blcksilv08

Welcome from a fellow buckeye.

Actually, sometimes I had a drop or two on my pad with finishing polish, tends to finish down better for me on certain clear coat.

Great work, that Benz clear is hard stuff. I still need to pick up a swirl killer to add to the collection.

Revive is a very overlooked product in the Adams lineup, but I use it all the time.

As the Wolf said, get a sidekick. They are very powerful for the size, and safe for your paint. I started with a side kick a few years ago and finally upgraded to the master blaster for home use, but I still take the sidekick when I'm mobile.

Is the powder coat matte or gloss? Personally I use APC on motorcycle engines, has worked for me in the past. I don't see the benefit of wheel cleaner on engines, mostly because it is made to break up iron deposits. It could be worth a shot though. Just don't let it dry.

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What type of interior work are you wanting to use them for? Not really a good scrubbing towel but I like to use them to wipe down trim, chrome accents, leather, etc...

I don't every time. Like Chris said usually I pull them out of the bag and give a good snap. Working shows with Adam's we use brand new towels out of the bag all the time and I've personally never had any issues.

Don't get rid of the PC. After I bought a Flex 3401, Rupes 15, and Rupes 21 I bought brushes to use on the PC. Great to scrub carpets, leather, tires and some carpet fender wells. Very nice save on the paint transfer as well.

Yes, that is full strength. If you follow the tips Dan posted you won't have any issues.

Have you seen thus video from a couple years ago?https://youtu.be/s5rQFQWXUoI There's a few tips in there, that I use on my Toyo Open Country's.

Welcome. Glad to hear you had a good experience at the Corvette Fun fest, I actually helped Adam out and worked the car wash area again this past year. There's a few others on here that were at that show as well. What part of Indiana are you in?

This was a couple years ago I believe, using a small Bissell auto pro heat like Kingsford said. That's a seat out of a 2002 Camry with about 220k miles on it. I spray it down with Adams carpet cleaner, agitate it, then went over with the extractor a few times.

I've done some rough interiors as well, take your time. On more than one occasion the seats have come out of cars but I'm fairly comfortable doing that as a full time truck/car technician. Steam is a great tool, I have this one https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00G00BTEA/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1479780256&sr=8-2&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=mcculloch+steam+cleaner&dpPl=1&dpID=51-VKWDUxoL&ref=plSrch I always tell people to remove trash and anything they don't want me to see. I remove everything from inside that's loose, do a first pass with vacuum. Extract/shampoo carpets and steam seats and whatever else needs done. Then clean and treat plastics, glass, seats back in and finally vacuum again. It all really depends on how bad the interior is and the owners expectations/budget. You have to be realistic as well, I had a customer that I explained that an ink toner that leaked on to his tan leather seats and sat there for a week is probably not going to come out 100%.

Shame he got rid of the Bronco.

Where in Midwest Ohio? I'm in Cincinnati but always traveling across Ohio.

Great work, love a black GTO.

Very nice! Great turn around.

Nice write up Dave. There is definitely plenty of plastic trim on that Volvo. Trim looks like it should now.

Pretty much what Dave said. I usually will rinse and hand clean mine a couple times using carpet and upholstery cleaner before the dishwasher though. Mine get pretty bad as a diesel/truck technician.

Plenty of info in this thread already, thank you.

As long as it hasn't been sitting in direct sun or high heat I cant imagine there being an issue. If you are really concerned maybe test it in an inconspicuous spot.

Check out this thread http://www.adamsforums.com/topic/31376-rinseless-wash/?fromsearch=1

I've had good luck with VLed and Diode Dynamics.