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I like the idea, especially right after the holidays as my money's low, but I still want some more detailing stuff Tried a $100 order, hay I get 6 weeks to pay it so that's no problem. Well, except for DENIED! They told me to try with less stuff, or try again in a few days who knows maybe it'll magically work? Not to be deterred, I waited a few days and tried with $75 in my cart. 2nd try... DENIED! My pride was a lil' hurt lol, I waited a few more days and tried $50, hummm, DENIED? lol. Now my credit's not great, but I have a Captial One credit card which they just raised my limit because I've been good with payments for a year. And I have 2 other charge cards. Both of which I pay over the payment amount every month and have never been late. And a few years ago I paid off a car loan with no late payments. And I have a bank account that's always been in good standings. Now I just need to try and save face so I'm almost ready to order something like 1 bottle of spray wax with it just so I'm not left with the bad taste of my last attempt being getting denied. But part of me is scared of getting denied for $20 lol. My credit score's probably closer to the poor end (when I was younger, ugh just yeah lol) But this is the 1st thing I've been denied for in a long time. If I get denied for $20, I'm done with detailing for awhile. It'll be time to find a cheaper hobby apparently. Anyone here use it? I understand people with not great credit are a risk, but I can get approved for credit cards and such, I'd think ordering a few items off here would be a breeze *siiigh* Now it looks like I gotta wait until I get paid so I can order what I wanted to order. #1stworldproblems!

Nice nice, I could use some of of this, I don't know whether to order this or the Ceramic Trim Coating though. It sounds like maybe this is better for heavily faded trim?

So if nobody showed up does that mean you won the raffle?

I don't do Instagram (I think that's where it was from) so I didn't know this was a thing, someone on another forum sent me a message telling me about. The post sent me said 20% off, is this just for tomorrow or is that at every get together? I'm broke so going tomorrow would suck. But next month! I live like 25 minutes from the Anaheim store. Going there + getting 20% off + going down the street to get Leadbellys BBQ would be a hellova Saturday.

Dude, if you put that on Ebay I bet you could get like 5 bills for it lol.

seems like a pretty big thing to let pass into production, and the placement of the button only makes it worse IMHO. When this came out I wanted one of these, but the lack of a trigger and you mentioning the speed always on max when you start thing. I'll wait for a possible version 2 which will hopefully address your point, and maybe add a trigger. Never used a polisher without a trigger, I just don't think it would ever feel right to me.

You can buy extra batteries, just not directly from Adams. I Googled and found them. They're $50 each which is pretty good. IMHO Adam's should sell batteries, just makes sense to me. #1 kind of really sucks, with no trigger that means every time you turn it on it's full blast, does it at least have a gradual start like most other polishers? And #2 made me laugh, I like this machine I don't like that it doesn't have a trigger. Only an on/off switch just seems wrong to me, and your example would be something I'd inevitably do multiple times, probably a few dozen before I would remember lol.

A person new to machine polishing should absolutely understand there are steps. Adam's sells a 1 step polish. You could use the compound without the polish after wards, but it's meant to be a 2 part system. An experienced detailer could probably get a pretty nice finish with just the compound using the right pad and proper technique. A 1st timer wouldn't be able to do the same. I detail professionally and anyone who asks about paint correction I explain the difference between a 1,2 & 3 step. I'll never recommend a 1 step with just a compound over a AIO or one step polish. And any noob who just uses the Compound, yeah they might even be really happy with the results. But they'll really be missing out on what the finish could look like if they had did a 2 step. Learning proper technique is vital, so understanding the 3 potential steps is going to be where everyone should start. I have the exact opposite opinion on what I bolded, what we don't need is a person who's never polished just buying the compound and a few blue pads and thinking they're good to go. What you said is exactly the 1st thing anyone should learn about machine polishing. You need to understand the different liquids, different pads and different steps. I have 6 different types of pads Foam - coarse, medium, soft finishing wool MF-hybrid, and a MF-hybrid finishing pad. And I have a boat load of different compounds and polishes. While I wouldn't overwhelm some one looking to get into paint correction with everything I have. Definitely at least the 2 main steps and the difference between a cutting and a finishing pad.

I don't follow the limited edition Adam's releases, so maybe this isn't the norm. But, I saw 2 unused bottles on Ebay that sold for like $150. I'm going to assume not every release would sale like that. But a $10-15 bottle selling for $150, wow lol. And maybe I'm wrong, maybe all the limited editions would sell for 10x the price on Ebay hummmmmm!

