shmedley

Only every time I check my bank account before an Adam's sale.

Greetings Everyone,
 
Although I am not new to Adam's products but definitely new to the Forum. Just ordered a bunch of stuff yesterday, the shipping was amazingly expensive but I bit the bullet and just went for it. 
 
I have a new car coming in, 2017 Skoda Octavia vRS 230 (MKIII) and just couldn't bear the thought of washing/detailing it with substandard products. It's been approx. 6 years since I bought a car so obviously it's a bit of a special moment. 
 
I am more or less a newbie in terms of experience, it's challenging to take time out with the kind of work culture we have in India add to that the conditions are extremely dusty so a car practically needs a rinse or wash everyday! So I could never make a regular feature when I bought the products first time around.
 
Anyway, I am determined to do justice to my new car. 
 
Cheers,
 
Nikhil 
 
 

.  I'm gonna borrow that one........if you don't mind.  I'm still crying !!

I call gloves bitch mitts

I call gloves bitch mitts

I call gloves bitch mitts

Are you going to change your user name to grillbird?

My solution for bird poop with cocoa pebbles in it is to take a junk MF towel get it soaking wet and set it on the mess. Let it sit for several minutes. Then gently lift up MF towel. For the remaining mess I then rinse it off with a good stream of Detail Spray or Rinseless Wash. Clean up remainder with MF towel and Detail Spray then go eat some chicken wings for revenge.

I don't understand the issue. Everywhere you go, if it's sold in a store, it's going to be more expensive than if you buy online. 
 
Online sellers don't have the same overhead as running a storefront, storefronts have to cover the lease on the building, the utilities on the building, whatever CS items they offer such as water, coffee etc for customers. Then they have to buy and store large quantities of the product, pay for shipping, pay for advertising, and make a profit on top of that in order to stay in business. 
 
I would LOVE to have a store near me that carries Adams products. The only thing close to me is a Detail Garage that is about a 30 min drive from me. 
 
I'd happily pay a premium on the individual products to be able to go into a store and pick them up the same day. and potentially get some advice on the products themselves. 

Mine came today too! I am really impressed with it.

 

Oh, no! Did she kill the flying squirrel too?

Just finished my third car using Adam's Ceramic Coatings. The prep takes the most time, but once the job's complete OMG!
I started two weeks ago, July 7th, with a thorough strip wash using Adam's Strip Wash and his Foam Cannon. I followed the wash with the new Clay Mitt, washed it again and dried with my Master Blaster.

The following day I touched up some chips in the paint, one deep scratch and polished out all the deeper scratches and scuffs using the Swirl Killer Mini, Heavy Correcting Compound, and Adam's Blue Microfiber Pad.
The following Friday, July 14th the car received a Waterless Wash wipe down and a full polish with the Swirl Killer 15mm LT, Paint Correcting Compound and an Orange Foam Pad. I put no protection on the car at all, but checked her twice per day.
Found this one afternoon:

I liberally sprayed the area down with Waterless Wash, and let it soak in before I wiped it away with a Waterless Wash Microfiber Towel dampened with Waterless Wash. No scratching, no marring, no etching; caught it in time.
This past Friday I pulled her into the garage and gave her a good Rinseless Wash.

First thing Saturday morning I began the coating process. The car was completely wiped down with Coating Prep; paint, all trim, lights, and hubcaps. The humidity was up pretty high, as was the dew point. It took three hours to coat just the paint. The most time consuming part was wiping the coating off. I noticed it really had quite a bit of drag on the Single Soft Microfiber towels I used to remove it. I went through three towels. The coating was also very hard to see on this Chrysler Silver Steel Metallic colored paint. I applied the coating to very small sections at a time and overlapped quite a bit so as not to miss anywhere.
Sunday morning, after sitting in the garage for 20 hours, I performed a wipe down with the Ceramic Boost and pulled the car out onto the driveway.

Former company car, 10 years old, with 114,500 miles on the clock, she sits outside 24/7/365. Not too bad looking if I do say so myself!

This is a million dollar idea, especially for winter washing!
 
https://www.snowjoe.com/products/sun-joe-ion-40v-5-0-ah-1160-psi-cordless-pressure-washer

Yup, we'll be there with a tent full of goods. Stop on by...

Everything on that ASSC site is sold out lol.

Maybe next week!

Smart wife, you got played lol!
 
 

lol thats kinda funny, I would bet you crack before she notices. 
 
BTW you could be stuck like I am and have a wife that think the rain is the perfect car wash.....poor car has not seen a wash in almost 7 years now (Last one was the dealership delivery wash when she bought it). She wont even let me wash it as she sees no point in it. 

Mike (car owner) just posted up a few pics of our finished work on his Facebook page.
 
Top of the Right Rear Quarter Panel

 
Hood

 
Right, Passenger's Side Door

 
Full Right Side Shot

Hit post too soon...some more:
 
A "Behind the Scenes" Series
- A Day (or Week?!) in the Life at Adam's. Show us what it's like to work there. All because your culture is what makes you awesome!
- Updated bottling, packaging, packing and shipping video
- What goes into creating Mystery Boxes/Buckets? (this could answer A LOT of questions!)
 
How To's
- How to Get "Car Show Ready"
- Product Hacks. Demo a collection of alternate uses for a variety of products. BG on the interior of the windshield is a perfect example (and my favorite hack to date!)
 
Other
- Updated bloopers!
 
Will post others if ideas come to me. Thanks for the consideration!

Their own line of windshield washer fluid.

A gallon...or a Pope?!

You guys should make some more and sell them!

I have a 05 Dodge Magnum R/T and I get tired of cheap wax, it doesn't hold up and a friend told me about Adams. What's the best way to do it, clay bar, polish and then wax? any help?