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Old 06-21-2010, 11:41 PM   #1
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Thumbs up Adams Product Review: Simply Amazing!

Hi Everyone!

Soooo, I have a confession to make.............. I am addicted to Adams Products. I started another thread a couple of weeks ago about pulling the trigger and purchasing the full Junkman Special + some extras. I was going to ask my buddy Ryan "2LTRS" for help but I actually got a chance to use it and I ended up spending 8 1/2 hours detailing the Challenger. I will be doing the Camaro this weekend. What an experience. It was sooo easy. After watching EVERYONE of Junkmans videos 10 times each I literally felt like a professional. After the initial intimidation of never using a PC I got right into it and started to really enjoy it. I cant say enough good things about the Adams products and the videos by Junkman. It really made it easy.

I have owned some very nice cars ever since I was 16 and even had 1 of them featured in several magazines. I have always been a Pepboys special, Costco MF type of guy and never bought into the detailing thing. My show vehicle never really got driven so the paint was never in bad condition however my challenger has been driven over 30,000 miles in almost 2 years and was washed every weekend. I never waxed it and always used the Yellow MF towels from Costco. You can only imagine how much damage it did to the paint. The paint felt like sand paper and had very bad oxidation already. Well I said enough was enough and tackled it. I tossed out my yellow MF towels so I would not be tempted by them again. They will be used for oil as Junkman says... J/K Maybe some interior or around the house cleaning now

Here are the results of my 1st detail job every including some pictures of my Camaro... ENJOY!!!!


Steps: "All Adams Products"
1) 2 Bucket Wash with Foam Gun
2) Clay - 1st time ever and wow what a difference
3) 2 Bucket Wash with Foam Gun
4) Machine Swirl & Haze Remover - Easy on / Easy off
5) Machine Polished - Easy on / Easy off
6) Hand Waxed Using Americana -1 word to describe this stuff AMAZING!!!!
7) Waited until the next morning and put on a 2nd coat of Americana


















Final Thoughts:
1) If you care for your vehicle then the investment will pay for itself after 1 use
2) 1 bottle of the Swirl & Haze Remover, Machine Polish, Americana will last you a hell of a long time
3) The Porter Cable is a must have
4) I had my 10 year old in the garage and he helped me with 1 section of my fender. I is really that easy to use.
5) It all smells so good it makes you want to eat it.
6) Its addicting

Best thought of all....
7) My wife thought it was a waste of money until she came out and seen the car. She asked me the next day what she needs to do to make sure it stays looking that nice. SOLD!!!!!! Boooyah
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Old 06-22-2010, 12:32 AM   #2
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Ryan - wait until April gets ahold of the stuff herself... Glass cleaner, carpet & upholstery cleaner, detail spray, all purpose cleaner; all gets used around the house too... Its always a good excuse to order more!
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Old 06-22-2010, 12:40 AM   #3
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Thats one heck of a collection of cars and products you have there! Great writeup, thanks for the compliments, and enjoy!!
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Old 06-22-2010, 04:25 AM   #4
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Now that's a sweet set of bookends to have parked in the driveway! Sweet!
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Old 06-22-2010, 08:06 AM   #5
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Ryan, GREAT JOB!! and the fact that you did BOTH cars.....that is a LOT of work...but like you know, it was MORE that worth it.
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Old 06-22-2010, 10:26 AM   #6
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lookin' great. Congrat's again on the purchase: moving to professional / enthusiast grade products make a huge difference
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Ryan I'm a no go this weekend, Ma' Bell just informed me I will be working for the next 12 days in a row :(
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Old 06-23-2010, 12:12 AM   #8
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Ryan I'm a no go this weekend, Ma' Bell just informed me I will be working for the next 12 days in a row :(
No problem... Sounds gruesome ... Just let me know when a good time for you is. Maybe we can meet up and take a cruise down PCH with the wives and go to lunch or something.
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