RayS

I got to use two new - at least to me - Adam's products today and both impressed me. The Glass Sealant was received on Tuesday and went on the wife's car and my truck this morning. Of course I had to try the water test when I had 1/2 of it done and it worked just like the video shows. Now the windows should stay nice and clear with Brilliant Glaze on the inside and Glass Sealant on the outside. The Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner was also in the Tuesday order and it removed what I thought was a permanent stain on the passenger seat. I admit that I had not tried very hard to get the mark out of the seat, but I know it has been there for at least 3 years, so I'm happy and more importantly the wife is happy.

To clean the towels, I start with a hot rinse immediately after use. I have found that breaks up most wax like materials and draws out any oils. Then they go through the wash with liquid, non-perfumed detergent and Microfiber Revitalizer. I never use bleach and the white microfiber towels will sometimes show marks that I do not see on the grays. It may be the color difference or it could be the GSM of the towel. It could also be that I'm able to do the entire car with one single soft, so there is just that much more material to be removed from the towel in a cleaning. There are plenty of variables that could be involved, but I can state without a doubt that they are wonderful towels and I wouldn't hesitate to use either for taking the wax off the car. I also keep my towels separated by usage. Towels for DS are not use for Wax removal or HGG, each of them have their own bin of towels. Once towels start to get worn then they move down the line to tires, wheels, exhaust, etc.. For now I have a fair amount of old towels for that use, but that is how I have rotated my stock in a effort to prevent cross contamination. As always, any suggestions or recommendations based on the Adam's towels and chemicals is much appreciated.

I have been replacing my various vendor towels with Adam's over the last couple of months. I had what I thought were good to great towels and now I realize that my old "great" towels quality as good at best. I'm still using the old towels for some of the jobs, such as exhaust tip cleaning, engine areas, but that's it. The Gray's are becoming my favorite and I just received my July 4th order with the 24 stack, along with bug towels, glass towels a few more single and double soft's. I have a feeling that grabbing some towels with every order will a habit until I've replaced all the old ones. I have used the single soft and gray with the Buttery Wax and both work great. I noticed two things, I can do the entire Malibu with one Single soft, but it takes two gray's. The flip side is that the gray is easier to get clean after usage. Maybe if I used two single softs it would come out the same, but why when they gray are priced right and work great. I haven't tried the double soft with removing wax yet, but I sure do like them when I'm using detail spray.

My wife's Malibu is a few years older, but I have not had any problems with the interior detailer on it or any of my vehicles. I do keep it in a climate controlled room and make sure I shake it before use.

I have found that Golf Club grips and Putter grips work very well and they are rather inexpensive.

Given that this is a Parade Firetruck, is it a modern truck or a classic? The windshield material can be different if it came from the 50's or earlier. Some of the old Firetrucks were the first to use a safer type glass, sometimes custom made and some even had a film over them. Definitely test any actions on a small area that is as hidden as possible, since replacements for these old windshields are almost impossible to find. Years ago, I had the pleasure of working with a 1951 Firetruck that was kept for parades and it was fun working on it, but it had some special challenges also. The most difficult thing to polish was the Light and Siren, it was a one piece unit attached to the fender. It had 50 years of abuse when I got my hands on it and it took forever to get clean, shiny and working, but the kids sure did love it when it was done. This is the type of truck, that I had the pleasure of working on - not the actual truck itself: http://www.classiccarstudio.com/inventory/1492-1951-Chevrolet-3800-Firetruck-Pickup-Truck/

Today was another day for learning the Adam's products. I received multiple items on Friday, including H20 Guard & Gloss which was recommended by several members for use on my truck. I decided to do my wife's car, which is 5 years old, before doing my truck, since she is so supportive of my efforts. I have to say, I'm a bit amazed on what it did and how well it worked. I followed the instructions on the video and it did what it said, the wife's happy and I am no longer hesitant about using it on my truck. I did have one challenge, the humidity was running around 95% when I started and between the wash getting the H20 Guard & Gloss completed, the sun hit part of the car and I ended up with water spots on the chrome around the drives side windows. I did not notice it while it was still outside, but once it was inside under the LED lights it was visible. In order to get the water spots off, I took the gray towel that I had used earlier and rinsed in hot water and went over the chrome a couples of times. This seemed to dull the chrome , so I hit it again with the GG and then it came out spotless and shiny. Being my first usage of GG, I am glad that is if forgiving when you make a mistake. I'm still not sure what my mistake was or it could have been a combination of humidity, sun, old man getting slow, etc., but what is important is that I was able to correct it. Now, I get to relax until this evening when it cools down to do the interior.

Hi I'm Ray and I have the addiction and a co-dependent wife. Identification of a co-dependent: When placing a order they remark how good it will be for their vehicle When a order arrives they act as if you are doing their car the next day When their requests interfere with your planned activities Can you make my car: Have a cleaner windshield Smell better Outshine the neighbors ...And anything else you can think of You know the co-dependency is really bad when they state: How can you possibly go play golf when it rained yesterday and my car got dirty. No worries, I'll get started on her car about 7:00 AM and I can go play golf on Monday.

