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We have a few small things planned. All will be revealed soon

I've finally finished the Coatings on my wife's 2005 Volvo XC70.
 
I Ceramic Coated the Trim in early November, shortly after the coatings were released:
http://www.adamsforums.com/topic/31722-trim-coating-review-11-year-old-volvo-dd/
 
Then in late December I removed and Ceramic Coated the Wheels:
http://www.adamsforums.com/topic/32053-ceramic-wheel-coating/
 
and then BAM! winter hit the Northeast. Without a garage to let the vehicle stay in to allow for proper curing I decided to wait for spring.
 
This past Sunday morning I completed the Ceramic Coating on the paint:

110,000 mile, 12 year old vehicle with all original paint that stays outside 24/7/365!
 
Alright so, as many of you do with your rides, it's maintained very well. Better than most vehicles that can be garaged.
 
Here's the story of the paint coating and how I accomplished the process.
I wasn't able to do it all in one weekend, so I spread it out over three.
 
Friday May 12th was where I started, first the roof rack came off. I then used my Foam Cannon and Strip Wash, as well as a two bucket wash with Strip Wash to remove all old waxes and sealants from the paint. After a thorough washing I clayed the car. Another quick wash to remove the clay residue and it was dried.
That was it, no protection on the paint. Stripped bare. No problem.
I polished the air dam for the Thule roof rack and applied Ceramic Trim Coating to its outside edges.
 
Weekend two, Friday May 19th, I was working the Import & Performance Nationals on the Carlisle Fairgrounds. Here, Kyle (ken5018) and I gave her a Waterless Wash wipe down and began to polish. I did notice a few specks of rail dust/rust specks/embedded dirt on the paint and was able to remove those with some clay.

In the above pic, that's me on the roof trying a test to see what it'd take to get the car where I'd wanted it. We ended up using the Swirl Killer on speed 6 with a Blue Microfiber Pad and Heavy Correcting Compound. On this hard white Volvo paint we didn't follow up with anything else, just the one step. After polishing we did apply a coat of Americana for protection.
 
Weekend three.
Friday the 26th I washed the car with Strip Wash again, this time to remove last weekends application of Americana. Foamed it down with the Foam Cannon, let it dwell for five minutes or so and proceeded with a two bucket, Strip Wash, wash. Dried with my Master Blaster and pulled into the garage for the night.

First thing Saturday morning I wiped the car down with Adam's Ceramic Coating Prep and began to Ceramic Coat the paint. I did as instructed, applying to a 2'X2' section at a time, allowing it to begin to rainbow (about 30-45 seconds) and wiped it off, effortlessly wiped it off I might add.

Sunday morning the 27th, about 20 hours after completing the Ceramic coating process I wiped the entire car down with Ceramic Boost; paint, trim, wheels, and Thule roof air dam. I really believe the Trim and Wheels still look as good now as they did right after I applied the Ceramic Coatings to them six or seven months ago. The glass was sealed with Glass Sealant and then hit with Glass Boost. Lastly the Thule roof rack went back on.
The car came out looking fantastic I think!

 

 

 

 

I completely agree. I made the switch about 2 years ago and absolutely love it. Smoother, closer, less razor burn, and cheaper. Can't beat that!

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He said my name!  I'm part of things!!!
 

back to Adams Odor Neutralizer:
 
 

Don't buy mystery boxes or buckets if you're going to complain about what you get.    

Majority of seats on motorcycles these days claim they are leather, but are actually vinyl. If yours is possibly vinyl and not leather, then that would explain why it gets slippery bc the conditioner wouldn't soak into the vinyl as much as it would leather (my assumption anyway). Think the stock seat on my harley was vinyl, but looks just like leather, until i upgraded to a custom seat that is true leather

No tire shine on the tires. It makes the bike want to slip when it's cornering.
 
No leather conditioner on the seat or grips (if they are leather covered). Lots of sliding around.
 
If the bike has spoke rims, don't use any power tools on them. Such items like the Turbo stick will work well for a minute but if it gets caught in between where the spokes cross, it'll yank it hard enough to damage it.
 
