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Sometimes when cars are covered for an extended time the paint can look like that especially if there's moisture present, try leaving it uncovered for a week or two

New Rinsless formula?

I am in my 20s, I know the hype of trying to reach out to the younger consumer. I am also a business student, and Adams has themselves dead center of a business fad. Will their profits go up with these collaborations? Yes, but that will at some point plateau and then sales will begin to decrease. Why? Young people will always be after the newest thing. We have seen countless numbers of fads come and go, but most don't stick around. If Adams wants to succeed in the long-run I feel they need to come out with a different strategy aside from "trying to keep up with the young people." Should they collaborate? Of course, however collaborations with perhaps another charity, remember folds of honor, or even furthering their involvement with big car companies such as Ford or Mercedes would be in my opinion a better decision. Eventually another car detailing company will either arise, or another company will come up with a clever marketing gimmick, and Adams will have to hope that their established customer base will ride out with them long enough to see that profits will remain steady even after the fad wears off. I can't say that I agree the collaborations were successful, most ASSC products ended up on eBay, and with the untamed collaboration only the hoodies and air fresheners sold out on the actual untamed website. I've just noticed a decline in Adams quality as far as shipments and order accuracy, and an increase in negative comments and feedback since Adams has begun pursuing these collaborations.

I am in my 20s, I know the hype of trying to reach out to the younger consumer. I am also a business student, and Adams has themselves dead center of a business fad. Will their profits go up with these collaborations? Yes, but that will at some point plateau and then sales will begin to decrease. Why? Young people will always be after the newest thing. We have seen countless numbers of fads come and go, but most don't stick around. If Adams wants to succeed in the long-run I feel they need to come out with a different strategy aside from "trying to keep up with the young people." Should they collaborate? Of course, however collaborations with perhaps another charity, remember folds of honor, or even furthering their involvement with big car companies such as Ford or Mercedes would be in my opinion a better decision. Eventually another car detailing company will either arise, or another company will come up with a clever marketing gimmick, and Adams will have to hope that their established customer base will ride out with them long enough to see that profits will remain steady even after the fad wears off. I can't say that I agree the collaborations were successful, most ASSC products ended up on eBay, and with the untamed collaboration only the hoodies and air fresheners sold out on the actual untamed website. I've just noticed a decline in Adams quality as far as shipments and order accuracy, and an increase in negative comments and feedback since Adams has begun pursuing these collaborations.

I don't see how you get all this based on a promotion, marketing 101 is to get your name out to as many people as possible. I've been around a while now and have seen how the Adams team works other forums, car shows and various detail clinics and at some point if you want to grow your business you need to reach out to other markets. Sometimes you win and sometimes things don't work out like you want but imho with all the new media out there today you'd be a fool not to use them.

Look at the music industry, there is many collaborations between different genres that for some reason work. Also you may or may not know Adams and GM have a product line already, they've done promotional work with Fallen Heros Fund,breast cancer,prostrate cancer etc

On a side note are you MrElusive from YouTube that seemed to have an addiction to wheel cleaners a few years ago?

I have 2 huskies that shed like you wouldn't believe, even if they haven't been in the SUV in a while I'll still track it in there. I don't know what car you have but all carpet/upholstery aren't created equal, some hold the hair better then other. The best solution I've found is the rubber static type brush, the pumice stone works great also but is harsher on my carpet. If you have this issue often I'd get the rubber brush, if the hair is really bad I'll blow it out as best as I can then brush/vacuum. The best vacuum attachment is the Dyson 4" tool with the revolving brushes.

On white I find it best to use natural light so I'll open the garage doors and look at it from different angles. Start with a small are to get a sense of the flash time and try different light sources before doing the whole car. In natural light looking into the light any leftover residue will look like a dull spot

Pl Premium is the stickiest, nastiest glue known to mankind! I can't help but make sure before you try other steps that you're not responsible. I would say if they're coated leather that the coating has already been compromised and you may get the glue off buy it'll leave a stain type look

I went thru this in 06, I was the 5th house in the subdivision. My best advice is just wait it out, there will be dust,dirt and other airborne particulates until all the grass is in. As far as nails, have a talk with the general contractor and have them control any building debris, I'm a carpenter and this is part of the job these days. When I moved there was no such thing as rinseless wash, not that I probably would use that anyway with all the dirt but it really sucked having heavy dust on the cars at all times. Luckily with it being a new house I kept busy and it took my mind of it.