The one thing I do different from what the video shows, is that I first clean the window with Glass Cleaner, make sure it is dry and streak free, then I go over it Brilliant Glaze. I may be doing a step that isn't needed, but the windows look great.

It seem that in South Carolina, it is only a question of what time it is going to rain not whether or not it will rain. My truck which also sits outside, does look pretty good, at least the sand dust keep getting rinsed off it. It is supposed to be a daily driver, but given that I work from the house for the next months , it is closer to a weekly driver.

Since I almost always get a helping hand I have been thinking about getting two standard carts. One cart would be dedicated to the outside work and the other would stay inside the garage and be dedicated to interiors. This would allow me keep the chemicals, towels, etc., separated and reduce the running back and forth. Even on nice cloudy days when we can do the interiors outside, we park the vehicle right next to the garage door for the vacuum and such. I keep getting this vision of one of my adult kids grabbing the vent brush and using it on lug nuts or worse using the lug brush on the vents.

I was in the same boat as you until a recent change with the chemical and towel. For years I used an off the shelf, very popular blue cleaner which worked OK, but I generally had streaks that only the wife could make go away. After giving Adam's Glass Cleaner with the green towel a try, I was very impressed and so was the wife. Not only did I manage to get all the windows clean, inside and out, they did not have any streaks and she didn't have to redo them. There are a few things that make a difference, first stay out of the sun as much as possible and second don't let the product dry on the window and last you want the towel moist not wet. If the towel has gotten to the point that it feels wet, you are using too much product or have done too many windows, get a different towel. I also keep my towels separated for exterior and interior windows washing and while I cannot say for fact that it makes a difference, it seems logical to me. There are more atmospheric contaminants, pollen, bugs and such on the exterior and I don't want to transfer that to the inside.

I have also noticed that my pickup takes longer than the SUV's or the car, but I can't explain why - other than my pickup might get some extra love. I generally do the outside of two vehicles on day one and then the interior of them the next day. According to the weather I'll change which order I do them in, either way it is two exteriors or two interiors. By doing half of two vehicles, I save time on getting out equipment, chemicals, etc., and it lets me focus on the task at hand and get into a rhythm - good music also helps. As an example, when I start on the interior windows, I do every interior window on both vehicles and then I'm done with the Glass Cleaner and Brilliant Glaze so they can be put it away. I know this method doesn't work for everyone, but for those that it does, it tends to let me run through the tasks quicker. I also have my detailing tray set up in the chemical order so I can go from chemical to chemical without having to look or think about what is next. My towels are set up in the same way so I know what is next by what I have used, I just work my way down the shelves and I'm good.

My kids who have pets keep using my ON and we have found many other uses for it. A few squirts of ON and the pets are happy that the vehicles don't smell like humans anymore and the following week it is a few more squirts. We have also used it in the laundry room, storage room, mud room and I put a short squirt in the golf shoe bag after an outing. If you have tried it yet in a pair of smelly shoes or sneakers, give it a short squirt, you'll be amazed. The ON and Glass Cleaner seem to be getting more use in and around the house than they are with the vehicles. At least with the GC, I can order the gallon and I would do the same with ON if it were to become available.

Thank you. The body was Ultra Shampoo, Detail Spray and Buttery Wax and that is it for now. The wheels/Tires are Eco Wheel Cleaner - Big Woolie, Small Woolie and Lug Brush, Tire & Rubber Cleaner and Tire Shine. The windows were done with Glass Cleaner. We never touched the trim, even though I have the VRT for it. We know it really needs to have a strip wash and clay bar to get it to a more acceptable level. I just placed an order for H20 Guard and Gloss and from there I need to keep reading the posts and figure out the best long term care and I'm still trying to figure out the best products to use and which go with which to get the best results. Once I get the results the way I want it with the Buttery Wax, I'll step to the Americana Wax for all the daily drivers (Colorado, Malibu, Range Rover, CX5) and for the 240z, Mustang and motorcycle it will probably be the Patriots Wax. For now, I'll stick with Buttery Wax so I can keep learning and practicing about once a month. Of note, every vehicle is Red except the 240z which is Black and will be the last one touched - it is actually my other son-in-law's, who is currently deployed and it has the original 1971 paint on it.

This is the my daughter's Range Rover that still needs some additional time spent on it, but it took a major step forward today. The front rims where nearly black with brake dust and grime, my son-in-law and I are pleased with the way that they came out. The information on the site, the video's and all the hints from the members have helped with the learning process, but there is nothing better that knowledge to use by getting your hands on the vehicle with the products - plus it helps with the addiction... I have nearly ran out of Red motorized items to do, so I may have to resort to doing the riding mower after I mow on Sunday, yes it is Red, so it qualifies. The other item I did today was use the left over Ultra Shampoo in the Foam Gun on the garage door along with an old microfiber sponge. The door really cleaned up nice and I even cleaned the windows with the Glass Cleaner.

