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I'll start by saying "I'm sorry" to anyone that may have had to wait a bit on hold last Friday early afternoon. But I assure you the Adam's team was in full-on service mode.   Following yet another awesome visit to the HQ last week, I walked to my car only to find it was dead. Enter Emery and Tyler. Both jumped into action, trying all they could to help. Unfortunately, neither the battery charger from the warehouse nor a jump-start worked. Meanwhile, it was a cool 90'+ in the parking lot, yet no complaints from either one.   Then, without hesitation, they offered to have Tyler drive me to AutoZone to get a new battery. I told them I have roadside assistance, but they wouldn't take "no" for an answer. Wow. Instead, I now owe them both a lunch for going out of their way to help a stranded customer. Anywhere else along the road and I'm sure I'd have waited a much longer time and/or run into someone not nearly as willing to help.   It's for this reason, and many others, I will remain a loyal customer of Adam's for years to come. Thanks so much, Tyler and Emery! Simply put, you guys are awesome.

I will trade a Cars and Coffee DS for Untamed DS.  Trade has been made. Thanks.

yup.. thats pretty much how i can place multiple orders in a month is if her car gets 1st crack at what ever i buy ???

yup.. thats pretty much how i can place multiple orders in a month is if her car gets 1st crack at what ever i buy ???

I agree. I ordered two of the new gray and white wash mitts during July 4th sale. I ended up getting two wheel wash mitts. I wrote this to Customer Service and sent a picture of what I received:
 
I just opened ORDER #, and noticed that I was sent two wheel wash mitts, not two of the new gray and white microfiber wash mitts. There was no packing slip found in the bucket also. I know you all have been busy with the mystery bucket orders along with the July 4th sale, so I know mistakes will be made and I will always be a Adams customer for your outstanding customer service and product quality. Is it possible to get this corrected? Thanks.
 
The next day, I received a notification that two wash mitts were being sent to me. Now that's customer service.

I’m sure some have asked before but I want to see about the Adam’s team come out with an Under Armour or Nike or something Polo shirt. I mostly wear polos and wouldn’t mind having a few of them to wear to work or when going out and about. 

It would be nice to be able to review people you have traded with, or some sort of system to show people that someone is a positive person to trade with.  We are getting a ton of new people on here everyday it would be nice to have some system.  

lawd jesus that looks AMAZING ... whats the stuff in the front center ??? rice? 

So my wife just pick me up a couple bottles of detail spray and I got to be honest the American Detail spray to me anyways does not smell like apple pie.  it smells good but to me it kind of smells like a minty version of Bengay back rub.  Not complaining but my nostrils don't smell apple pie at all.  And it smells exactly like the Canada spray too.
 
But I also got a bottle of pumpkin spice and yeah that stuff smells delicious

Woo hoo, I made the 'big boy' list - number 8 on the post count Leaderboard!  No chance of catching Chris T. or Rich, but I am the only other active member on that list.  

Thanks for all your inputs on here, Oz!

Per ounce, you’re correct. For those of us who consume product in volume it’s a different story. 
 
If we can’t buy in bulk sizes to keep our inventory costs and number of products down (space isn’t unlimited) I will search for an alternative elsewhere. It has happened before (unfortunately even to Adams as one of our suppliers). We no longer use certain products due to the inability to buy larger quantities. Polishes are the best example. Adams went from 16 ounces at $29.99 to 8 ounces at $19.99. So half the product at two-thirds the price. That was the catalyst to starting a search for new product. We settled on one as can buy in 32 ounce quantities (or even a gallon) at a time. So Adams may make more per ounce with the smaller size, but sometimes they lose the entire sale. 
 
Sizes matter. For most an 8 ounce bottle of polish is fine. It doesn’t fit into our model where we are detailing for dollars. Less frequent orders, less risk of running out of product and better pricing are all benefits of the larger sizes. 

I have a few more photos that I will download soon.  I like all types of various vehicles trucks etc.  I also enjoy looking at the photos.  I have to say my basic Adams detail polish gets the most use.   The ZO6 has been paint corrected, ceramic coated and the front end Xpel paint protected (All not by me).  I do spend many hours going over the vette looking for paint imperfection orange peel etc.  When I find imperfections I use my Porter Cable and Adams Swirl or Correction polish with the appropriate pad and work that area until I'm satisfied.  With all the rain we've been having in the northeast that gives me a lot of time.   My vette is not my everyday driver so its rather easy to keep clean.  Enjoy!! 

Someone mentioned a group buy scenario or like limited run, I really think that would be awesome. Seems they could gauge interest that way and scale accordingly.

Been trying to talk myself into one for a while now, and I found this at a Sears that was closing. Regular price was $2,000, it's available online for $1,460 and I paid $1,000 ?
 

 

 
I got this 300-piece Kobalt tool set back in February for $150, it's just been sitting in the box in the box in my garage since then ?
 

