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Christmas load all washed and folded. I'm gonna really enjoy having this stack of grey towels to grab a clean one and go for random jobs. But now I wonder if the grey towels are going to be too plush with too much nap for interior work/products?? And I think the blue plush waffle weave is going to be awesome for LSP removal!

Aaaahhhhh....f$&@'n new guy, LOL. But yet, is your LPS not your LSP. Hahahahhaha!

I have noticed this a lot on this site, but I think you mean LSP...LAST STEP PRODUCT. Minor detail. I had a Lexus IS like that....didn't matter what I used as a LSP, and that car got the exact same TLC (yes, tender loving care) as my truck, but it never beaded water like my truck nor as you'd expect. Not only is every product different, but so is every paint and the interaction between the two.

You guys wash all your brand new towels right out of the package before a first use? Maybe not all of them, but was thinking anything that's going against paint.

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I'm still debating...currently love how TID leaves the appearance of my dash/panels.

Rich...I think I saw where you or someone mentioned the leather condition has mild cleaners anyways??

So since being here, I learned about using the leather conditioner on everything other than leather. Right now, I'm solely using TID on my interiors. If I wanted to use this, would you guys do a thorough cleaning of the surfaces with leather/upholstery cleaner first? Or has the TID kept it pretty clean and ready? And then once the leather conditioner is down, what do you guys do for touch up jobs? Is using TID on top of the conditioner going to leave different finishes?

I take it the heavy correcting compound would be for some serious paint correction or flaw removal?? Thanks Dan. And since the Adam's are diminishing products, they have to be worked a bit and not just a pass or two to see the desired result, correct?

Oh lord...spell check. Leather conditioner should have been Lake Country.

So I'm not new to Adam's nor new to polishing/paint correction, but I like trying new stuff, so I have a couple questions to pick the right products. I haven't messed with any of the paint care stuff yet, but it's already become my sole interior products. Meguiars 205 has slowly and steadily (and quite dependably) replaced just about every polish product in my cabinet. It's the last man standing. This on a Lake Country white (or black; depending on the job), 99.9% of the time leaves the vehicles I work on (mainly mine) completely flawless and LSP ready. However, as my '02 truck ages, I wonder if even annual M205 jobs are too aggressive to just touch up and perfectly refine the paint/finish. So my questions are... How does Adam's Finishing Polish stack up or compare to M205? I know Adam's has the color coordinated thing going on with the pads, and I'm not trying to outthink the system here, but what's a good way if I want to convert over to Adam's and get where I've been with the M205? What's the Adam's counterparts to the LC white and black pads? Does white LC = white Adam's? Is heaving correcting compound or the correcting polish equivalent to Meguiars 105? Which pad for nice LSP machine application, red or grey? Thanks guys.

Couldn't find it anywhere, but what's the dimensions of the great white drying towel?

I'm guessing from the description that this wheel cleaner is not intended to be used every wash? Seems a little harsh to use this for something that'll easily wash off with soap and water, or am I wrong? It kinda strikes me as like an Iron-X type product and seems like it's killing any wax/coating/sealant you may have on your wheels...no?? Seems you'd only want to use this for contaminants that really called for it.

I don't know how detrimental cold temps alone are, but you certainly want to avoid freezing, especially any waxes/sealants. Just brought all my stuff inside today

Oops....sorry Bruce...I meant dilute VRT for tires. Seems like I'd be a little thick and hard to work with straight for tires.

I guess the Autogeek forum, even though a store, does produce its own stuff. I always had the thouht of how good and supportive it would be to taunt an Adam's experience over there and gloat about how it stacks up to other name brand products.

Thanks guys for the info. Why I asked in here in the first place! Like I said, I've been cleaning already mostly out of paranoia. However, the cleaning I've done is just spot touch ups and not a full scrub down of the entire surface. I really want to prevent that shiney appearance as long as physically possible. I'll throttle back on the cleaning. Maybe make a well diluted bottle for the light touch up jobs. Now the next debate would be holding off on using the conditioner until after the new car smell subsides a bit, lol...but the conditioner does smell great.

Do some more searching on using conditioners on leather. Tons of info out there and tons and tons of recommendations on NOT using conditioners on leather surfaces, mostly new stuff, as they are coated/sealed. Most say conditioners and other products don't actually do anything at all due to this sealing. Procucts just sit on top and provide a sticky surface for abrasives to adhere to. Don't shoot the messenger, just what I have uncovered being paranoid about the leather in my personal new car. Adam's is the only thing that's been inside my new car. Not overpowering at all and zero distraction from the new car smell. I was hesitant to use anything at first, but finally used the detailer when I could no longer stand the half-*** appearance from the dealer. Completely transformed a brand new dash surface, if that was even possible? How do you improve upon brand new, lol?

So I just picked up a '16 Ford Focus ST with the leather Recaro seats and have to say I'm quite impressed. However, I have concerns. On any other car I've ever owned or worked on with leather, the coating or sealant from new on the material was very apparent. Not so much on this car (seats nor the steering wheel). Very very soft, matte finish. When cleaning, the product appears to soak in a bit (for lack of a better description) vs wiping off/across the surface on leather that's coated. It would appear these seats nor the steering wheel are costed and/or sealed. Seems unlikely in a new car, but that's how it seems. Anyone else messed around with one of these that can confirm similar results? Anyways, doing some homework on a bunch of forums pretty much unanimously revealed a recommendation to stay clear of conditioners on coated or sealed materialis as they sit on top and don't do much besides provide a substance for dirt and aggressive particles to stick to, which is the biggest enemy of leather surfaces anyways. The only thing that's has touched my car is Adam's leather cleaner (no conditioner use yet). My top, #1 priority is maintaining that matte finish as long as possible. I want to avoid that shiney polished look you see on surfaces and especially steering wheels. We all know abrasives is what actually polishes something with a matte finish and makes it shiney.. Heck, after only 3,000 miles, I'm already starting to slightly get a polished spot on the outside bottom of the drivers seat from getting in and out...another indicator that's makes me think these surfaces aren't coated. So I guess my questions are these...since I'm bordrline paranoid about keeping it super clean, is the leather cleaner that safe to use full strength all the time (e.g. Weekly), or more intended to clean less occasionally? Should I dilute? And then what's the recommendation on the conditioner if the research is true about staying away from them on coated surfaces? And then anything else generic you guys want to share? Sorry for the novel...

This process of plastics off gassing is actually what creates that new car smell in new cars. Don't know what you have but do a quick google search for Lexus dash melting. A known, historical problem with some early 2000's Lexus, the dash coating would start to get very tacky and would progress in severity from there to the point you couldn't slide a rag across it. It was a flipping mess.

Hey guys. I'm new here! Currently live just outside St Louis. Im 45 and been a gear head my whole life and not new to forums, just this one, lol. My dad was a pro detailer (as in had his own business) and I'm a self proclaimed pro at home Detsiling is pretty much my greatest hobby and can't stand a dirty car. My biggest pet peeves are fingerprints, dust, and people who don't detsil inside the rim of the wheel, hahahahhaha. I jumped on this Forum because Adam's products are slowly but surely taking over my supply cabinet. To be honest, I don't even recall my first product or how I got stared with the brand, but here I am. I am just about exclusively Adam's for anything interior already. My question is this...why is Adam's such a bad word on Autogeek? (If anyone messes around over there). That sucks usually a great place to learn a lot as well and it'd be nice to hear how Adam's stacks up against some other main stream brands. Oh well, not sweating it.

Are you guys diluting it any for tires, or just straight up? Applies with a block or rag? How's the slinging?