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Lmao... NO! Like your scolding a dog for eating your shoe... that would be halarious.

Well guys I'm new around here to the forum, second post ever.  I finally got around to detailing the pumpkin ( daughter and all her teachers refer to it that way so it stuck ). The weather has been crappy, as it usually is in Texas... you know, cold, rainy, no rain, surprise rain blah blah.  I didn't wax it or seal it yet because I'm waiting to correct the paint ( basic swirls and scuffs ) and then going all out with everything up to Ceramic Coating.  
 
This time around though I just used the Adams soap, used a non oil compressor to dry it off and then went back with the H2O Guard & Gloss to top it.  Adams glass cleaner and Tire shine as well. 
 
She looks great BUT the deep detail will happen once I receive everything else to complete the job 100% which will be a good 1-2 day job.  Also I LOVE the Interior Detailer, it leaves everything looking amazing with not TOO much shine and non static finish which wins with me.. I am VERY OCD with my truck and hate dust and dirt getting inside or building up... my trip to Arizona about sent me into over drive.  I also as you see, keep a can of air duster in the truck to keep the dust out of the cracks in the dash etc. The interior pic is back in August when I only had the Interior detailer from Adams, finally placed the BIG order a few months later. 
 
Anyways I LOVE Adams products and glad I finally decided to try more of them... now I am catching the bug worse than ever.  I have a whole closet full of different products ( love giving everything a try and testing them out )... but with Adams I found something I love to use and share with others!.  
 
Anyways sorry for the story guys, thanks!.  AND I do plan to get a Classic black Texas plate that says Pumpkin, the white plate just doesn't match. 
 
IMG_9384 copy by Josh Clark, on Flickr
IMG_9379 by Josh Clark, on Flickr
IMG_3272 by Josh Clark, on Flickr

With as much as I've spent over the last 6 months or so, at least one of the Adam's team should've been able to buy Mayweather's Bugatti...

Youngest twin: Papa, what did you get for Christmas?
Captain Slow: Bills.
Assorted family: LOL!!

Nothing detailing related.. Just waiting for the next weekend to finish my DD and use the swirl killer again!
 
8 years old paint.. corrected for the first time ever..

Welcome. 99.99% of my detailing supplies are from Adam's. The way the company is ran and the product line is, sold me. And they give real world claims on their products. I've tried them all except for a couple. And so far they all work as advertised.

We were forecasted for rain but it just turned into an overcast and mild temp'd day, so I washed the Stang. Just a maintenance wash with CS (had some paint work done and have about a week left on the cure time) and redressed everything since it rained most of last week. I also cleaned up the engine bay with some WCW and dressed with In and Out and some SVRT.
 

I hand polished some corner pieces on my car today. Don't mind that Vinyl wrap. It's getting replaced soon. I used an old MF towel I had and Adam's correction polish for the buffing. I did a cross hatch style pattern going in circles with my arm as fast as I could lolol. I also used the Finishing polish. It made a slight difference but the camera didn't really pick it up. All in all it was a huge improvement. After I gave them a IPA wipedown and used Adam's Paint Sealant for protection.
 
 

 

 

 

Hey kids, jump in the "Lasagna Pan" and we'll go get ice cream! 
 
You might have seen posts where people say that using Dawn on you car will dry out the plastic and rubber trim, and this is true, but you would have to use it really often to see these effects over time.
 
The bigger reason to wash with CS with APC added is "POLYMERS".  Yep, that's the good stuff in CS and SW that make washing safer for your paint.  The polymers are what encapsulate the dirt, which allows the dirt to be wiped from the paint with much less chance of scratching.  Kind of like how a clam gets a tiny piece of sand in it, which is irritating to its tender parts, so it coats it in calcium carbonate to make it smooth and more comfortable, making a pearl.
 
Dawn does not have these polymers to encapsulate the dirt.  A dish soap's primary function is to cut grease, and unless you're making lasagna on the hood of your car, you don't need to remove grease from your paint.
 
These polymers are also what makes rinseless washing possible.  RW contains even more polymers to make the process of washing without a hose safer.  The only downside to lots of polymers is that they work against the suds.  Try running RW through a Foam Cannon or Foam Gun, you're not going to get much suds, no matter how much product you put in.
 
So that brings up the next argument, and there are shampoos out there that downplay the suds, saying that the polymers are more important and you don't need all the suds.  Just like people will say a Foam Cannon or Foam Gun is all for show.  Wrong.  The suds are what allows the shampoo to cling to the paint, rather than just running right off onto the ground.  The longer the cling-time of the shampoo, the more chance the polymers have to work on encapsulating the dirt, and the more time the cleaning agents have to work on loosening the crud on the paint, which makes the process of wiping your wash pad or mitt across the dirty paint safer.
 
