Bottom Line Up Front:
This stuff W O R K S!
I'll go ahead and say it, my truck is 99.9% street queen and hasn't been off-road once yet. I think I could still eat off of the undercarriage. I enjoy taking time out of my weekends / early mornings and getting all hot and sweaty detailing the truck. I go around the rubber seals... I have a "lugnut brush". I have so many microfiber towels that I could probably lay carpet with them in the garage. I have a problem with clean vehicles.
Now that that is out of the way, I took a chance on the Adam's Polishes. One, Nick @ Adam's is a great guy. Two, well, Adam is my name, so I had to support myself, right?
I've used everything from the stuff on Wal-Mart shelves, to Zaino and Zymoil and Griot's Garage. I've imported stuff from Hawaii and swore by it for a long long time. I also discovered "Surf City Garage" products that completely took me by storm for the past 2 years.
All that is out the window, now. Old news. Will be used on other people's vehicles until I run out. Adam's is the new kid on the block.
First off, if it wasn't for the stern warnings on the back of each bottle to NOT ingest this stuff, I'd taste every product. In the package I ordered, I received the Super VRT, Detail Spray, Invisible Undercarriage Spray, 2 Single-Soft and 1 Double-Soft Microfiber Towels, Americana Paste Wax, All Purpose Cleaner and their Brilliant Glaze.
I used the Super VRT on the tires and rubber trim around the windows and tonneau cover and on the textured portion of the front/rear bumpers and side view mirrors.
After realizing that I should actually read the rest of the directions on everything after the Undercarriage Spray said not to light my home on fire, I used the All Purpose Cleaner (which is a fresh lemon-lime scent) to clean the tires. I used it full strength, since I had previously used other tire-shining products. I got a bucket and filled it with water and got my scrub brush for my tires. Sprayed the cleaner on the tires and then went to town. Dipped my brush in the water and then scrubbed. Nice and simple. I really wanted to lick it, but I decided not to because I didn't want to die. Took yet another microfiber and wiped the tire off. They looked brand new like they were at a tire shop!
I then took the rectangular sponge and applied some of the Super VRT and went over my tires. Then, I put a bit more on the sponge and went over them again. Now they were really starting to look good! I love this stuff because not only does it smell good, but it doesn't look like I just sprayed the tire with clear coat. It's a nice, blackening, matte finish with a hint of shine. Just the way I like it. So far, it hasn't flown off the tires and on to the paint. Another good thing. I did the same for all 4 tires and then I went around the truck with the spongy thing and did all the rubber window trim and the seals and trim on the tonneau cover. Also, the bed rail cap things on the sides of the bed and along the rear. Anything that is in that black textured plastic stuff got a treatment of the Super VRT.
Moving on to the paint... When I bought the truck, I did a complete clay-bar, sealant, wax and glaze on it. That was about 3,000 miles ago and you could really start to see and feel that the paint was thirsty again for some love.
So, I did just that.
After going around the truck and wishing my pillows were made from the single-soft material, I busted out the Brilliant Glaze. It's a pleasure to put on thanks to the Porter Cable, but it's even nicer on my shoulders and arms due to being very easy to remove by hand. On and off, no worries, no mess and it comes off CLEAN. Oh, I used the single-soft towel that came in the kit to remove and polish the Glaze. When I mentioned "microfiber" when dealing with the tires, I meant my cheap ones from Wal-Mart or whatever.
After the Glaze, I figured what the hell and took out the Americana Wax. Note: when the directions say this stuff goes a long way, it goes a LONG way! Put it on by hand and removed by hand. Doing that on a truck the size of these is usually quite dreadful (but rewarding), yet this stuff wasn't too difficult to maneuver off the paint. Another note would be to ensure that the hood, even though the whole truck was out of the sun, the residual heat from the engine still had the hood plenty warm. It dried on there pretty good, but I was able to remove it with a bit more elbow grease.
I'll be using Adam's for quite some time. Can't wait to place an order for their interior stuff, as the Surf City Garage products, again, are my go-to. I'm very pleased with how my truck came out and I can only imagine when I have more time to go over it again with more finesse, it's going to turn out even better!
I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. Yes, I've played with them in Photoshop to enhance the details, but that's on purpose. I wanted you to see how deep and black the truck is and also, how insanely reflective the paint is as well.