I just wanted to give members a brief review of several Adam’s products ive purchased and used. 
 In February of this year I discovered Adam’s. After reading the forums I formulated a plan for my DD.  Ive always been careful being a weekend detailer but these forums took me to a new level and made me realize i was doing it all wrong!
 I decided i needed to do full corrections and then was going to CC both my cars.  (13’ Acura Tl 6speed manual,white and 17’ MDX sport black). Both stay garaged as often as possible.  I also realized my black MdX had a pretty decent amount of swirls and was in need of correcting. 
 I first purchased the 15mm SK kit.  I patiently waited for winter to pass and attempted my first full correction. 
Before:
After:
   Ive had zero experience with any type of polisher so I was extremely nervous to introduce swirls into the paint.  For those hesitant—make the purchase!! Its a great product. 
 Basically this SK was pretty much idiot proof and worked great.  All you have to do is take ur time, moving the SK slowly across the paint.  I was hesitant to use the blue pad w Hc,  but hit a few spots quickly; before taking my time and using the orange pad w/ CP. then finsihed with FP.  
 I actaully had to do this process twice because the first time i went too quickly and didnt let the product do the work.  There were still some swirls visible after the first attempt. 
 Others have said this but lighting is key!! Soo true. I had every LeD light I owned in my garage, looked great.  Pulled it out of garage and the sunlight showed some swirls. After another round, i was content.  It wasnt perfect but near perfect.  I could only see some swirls if i was leaning at a 75 degree angle
and the sun was reflecting perfectly off the panel!!  I figure thats about as good as im gonna get!!!
 I then ordered the new CC kit. I prepped car as directed and attempted the Cc on my white
TL first.  
I was extremely nervous about attmepting CC.  I had read about “high spots” and the coating being tacky and difficult to work with. 
   I applied as directed (and as Adam did in the video). I was able to see the Cc flash pretty quickly.  I waited around a minute and then wiped off excess.  
 The white paint made it pretty difficult to see any high spots.  I found that the Cc was somewhat slick and not tacky like other members said of the older 7H CC. 
 I completed the whole car and let sit about 3 hrs.  
  I then applied the CB. I used a few sprays per panel and found it easy to apply. 
 After CC and CB
I waited a week to see if I could find any high spots or streaking.   So far nothing!! Surpised myself!!
    Somehow i havent been able to test the hydrophobic properties yet because it hasn’t rained!!!!!!   Unreal. 
  This week i completed the CC on my black MdX.  The CC was still easy to apply.  you definitely have to be more careful
with the dark paints. It was much easier to see the Cc flash. I waited about a minute to wipe off.   You can actually see where the Cc was applied; it left the paint looking deeper and darker. I did feel like I used the Cc a little more liberally this time around.  The high spots were visible and inwas able to take them down right away by wiping with Mf.  
 I pulled the car out into the sunlight and did not notice any high spots. 
 I let the car sit for 24 hrs and applied the CB.  
Im not sure if it was the dark paint or me using a little more CB then i did on my white car but the CB was a little more difficult to use...but not bad at all.   I did notice some streaking from the CB but just took my time to work it in with a MF.   
 Here are the finished products:
 

 
 And thanks to you forum members my Adam’s collection has quickly grown..of course i needed every product thats made.

 
 I hope this is helpful to members either thinking about CC or full correction their vehicle. 
I was very worried about screwing up
both my cars.  But im very OcD about my cars and Im actaully very satisfied with the results. 
   ????Sk and CC kit well worth it and easy to use!! 
 
   Good luck
 

Hi!  My name is Kevin and I have been using Adam's products for about a year now.  My wife and I are shown here at last year's Woodward Dream Cruise - Mustang Alley event at the Ford Michigan Providing Grounds! 
 
I'm still learning how to do paint correction with the polisher, but the rest of the detail therapy is well in hand  

Strip washed, clayed, polished, sealed and (Buttery) waxed a customer's car. 2015 Infiniti Q70S, Malibu Black. He said it hasn't looked this good since the day he bought it new, and better than when he had it done by a local pro detailer just last fall. Music to my ears! Now his wife wants her Explorer done, inside and out. ?
 
Before

 

 
After

 

 

This place was amazing! You can see it from the highway and it is huge! Everyone there was really nice and willing to answer any questions. Adam even took time out of his busy day to say hi. I got to watch a video shoot as well! I really can’t express how grateful I was to be able to drop in and take a tour. Went to Colorado to visit the wife’s family, but really I agreed because they were only 15 minutes away from Adam’s. I have been a huge fan of Adam’s products for years and this just solidifies that bond. It is a good thing I don’t live in Colorado or I would go broke! I would have to work there for sure. Here are a few pics that I snapped while I was there.

Abit jelly here also for all of those that live in CO... i'd probably be in there every week lol 

Awesome!  Get 'em dirty, have fun.  Get 'em clean - still fun!  Well done!
 

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

Picked up my first new vehicle since 1988... It's the only one I've seen in my little part of the country!!! Dealer said it was probably the only one within 1,000 miles. They may have been right, as I went to build one of Fords site and there were none within 500 miles of me. Ford calls it White Gold. It looked very ugly on Fords site, but after seeing a F-150 at the dealer, I said this is the color. The 2 holes in the bumper were from a front license plat holder that I had the dealer remove. They now have plugs in them and look similar to sensor.

good call ??