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Rad, I don't know how I missed your comment about teaching in Chardon. I go right thru there everyday to work. I have an hour drive each way which is a pain thru the "snow capital" of Chardon. At least I am having a lot more fun driving the G8 though. I love the feeling when the right foot gets heavy. I will commit to going thru this thread and making a list of everyone that said they will be at Ray's. I will post it at least a week in advance so we can see if anyone was left out. I like the idea of some sort of tags so we know who everyone is at the clinic. I may have a clear bra on the car by then so it will be good to hear what Adam has to say about maintaining them. Let's hope that the weather is nice so I can see some GTO's and other nice cars that are on this website.

I'll second Chris's comment about the G8 and it runs too! That is funny about the wind because we had the same here. It dropped from 68 degrees this morning to 34 degrees right now in less than a day. Well time to go wash the G8 and use some more detail spray! It's supposed to be sunny for a couple of days and we don't get that a lot in Cleveland this time of the year.

Mike mentioned the leaf blower thing. After reading the thread with the debate about wiping the car with a blade and then blowing with air, I do the air blowing now. I then do as recommended here with some Detail Spray and wipe it down. The MF towel doesn't get that wet and the finish is beautiful. As usual the advise here is gold and you can take it to the bank. I was so happy with the looks of the new G8 after the wash, clay, polish, wax routine on Saturday and now the wind just pushes the rain off the car while I am driving.

Billet is best done with Adams Metal Polish. I have tons of it on my 32 and it cleans it without scratching it unlike other products that I have tried. They have reformulated the Metal Polish and I haven't used the new stuff yet. Great looking truck!

I had sent Chris an email asking about his experience with the clear bra. I am disappointed already with the chips in my paint on the G8. What is everyone's opinion of clear bras? I won't put a regular bra on the car because it made a line across my hood on my Grand Prix.

Bill you got it right, but at least I can make the case that the car came from Australia. I just threw out my clay because it was so messy, but it sure made a huge difference on the car.

Rich I feel your pain. I started out in the garage yesterday at 8AM and I was going to just take the wheels off to check torque, clean and wax. I painted the calipers and rotors quickly too. Well you professionals taught me a new trick with the plastic bag to feel the paint. Wow what a shock. I end up claying the whole car (I have had it 4 weeks now), swirl and haze remover and the fine polish and then the superwax. If that isn't enough then I do the brilliant glaze on all the windows and hood for that extra shine. The tips then had to be shined and VRT in strategic areas. 10 hours later my back is killing me and the car looks great. I hate to take it out in the rain now. I guess we can all relate. I had my whole garage full of Adams stuff yesterday!

Rob, I just debadged my G8 and I think the key for me was to reheat the black sticky stuff after getting the metal part off. I was able to peel the stuff off with my flat part of my finger. When I had everything off but a little spot here and there, then I was able to use the goo gone to soften and kept wiping it until I just had some ghosting left on the paint. That's when the old SHR and FMP came in. I hope you have luck in getting it off, but for me it was the combination of heat and goo gone.

This is a great forum to learn from the experts. When I told my brother that I did it and sent him pictures he told me he is too afraid to do it to his new Charger. I told him to check out this thread and it would work. We have some very unselfish guys here that are willing to teach us amateurs. Thanks to all of you.

I just took the badges off the trunk of my new G8 this past weekend after reading this thread. I decided to spray some Goo Gone on the back side of the badge first and then heated up with a hair dryer. Once it got real soft I pulled off the badge and pried easily with a plastic tool. It left the black sticky stuff that I reheated and rolled off. I then cleaned it up with Goo Gone, hit it with the swirl and haze remover and fine machine polish with the buffer. Last step was some super wax and man does it look nice. I love it and no more working around the letters when I wax. I really don't care if the guy that I just beat knows what type of car beat him. LOL

You are such a tease Jason!

As the time gets closer to April 25, it would be great to see a list of who all intends to be there. I would like to do a little research on all of these great detailers to see who it is I will be meeting. Us old folks with CRS don't do too well remembering things without some cheat sheets. I always tell everyone that my CRS is so bad that I write myself a note and then forget where I put the note. I am really looking forward to meeting everyone and learning more from the master. I want to see about the new products as well. Those pictures of Ray's showroom are unbelievable. He looks like he has as much stock as Adam!

