joelilton23

So I busted out the cordless drill, microfiber focus pad and correcting polish and went to town!!!

Story is I've been trying to sell some DJ equipment. So a guy asks about a pair of speakers I had. He comes over and then asks about what else I had. So we head to the corner of the garage where the DJ rack was and I open it up. I tell him I need to move it. Instead of stepping back out of my way, he moves to the side, and bumps me into the car with the corner of the rack. Yup. Metal corner on the car, 2017 ZL1.
 

That's not too much to ask.    Refresh my memory........... will Christmas Day come to Australia before the U.S. or after ? 

My grandma recently (September) purchased a new car, a 2017 Chevy Cruze Hatchback.  I told her when she bought it that I would detail it for her before winter, the one thing I've learned is that Grandma's don't forget haha!  I went and picked it up from her on Sunday and brought it back to her today.  I just wanted to share a few before and after pics along with making some mention as to the products I used for the detail.  I definitely didn't take enough before pictures, but that always seems to be the case........

Products Used:
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner - Used for wheels, tires, and inner fenders (Also used Adam's Wheel Brush and Adam's Tire Brush)
Adam's Strip Wash - Probably overkill for a car that had never been washed or waxed before, but I wanted to start with a clean slate.
Adam's Clay Bar - All painted surfaces, and front windshield
Adam's VRT - Tires, plastic trim, engine compartment, grille
Adam's In & Out Spray - Engine Compartment and Grille
Adam's Invisible Under Carriage Spray - Inner Fenders
Adam's Paint Sealant - All Painted Surfaces
Adam's Detail Spray (during the drying process, during the clay bar process, and used on the touch screen on the interior to prevent / cut down on smudges)
Adam's Glass Cleaner
Adam's Glass Sealant - Front Windshield
Adam's Brilliant Glaze - Inside and outside of all glass (done after glass sealant on front windshield)
Adam's Interior Detailer 
Adam's Leather Conditioner - Console
Adam's Odor Neutralizer
Plenty of microfiber towels and applicator pads
 
 




 

Hello everyone,
I recently purchased a 67 Camaro SS/RS. It was restored about 5-6 years ago, and was repainted (so paint is a two stage paint). I just had it detailed recently, as the paint had been neglected quite a bit when I bought it (bunch of swirls and water marks).
While I had someone do the 'big' reset detail, I plan to do the upkeep (washing, LSPs, occasional polish, etc) myself as I do on my daily driver.
So my question is regarding what's the best way to maintenance wash a classic car? I've read in a few places to avoid 2BM or other methods that use a lot of water, since the water can end up all over the place and potentially lead to rust, and to instead only use waterless wash.
Don't get me wrong, I have Adams Waterless Wash and am a fan, but wouldn't using waterless wash as your primary maintenance wash method lead to swirls? Maybe it's worth a few swirls in order to avoid the risk of flooding the car with water and it getting into all the nooks and crannies of the car? Curious what people here think / recommend. 
Here's a pic of the car, having been freshly detailed:

 

$40 for a wash and wax is a solid deal to be offered. Especially if it was hand wax. 
We took this...

To this...

We have much to be thankful for here at Adam's Polishes! For me personally, the past two years that I have worked here full-time have gone by like a breeze, and it truly is amazing to see how things are growing! We would not be here without each and every one of you, so we are extremely thankful for your support.
Enjoy the day with your family, friends, and loved ones. I'm very thankful that I will get to spend this afternoon and evening with some of my loved ones. And for all of the men and women in our military that are spending Thanksgiving away from home, know that we are thinking about you too!
From all of us at Adam's Polishes, Happy Thanksgiving! 

In twelve minutes it will be Thanksgiving. A day for us all to spend with our family and friends and to give thought and thanks for what’s important in our lives.
As my family is asleep, it got me thinking of the past year and how thankful I am. First, I’m thankful for the health and happiness of my family. They really don’t get the credit they deserve for all they do and for putting up with me. 
I’m thankful for my career and the events I get to be a part of. Detailing is not my full time profession. I’m actually a full time firefighter and paramedic. For once, I get to spend the holidays with my family at home this year and not my work one in the firehouse. There will be no wonder for my family this year about what I’m doing while they’re all together. It doesn’t happen every year to say the least. 
Which finally brings me to how this all ties into a detailing forum. Back at the start of the year I made the decision to take my hobby from detailing for myself and a few friends to being a legal business. I’m lucky enough to have good people who have offered their support and guidance along the way to help give me the best shot at success. I’m beyond fortunate to have a great friend I work with as we detail cars and grow the business. It’s been a long road, but it’s gaining starting to gain some traction and is starting to seem like it could be a viable venture. Luckily the mistakes I’ve made along the way haven’t been significant or irreparable. I’m sure I have many more to make as I navigate the ups and downs of small business ownership. So thank you to family, friends and clients who have supported us and utilized our services. 
I’m also thankful for having a great forum here where we can share information, knowledge and ideas. It’s a place where you can ask for and receive candid feedback (which is seemingly rare these days). I’ve tried to share my knowledge freely and openly here with everything from how to do things, to how I run my business. I’ve received compliments and constructive feedback that hopefully I’ve been able to make improvements with. Thank you for being a part of that process. 
Those are just a few rambling thoughts as the clock is about to turn midnight. Tomorrow remember those less fortunate, enjoy the time with your family and friends and put aside the less important things in life. 
And lastly, if I can ever help any of you please don’t hesitate to ask. It doesn’t matter if it’s a question, if you live in my area and want to get together and learn from each other or anything else. It’s the least I can do for the help and support freely offered here. 
Happy Thanksgiving,
Shane
Detailed Reflections

