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I ordered mine today, I'm looking forward to using it when I perform my spring cleaning our vehicles.... I just need the 17 inches of snow that we just got to melt first.

Ugh, I was really hoping this was just a bad dream..... I'm so ready for spring!

Not really an accurate statement to say "any" of the other coatings.

 

You need to compare the cost per ounce of the coating, since many of the other coatings are 10-30ml, and also the items that are in the kit. There's also a cost difference between the quality of towels in this kit, compared to some of the other kits with lesser quality towels.

Couldn't agree more! I have a competitors coating applied to my Silverado which costs $99.00 for a 20 cc syringe of product. It only comes with a small foam applicator you still have to cough up money for the prep, towels and booster..... By the time you add all that up you'll easily exceed the cost of the Adams kit (and that's before the stand 10% Adams discount).

 

This is a new venture for Adam's and their customers, so they clearly decided to sell a kit that is well equipped so that the end user will have positive results and won't be set up for failure due to skimping out and not buying all the right products/equipment.

 

I look forward to applying this kit to my wife's vehicle.

Damn Chris, I'm glad you're alright. It's pretty scary stuff.... I'm 38 and I have the "can't happened to me" mentality like most people, but we tend to forget that even though our minds feel young, our bodies are not. I have a friend who's 33 years old and she just had a stroke 3 weeks ago, fortunately her husband noticed it quickly and she got throbolytics given to her within 3 hours and she suffered no deficits.

I might have read this wrong, are you from New England (USA) or England (UK) ?

Yup, same here....looks like he's from across the pond.....sorry for the mix up John!

I'm not gonna lie, I may have had a coating recently applied to my new black Silverado. It has put me in a bit of a cunundrum as I was really intrigued with them, but I really felt like I was cheating on Adams.

Welcome John, it's good to have another New Englander join the Adam's addiction!

Welcome Ryan.....I started using Adams over a year ago and it's kept the shine on my ride even through a Maine winter no prob!

Welcome John, you hit the nail on the head about the addiction.

AMP Research steps. Worth every penny. You don't have to see them, and she gets to use them. Win/win.

Man, I'd like nothing more than to put a pair of AMP Research steps on this thing, but two things are holding me back.....cost and Northeast winters.

That looks like more than a 2" level in your sig pic.

 

As far as Adams goes, start with some car shampoo, clay bar with detail spray and a coat of paint sealant......that's a good financial ease into the world of Adams. If you have or buy a polisher, do some paint correction followed by paint finishing polish topped of with paint sealant. Put some VRT on you tires and trim also.

Looks great!

Great job, I hope she appreciated all of the hard work!

Beauty!!  I too recently did the same move.  Black is surely a test of tolerance!!!!

 

Congrats and best of luck!

 

Any mods planned?  That thing would look KILLER with some big meats wrapped around black wheels.  Little lift.  Nice bumpers and LIGHTS!!

Thanks! Immediate mods will include Llumar paint protection film on the front end and a 2" front level......I'd like to go with a 4" lift, but then I'd have garage clearance issues and I have no desire to park outside particularly during the Northeast winters. I had put the RC 2.5 level in my previous truck but the ride was horrendous, so I dropped back down to the 2".

 

I wasn't planning getting side steps, but my 5ft tall wife is overriding that decision, so now I'm debating on what style to get. Eventually I'll put some Toyo Open Country 33" tires on.

Congrats on the new truck.  I have the same exact one, but in the double cab configuration.  I've never owned any vehicle but black, pain in the butt to keep clean but it sure looks good when its cleaned up.

I think I can tolerate the fact that it will show more dirt, I'm more concerned with keeping the scratches off of it. I'm going to do some paint correction on it tomorrow to remove the dealer installed scratches and follow it up with some sealant. I'm also strongly starting to consider a coating, but it's a struggle to even consider any deviation from Adams.

Awesome job......nice wheels too!

Congratulations on the new truck.  I do agree with what has been said.......you increased your work just a little bit.   I think why you paid little less for the Silverado LTZ than the Sierra SLE is that GMC to me is more luxury than Chevrolet.

I've owned nothing but GM trucks all my life and I think there is a some truth to this statement with the last two body styles. It seems like the interior options (or creature comforts as I like to call them) are less prevalent in a Chevy LT compared to a GMC SLE, but as far as quality they seem to be the same since they're both built in the same factory (crew cabs are built in Mexico, regular cabs and double cabs are built in the US).

 

The MSRP on the Silverado was four grand more than my Sierra, but the dealer was able to take 20% off MSRP which was a much better discount than when I bought my Sierra.

Nice truck! But you're right... black is a killer color, good and bad. I traded in a tux black Raptor for a Super White 4Runner and i've never been happier regarding detailing purposes. But when you clean up that black, damn it's a beauty!

Honestly, I would have never considered buying a black vehicle before I discovered the world of Adams and upped my detailing game. I know it will require due diligence on my behalf to keep it maintained.

Nice truck! You going to level the front?

Absolutely.....I had put a rough country 2" level on the Sierra, but I'm debating on going with Bilstien 5100 ride height adjustable front struts this time. The only issue I have with th Bilstiens is that you can only get a total of 1.85" of lift.

So I went ahead and pulled the trigger and I traded my 2015 GMC Sierra All Terrain edition for a 2016 Chevy Silverado Midnight edition. The deal was too good to pass and I ended up paying less for the Silverado LTZ than I did for the Sierra SLE.

Looks awesome........Congrats on the new ride!

Love the Wheel Woolie

I just use a Rigid wet/dry vac

Looks awesome!  What are you using APC?  Would you mind sharing your process?

The first thing I tell the dealership when I drop my truck off for service is "don't wash my truck!"