I can honestly say the I used Griots for all of my needs on my 32 before I found out about Adams. I will tell you from personal experience that there is a world of difference between Best of Show Wax (Griots) and Buttery Wax or the new Machine SuperWax. I actually had to call Griots to find out how to get there wax off! They say I used too much, but I had to wet it to get it off. I have NEVER found a wax that works so well and is so easy to get off as Adams. I am not so sure about all of the "other stuff" sold at Griots, because I never bought it because it also seemed way over priced. Just keep giving us the great US made products for keeping our cars shining Adam. I plan on finding out about the dual purpose stuff this weekend when I try the tip of using Swirl and Haze remover on my wifes 10 year old Intrigue headlight lenses this weekend.

Adam, will you have some of the new Metal Polish in Pa for the April 25 clinic? If so I can wait until then and use up what I have. I have found that if the polished aluminum is in really good shape that I only needed to do the one step of Metal Polish. I've tried to keep the rims and engine parts clean enough that even during the winter I don't have to do the two step process. I will be interested to see how the new polish compares to the old.

Hey Kevin, keep the nice weather for next week too....I have to fly to St.Louis on Monday for business. It was -2 degrees here in the Cleveland area this morning. The Vette looks marvelous! I usually can't get my 32 out until at least mid to late April here. Of course that is after I get it back together. Here's a normal pic of the 32 during the winter.

This is a great thread with everybody showing off their families. I am at the other end of the spectrum with our kids being older. I look forward to being able to show off some grandkid pictures someday. Our family grew last summer with our new son-in-law. Here are a few pics that I treasure. The first is my wife Robin and I last October celebrating our 30th anniversary. She is the light of my life. Our son Shaun and Stacy are in the second picture and then Nico the dog. The funny story with my daughter modeling is when she went to a high school dance and wanted a picture by my red 32 Ford because her dress was red. I told her she had to act like a model and this was the picture that I snapped. I loved it! We are all blessed with family to share our lives with.

Adam we have been reading about the paste wax, but can you tell us more about it? One of the greatest features about your products is the ease of taking them off. I love the newest machine wax and just did the new G8. Will the paste be as easy to take off? Pros and Cons with not using with PC?

Looking forward to it!

It does beg the question though could an order status be added to our User CP or somewhere else? Most of us that have small orders would just like to know that the order is in house and being filled and when it might be shipped. It probably takes 4 days to get our ground shipments in the midwest. Just a thought.

Great Info Adam. So since you brought up the bag, how's the development of the new one coming along? I would love to pick up my new bag in PA April 25!!!!

Hey Bruce don't feel bad. My kids are 28 and 23 now! They were both fish and loved the pool in our development while growing up. My wife and I are still waiting for our parents album from the wedding. We have a nice picture of my wife Robin and I coming in the album that I will post someday. It's nice to see all of you raising those youngsters. I always tell everyone at work that the headaches just get bigger and more expensive as they grow up. LOL It is amazing how quickly the time passes though. Enjoy them now and take lots of video and pics. We had a tradition that we took a picture of the kids individually by the front door their first day of school. It is a lot of fun to go back and look at the changes from year to year.

Scott, GREAT PICS! The value of those cars is worth more than Ohio. LOL I can attest to being a little nervous around the general public though at these shows. Last summer I yelled a woman who let her kids stand on my running boards!!! It took some serious Adams products trying to get the scratches out of that one. I sure wish we could have some of that weather too.

I love this thread. All of you have hit on great things. I loved Rich's story of perseverance with his son and Steve you hit it exactly with kids and the wife. My wife Robin and I celebrated our 30th anniversary last October and finally went on a two day excursion to the Poconos for the first time we had ever gone anywhere for our anniversary including no honeymoon. I can't imagine how empty my life would be without her. When I was layed off 5 years ago she went out and got a job at Lowes after not working for 24 years and never complained about it. I can't imagine anyone putting up with me like she has. She talked me into buying the 32 and not waiting for our daughter to finish college. I had the great honor of walking my daughter down the aisle last June and it is a memory that will go with me to the grave. Our son is still trying to figure out things in life at 28 but we are hoping the light is going on now. Unfortunately I lost my Father 3 years ago and he was my best friend. I agree with Adam about the state of mind. This family on this forum is great. I look forward to reading this forum everyday.

Man this deal keeps getting better! A free clinic from the master and now a treat to dinner.....too good to pass up. Now if my boss will just keep me in the country on that weekend, I am all set to enjoy some excellent company.

Looking forward to meeting some of the hard core Adams crowd!