It's so cool to hear about Adam's history, and the fact that he was here 'Down Under' for a while doing his detailing! 
I would love to know whereabouts he was, and the Truck stops that are using his products, as I've never seen it anywhere apart from the Official distributor here. 

Really pleased with the Interior Scrubbing Mitt.  Took a little time to get used to it, but it worked really well on the beige leather I just worked on, here are some 50/50 shots:

 

I did have to rinse it out a few times but you could really see the dirt it pulled.  For maintenance I'll stick to the Utility Towels, but for a full detail these work great and much easier than using the Cockpit Brush imo.
 
 
 
 

Curiosity killed the cat...
 
heres a sneak peak haha

We'll give it a shot - Monaco Blue
 

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From someone currently serving to all who have, are, and someday will, Thank You! I salute you. 
 
What is a Veteran?
Some veterans bear visible signs of their service: a missing limb, a jagged scar, a certain look in the eye.
Others may carry the evidence inside them: a pin holding a bone together, a piece of shrapnel in the leg - or perhaps another sort of inner steel: the soul's ally forged in the refinery of adversity.
Except in parades, however, the men and women who have kept America safe wear no badge or emblem.
You can't tell a vet just by looking.
He is the cop on the beat who spent six months in Saudi Arabia sweating two gallons a day making sure the armored personnel carriers didn't run out of fuel.
He is the barroom loudmouth, dumber than five wooden planks, whose overgrown frat-boy behavior is outweighed a hundred times in the cosmic scales by four hours of exquisite bravery near the 38th parallel.
They are the nurse who fought against futility and went to sleep sobbing every night for two solid years in Da Nang.
He is the POW who went away one person and came back another - or didn't come back AT ALL.
He is the Quantico drill instructor who has never seen combat - but has saved countless lives by turning slouchy, no-account rednecks and gang members into Marines, and teaching them to watch each other's backs.
He is the parade - riding Legionnaire who pins on his ribbons and medals with a prosthetic hand.
He is the career quartermaster who watches the ribbons and medals pass him by.
He is the three anonymous heroes in The Tomb Of The Unknowns, whose presence at the Arlington National Cemetery must forever preserve the memory of all the anonymous heroes whose valor dies unrecognized with them on the battlefield or in the ocean's sunless deep.
He is the old guy bagging groceries at the supermarket - palsied now and aggravatingly slow - who helped liberate a Nazi death camp and who wishes all day long that his wife were still alive to hold him when the nightmares come.
He is an ordinary and yet an extraordinary human being - a person who offered some of his life's most vital years in the service of his country, and who sacrificed his ambitions so others would not have to sacrifice theirs.
He is a soldier and a savior and a sword against the darkness, and he is nothing more than the finest, greatest testimony on behalf of the finest, greatest nation ever known.
So remember, each time you see someone who has served our country, just lean over and say Thank You. That's all most people need, and in most cases it will mean more than any medals they could have been awarded or were awarded.
Two little words that mean a lot, "THANK YOU".
"It is the soldier, not the reporter, Who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, Who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, Who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier, Who salutes the flag, Who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protestor to burn the flag."
Father Denis Edward O'Brien/USMC

Before Adam's sale:
 
After Adam's sale:
 

Here's your deal!
http://adamspolishes.com/shop/accessories/microfiber-towels/adam-s-ultra-plush-drying-towel-2-pack.html

 

I made some stuffed burgs for chris but he was a no show!

I cleaned up the pressure washer and serviced it to keep it running in top condition.  A little guard and gloss all over the place. 

Some Nachos to accompany your football viewing pleasures ?

My old Holden Commodore SS Wagon (6L V8 and 6 speed manual) Same as the Chevrolet SS over there in the US 

my Eyes were burning lol and some chops to go with it!

Black looks so good when its finished like that 

After I finished up the Mercedes I posted last week, this was my next victim. Has the usual daily driver issues , but no issues when it left me. Strip wash, clay bar 2 step paint correction, machine sealant, b glaze, Americana wax, interior done as well. Enjoy the reflections like he did .

My old Holden Commodore SS Wagon (6L V8 and 6 speed manual) Same as the Chevrolet SS over there in the US