Adam Tarbox

6 minutes ago, shane@detailedreflections said:

 

Honestly I think it’s just the reflection and the way the surface curves there. It wasn’t all orange peel there. If it were we would have found the door had been repainted with our paint thickness gauge and sent him back to the dealer since it was brand new. 

 

Looking now, the photo makes it look bad!

I know you do  a fantastic job, that is why i asked if it was just the angle. You are right, being a new car, I would personally go back to the dealer and request a fix for that.

Shane,

Perhaps it is the angle, but on the Honda CRV, the door shot looks as if it has a lot of orange peel. What is going on with that?

9 hours ago, Bscott94 said:

These looks great! I noticed something in the Jeep pictures that I have noticed on other cars. In the first picture above, I see what looks like textured paint on the pillar behind the door. I can also kind of see it on the fender in the second picture. Is this just the nature of some paint that manufactures use? Since the Jeep is brand new, it can't be a defect. It seems like could take away from a mirror like finish that other cars can end up with. It still looks amazing. I just think it's weird that some cars have "textured" paint while others have glass smooth paint. 

You always do a spectacular job.. Grade A

Good advice

My fellow Adams gurus. I have a rear view mirror that some how has horizontal scratches in it. The type you feel with your finger. Not sure how or when this happened, but would love to know how to remove them

Now this is the answer I was looking for. Your response gave me perfect clarity to my boggle. Thank you for helping me understand. Have a great weekend! 

36 minutes ago, falcaineer said:

Several differences. The Eco version has no iron activator, an eco-friendly formula, and a MUCH better smell are a few. More can be found on the product page:

 

https://adamspolishes.com/shop/exterior/wheels-tires/adam-s-eco-wheel-cleaner-16oz.html

 

I saw that, perhaps I failed to clarify my question. When it  one to over function and cleaning, is one better than the other, minus of course the lack iron remover? 

What is the difference between the Eco wheel cleaner and just the wheel cleaner?

1 minute ago, cwp2016nd said:

Thats a good one!! 

 

A friend of mine got into detailing for a few months and then put his arsenal up for sale. I messaged him asking for details. 

 

99% of his arsenal was chemical guys so I did a hard pass on that one LOL. It was $1,000 worth of stuff for $500 BUT what am I going to do with products I don't use, ya know? 

If any of it was new, you can sale it for a nice price as they already over charge on there products

5 hours ago, xbsears said:

Hello everyone,I’m new here but not to detailing.so I here good things about Adams products so I’m going to try them on my ride. Thanks 

Welcome to Adam's. let us know if you need anything at all.

On 11/15/2018 at 7:36 AM, galaxy said:

Curious...why are you claying so soon?  Did something happen, or can you feel contaminants?  Or did you not prep the surface the first time? Unless there’s a specific reason, that’s pretty soon to be claying if you just did a full prep.  Just a thought. 

Sorry for the late response, but it was a curiosity question that popped in my head. One of those, "what if" type things

I have Xpel on the front of my car and thus far, I have treated it like it was paint. Minus doing paint correction.  I have applied paint sealant and I have waxed it. So far it looks great with no side effects

I use this product when it was 45 degrees here in AL and I did not experience what you are going through. I might contact Adams to see if for some reason you got a bad batch

Just now, shane@detailedreflections said:

 

Thank you. We are a very small, appointment only operation. But we pride ourselves on quality and not quantity. It’s a formula that works for us. 

 

Thanks for the compliment. 

That would sound like a business I would support

2 minutes ago, shane@detailedreflections said:

 

Two?  We put three on this particular coating since it’s pretty unforgiving to work with in regard to high spots. They potentially require wet sanding to eliminate. 

 

With two to three of us on a coating, we can knock one out in 10-15 hours depending on the condition when it comes in. And this one has three layers of ceramic on it. I believe the total was 14 hours and it was a bit slower than normal since we couldn’t put it in the very well lit coating bay. We have over 100,000 lumens of light in that bay so it’s easy to catch high spots and we aren’t moving portable lights around. 

 

The other benefit we have is access to multiple polishers, pads and and polishes and compounds to use. 

 

Our operation has a number of distinct advantages over what most hobbyists have available for tools and equipment. For wheels off (which this was) we have a lift. Things of that nature have a huge impact on our finished product. 

For a moment there, I had forgotten you have a professional business. I wish you were closer. Nevertheless, you guys have done an outstanding job! You have to be proud of that. 👏👍

Must be nice to have two people work on one vehicle 😉

That is awesome! Great job 

The car looks great! 

What I do is dump the bucket between each wash. I look at it from the standpoint of micro Grime that may contaminate and then get place on vehicle that I am washing. Such contaminants May intern harm or scratch the paint. Even with the guard at the bottom it can still bring up some small fine bits of grime into the mit that you're then placing back on the car. I have always had the philosophy of starting clean each time. When I wash my wheels after finishing I dumped the buckets refill with new water and start on the body. What I do to save product is use the foam gun. I pour a little bit of the solution on my mit but have clean water in both buckets. That will eventually transfer into a soapy bucket in the middle to the end of the wash. This saves material and time.

This may be common for some of you, but for me I discovered that polishing with finishing polish on the black trim and especially the black mirror made of plastic does an amazing job. Here's some pictures of before and after. Before I discovered I can polish these two items, I tried everything to get rid of the etching in the dullness from the mirrors and I found nothing that would make them bright again.

I worked on my neighbors very neglected 2011 Infinity for him. You cannot even imagine how bad it was before I started. 

Just now, cwp2016nd said:

If you don't have tire and rubber cleaner there are alternatives that can be found locally. 

 

If you have a walmart or advanced auto near you get a gallon of superclean degreaser (A gallon is around $9-10) and dilute it 5:1 in a bottle. Spray that onto a microfiber towel and agitate the rubber trim to see if it removes the wax residue. 

Well I can use degreaser with other things, so this would not be a bad idea...Thank you!

This might be going in the wrong direction, but did you prep the tire completely? When i say that, I mean did you really clean it to the point that nothing was left and your fingers and came back completely clean and grease free before you tire shined?

For my undercarriage detail and the carpet like area, I spray first with Simple Green, then take the wheel well brush out of a soapy bucket and spray a bit more Simple Green on it and scrub away. It works brilliantly.