I like mine a lot too, the 2.0 came out recently and they improved it in every aspect.

any update OP? I'm pondering between the cordless polisher and the SK Pro. I know they're totally different beasts, but I like the idea of no cord. Don't like this thread's the only thing I can find as far as feedback on it though.

I want to order the new SK Pro, some pads and a bottle of Eco APC. If anyone here cleans their pads with Eco APC I'm curious about a good dilution ration.

Yeah, I won't be using their prep in it's current size. I'm an eco conscious detailer and with 4 or 8oz bottles, I'd be littering the earth with empties. I understands Adam's doesn't target pros, but they do offer things like Interior Detailer in a 5 gallon jug. Which would last even an extreme enthusiasts a decade lol.

I know Adam's market is the enthusiasts, but I detail for a living and use a decent number of Adam's products. Your new UV Coating looks to be pretty fantastic. One thing IMHO that's missing for people like me though. Something like a tri-fold brochure that breaks down the product and what it does. The 2 other coatings I mostly used were prosumer and both companies sold 10 packs of pamphlets. They were great to give to potential customers, they looked professional and explained the product. Even making a PDF that we could print would be awesome. Being an enthusiasts based company there are a lot of Adams products that fit in perfectly with a pro detailer. Especially with the gallon and 5 gallon sizes of things. I would typically buy like a dozen 10 packs of brochures and leave them at stores in my area with my contact info on an attached label. This is probably a long shot, but I thought I might as well ask. If there's no interest, would there be any issue with me using some of the pictures off the UV coating section of the web site and making my own?

I think for the price it's probably decent, I think some people here just expect too much lol. It's not going to suck like my Vac-N-Blo, but I would never expect it to. It probably won't even suck as well as the one I bought at Home Depot, but that was twice the price, so again I wouldn't expect it to. No wheels does suck, someone said it hangs off by about an inch around. Stupid idea probably, but since it's not that much bigger why couldn't you just Gorilla Glue a bucket caddy to it? I realize this would be a rig job, but it might work. *shrug*

Damn I didn't even think of that, yeah that would be a perfect way to show a customer what I did. As it won't be cured until long after I'm gone I couldn't do a proper water beading test while I was still around.

well I'm not certified with any manufacturer so all I can offer is what's available to anyone. I definitely explain the differences now, especially the price difference lol. Based on the specs of adam's new UV coating, I'd consider at least close to the level of a professional grade coating. They claim 5+ years, there are only 2 consumer (prosumer) offerings I've found that say they last 5 years. One of them's over 3x the price, and the other close to double, and it requires 2 products layered. So that's a lot more time invested too. This could end up being one of the best non pro coatings out there. I absolutely don't think I'd push it to potential customers as a 5+ year coating. Too many variables to factor in. But telling them even half that would make a solid offering still. Well, maybe with a quarterly maintenance package I could say 3-5 years. Which is stellar. The current coating I offer's 18-24 months probably but a lot closer to 18. That's good, but this should blow that out the water easy. This is new new, so I can't comment on any of it's properties until I see some reviews, and use it on my car so I can monitor it. I'm really curious about how it compares with beading and if it has good self cleaning abilities. I've tried a bunch of coatings, and I'm sure like all of them this will have things I like and things I'm meh about. I can't be mad at the price though. And the UV thing, which not something I'd need to use. Could probably be a tactic to wow my customers. People out here seem to love stuff they don't fully understand, but think must be something high tech lol. "watch when I turn this blacklight on, you can actually see the UV protection" <- me "woah" <- them

Gonna be trying the new UV coating kit soon, I detail cars on the side and am curious if there might ever be a bigger bottle of surface prep available. If the durability claims hold up this would be a phenomenal coating for detailers to offer their customers.

that's nice nice nice, definitely on my Xmas list. A bottle holder attachment would be perfect. I think the old Adam's cart had one that held like 8-12 bottles no? For anyone who doesn't get what I'm asking, it was a rectangle plastic piece with 2 or 3 rows of circles cut out for holding bottles in place. It would be something a person with a 3d printer could make pretty easy.