Just some things I learned from the first time I cleaned my bike. 

Apple DS...apples.
 
HGG...grape.
 
BG...pina colada.
 
W&W...peach.
 
UCS...grape.
 
LC and WW...heaven! (but I'll also agree with the posts above )
 
WC...don't even want to go there. But it does work wonders. (So does a clothes pin )

I've said it before, and I still say it............SKUNK!

How can you tell something would scratch from a screenshot from a live video feed? Just a suggestion to maybe wait to try something out before jumping to conclusions.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thanks for the constructive feedback guys 
 
Here's some early hi-res pictures to Adamsforums members first, since I love you guys so much, despite the negative feedback 
 
New Premium Microfiber Wash Sponge. It's a foam sponge wrapped in essentially a microfiber material very similar to our Single Soft Towels.

 
New Adam's Ultra Plush Drying Towel
 

 
New Adam's Wood Coasters
 

All coming soon. More info to follow. The white bags from the Instagram story are just small shopping bags to put products in for walk-in customers, events, etc.

Can we label Wheel Cleaner as horrible? Is horrible a scent 

You can, but be careful. Original means just that, it ain't comin back !! No clear coat means no extra protection between your pad/polish and the paint so go slow. If you take your time it will come out great ! Here are some pics of 2 rare cars I did that were trashed, all original paint, the Mustang was in a storage container for 12 years before it saw the light of day ! All Adams products used to perfect these beauties !

Can we label Wheel Cleaner as horrible? Is horrible a scent 

Flew United (Denver - Orlando). Didn't get kicked off.
 
P.S. It's sad that's even worth mentioning.

HUGE NEWS GUYS AND GALS!
 
Ray and the rest of the Grabiak Team are giving away a 2017 Camaro 1LT, and will have a "Crack the Safe" contest at the Expo for your chance to WIN it! More details to follow soon, but check out the flyer below for now! We hope to see you all there!
 

I am from the very far SE corner of South Dakota, right by Sioux City Iowa.  I agree, the Deadwood is a beautiful area!

Hey to everyone out there. It's that time of year again. It's hard to believe that 10 years has come and gone.
 
Talking with Adam, Dan and Ben, we are really looking forward to this Clinic because of the Anniversary and all of the New Products that Adam has introduced. Especially with the new Ceramic Paint Kit, Trim and Wheel Coating.
 
I will continue to post any/all new information as Dan and I get it.
 
As Dan mentioned ,we are trying to get an idea of attendance for Hotel accommodations, food and parking.
 
I am working on the Hotel, but I had very good response from last year that the Holiday Inn Express in Delmont was good. So it looks as if that will be our discounted place to stay.
 
I know we will have prizes and give-aways but we are working on a "Big Prize", will stay posted.
 
Talk to everyone soon
Ray

That's awesome!!!  Appreciate the shout out, but I have to return the favor as your post just gave me a great response to my lovely wife on my next order (waiting for that Mystery Box to be posted before I pull the trigger).
 
Wife:  You ordered ANOTHER box of stuff from Adam's?  Don't you have enough?
 
Husband (Me):  Sweetie, I bought something to help get our sons baseball clothes clean with less effort and frustration scrubbing the stains.  Oh, and you can also use it on any other stain too... here's proof (insert Chris's post here). 
 
Wife:  Well, what are the other products for?
 
Husband:  Well, I had to get free shipping.  LOL
 
Thanks again,
Tom

I will be going! 

Nice setup, just dont forget to take the fire extinguisher and once or twice a year turn it upside down and give the bottom a tap with a rubber mallet (I say tap but give it a solid one) to free up all the dry powder so that if the unfortunate event arrises that you need to use it, it will be good to go. Over time the powder will pack down and not work when needed. 

We got a new Golden Retriever a week ago, we live near a small creek and a lake, plus it has been raining on and off for the past few days. Golden retrievers don't mind, in fact like, getting wet. However the great white drying towel does a decent job of drying the little (50 lbs) guy off. May have to get a couple more as drying turns int tug of war

Sent this to my son in law.