Thanks, Nick!
This stuff W O R K S!
I'll go ahead and say it, my truck is 99.9% street queen and hasn't been off-road once yet. I think I could still eat off of the undercarriage. I enjoy taking time out of my weekends / early mornings and getting all hot and sweaty detailing the truck. I go around the rubber seals... I have a "lugnut brush". I have so many microfiber towels that I could probably lay carpet with them in the garage. I have a problem with clean vehicles.
Now that that is out of the way, I took a chance on the Adam's Polishes. One, Nick @ Adam's is a great guy. Two, well, Adam is my name, so I had to support myself, right?
I've used everything from the stuff on Wal-Mart shelves, to Zaino and Zymoil and Griot's Garage. I've imported stuff from Hawaii and swore by it for a long long time. I also discovered "Surf City Garage" products that completely took me by storm for the past 2 years.
All that is out the window, now. Old news. Will be used on other people's vehicles until I run out. Adam's is the new kid on the block.
First off, if it wasn't for the stern warnings on the back of each bottle to NOT ingest this stuff, I'd taste every product. In the package I ordered, I received the Super VRT, Detail Spray, Invisible Undercarriage Spray, 2 Single-Soft and 1 Double-Soft Microfiber Towels, Americana Paste Wax, All Purpose Cleaner and their Brilliant Glaze.
I used the Super VRT on the tires and rubber trim around the windows and tonneau cover and on the textured portion of the front/rear bumpers and side view mirrors.
After realizing that I should actually read the rest of the directions on everything after the Undercarriage Spray said not to light my home on fire, I used the All Purpose Cleaner (which is a fresh lemon-lime scent) to clean the tires. I used it full strength, since I had previously used other tire-shining products. I got a bucket and filled it with water and got my scrub brush for my tires. Sprayed the cleaner on the tires and then went to town. Dipped my brush in the water and then scrubbed. Nice and simple. I really wanted to lick it, but I decided not to because I didn't want to die. Took yet another microfiber and wiped the tire off. They looked brand new like they were at a tire shop!
I then took the rectangular sponge and applied some of the Super VRT and went over my tires. Then, I put a bit more on the sponge and went over them again. Now they were really starting to look good! I love this stuff because not only does it smell good, but it doesn't look like I just sprayed the tire with clear coat. It's a nice, blackening, matte finish with a hint of shine. Just the way I like it. So far, it hasn't flown off the tires and on to the paint. Another good thing. I did the same for all 4 tires and then I went around the truck with the spongy thing and did all the rubber window trim and the seals and trim on the tonneau cover. Also, the bed rail cap things on the sides of the bed and along the rear. Anything that is in that black textured plastic stuff got a treatment of the Super VRT.
Moving on to the paint... When I bought the truck, I did a complete clay-bar, sealant, wax and glaze on it. That was about 3,000 miles ago and you could really start to see and feel that the paint was thirsty again for some love.
So, I did just that.
After going around the truck and wishing my pillows were made from the single-soft material, I busted out the Brilliant Glaze. It's a pleasure to put on thanks to the Porter Cable, but it's even nicer on my shoulders and arms due to being very easy to remove by hand. On and off, no worries, no mess and it comes off CLEAN. Oh, I used the single-soft towel that came in the kit to remove and polish the Glaze. When I mentioned "microfiber" when dealing with the tires, I meant my cheap ones from Wal-Mart or whatever.
After the Glaze, I figured what the hell and took out the Americana Wax. Note: when the directions say this stuff goes a long way, it goes a LONG way! Put it on by hand and removed by hand. Doing that on a truck the size of these is usually quite dreadful (but rewarding), yet this stuff wasn't too difficult to maneuver off the paint. Another note would be to ensure that the hood, even though the whole truck was out of the sun, the residual heat from the engine still had the hood plenty warm. It dried on there pretty good, but I was able to remove it with a bit more elbow grease.
I'll be using Adam's for quite some time. Can't wait to place an order for their interior stuff, as the Surf City Garage products, again, are my go-to. I'm very pleased with how my truck came out and I can only imagine when I have more time to go over it again with more finesse, it's going to turn out even better!
I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. Yes, I've played with them in Photoshop to enhance the details, but that's on purpose. I wanted you to see how deep and black the truck is and also, how insanely reflective the paint is as well.
Thanks, Nick!