Is that the best excuse you have? I was hoping adams had their own personal air carrier and that the package would be wrapped up and airdropped by a navy sail into a location with in 1 mile of the customers house. but I guess you can only expect so much these days from technology :p

He ordered the Premium Kit which includes free shipping... a pretty big savings when you consider it takes 2 rather big boxes to get all the stuff delivered.

The scientists in the lab are hard at work developing our teleportation system... keeps getting delayed as more and more of our staff are turned into housefly/human hybrids... I called Jeff Goldblum for advice, but he didn't have any good ideas. :bowrofl:

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I dont't think it would've been free shipping to Canada anyways lol

Just fyi guys.. I ordered the carwash/washmit/drying towel combo a few weeks ago.. Just tried it today.. This stuff is great.. and that drying towel is awesome.. just ordered 3 more of them.. props to Adam's..

Dylan, by what time do you have to place an order for it to be shipped out that day?

Depends on what you ordered, and right now with the last minute push at the end of last week to get priority orders out (gifts) for fathers day the warehouse is playing a little catch up.

Shoot me an email if you want me to check on an order for you - Dylan@AdamsPolishes.com

Adams polishes is well worth the wait. Everything i got was top notch. After a lot of work with the pc my car is now swirless and showcar ready smells good also. Adams polishes destroys all of its competiotion. The stuff u get at target (you know the one im talking about) doesnt hold a candle to adams. Thanks again adams!

Glad to hear it!! Now I'm obligated to say:
:pics: or :gtfo2:

its in the shop getting stillens new supercharger installed. After i get it back ill do some touch up detail work and post pics of how good adams products really are.

I tried Adam's products (the works!) on my dad's car and now he refuses to drive it because it's so shiney and new and smells great, just like the first day he got it!

Don't do a great job, if you don't want this to happen to you lol

You lucky bastard!! I was at Stillens open house event when they rolled a Z out onto the dyno with the kit on it and holy hell was that impressive!!

LMAO, I have to admit there are times I avoid driving after a detail b/c I just enjoy the smell of it sitting in the garage and don't want it to go away. :D

I finally was able to use the P/C kit with the three waxes and detail spray today. I usually dont post on forums, but I have to say thanks to Adams. I was very impressed. The P/C with the waxes was able to get out a couple of scratches that were on my Z when I bought it. My first time using the P/C, it was very easy. I bought more products today for my tires and interior.

I would post a picture but the picture gets rejected due to its size.

THANKS...

Matt
Henderson, NV

finally finished the car using swirl removal. I think i've become a perfectionist because now that the swirls are gone, i still notice some fine lines here and there.... vary sparse though, but cant seem to get those things out! I think I put them on there with the claybar! :(

Do you think i'll need the yellow focus pad to remove? bothers me now that i notice every imperfection! lol I even spent time just on those certain areas with those lines and still cant get them out.... i've been at 5000 opi on the PC trying to get them out.

who knows, maybe if i go to the fine machine polish, it'll remove those remaining "lines" in the clear coat.

Wait, so you just did Swirl & Haze and didn't do the fine machine polish step yet? The process is designed as a 2 step correction, so you've only completed part one of 2.

No i didnt do the fine machine polish yet! I wanted to get the car near perfect before I used the fine machine polish because why would I leave swirls in there that couldnt be taken out with the swirl remover and orange pad, then go to the fine machine polish, only to find the swirls would still be there because its a less invasive method.


Should I have used teh swirl remover and then immediately over top of it, use the fine machine polish???

Basically, what i was doing was do a small section (like it says)... wipe it off... take a light to the area i just did to see if all the swirls/scratches were removed... if not, i do the area again till im happy with it (which usually means 100% swirl free)... but if i have to do the area three times, i give up lol... and move on. There's usually one thin scratch that i'd have to leave behind.

No joke, it took me 3+ hrs with just swirl remover to get the car near perfect... and will probably spend 20 more minutes on a section of the hood that has maybe 3-4 scratches in the clear coat.

I plan on doing the machine polish tonight for a couple hours... i'll let you know how it turns out!

the fine scratches (not many, as i've mentioned before) were bothering me so spent another 1hr+ tonight getting the majority of them out. I was getting annoyed so I turned up the PC to max (6000 opi) and went over the scratches again. Process was alot faster and had better results.