So a good quality washing product like Car Shampoo is going to balance recipe to get enough polymers to help encapsulate the dirt, but also give you adequate suds so it stays on the paint long enough to be most beneficial.

But "Lasagna Pan" is the name of my car!
 
Seriously, though, what are the negative effects the Dawn poses to a car? I've read several posts saying it, but haven't seen one that actually defines it. I really don't want to damage my car, but in the times I've used Dawn, I didn't notice any adverse effects. Please help me understand!

hmmmmm..... I don't know.......  ...... I don't see anything I really need........yeah, not too much here for me.......  I'll just look around some more although I don't need any of this...
 
 
 
 
I guess I'll grab some detail spray....... maybe a bottle of glass cleaner........ well, I'm almost out of wheel cleaner so I'll get a quart.........I could use a replacement bucket........oh, glass towels!.... gimme a couple of those......A gallon of shampoo will hold me over........some tire shine, too.........I hear the paint sealant is good........hey a new foam gun!............might as well grab another bucket......... and a couple grit guards.........

If it happens to your 2004 Toyota Camry that is fine. When it happens to a Camaro ZL1 that costs 60k panic mode ensues until you find out everything is ok.

I did a total of 9 of them. And I cleaned and sealed the Kitchenaid mixer lol

Crazy reflection.

As the others said drive it and it should be fine. Kinda of alarmed me at first.

No, but that was next on my list of things to try.

Extremely bored since it's raining here. So I thought I'd see if I could do any hand buffing on a model car. It worked wonders! All products used were Adam's except the wax.
 
Single soft MF towel and my finger was used as the buffing pad. I used the correction and finishing polish. I was shocked how it came out. Topped off with Brilliant Glaze and a Liquid paste wax. Pics to follow
 

 
 

 

 

Nothing crazy, just wanted to show my love for Adams products! Bought a new truck, silver in color. As someone who loves to see the "pop" from a properly clean car, I wasn't really feeling the silver.
But after a quick new car prep (Wash, Iron Removal, Clay/Wash) I applied Liquid Paint Sealant and loved how wet it looked! I can only imagine what it would look like with Glaze and some Adams paste wax, maybe next time! 
 

Seen that one. ^ I've noticed Adam's in their shop on several episodes.

Did anyone notice that Adams upgraded there spray nozzles ! They look better and more important they work a lot better cudos to Adams

Maybe try to turn the truck over, perhaps being upside down messes with the curing process.

Amazon has 6 pack of double soft towels for 39.99.
 
https://www.amazon.com/Adams-Polishes-Double-Soft-Towel/dp/B01M0WXFJN/ref=sr_1_13?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1483980543&sr=1-13&keywords=adams+polishes

nice looking shine. just keep the rain  in so-cal. I don't want it in AZ. This past weekend is first weekend in the last 3 that it did not rain. But like you said i look at 15 day forecast and the next 2 fridays show rain....blaaa.
 
could be worse we could be shoveling our cars out like the rest of the country.

I don't have anything in the pictures that specifically give away the washing capability, but it has; great lighting, water faucet in the garage that runs from the basement (warm water), insulated (including the doors), ceiling fan, 8' doors (most standard garage doors are 7').  Also, for water control, the floor is sloped to direct run off.  The front of the garage is 5"-6" higher than the door area.  The garage is paved down in a 3" curb all around the interior to prevent water from running up under the drywall.  30'x38'...or thereabouts.  There's not technically a "wash area" as the whole garage is a wash area.  I am very diligent about water hose discipline so I don't get everything soaking wet.  I can wash a vehicle in the garage with other vehicles and motorcycles in there and not get a drop of water on anything.
 

I'm in southwest PA and winters here are brutal.  No heated garage for washing either. I'm lucky that I'm retired and don't have to drive in the "crap" every day.  Before it gets too cold, I make sure the daily driver gets a good detail done inside and out and a good coat of sealant and wax. Washing the car only gets done maybe once a month if it gets above 45*.  I'm planning on doing it this week since it's supposed to get close to 50* on Thursday and I can be sure the driveway won't freeze after.  Right now it's only 11*.
I'll do a full wash with the foam gun and the Wash and Wax, detail spray dry, and Guard n Gloss. A bit of VRT on the tires and clean the glass and that's about it for the winter. 
I keep saying to myself........"only 70 more days till spring" .