TexWalker

I have the grid guard pad washer Adam’s sold a few years back. I love the thing.
 
Spray with APC then I put the pad on a 6” backing plate attached to my drill and give it a whirl! Clean in 30 seconds

I have a few of the clear rectangular bins the wife got from Target. They have snap on lids and are stackable. Fits perfectly on my detail cart. I have a few sizes to hold my towels, pads, applicators, etc. 

I have a few of the clear rectangular bins the wife got from Target. They have snap on lids and are stackable. Fits perfectly on my detail cart. I have a few sizes to hold my towels, pads, applicators, etc. 

The screw-on lids on the Adam's car wash buckets are very handy but I found during the first use that just inside the rim of the lid there is a little groove that traps dirt and grit which makes it hard to rinse them out.

Here is a picture of the underside of the portion of the bucket lid that stays on the bucket. This part then has the threads that the lid screws into. You can see the groove.

 
I used a small squeeze tube of 100% silicone caulk to fill this groove and then smoothed it off with my finger. Problem solved.

Might be easier to just put a normal cap on it. Then when you want to use it just unscrew the cap and pour in a couple ounces?

Falcaineer has it right.  The Strip Wash will eventually eat through a standard bottle.  I used my Strip Wash this weekend for the first time as part of my Winter prep on my wife's Renegade and my son's Rubicon.  Not only is the bottle different, the squeeze top doesn't fit very well.  It leaks around the threads when turned upside down for a squeeze. I probably wasted 2 oz between both washes.  I'll store it in the original bottle and pour it into a spare shampoo bottle the next time I use it to avoid a repeat. 

Home Depot 8 months back or so. I'll get a pic if I remember when I get home

Hey guys, Kyle here. I'm in charge of product development at HQ and I can assure you that project is still in the premature stages. It was originally conceptualized to be a tablet style with "glass Boost" application but the alcohol content in the Boost has been pesky for perfect results. We have some goodies coming for ya! 

I really wish Adams would come out with a micro or even nano sized polisher. I could use something small for lots of things, automotive and not

I just can’t justify the price and I really don’t need one of that caliber. If Adams made a version of the Swirlkiller in that size, I’d buy it today. 

I just can’t justify the price and I really don’t need one of that caliber. If Adams made a version of the Swirlkiller in that size, I’d buy it today. 

Looks like it’s time to start expanding more, Adam
 
what a horrible business problem to have!!!

Generally I reach for the tough glass towel after a road trip or on a vehicle that hasn't had the glass cleaned and sealed for some time.  At Barrett Jackson Las Vegas a few weeks ago I used them a ton.  We cleaned several coaches and large tow vehicles that had traveled significant distance including the Adams Polishes Freightliner Sport chassis. Spray the windshield down with aerosol glass cleaner, walk away for 5 minutes, quick shot of cleaner again and wipe bug guts/crud right off with that towel.  
I've used it at home on the inside of several windshields that have a film on them before wiping with Brilliant Glaze.  So how that fits in to your regimen is up to you, if you find yourself working to clean glass normally then step up to the tough glass towel. It finishes down fairly well, only a count times I've had to follow it with a standard glass towel. ?

I just tip it forward a bit and let it drain off for a few seconds. 
 
Adams really needs to step up the design on the pump nozzles a bit. I feel like these are the worst designed product they sell

I like to use the pump for my revitalizer, rinse-less wash and shampoo so I can get a consistent measured amount (1oz. per pump). No point using too much product and wasting it. For my other gallons, I use the funnels, they are awesome. 

