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I have a Flex 3401, the Cyclo, and obviously have used the Swirl Killer machines. I'm honestly thinking of selling the Flex. Just don't really see a need for it anymore. The Swirl Killers are that good.

So my mom bought a 2012 Grand Cherokee. It's super nice but hasn't been taken care of properly. I have to clean the whole interior thoroughly when I get time I have already done the exterior, except these nasty terrible tips. I cleaned as much as I could but made no difference. Then tried the metal polish. It was working but really slow. I'm working by hand and not with a machine. So I used 2000 then 3000 grit sand paper to remove what looks like 5 years of build up. After I followed with Adam's metal polish in their intended order. They really brightened up the tips after the wet sanding, even polishing by hand. If I had one of those buffer ball extension for a drill they'd look even better. But, still it's a nice turn around I think. Here is a before and after.
 
 

 

I have a flex and boy is it a chore lol just got the sk 15mm and mini sk and I never took the flex out once. Sk was very easy to use

That's happened to me with tire shine, now I make sure to close the sprayer every time!

Had a great day at work! Stopped off at Stop and Shop for some Prime Rib for tomorrow's dinner, went and got into the Jeep and smelled chewing gum, really fresh chewing gum! Picked up my right butt cheek and found I had sat in some fresh gum! Flipping great! Pants are shot and the perforated leather in the Jeep didn't look to good. Got 99% of the gum off the seat so I go grab some Total interior Detailer to clean the seat up and make all happy again. I spray the MF towel and lay the bottle down on the Weather Tech floor mat. I wipe the seat down and I go to grab the bottle and notice half the bottle leaked out onto the floor mat!!! Not happy, but the seat is clean!
The moral of the story is, no matter how good the day is going there is always time to get kicked in the ding ding!!

My experience has been the Tire Shine is less likely to attract dust the VRT would. Took about one use to convince me Tire Shine for tires. Tire & Rubber cleaner really helps prep them for best results.

Hi, I'm a new member, but using Adam's Polishes for 3 years.
As I love cars, and friends mostly say I am a maniac when it comes to cars, I am now working on my own as a car detailer in Orleans, France.
I drive a British car as my daily driver, a Rover 75. Here it is



I really like the H2O Guard & Gloss, as my customers
 

Hi guys Alain from Barcelona just joining up on this Adams forum. I have a mobile detailing service on my days off after work

Roger that.  Thanks Bruce!

Will do

Agree with the last two replies.  Boost is most certainly NOT Detail Spray or Waterless.  It requires attention while using it.  Not saying it's not an awesome product.  It  has a job to do...and I'd rather sacrifice usability to have it do it's job.
 
Also a true statement about getting on glass.  My fault, I wasn't careful or worried about glass or overspray since I was going the whole car 24 hours after coating.  I have never ever ever had my glass streak using Adams glass cleaner...until trying to clean Boost overspray off.  I bet I cleaned my windows four times that day trying to get it  perfect.  Oh well.  
 
Note this is not a complaint...just information on the product. 

Yes, it can be used as a standalone sealant (silica based), and yes, it goes on and off easily with a couple MF towels. I talked with Dan(@Adams) recently and he confirmed this can even take the place of HGG, if you so choose. Smells like pistachio, by the way.

Very cool!! Does it go on and buff easily?
I just checked the website and video too. For some reason I always overlooked this product because hey, I dont have a ceramic coating. Haha. But as it seems, I need to place another order.

I like the tire shine better because you can knock down the shine with a utility towel if you don't like blindingly shiny. Also, it lasts longer than VRT, and isn't water soluble. VRT always ran badly in the Florida rain.

My Silverado is next!!

Right you are! I did my Silverado in a day, my Road Glide took 3. Your bike looks great though, and you'll love the ease of maintenance and killer shine. I wiped down my chrome with just the Ceramic Boost and it looks great too.
Bruce
IG @ Bruce4Adams

I finished coating the bike I gotta say, I think a vehicle would be way easier!! 
 

Looks great, nice display going on.
Bruce

All I use is Adams to detail my harley street glide. As mentioned, master blaster or side kick is a must. In and out spray works great on the black wrinkle engine. I use Adams leather conditioner quite often on my leather seat with no problems being slippery. My harley has lots of chrome, I never polish it, just wipe the chrome down with detail spray and it is shiny as can be.

I had the honor of working on a buddies 1977 Pontiac Trans Am SE yesterday, Yup, a real Bandit TA! I brought Kyle along with me. Several of you may recognize Kyle, he's been working for me at some of the Carlisle Events recently, and really knows how to run a polisher.
Mike had bought the car off eBay almost two years ago and after closely looking it over, decided it needed a bit of work.

 

A full Rotisserie Restoration ensued.