For the really tough scratches, at one point, just applied pressure to a single area where the scratch was. Stupid thing will just not come out! Anyways, there's maybe 3/4 scratches that i've given up on.

I did manage to finish the hood (and the hood only) tonight with the fine machine polish. Will try to finish the rest tommorow. lol

You're misunderstanding the purpose of each product a little. Fine machine polish and Swirl & Haze remover are both polishes... SHR being more aggressive. The paint will never look flawless after SHR... its more aggressive and beats up the paint a little so inspection after that step should be for larger defects, it will introduce marring and issues of its own, thats why its not a finishing polish.

Once you are only left with fine marks and marring you should move to the Fine Machine Polish Step as that is designed to take out the fine marks and the 'damage' left behind by the SHR steps.

After the fine machine polish on my hood, there are still three fine scratches on my hood. a couple of lines and one "j" hook scratch. I suppose i'll just have to live with it.

I'll be doing the rest of the car with the fine machine polish today.

I wish I could take a picture of these scratches, but unfortunately, I don't think they'll show up on camera.

The Machine Superwax will help conceal them if they are faint enough.

Thanks Junkman! Car looks flawless even in direct sunlight. Was worth the time I spent on the car to get it like that!

I also ordered Adam's Americana Premium Paste wax. From what I hear, placing this on top of the Machine Superwax should really add depth to my Magnetic Black ;)

Cant wait for it to come in!

Remember, THIN COATS and you want to wipe the car down with detail spray between coats. If you gob it on, your shine will get cloudy and streaky. Good job!

the more coats the deeper the shine you get??? How many coats do u recommend? I already have a coat of Machine superwax on :)

No, that is definitely not the case. Wax DOES NOT make paint shine. Wax protects the shine you get FROM POLISHING. A wax like the Americana will give you shine more depth, not make it shinier. MSW will protect your shine and make it appear to be more shiny because it has properties that will hide the very minor flaws in your paint. The less damage that you have in your paint, the more shiny it will appear to be. Thus you can see how each product brings something positive to the process, however, neither is responsible for creating a shine.

Think of it this way. Does car insurance make your car look any different? No, but it will protect you from any kind of damage that may occur, just as wax protects your car from various types of damage that may fall from the sky (be it bird droppings to UV damage). Insurance protects you and your car, but it does absolutely nothing to enhance it's appearance. Wax is almost exactly the same, with the subtle difference being the fillers in a sealant and the depth that carnuba paste waxes provide.

The bottom line, wax is a protectant, not a shine agent.

The Adam's website should re-word their write-up for the Americana Paste wax then! lol

"Similar grade waxes are selling for $100, $175 even $1,500, but none of them will out-shine Adam’s Americana. We back that claim with a 110% money back guarantee."

I guess it should read, "Similar grade waxes are selling for $100, $175 even $1,500, but none of them will out-protect Adam’s Americana. We back that claim with a 110% money back guarantee?"

And I agree with you 100%. However, I don't own Adam's Polishes! :tiphat:

Americana does add depth to your shine and most people who don't know would consider that as being "more shiny".

depth to the shine/more shiny? Both sound good to me! Im really hoping to see a difference between Adam's Super Machine Wax and Adam's Americana Paste Wax.

MSW is more of a sealant with the ability to hide minor imperfections. Americana is carnuba paste which because of its consistency, explains how it gives depth to the shine.

My black should look rediculous after the Americana Paste Wax then ;)

Post pics! :tup:

Q: Can you use Adam's Metal Polish for exhaust mufflers/tips and the stock RAYS?

On the exhaust tips yes, the stock wheels I'm having a hard time determining the finish. 90% of factory wheels now are clear coated so if they fall into that category then no, you'd use the same polishes you use on the rest of the car to polish the wheels.

So the Metal Polish in combination with the exhaust temps won't have a negative effect?

I'm looking to keep these puppies looking shiny.

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There isn't a combination to be afraid of as metal polish doesn't leave anything behind to "react" to heat. Now keep in mind as the exhaust discolors metal polish will not remove that. Metal polish is only good for removing light scratches, surface contamination, oxidation, etc. Once the exhaust 'blues' polishing will not remove that.

Thanks Dylan. I hope to order some items, including the metal polish, some time this week.

Cool.... if you have any other questions let me know here, email (dylan@adamspolishes.com) or call (866-965-0400).