mattpiper

My 2011 Dodge Challenger is also my daily driver, so I knew something like this was bound to happen. The upper door panel has a small tear and other small damage as shown in the photos (piece of plywood hit the panel while being removed from the vehicle). I have seen some vinyl/dashboard repair kits, but have no experience with these. Has anyone here had success with a vinyl repair product or have other hints (other than buying a new door panel!). Many thanks in advance!

I suspect I did use more product, now that I think about it...

Had some time this morning to wash my car with Adam’s new Wash & Wax for a second time… I tried it two weeks ago, and I felt it just did OK. The water didn’t bead as well as I had hoped, and I thought the shine was a bit lackluster. But! I’ve learned never to review something after just one use. I didn’t put any last stage protection on after last wash or this one, and look at this killer shine! I normally have to put Brilliant Glaze on to get that kind of reflection! And the water beaded off like crazy this time. When I did the pooling rinse, the car was almost bone dry when I was done. Just a few minutes with the leaf blower, and one waffle weave towel was is needed. As per usual, Adams doesn’t let me down!

I am about to purchase the new Adam's Swirl Killer to replace my PC72424XP, and would love to turn that into a 4" tool like I've heard about here, but I cannot find a thread on what all would be required to make this possible. I see a 4" backing plate at Adam's Polishes, but it says it's for the for Cyclo, and then there's the drill attachment backing plate. Would one of the two of these work? I bought my PC7424XP secondhand, so if it originally came with this plate, I do not have it. Any help would be great! Thank you!

I'm in Carrollton... Welcome to the club!

Guess I'm spoiled. The old hex pads (the last ones I used) had the foam hang over the back edges and the backing was exactly the size of the backing plate. Just all fit perfectly. This seems a step backwards. I don't "need" a centering ring, but it sure was nice. Also, no one appreciates being called ridiculous. We're better than that here on this forum.

Of course, in my haste, I mis-titled the header. It should read is the new "PC-7424XP BACKING PLATE needed? Or did I order the wrong pads?"

I just received my order with the new 6" pads and 5" PC-7424XP backing plate... Replaced the backing plate only to find the new pads are significantly bigger then the new backing plate, and nearly perfect (just *slightly* too small) for the old backing plate. Did I order the wrong pads? They are the Gen5 6" pads. There's no way to easily center them on the new PC-7424XP backing plate. But they'd be almost perfectly centered on the old one... Should I just keep using the old backing plate? Is there a reason for the size discrepancy on the new backing plate versus the pads (assuming I ordered the correct stuff). Pics should be attached...

Before: Adamized: There are still clearly micro scratches in this image, but this piece is only about an inch across, and they are all but invisible in person... I'l still keep working at it, and if I can get a more mirror-like finish, I'll post it. But nothing has come close to creating a shine like this. And from another set of pipes... The nickel has worn off in places, but that didn't stop the shine from coming through... Before: After: I think Adam's might start selling an awful lot of this polish to pipers once I get the word out.

Now just waiting on my Adam's box to arrive with the goodies...

I'll take pictures of the process and post here when done.

Unfortunately no... On lesser quality pipes, the various metal bits can be easily removed (pried off with a fingernail), but no, I had to buy a high-end set. These metal bits are threaded (hand-chased threads on sterling silver!) and then glued onto the various parts, so they are not going anywhere.

Metal polishes #1 and #2 have been ordered... Any ideas on how best to remove the scratches? Clearly just going round in circles has caused issues before. And there's not really a machine that could do this (so it's all going to be by hand).

Yes, the rag turns black...