Over the last month or so I have learned a lot about the Adam's products and it has been an adjustment from the previous products I used, but the results are worth the learning. I have also added to the collection which has also helped. I'm posting two pictures, the first picture is from the very first time I used the Adam's products on my truck and the second is how it came out today. First I want to thank @pirahnah3 for reading my original post and letting me know to not worry about the Ultra Shampoo drying on the truck. Hitting the entire truck with the Foam Gun and then washing it from end to end made it easier and cleaner. Second, I want to thank all the other members who have posted tips and their methods for getting the vehicles right. I know I still have a lot to learn about the Adam's products and some 40 year old habits to break. My very first detailing was on a '67 Nova when I was 16, sure wish I still had that one, and it was 40 years ago. Having plenty of Adam's MicroFiber towels also helped, they are significantly better than the others I had been using. I also added some additional products, including the new family favorite with the Glass Cleaner. The original picture had used a very popular off the shelf blue glass cleaner, today's wash included Adam's Glass Cleaner - I think the differences are pretty obvious. For anyone who is not noticing the differences, I'll point them out. There is no reflection is the side windows in the original You can see the pine needles and individual leaves in today's picture Through the windshield + drivers side window the bush looks distorted in the original Today, you can see the individual leaves looking the same same two windows I also have a tip. Tree Sap comes off rather easy when the vehicle is soaped with Ultra Shampoo and you can carefully slide a plastic razor blade under it. The soapy lubrication allowed it to lift and come right off without any effort or marks left behind. In another month+, I'll give her the full treatment and post

The one enhancement that I would like for the shopping experience is to be able to put Out of Stock items on the Wish List and get alerted when it is back in stock. Not only would this help the member in knowing they can order it, but it would also let Adam's know how many need to be produced or procured, especially for the specialty items. The two examples that I'll reference are the Small Detail Cart and MicroFiber Blanket.

The first thing is to identify what the spot is and if you are unsure my advice would be don't touch it. Years ago I did a car that had a mark above the passengers front seat on a light colored headliner. I knew to be careful, but the second I touched it, it started to spread. Of course, I wasn't smart enough to stop touching it and quickly had a 1+ inch smear that took over 2 hours to correct. If I had of asked, I would have found out that it was a Mascara spot the guys wife had accidentally done when she was putting on her makeup and he hit a bump. I admit and know that I'm an amateur detailer, but I have talked to enough experts to know that headliners are tricky to begin with and makeup, red fruit juice and grease are some of the hardest things to get out of fabric. It was a lesson learned that really taught me to ask questions, look, analyze and know your limitations before you touch something.

I have placed my order and as a Veteran, I want to thank Adam's for thinking of those who sacrificed it all for our freedom. Semper Paratus

I purchased the standard foam gun a month+ ago and have used it 5 times, it works great. This was also my first foam gun, so I really thought it was just a gimmick and my expectations were rather low - I was pleasantly surprised and very pleased with how well it works - it is not a gimmick item. The plastic fittings are not as smooth as I would like, so being the good father-in-law that I am, I'll be giving it to my son-in-law and purchasing the premium foam gun for myself. I don't expect the foam gun to work differently, but I do expect the brass connections to make it easier and smoother to connect/disconnect from the hose. I have a large driveway and we usually get together to do multiple vehicles in a day, so we'll still end up using mine most of the time. I expect the brass fitting to be upscale, while maybe not up to the level of my Eley hose reel and brass quick connects, but given the quality of the Adam's products I have so far, I wouldn't be surprised if it is at that level.

I would prefer to foam the entire truck at once and that is what I did on my first attempt. The problem was the 90+ degree temp and the foam started drying before I could get it all cleaned. I am sure that if it had of been cloudy or cooler it probably wouldn't have been a problem and there was no issue with the cars since they were much smaller.

After multiple people recommended Adam's for my truck and running low on supplies from my previous supplier, I decided it was time to give Adam's a try. I had no idea it was going to result in 1 Truck, 1 SUV, 2 Cars and 1 Motorcycle getting the Adam's exterior treatment in one weekend. All this lead to a happy wife, two happy daughters and one beautiful looking truck. Unfortunately or Fortunately (I'm still undecided), after seeing the results on the exterior the wife gave the blessing to get the interior care supplies along with a few additional exterior items. There is no doubt that once I complete the truck, I'll "Volunteer" to do a full Spa treatment on several of them. Overall what impressed me the most was that every item that I received from Adam's worked exactly or better than advertised and the instructions were spot on. The only mistake I made in washing was being a rather warm day and starting on the truck, I tried to cover too much of it with the foam gun at one time - it didn't take much to learn the right amount to cover. I have used a lot of MicroFiber towels over the years, so I thought my others were as good as any other - they are not even close to the Adam's MicroFiber towel, so there will be a dozen on the next order.