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Welcome, Shane. That was the old facility, Adam's has since moved the facility to Colorado. Check the website for a dealer near your zip code. I'm up in the Valley, so a little drive, but if you're out this way you are welcome to drop by and try anything you want.

Bruce

Welcome Daniel. You'll get back into this in no time.

Bruce

Welcome Joe!

Stephen,

Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner is what I use on all of mine too. If I do need to scrub I do it gently. I also have their clear plastic mats on tops for winter usage. The combination works pretty well.

Bruce

Kate,

If you have your heart set on Patriot, local dealers may be able to help you out. Just a hint.

Bruce

That polisher is the perfect size for doing my diecast cars...

Might not be an Adam's mug, but I'll be happy to give away some RUPES mugs with BigFoot keychains. Post a reflection shot, I'll pick about 5 of my favorites and send you the mug free of charge.

 

Welcome! Lots of great people here, and information.

Bruce

Gallon pump might solve the refilling issues.

Welcome Richard! I think you'll enjoy it here.

Bruce

I've seen those products at D3 also and wondered the same thing. I usually forget by the time I log off. Will wait to hear the official word from an Adam's team member.

That's a great save on the GTX, now to grow it up full size! I'm with Rich, I just use Detail Spray, now I feel like I'm a slacker.

Just be gentle with the tape too, I have several pinstriped vehicles, including the business truck in my avatar.

When polishing, I only work up close to, but stay away from the striped areas. Then I gently hand polish up to the stripes, and over the striping, in the direction of the stripes, not across them. That applies to anytime you go over the striping, even washing & drying, Detail Spray, etc, go with the stripe.

Obviously with a design, like on my tailgate, there is no direction, so just be gentle.

My truck striping is over 5 years old now and still looks great.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Bruce

Thanks for the link to the bulletin.

My personal wheels are also starting to show clearcoat failure. They have never seen snow, or salt spray, and they are carefully maintained. My belief is that the clearcoat can only take so many years of abuse, heat cycling and everything wheels are subjected to in use. Getting paint to adhere to a polished surface has never been easy. It is aggravating, not really sure of a better solution. Polished wheels require lots more maintenance, polished & clearcoated have "limited" life time, and chrome is an entire different look, that usually is more durable.

Back when I designed OEM wheels for FORD & GM (at Superior Industires) we subjected the wheels to durabilty testing that included salt spray and other environmental issues, along with rotary and radial fatigue testing. I don't remember the cycle time details though. Regardless, real life use the coating seems prone to failure eventually.

I'm looking for new wheels for truck now.

Best of luck with your situation.

Check your local dealers too.

Welcome Micheal, glad you found us.

Bruce

Welcome Shane, I am more than happy to help you out, and let you try some products before you buy if you are anywhere near Northridge.

Bruce

Beautiful car, congrats.

Not this year, but I feel it is one of those "must attend at least once" events.

Bruce

Hah, well i misinterpreted the subject.

I use Adam's leather conditioner on my dress Western boots. And then there was the time at a car show I demo'd Leather Cleaner on a woman's leather casual shoe. It worked great, and she bought product. Not sure my wife fully appreciated me doing that.

So, when I wash & detail cars if I typically wear an old pair of work boots, or an old pair of fabric sneakers,

Bruce

Adam has a great thought out plan. Meanwhile, Chris is spot on. I know of several detailers that I refer, based on what the customer expects, and how much they are willing to pay. So, possible check your local dealers for suggestions.

Bruce

You and me both.

We're making progress, and I knew it would be slow, plus, what a would a project be without unforeseen hurdles? Going by tomorrow to visit, check progress and hopefully get a bit of a status update.

Thanks for checking in.

Bruce

Darryl,

Great job, nice save.

Bruce.

Welcome to the forum. Like others above, watch the videos and ask questions. Lots of great people here.

Bruce

Welcome to the forum. Great people and tons of experience here. Let me know if I can ever be of assistance to any local guys.

Bruce

Sometimes having a slick bed is not ideal. It's like a skating rink

Yeah, you're probably right. I used SVRT on my old ELKY, with Rhino lining, and I use G&G on my painted Silverado bed, but my trucks don't really have to work that hard.

Bruce