After 5 Benjamins of Adam's product, I'm fast becoming a junkie! I am extremely impressed with the level and quality of customer service that I've received - not to mention the outstanding quality of the products themselves.
That being said, I've got a few questions on washing in regard to technique (or my lack of). I'm using the 2 bucket method - with grit guards, and 2 of Adam's normal size wash pads. When I was using the second pad for the lower portion of the car, I got several pieces of small grass and grime on it. I followed the process outlined in the Volume 7 videos, and was not able to remove the pieces by rubbing them on the grit guards - rinse or wash buckets. I ended up having to pick them out by hand, and a few pieces were embedded enough that I almost had to take some pad material with them to get them out. I was thinking "if I have to do this or constantly check them, then how much good are the grit guards really doing?" I understand that there are probably particles that the guards ARE getting, but it left me with the feeling like what I thought was going to be really effective, really wasn't as much as I thought it would be.
So, am I doing something wrong or is this just the nature of the beast? In the past, I've used uber sponges for washing from another detailing site. While using the 2 bucket method with them, I haven't had this issue before.
I obviously want to make sure my technique is good from the very beginning, as most finish issues start with improper wash technique.
Thanks in advance for any help!
Tru
P.S. I'm in no way insinuating that the Adam's wash pads are inferior products. I'm just trying to make sure I'm not doing something wrong with them. Adam's has a customer for life - or as long as the company stays in business!
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After 5 Benjamins of Adam's product, I'm fast becoming a junkie! I am extremely impressed with the level and quality of customer service that I've received - not to mention the outstanding quality of the products themselves.
That being said, I've got a few questions on washing in regard to technique (or my lack of). I'm using the 2 bucket method - with grit guards, and 2 of Adam's normal size wash pads. When I was using the second pad for the lower portion of the car, I got several pieces of small grass and grime on it. I followed the process outlined in the Volume 7 videos, and was not able to remove the pieces by rubbing them on the grit guards - rinse or wash buckets. I ended up having to pick them out by hand, and a few pieces were embedded enough that I almost had to take some pad material with them to get them out. I was thinking "if I have to do this or constantly check them, then how much good are the grit guards really doing?" I understand that there are probably particles that the guards ARE getting, but it left me with the feeling like what I thought was going to be really effective, really wasn't as much as I thought it would be.
So, am I doing something wrong or is this just the nature of the beast? In the past, I've used uber sponges for washing from another detailing site. While using the 2 bucket method with them, I haven't had this issue before.
I obviously want to make sure my technique is good from the very beginning, as most finish issues start with improper wash technique.
Thanks in advance for any help!
Tru
P.S. I'm in no way insinuating that the Adam's wash pads are inferior products. I'm just trying to make sure I'm not doing something wrong with them. Adam's has a customer for life - or as long as the company stays in business!
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