Delta5

Thanks for the warm welcome! I've heard of Yorkville but can't say if I've ever been there... {checks google Maps}. Ahh, ok, up near Chicago. I've probably seen the exit for Yorkville but I don't think I've ever visited. I live near Springfield. Downstate. Yeah, I understand this complaint about the "Z" system. It is a very valid point made by many people in many forums. Though I would respectfully point out that the "Z" system has a couple of non-filler based tools to help correct paint, and my own experience using them has been quite positive. I won't take that any further as this isn't the place for such a discussion. Right now I'm enjoying both lines for their respective strengths for my detailing expectations. "Z" for the final gloss + paint protection, Adam's for everything else; correction, trims, tires, wheels, glass, rubber, interior, etc. Certainly, the will is strong to have an "all Adam's" garage. But for now I'm pretty happy with the results I'm getting from "Z". Once I'm out of "Z", then I will likely dig deeper into Adam's gloss+protection lines + true orbital-buffer details and take it to the next level. Not a doubt in my mind that these products are every bit as amazing as everything else from Adam's I've used.

My dream...

+1. IMHO, the foamers work really well but at the expense of using significantly more product. I bought the 3 pack too. I used them on APC & GWC for a "normal" detail. Great, but I used a lot more product than usual. While the foam is both useful and fun to work with, I'd guess it uses twice the amount of product as the regular sprayers. I went back to the regular sprayers. I am keeping the foamers for "special occasions" when I've got an especially dirty/cruddy situation to deal with. Like heavy road tar in the summer or very bad brake-dust situations. APC + GWC work so well on their own that I just don't think the foamers are really that necessary unless you've got a very serious mess to clean up. Even then, I've yet to find grime that normally-sprayed, full-strength APC can't handle!

Polishing by hand for the moment. The car detailing bug hasn't bit me hard enough yet to warrant purchasing a PC. It could happen though... Yeah, sorry about the no pix. Not sure I'm quite ready.... my 370Z is currently P2S'd, and my Subaru Outback is Zaino'd. Neither would be very appropriate for an Adam's forum. I guess I could show off how amazingly clear my windshield is.

Yet another newbie saying hello. My story... I had been a long-time Meguiar's fan. My father was, so I naturally was too. Wash + Claybar + Gold Class Wax + Quick Detailer Interior/Exterior was my game for years. I was pretty content with that. Did a lot of nice details over the years on my cars. But always wanted to "take it to the next level". I've known about Adam's products for a couple of years, but for whatever reason never pulled the trigger. I always had too many half-filled bottles of Meguiar's stuff hanging around, and felt like I should use them up before I get something new. Last Fall, my wife & I moved. In the move, I decided to just pitch 90% of the half-used bottles of car stuff and just start over this Spring with "good" stuff. The 10% I kept was some good (IMHO) P2S stuff that I had left over from reading too many Audi forums. From years of owning different cars & frequenting different forums, my heart was pretty much set on Zaino and/or Adam's products. Zaino got to me first (hope that doesn't = ), so I ordered their "starter" kit to get me going (Z7 wash, Z6 detailer, claybar, and two polishes Z2 & Z5). But I also needed some glass & AP cleaner too, as well as some better towels. These I ordered from Adam's. Did 5 coats of Zaino on one of my vehicles (2 Z5's, 3 Z2's) two weekends ago. It does look incredible, but was a multi-day & quite tiring project. We'll see how it holds up. But the Adams stuff really blew me away. I've never used an APC that worked so well. Even diluted at 5:1, it's still better than what I was using before. And the GC. Wow! So nice. I've been using Stoner's for a couple of years. That was good, but not like this. Just really great stuff. I was so impressed with those two products, the wonderful demo videos on the site, & the general vibe of the company, that I decided to up the ante and order both the Interior & Tire/Undercarriage kits. Spent many hours comparing what I wanted with what I needed and decided that the kits were the best way to go. Looking forward to finishing my detail work with these kits! So anyways, Hello!! Hope I can become a constructive member of the forum!