Hamilton Detail

Thanks for all the kind comments everyone!

So my 5 year old daughter decided she wanted to clean her car like daddy. So I let her vacuum her car, waterless wash, and VRT the wheels. ???? I'm one proud daddy ????

I also noticed this and was curious as well.

More than likely, those swirls came from the dealership. You would have to have crazy high pressure water to swirl the paint.

Quote from Dylan: Coming from a background in professional detailing and now working for a company that is engaged entirely in surface restoration theres just a couple of things to consider: The more aggressive the operation the more stress is placed on the pad - heavy correction work beats up pads, so your compounding phases will eat up pads rather quickly, so if you have some pretty serious defects to work on have lots of spare pads. The more aggressive the operation the more residue management you have to contend with - as you are doing heavy correction work your pad is being loaded up not only with compound, but the byproduct of abrasive actions (clear coat and paint). To remove deep defects you need to remove more material, the more material you remove the more your pad loads up, the more your pad is loaded the less effective it is. Its considered best practices to replace those pads more frequently during the heavy cutting phases. Keep those 2 things in mind as you decide how many pads to have on hand. At a MINIMUM no one should have fewer than 2 of every pad just out of common sense. If you drop a pad or a pad comes apart you need to have a backup at a minimum to keep going. If you are planning heavy correction work (i.e. - our first full paint correction) I recommend at least 4 pads for your cutting phases so you can at least divide the car into 1/4 chunks and work it that way. For your finishing work you are doing much less aggressive work, and removing far less material, so 2 pads for your finishing is generally enough. Also consider though - you will do fine polishing work more often as a touchup exercise (at least you should) so if thats the case then having a couple of spares on hand isn't a bad idea either. The one place I think you can generally get away with 1 or 2 pads is your LSP steps (glazes, waxes, sealants) - its not cutting any material so you have no residue management to deal with, the action is low stress on the pad so no issues there, and in the worst case you can jump to hand application if you lose a pad in the process (not an option in the cutting and finishing phases). My 2 pennies worth - that and $6 will get you a latte at Starbucks. Cheers! -DvK

Thank you Adam!!!

I believe I'm smelling troll. Considering this is your first post and it's just to bash. You should contact Adam's customer service(the best customer service hands down) and let them resolve this issue for you. If that doesn't work (which it will), then by all means come back to this thread and rant on.

I got an AR-12 from my mother and father-in-law. This was my awesome Adam's Christmas haul

It's great! Still really impressed with this setup. I've done around 10 or so washes with it now.

Are you guys just wanting a 15% off code?

Some of you guys have taken this the wrong direction completely. I believe everyone here is greatful for Adams and all they offer us. Just wished they offered more of a discount than the usual for Black Friday. Especially since that's the sale that's the biggest discount for most companies. That is all.

I agree OP. I was also hoping for more for Black Friday. Even when there isn't a sale going on, there are always 15% off discount codes out there if you know where to look. So I too was disappointed with the Black Friday sale (even though I placed 2 large orders).

I wish I could have gotten one as well. Hope you get to feeling better!

Directly from the website: Here's a sneak peek at a product we plan to launch in the future. Available in limited quantities. This new Wash Mitt is the perfect addition to your car washing process. Our customers have mentioned it can be difficult to hold our standard car wash pad while washing. Well, we hear you. We still plan to carry the current wash pad, don't worry. This soft microfiber mitt is guaranteed to be your new favorite washing tool.

It does need an adapter. It's just $12.95 on their site. http://www.arblueclean.com/products/blue-clean-foam-cannon-adapter-154.cfm

I have the AR Blue Clean 383 with the foam cannon and I must say I'm really impressed with this setup so far.

I hope there is more to come on Friday. I will be somewhat disappointed if this is it. The only reason I say that is because every sale is a 15% off sale. Also if you look hard enough, there are always 15% off codes out there even when there isn't a sale going on. So I guess you could say I was hoping for more since it is black Friday.

Is the sale going on now the only black Friday sale? Or is there more of a sale to come on Friday?

Can the coating be applied over vinyl stripes?

I'm a process engineer in the automotive industry. We are implementing a new process in the US (3D blow molding). And it's already heavily used in Europe. So I was there learning as much as I could on that.

http://www.adamsforums.com/topic/31065-waterless-wash-has-changed-its-color/page-1

So I finally got home yesterday!

Pick me pick me

She's for sure a keeper. I don't know what I'd do without her. And it's funny you mention the Christmas thing. She basically said the same thing. She said she has no idea what to do for me for Christmas lol. But I'm sure Adam's will have a few more new product releases between now and Christmas that I'll just have to have.