I would like to mention to all that Adam's detailing products are simply remanufactured Chemical guy's products, at least a great majority of the products are. Visit chemicalguys.com and you will notice that they offer a service in which they manufacture and reliable their products for use by other organizations. Adam's simply heavily markets their product line. I want to mention this because some of their products are a little pricey, but chemicalguys offers the exact same products for less. I found out about this after reading a few threads on autopia.org likes this one:

http://autopia.org/forum/car-detaili...7s+polishes%22

Just a thought. Enjoy.

 

GD,
Thanks for the info. I buy their products, and think they are very good. But if I can save a few bucks going directly to the mfg, not a bad deal.

 

Thanks bud good info., I also use Adams if I can save some money I will like the products better.
I'm going to Carlisle this weekend, I think Adams has a booth there I'm going to mention the Chemical Guys see what they say.

 

Instead of mentioning this to them, maybe you should just ask them if they develop and make their products, or do they just repackage them. There's nothing wrong with that, many companies do that, but just to see how upfront they are.

 

I bet they will deny the claim! Try it anyway and enjoy Carlisle.

 

You know, I looked at this site, and I'm not sure they are the same products. The tire dressing for sure is not the same, nor the wax. Is it possible that Adams just uses them as the manufacturer of their products under their specs? This is not an uncommon practice.

 

For some products, it could be true. For other products, I hear they are exactly the same, of course you can choose your color as well. But, on both websites, I see a "Butter wax." Did you notice this FP?

http://www.adamspolishes.com/c-17-polish-wax.aspx

http://www.chemicalguys.com/category_s/3.htm

 

Well regardless if they use their products or not, Chemical-Guys seem to have some pretty good products. I might end up trying some of them, adding them to my collection.

 

I use Adam's exclusively and have been very satisfied except for one thing. I can't seem to get all of the microscratches out of the clearcoat. I tried Adam's Swirl and Haze Remover with the green pad and the PC set to 6. I was able to reduce but not eliminate the microscratches. I think I need something more abrasive than Adam's Swirl and Haze Remover.

Does anyone know what would be one step up in abrasiveness from Adam's Swirl and Haze Remover?

 

Pinnacle XMT products is what I use, Poorboys would be another good choice. autogeek.net has a lot of good info, you could read what others have to say about the products and decide on which one to try.

 

I have had good luck with a combo of Sonu Swirlbuster (with the Swirlbuster pad) and Maguiar's NXT with the PC. It did take a number of treatments to achieve a swirl-free finish (on black no less).

Try http://www.autopia-carcare.com/ they have a number of different products and some good "how to" videos and suggestions.

 

I have used Adam's products myself, but I don't think its really fair to them to post this here if you're not 100% sure of what you're reporting. If you think about it, it's just part of the American economy. I'm not saying that it's unlikely that this is happening, but if you stopped and looked at every possible item or product you could buy...you'd surely find another provider offering the same product cheaper or more expensive. It's just like building a car in the states and taking the same car and building it in Japan...To one person it could simply be a Toyota Camry...on the other hand, some see it as a Lexus ES330. Same principal...Some folks view products with a heavier price tag as better; which is hardly every true. I say, just get the one you're comfortable buying and using.

 

Well, I did notice a reduction in the spider-webbing after the last Swirl and Haze Remover treatment. I was thinking that the Adam's S&H just wasn't aggressive enough. Given your experience, perhaps what I really need isn't more aggressiveness but just a few more rounds of polishing.

I'll try the S&H a few more times and, if I don't get the results I'm after, I'll give your recipe a try.

Thanks for the reply.

 

I can attest to Adam's customer service being top-notch. I had some items that were on backorder. They were so aggressive about getting them to me as soon as they were available that I wound up with two shipments. I called and asked if they wanted me to return one and they said to just keep it. They didn't want their mistake to inconvenience a customer. That attitude earned them a loyal customer who says good things about them on online forums.