How soft is it? The new Adams red brush is crazy soft. Don't use anything stiff on your wheels

I know we talk a lot about paint correction and things of that nature.  What isn't discussed as frequently is how to know when you're safe to correct and when you're not, or how aggressive you can be in doing so.  For those purposes, a paint thickness gauge is invaluable.  There's a number of gauges out there that range in price from a little over $100 to thousands of dollars.  The one we use is a mid level gauge.  Before we take a polisher to any vehicle, we want to determine how aggressive we can be and if it will stand up to polishing.
The way we commonly do this is to measure the paint in multiple areas.  We then measure an area that won't have as thick of a clear coat on it (door jambs are a good one) and subtract it to get a feel for roughly what thickness of clear coat we are working with.  We can also discover quickly if a vehicle has had any paint work done on it.  Body shops will commonly lay down a much thicker clear coat than the factory.  
 
Here you can see a paint reading of 100 microns on an Infiniti G35 we recently did some work on.  This is a pretty common reading among paint that hasn't been touched.

In taking more readings, we came across a few panels that had much thicker readings.

This let us identity that those panels had been repainted.  While working with this vehicle, we found an isolated deep scratch that we wanted to pull out.

We took a quick reading and found the paint was VERY thick in this area thanks to the repaint.

Yup, 297 microns.  That's some thick paint to work with.  We went to work with some compound (that wasn't Adam's as we wanted a super quick cut and had something more aggressive on the shelf).  We followed it up with some correcting polish and finally a finishing polish.
In that photo, there was plenty more to be done on the vehicle, we were just working that one isolated spot.  A quick final reading shows we actually removed a significant amount of clear coat to remove the defect.

Through the use of a paint thickness gauge, we were able to determine how aggressive we could (or couldn't be) and could work confidently while choosing a product that would offer fast results.  Every vehicle has a story to tell.  And before we write our chapter on it with polishes, correction and general awesomeness in detailing we should take a moment to understand what's really going on.  On a vehicle with a much thinner coat of clear, I don't know as though we would have been quite so aggressive.  
Paint thickness gauges are an invaluable tool for anyone who's doing paint correction on a regular basis or where you're working on vehicles you don't really know the history of.
Just thought I'd share an experience with an area of detailing that is often not talked about much here.  
Enjoy and have a great weekend.

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I misspoke.  I meant to say foam as the less aggressive.  I watched one of the videos this morning to confirm which one was less aggressive and I still misspoke.
 
thanks,

I recently tried RW and I was a little skeptical it would really CLEAN and not just hide and shine like most products.  I did take it to the quarter car wash before hand which is less than 3 minutes from my house and power wash all of the excess grit off but there was still a fair amount of dirty water spots and stuff from the rain.  I used 6 double softs, 4 for washing 2 for drying/buffing.  Worked like a charm! Did the straight strokes, flipping the towel consistently, blown away.  The truck was sparkly and shiny clean with very little effort.  I also attribute this to the repelling nature of the Paint Sealant and H2O that's layered on the truck.  Not much sticks and when it does, RW takes it off easily.  I can see myself doing this for most of the winter (Power wash off the heavy, park it in the garage for a RW).  
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All of the Adam’s polishes besides the revive are technically abrasive polishes. Though none will hurt the paint as long as you use the right tool halfway competently 

It would almost seem worth while to custom fill orders as requested, on these particular orders. That way you’re. It stocking items you won’t sell lots of, but are available to provide what they need too. It’s tough for huge organizations to provide this service, that is one of the places small to medium businesses shine

Exactly, Shane. And to his point, someone with the finishing polish on the white pad with a PC sitting still for a minute won’t remove swirl marks. So, GFlash, to answer your question:
 
• Don’t be dumb
• Use a machine you’re comfortable with
• Always start with the least aggressive polish first to gauge how much work you need to actually do
• Keep the machine moving
• Check your work frequently

All of the Adam’s polishes besides the revive are technically abrasive polishes. Though none will hurt the paint as long as you use the right tool halfway competently 

Exactly, Shane. And to his point, someone with the finishing polish on the white pad with a PC sitting still for a minute won’t remove swirl marks. So, GFlash, to answer your question:
 
• Don’t be dumb
• Use a machine you’re comfortable with
• Always start with the least aggressive polish first to gauge how much work you need to actually do
• Keep the machine moving
• Check your work frequently