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Old 04-06-2008, 01:08 AM
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Adams Products Review: Many pictures!

Adam's Product's Received




Pictures are from my Sentra and my girlfriend's 07 Corolla.



Wheels/Tires/Fender Wells

As always, clean these first.

Before:





All-Purpose Cleaner
Very good overall cleaner. I still like my Meguiar's Wheel Brightener 4:1 for wheels however.
I really like the All Purpose Cleaner however because it sprays a lime green color. VERY easy to see where it has been applied to. I'm not sure if it's citric base or acidic, I need to check on this. I really like it on tires, a great cleaner, especially if it's citric. Has a tremendous lemon scent.

After:


Purchase again? 50/50


Tire Dressing:

V.R.T. (Vinyl, Rubber, Tire dressing)

Very very happy with this. Gives a good overall shine. 7.5/10 on shine level. Good solid matte. WATER-BASED, so very safe to use. No bad solvents or silicone. Went on extremely smooth, easily, and a little went a long way.
Applied directly on dry tire.

Adams Foam Applicator
Good solid large foam applicator. Found simple to use. Was a perfect density for using V.R.T. and applying it. Didn't soak up to much product and the foam wouldn't tear up.

I'd like to see the foam have a solid base however, something like a grip to hold on to it. Other than that, look forward to using this again.

After:


Purchase Again? 100% Yes


Fender Well Dressing

Under Carriage Spray
Very much so looking forward to using this product. Lived up to expectations. A very pleasant grape scent, sprayed on well, gives a good shine. Just keeping an eye out for durability.

After:


Purchase Again? 80% Yes
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Old 04-06-2008, 01:09 AM
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Car Wash

Set-up:
Used my water filter to wash the two cars, pressure washer, Adam's car wash, and Edge SchMitt.



Adam's Car Wash
Thoughts: Overall, a good solid car wash. Nothing extraordinary, but solid. Not as much sudsing as I'd like to see, but you could certainly feel a lot of lubrication w/ it.

Process:
Before:

During wash:

After rinse:

As you can see, the car wash left some protection. The water beaded up much quicker than before and you can see this in the last picture compared to the first. This was a good overall car wash.

Purchase again? I plan on sticking with Duragloss #901 once used up.


Drying:

Adams Waffle Weave Drying Towel:
Really good overall towel. Very pleased with it.

After:


Purchase Again? Yes


Touch-Up Spots

Adams Detail Spray
Good good detail spray. As with all the Adams products, lots of lubrication with it. Good cherry scent, helped wipe off water spots with a breeze. Added some depth as well.

Adams Microfiber Towels
A very unique microfiber. Not the traditional texture feel that "attracts" dust up into the towel but more of a very very soft ultra-plus feel. Good towel to use the quick detailer for and spray waxes. Good larger size as well.
Really like the towel also because both sides are identical. With other "traditional" microfibers, one side of the towel is generally more plush than the other... not with the Adams towel.
Purchase Again? When on sale


After:


Purchase Again? Absolutely - Good chemical between Poorboy's Spray & Wipe and a spray wax


Spray Wax

Adams Brilliant Spray Glaze
Very disappointed with this. Very very difficult to use. Even just 1-2 squirts was hard to apply. Once squirted on the paint, the product would smear BIG time. Very very hard to buff off. Took nearly 4-5 minutes to do the roof only to where there were no more smears. Would take nearly 25-30 minutes to do the entire car, for this amount of time I might as well apply a regular carnauba wax.

Purchase Again? No, certainly never on paint

I ended up going over the entire car with my Pinnacle Souveran Spray Wax. This is a tried and true product for me. After all, I use $80 Souveran wax so I'm going to re-vive it with it's counterpart.

After:


Overall Though on Adams


Good good products. VERY good product packaging. Bottles look AWESOME and comes with sprayers for those that are sprayed chemicals. However, the sprayer could produce a little more output. Also comes with a awesome bucket. I like to use it for storage.
Shipping and packaging was A+.
As with all companies, some products are better than others. Will certainly purchase from them again in the future.
Pretty good scents with most products, however I have smelled better (but who cares!)


Still to try...

Swirl and haze remover, Revive polish, Buttery Wax, Clay Bar, and Synthetic Jumble Wash pad.

I look forward to trying these on my girlfriend's corolla. I purchased some 6.5" CSS Black and red pads to use the revive polish and buttery wax.

Any Questions/Comments? JUST ASK!
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Old 04-08-2008, 09:09 PM
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Hey BlackSentra07,

Looks great so far, can't wait for the rest!

The Brilliant Spray Glaze works best on top of our Buttery Wax! Spray onto a MF applicator Pad and apply like a wax! let set for 3 to 4 minutes. Then remove with one of our Premium Microfiber! Did you follow these steps?

Pics look awesome!

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Old 05-21-2008, 02:13 AM
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amen on the pinnacle souveran stuff. Best stuff out there. See my new thread on this detailing forum.

Nice car, nice job detailing.... good writeup.
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