I'd never do a coating in direct sun light, I've struggled with other coatings where I was in a garage with no sun light but an ambient temp of like 95. I'd love to offer Adam's coating to my customers but I'm going to have many days where the air temp will be extremely high. I'm wondering if this coating can handle that. I've tried others that would start to struggle at anything above 80.

I've done coatings I was able to apply perfectly with a 95 degree ambient temp, and some that were hard to work with when it was 80 outside. I know cooler's always ideal. But I live in So Cal, and I'm a mobile detailer so I can't control the sun. Even out of direct sun light when the ambient temp is up there a lot of coatings can be really difficult if not impossible to work with.

That purple is an upselling point to get customers of mine to pay to have their wheels done. They might have at best a vague idea what I'm talking about when I explain iron deposits. But I tell them it'll turn purple, and then they see it turn purple they throw cash at me. As I said the new wheel and tire cleaner would be awesome for most people. Heck a lot of people just use whatever cheap-o Walmart car soap they buy. So it would be a big step up for them. Actually now thinking about what you said about scenarios, this is cheaper than the Eco Wheel cleaner, and probably a perfect maintenance product for wheels. So I guess I gotta order the gallon with the free 16oz *sigh*

I dunno, I see pics of detailers in other states where the front grill will be covered with bug guts. So Cal I can't explain it, but there isn't a bug problem. I detailed a big F350 work truck with a huge grill, hadn't been washed in months and I didn't see bug remains in the grill or around the bottom panels *SHRUG* As for your buy 1 product that does 2 things. Haven't read any reviews of it. But both Wheel Cleaner & Tire & Rubber Cleaner cost more. I can't imagine Adam's would cannibal their sales with a better product that's cheaper. I could be wrong, but to me this is a middle ground product for people who don't want to use 2 products, so long as it works good enough. I'm not knocking the new product, I'll probably even buy a bottle to try it. But I just don't see it being as good as what I have.

To bump an old thread, YES! I understand Adam's pushes themselves as a weekend warrior, enthusiast brand. Which would have a much different need than someone who details for a living. But you can buy a 5 gallon size of many things. For a weekend warrior 5 gallons of interior detailer would last almost forever. And 5 gallons of glass cleaner? If I washed my car once a week, I would be dead before I could use it all lol. 5 gallons of Rinseless would mix up enough for me to wash about 500 cars. IMHO that's beyond enthusiast numbers for all but a really rare few. I'm not knocking Adams, but a lot of the 5 gallon offerings clearly aren't for the weekend warriors. I noticed they have a pro section on the store with 32oz of the polishes and compounds. And on the same page it says for pros to contact them to unlock custom pricing, which I'm guessing will be different than the price that's already there. I'm curious about this, as I like Adam's products and use a bunch of them. But almost $80 for 32oz of heavy correcting compound's absolutely crazy. I'm wondering about the unlocked pricing, I'm guessing you have to buy a large quantity of bottles. I don't totally follow how they decide on their pricing. Their wheel cleaner's awesome and the gallon's cheap compared to the other brands I use to use by about $30-40. Their Rinseless wash is damn good and 1/2 the price of the brand I used before it. And a lot of their other stuff's priced in line with the competition. But some of their stuff, especially their polishes and compounds are just too expensive. I would be all over the 32oz bottles if they were a good $25 cheaper. The brand I use is imported from Germany, and it's still way cheaper for the same amount. With a lot of the liquids being available in 5 gallons it would make sense for Adams, like you said to set up a team that caters to pro detailers. For a weekend warrior an 8oz bottle of compound's not bad, and the cost isn't crazy. But for someone like me who might do 3 corrections a week, as much as I'd like to. I just can't afford to use Adam's AIO. Obviously they're doing something right as they're a very successful company with a big loyal following. Anyone know about the "unlocked pro pricing" I don't have my business license yet (in the works) and I'm wondering if this would even apply to a single man mobile detailer.

25.7 miles from me according to Googles Map. I need to go here soon, The Detailing . com store not too far from here sells Adam's. But this store will have all the towels and goodies I'm sure. I'm broke but I want to go to check it out, I can buy one bottle of something. I just gotta see the store lol. Cool video but IMHO y'all should shoot a new one with it fully done. I know I'm going to be spending a lot of damn money here. I asked in another thread, but I'll ask here because I'm too lazy to call. Do they match on-line prices? promo codes too? And like for the towels where you get a big discount for 6 or 12, same in store? Maybe I will just call tomorrow and find out.