativity.  Thank you for always being respectful of other members, and our employees.  Thank you for  using detailing, your therapist, or exercise, or meditation to work through your issues, when you feel like life is tough.  Thank you for making AdamsForums a positive and pleasant place to hang out!
 
In 2008, when we started this forum, we had 6 employees, and a few thousand customers.  Today, we have 125 employees, and over 300,000 customers.  One thing we have learned, for absolute certain:  WE ARE NOT PERFECT!  There was exactly one person who ever walked earth, who was perfect.  We are not Him.  We are not even close.  
 
If you are feeling perfect, like your finish is 100% swirl free, and never needs cleaning or polishing, if you feel like your poop doesn't stink, like you walk on water, and are comfortable coming here to blast members or the company who pays to maintain this community, please, don't.    Need to get some negativity off your chest?  Find a dirty or swirled up car to detail.  Find a therapist, let out a primal scream, go for a run or hike, a mountain bike ride, go ski or snowboard if that's your winter kick, like it is mine! 
 
There are many ways people like to get negative energy out. Blasting other members, or this enthusiast forum sponsor probably won't help you turn your frown upside down.  Please come, hang out, be kind, give and get detailing help, and understand:  We want to earn your business, but more importantly, we want your kindness. 
 
Vote for the products you like with your dollars.  Don't buy stuff you don't like, but please, don't bash them.  If you cannot understand the marketing team's decision to bring on a particular product, you are probably not the target customer!   I have never watched TV, don't buy soda or potato chips, and don't follow sports.  Do I hang out bashing Coke, Ruffles, or slamming the Super Bowl?  Absolutely not, it's just not worth the negative energy!  (Plus, my kids, wife, and employees need me to be a positive influence.)
 
 
So friends, I've instructed our incredible  Forum Leadership Team to permanently remove AF members who regularly post negativity.  Threads that are overrun with negativity are also going to be deleted, unless they offer detailing solutions or help to members searching.
 
As the only AdamsForums sponsor, we want people to feel great about being here.  
 
Thanks for your business, and your smile, and here is my Primal Scream, after getting this off my chest!
 
 
 

I used the Ceramic Spray Coating on all the plastic trim on my Hellcat. It may have made the trim slightly darker. I am really happy with the results! I would say if your plastic is faded use the Trim Restorer first followed with Spray Coating.

I work for the Farm Service Agency within the USDA and I'm a volunteer fire chief. 

U.S. Army, Retired after 22 years.

MH-60R weapons and tactics instructor.

Cow Palace

We offer odor elimination via use of an ozone generator. But keep in mind that if you use ozone, you need to let the vehicle air out for a long time before returning it to your client. 
 
Ozone for us is a separate service and is never included in a base price of service. Our ozone machine didn’t come for free, and it’s a piece of equipment not everyone has so it comes with a price. 
 
Ozone does work to eliminate odors. It’s not hype, it actually works on a molecular level to destroy odors. @pirahnah3 provided a great explanation at one point about how they work here on another thread of mine.
 
The answer in this case I still feel is steam. Lots of it. And if you already have a steamer, you should be using it. 

Know the feeling Paul, same thing here to the west of you in Iowa. I have a group of soldiers coming in Monday for training, and in my class I have one from Florida, two from California and one from Puerto Rico. They are going to be hating life for the next two weeks. 😂🤣😂 

I can’t stress the importance of least to most aggressive methods enough. Try a test spot. You may be surprised at what correcting polish will do. Or even just a finishing polish. You may not need to go to a compound. Maybe you do?  But if you don’t, and you use a compound you’re spending time you don’t need to spend and removing clear coat you don’t need to remove. 
 
For reference, in the line of polishes/compounds we use we have seven or eight different ones. It helps us really dial in “just the right amount of aggressive.” This is true particularly when you match it to the five or six different pad types/cut we have. We have one compound that will matte your finish and allow you to polish it back. It’s not commonly used for other than scratch removal, but we have the option. Most people don’t need that varied of a product line, but it just reminds you of the variables you can encounter when working with paint and sometimes you don’t need that super aggressive stuff. 
 
It seems the idea of a test spot is quickly forgotten. 
 
 

Yup... just finished. It's beautiful. Made the black nice and deep. This is after polish before coating. 

Oh man I have never ever seen my Camaro SS 1LE look so good and I have been using patriot wax and numerous other Adam's products. The ceramic spray is freaking awesome.
 
Thanks guys for one heck of a product. About quarter way through video you can see the results.
 
Adam's Polishes Ceramic Spray