RayS

Welcome to the Forum.

In the last 10 years or so I have not had any problem with new cars. I'd still try to make sure it had at least 10 days from the build before I do them, although I'm not sure it needed anymore.

Thank you all for getting the system corrected.

Patrol dog

Hi Jon, Since you didn't include a picture of the brush, I'm going to take a guess that you are referring to the Adam's Turbo Stick Wheel Cleaning tool. https://adamspolishes.com/collections/exterior-wheel-tire-brushes/products/adam-s-turbo-stick-wheel-cleaning-tool I use mine on a regular basis on wheels that are very dirty, steel wheels and such. I do not use it on well maintained, polished or coated wheels as it isn't needed on them and just I use the wheel woolie if I even need that. Otherwise, it is shampoo and water the vast majority of the time.

Hi Luke, First, Welcome to the Forum. A little feedback on your first post - it is very difficult, at least for me - to read that very long single paragraph in your first post. I will recommend making smaller paragraphs in the future. As for your challenge with what could be the microfiber towels, it may not be the towels themselves, it could be the care of the towels. I have messed up and in fact destroyed some towels by not carefully washing and drying them. In particular, using the right soap and heat settings will keep your towels working better and lasting longer. Adam's has the Microfiber revitalizer and if you follow the instructions for the temperature and drying, it can keep your towels working for a long time. The most important thing with towels is to never use powder detergent or high heat for drying. Sometimes when towels start to get bad you can boil them and it will bring them back to life. Eventually, you'll need to start the retirement process by marking them for engine bay and wheels and ensuring those never touch the body of a vehicle again. Once they get beyond that point, they still aren't completely done, you have exhaust tips, bug and tar removal and finally grease rags. I'll also recommend reviewing this thread about taking care of your towels: http://www.adamsforums.com/topic/27969-faq-how-do-i-take-care-of-my-microfiber-towels/

Hi Abraham, I am still using multiple carnauba products, although not on any of my personal vehicles. I regularly get vehicles where the owner doesn't want to invest in the ceramic side, so they go with Paint Sealant and either Americana Wax or Ceramic Paste Wax 1.0. I love applying Buttery Wax, it is probably my favorite wax to use from an application standpoint, it is the longevity that you need to plan for. If it is your vehicle and don't rewaxing about once a month, then absolutely use it and if you use Paint Sealant base as the base, you'll have good protection for layering. I use Spray Wax on my ceramic vehicles for the side and back windows. I have found that it doesn't streak, is easy to apply and nothing sticks to it. I have it used it on travel trailers, enclosed trailers and on a few entire cars and thought it did an excellent job. I also use it around the house on items that need to sit outside, but I want to still have some protection from the elements.

Out numbered

I have no doubt that the team is actively working with the vendor to get things corrected, yet I'm still going to offer an incentive to get it fixed soon - maybe something like we had last night after our Albanian lasagna that we enjoyed with a glass or two of some of Revines finest wines - which is what I am always responsible for meals. These were not made by my chef daughter, they were made by an Albanian gourmet cook and while the eclairs may look messy, they were fantastic. The cake is milk product free and has raspberries in the middle with blueberries around the outside and then there was creme brulee. These were all made from scratch and yes I had some of each.

Stamp collection

The most I have ever been able to do is two panels and that was during cool temps with high humidity on a small vehicle. I was able to apply to one panel, then start the second panel, followed by wiping down the first then the second. Then it was time for a few minutes break before repeating the process. It was a smaller vehicle, so the hood was done as two panels instead of the four I usually consider the hood for SUV's and pickups. The main thing I found when I tried to do too much at one time was I'd miss spots during the application or end up with high spots because I took too long to remove it. I've gotten to the point that there is no need to hurry, it just causes you more work in the long run.

It was an interesting journey to get to this page. I did a search for the Food Thread and then couldn't advance to the next or the end, I was stuck on page #1. Knowing my way around these models, I had to alert the URL to insert the page number to get to the end. Here is the post of the meal that we had at my daughters house and it wasn't even the Chef's house. My other daughters mother-in-law decided to make Beef Wellington with rice and zucchuni. As normally happens, I was in charge of the wine and we enjoyed a fabulous meal.

Tax man

My daughter dropped off the Jag this morning and asked to wash it, which I did with Wash & Coat. It didn't take much effort and I dried it with Graphene Detail Spray.

Ball bearing

Towels washed

Letters written

Your observations of the Graphene Detail Spray mirror my observations and the rig looks great.

I've found that less than 55 degrees or above 95 degrees, wait until it warms up or cools down. As for humidity, if it is above 80%, regardless of the temp, you'll be challenged to get the timing right from panel to panel, so you really need to go by feel. If the panels are hot or cold that can also change the characteristics, especially if you have the sun coming through a window on one panel. Try to have them cool to the touch for metal and warm for fiberglass - at least on golf carts. I've found my preferred working condition to be between 65 and 90 degrees with humidity between 35% and 75% and I keep my squirrel fans on low to give a little air movement, but not blow dust around. I have had the time range from just over a minute to about 4 minutes according to the weather conditions.

You are prepped for punishment with a black vehicle and as long as you keep Her's looking better than yours, you should stay out of trouble.

Nice job. I would have added a Like, but the button appears to be temporarily broken.

Game day

This 2002 Mini Cooper was a Yard find. It seems that barn finds or garage finds are the norm, but this was sitting in a yard for an extended period of time. The vehicle is going to a young couple that has been having a tough year and their previous transportation was no longer viable. Given that they both work in the restaurant business which got hit hard financially, a couple of us pulled together to help them out. My son-in-law found the vehicle and it needed some mechanical work, which he performed and I cleaned it up to make it look pretty - Pro gratis. The first two pictures are as it arrived at the house. The third picture is after three bucket washes - this is one bucket with strip wash and I didn't bother with a rinse bucket, I just used the hose rise off the wash mitt. I washed it three times to get the crust off it. The third picture was top after the washed when I put it in the garage. There was no need for a baggy test, the thing felt like sandpaper. Lots of detail spray and the clay mitt got a work out. It was so bad that I had to hit the clay mitt with the hose to clean off the gunk. After the claying, I grabbed my worst pad and the bottle of Compound to get the next layer of stuff off it. I used the SK15 and SK Mini on the mini. The trim, which was supposed to be black, was a mix of almost back, gray and almost white. There is a lot of trim of on a Mini Cooper and I used plenty of Trim Restore on it and it came our rather well. Items used: Strip Wash x 3, APC, Wheel & Tire Cleaner, Details Spray, Clay Mitt, Black Trim Restorer, Compound, Finishing Polish, Ceramic Paste Wax version 1. SK15, SK-Mini and lots of pads. The next three pictures show how it came out after almost 8 hours of work. The couple is very happy and thankful and there is no doubt they will pay it forward.

To do

I have a boars hair which is a rather stiff and gets into the cup holds and such rather well. A horse hair which is medium and works well on the vents and around the knobs and the anti-static soft, fake something, that I used on the instrument cluster.