 

After 15 months it was out of paint, Cut and Buffed and back into Mike's garage.

Mike wanted to get the paint much closer to perfect before the yards of graphics are applied, and that's where Kyle and I stepped in. Mike owns a Porter cable, and has all the Adam's products to do the job, but was aware of the time it would take him to do the complete correction with the tools he had by himself. He cleaned and clayed the car prior to our arrival.
I loaded the Magnum up with about everything we'd need on Friday evening and picked up Kyle early Sayurday morning. We got to Mike's at 9:00am, unloaded the Magnum and looked over the TA.
The car looked really nice to start with and we were excited to get started.
First order of business was to start taping off places we didn't want to touch with a machine.

 

I placed Adam's Swirl Killer into Mike's hands and we worked a test area to figure what we were going to have to do to correct the paint to his satisfaction.

It took Heavy Correcting Compound on a Blue Foam Pad, followed by Paint Correcting Polish on an Orange Foam Pad, and finished off with Paint Finishing Polish on a White Foam Pad. In several areas we started with the Blue Microfiber Pad in Place of the Blue Foam.
The rear deck lid, spoiler and surrounding areas were in need of extra attention, so while Mike and I sorted out a plan, Kyle jumped right in. Here he is with the Rupes Mini. Kyle switched back and forth between the Rupes Mini and Adam's Swirl Killer Mini. Kyle noted a slight weight increase in the Swirl Killer Mini but found Adam's machine to not have quite as much vibration as the Rupes. He liked both equally.

Here he is with the Swirl Killer Mini on the rear bumper.

Mike stuck with the 15mm Long Throw Swirl Killer

Kyle used the 15mm Rupes Bigfoot Mark II and I with my 15mm Rupes Bigfoot LHR ES

The Rupes iBird Nano also came in handy inside the front fender vents and in the recessed area of the rear bumper at the license plate where even the Mini's were too big to reach completely.
 
A local fire company was holding a chicken bar-b-q not far from Mike's place, and while we worked Mike's wife went out and brought us each a half chicken dinner for lunch!
A Panel Kyle was working Before Heavy Correcting Compound

After Paint Correcting Polish

Same panel finished with Paint Finishing Polish

Another panel Kyle was working
Before

During

After

The white specks are dust and there's a slight bit of polish residue creating a haze at around 8:00 in this above pic, but believe me, the paint was like a mirror.
 
Here's a couple videos Kyle made of the front bumper while he was working it


We wrapped up around 5:00pm, eight hours work, with three guys, equals 24 man hours on this car. She came out looking sweet!

I would recommend only using Microfiber Revitalizer & Brightener without any other detergents.  MFR&B is a strong detergent designed specifically for removing waxes, polymers, polishes, and oils commonly associated with detailing.  Regular laundry detergent is not strong enough to remove many of the detailing products from towels, especially the sealants.  Delicate or baby detergents are even weaker than regular detergent, so they are not going to clean out all the detailing products.  While the towels may "look" clean after using regular or delicate detergent, this incomplete cleaning can lead to build-up deep in the fibers of the towel, making them less effective and eventually ruining them.
 
While some might use other detergents to save a little money, if you buy the MFR&B in the gallon, with a sale discount, the amount of product used for one load is less than a buck, not much compared to the cost of these premium towels.
 
While I do not use any vinegar, some people use it for the rinse cycle.  To do this, it would be placed in the fabric softener dispenser.  Putting vinegar directly into the wash load with the detergent would be counter-productive, as the vinegar would work against the detergent.
 
It is also a good idea to run a cleaning cycle on your machine before running your detailing towels, to remove any laundry soap build-up in the machine.  Before washing my Microfiber towels, I run a clean-cycle on the washer with some distilled white vinegar to break down the build-up of detergents and fabric softeners inside the machine, as this build-up is bad for the detailing towels and can also be full of contaminates (like glitter). Since MFR&B is a stronger detergent than regular laundry soap, it will break down the build-up in the washer and mix it into your load of Microfiber towels, unless you clean the washer first. The dryer can also have contaminants from other loads, such as rags, rugs or shoes. A thorough vacuuming of the dryer along with a wipe-down is good practice to prevent the clean Microfiber towels from being contaminated with stuff that can cause damage when used on your paint.  If this seems extreme, take a closer look at what gets collected in the lint screen of the dryer.

Yes, after every wash. No reason risking picking up contamination and doing damage. Just buy a few towels with every order and pretty soon you'll have a nice stock.

Brilliant Glaze used to be Brilliant Spray Glaze... It was changed for a reason to not be a spray, so I'd assume it won't work out the best.

I'm still subscribed!!!

Looking forward to the finished product. If this year, only 8 months and counting!