As far as nails, it's gonna happen just be diligent on your area. It's just part of what you deal with on a new house, good luck!

Nice review. That's exactly why one should use the coating,it just makes maintanence so much easier.

I too remove the compound as I go

I know this isn't what you're asking but to me wiping off the product is really a small fraction of the work, I would use the polisher to apply which would save you a lot of time. Side benefit is your arms and hands will thank you the next day

I lean towards coatings also but there's something to be said for spending some time doing all these steps! Today I did pretty much the same thing to a family members car, cooked some ribs and chicken on the smoker and even caught a few bass! It sure was/is a great day. Nice video

Well if it's not vinyl it would have the be paint,most likely single stage. Do a test spot in an inconspicuous area

Why not just use Car Shampoo? That engine isn't that dirty

As the weather heats up I will dry the car first then blow out the water, this reduces water spots big time for me. Just hold the drying towel 12" in front of where you have the air moving and it'll catch most of the water in the cracks.

I only wash in my garage but my water is pretty hard and will leave water spots, the sheeting method really helps also.

I stay with the 1:16, if the panel is dirty I'll just go over the panel again with another clean towel. The towel captures the dirt,which is the goal so that's why I'll go over it multiple times, I use the multiple towel one bucket method

Better than snow/salt! But I agree

It's the 3.5. It's a 2017 so it's got the new 2nd gen motor and 10 speed transmission. Coming from a GMC with a 6.2 it's a pretty impressive setup.

Yes I drove a '17 with the 3.5 and it's a sweet power plant for sure, I'm leaning toward the 5.0

Well I'll make sure to take a closer look, sure is a great looking truck! Do you have the 2.7 or 3.5 Ecoboost?

Is it a spot,area or whole side? I've been looking at the lightning blue and ruby red XLT, to me there's very little orange peel in the 9 trucks I looked at but I did notice quite a few heavy ripples near the door handles.

I like that blue! Maybe the 4 hour timeframe was an issue, doubt it though. Why not lay down a fresh coat after your next wash? That's the reason I just go with the LPS followed by G&G on a monthly basis, simple and proven. Hard to tell from the first pic but there's some good,clear reflection there already!

What color vehicle? Could be the pollen but I agree LPS followed by H2O G&G is for me the best non-coating protection. Also the best look on light colored paint.

I also agree, it lays done a perfect fine mist.

Wheel Cleaner, best bang for the buck in its class! Close second would be Tire and Rubber Cleaner

Those are some nasty rims, sometimes more than 1 application is needed to get that baked in buildup removed. Instead of wasting more product just apply where needed, I've even used a wet mf towel or q tip soaked in WC and just let it dwell. IMHO the red WC seemed to work faster and the new blue WC seems to have more dwell time before drying, I've not really seen a difference in cleaving ability

I've wondered about this because I feel like say you use the least aggressive and you take off a tiny amount of clear coat, then you go back and try the more aggressive because the less aggressive didn't work, and then you finish with the less aggressive, now you've taken off more than you would have just using the aggressive... It seems like it should be more on a case by case basis

It should be case by case, that's why one should always perform a test spot. It's always best to start with the least aggressive. The Finish polish will remove far less than the compound and most times the finish polish is only strong enough to clear the hazing from the compounding stage. No offense but really anybody can lean on the paint and be way more aggressive than what is called for, the art comes in being able to judge what's best for you,customer, long term health of paint and over all value of the car.

Paint is getting thinner and thinner these days, I just did a '17 Honda Pilot that had paint gauge measurements of 90-97 on a lot of areas which is super thin. Yes if I didn't measure I could have gotten away with of compounding this time but I explained to the client that it's best to hit it lightly and be very careful if he were to bring it somewhere else next time. I hit it with FP with the white pad and got those areas just about perfect and still had the same readings on gauge.