Adam's Detail Spray

ZL1Mark

ZL1Mark

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I'm sold on this stuff. Some claim it streaks, but any detail spray will streak if over applied. It works awesome as a drying aid, as well as for light dust cleanup. It leaves a tremendous gloss. Works very well as a clay bar lubricant, and smells great!! Adam's makes several fine products!! :D
 
Agreed but I also love FK 425 which is essentially the same product (without the great smell) and be had for $10/gallon less. YMMV but my brother and I did a blind test and couldn't tell the difference. Between the two products, I would buy price.
 
Another great Adam's product is their Leather Cleaner. I also just bought their Carpet Cleaner which is suppose to be fantastic but haven't personally tried it yet-but it's sitting on my shelf.
 
addysdaddy said:
Another great Adam's product is their Leather Cleaner. I also just bought their Carpet Cleaner which is suppose to be fantastic but haven't personally tried it yet-but it's sitting on my shelf.
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C&U is awesome!! :rockon

Even though it's called Leather AND Interor Cleaner, I would only use it on leather. It's very strong, but leather seems to handle it, and it cleans very well. However, on my Corvette interior panels, it dried them out way too much. You have to be careful with this product. While it's good, I'd rather use a safer cleaner like Blackfire interior cleaner, which cleans excellent, too.
 
07 z-oh-6 said:
C&U is awesome!! :rockon

Even though it's called Leather AND Interor Cleaner, I would only use it on leather. It's very strong, but leather seems to handle it, and it cleans very well. However, on my Corvette interior panels, it dried them out way too much. You have to be careful with this product. While it's good, I'd rather use a safer cleaner like Blackfire interior cleaner, which cleans excellent, too.
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What do you mean by it dried them out? Did it change the look, feel, etc? How did you restore it?

Adam's Detail Spray is a 'tweener product for me. If I really want gloss, I have been leaning to spray waxes -- gloss with some durability with not much extra effort.
 
Bunky said:
What do you mean by it dried them out? Did it change the look, feel, etc? How did you restore it?
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It took away the natural sheen. Left a whitish residue. Cockpit Premium brought the look back.

The detail spray is also a great clay lube. Kill 2 birds with one stone. I don't like to apply as spray wax every week. Overkill, IMO,. Plus, they don't work very well as drying aids.
 
Adams Detail Spray is still one of my all time favorite sprays and I still enjoy using it....Plus it smells great!! :bigups
 
Hey Mark!

I'm traveling for work right now and just got online to see what everyone's up to!! :bigups
 
I started off with Adams products and they do make some good products. A bit expensive and boutique-ish. Good products for the DIY'er but pricey for detailers trying to make a living.
 
Bunky said:
What do you mean by it dried them out? Did it change the look, feel, etc? How did you restore it?

I was warned that it was strong stuff so my application method includes a white 100% Terry cotton rag (want to make sure there is no dye being removed except from blue jeans of course) rinsed in water with the excess squeezed out. Two or three sprays of the Adams Leather Cleaner onto the rag and then wipe the leather surface. I follow up with an interior MF to dry. After all the leather surfaces are done, I go back with Pinnacle Leather Conditioner and it's all good. I've never seen dry surfaces or the sheen stripped of the leather. YMMV but that works for me.
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addysdaddy said:
Bunky said:
What do you mean by it dried them out? Did it change the look, feel, etc? How did you restore it?

I was warned that it was strong stuff so my application method includes a white 100% Terry cotton rag (want to make sure there is no dye being removed except from blue jeans of course) rinsed in water with the excess squeezed out. Two or three sprays of the Adams Leather Cleaner onto the rag and then wipe the leather surface. I follow up with an interior MF to dry. After all the leather surfaces are done, I go back with Pinnacle Leather Conditioner and it's all good. I've never seen dry surfaces or the sheen stripped of the leather. YMMV but that works for me.
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If you go back and look, I said it works great on leather. :) I was referring to some interior panel material, like my Corvette.

Midnight1700 said:
I started off with Adams products and they do make some good products. A bit expensive and boutique-ish. Good products for the DIY'er but pricey for detailers trying to make a living.
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Agreed.
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addysdaddy said:
Bunky said:
What do you mean by it dried them out? Did it change the look, feel, etc? How did you restore it?

I was warned that it was strong stuff so my application method includes a white 100% Terry cotton rag (want to make sure there is no dye being removed except from blue jeans of course) rinsed in water with the excess squeezed out. Two or three sprays of the Adams Leather Cleaner onto the rag and then wipe the leather surface. I follow up with an interior MF to dry. After all the leather surfaces are done, I go back with Pinnacle Leather Conditioner and it's all good. I've never seen dry surfaces or the sheen stripped of the leather. YMMV but that works for me.
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For the leather I use it straight, but for the rest of the interior I use a mix of 2 parts distilled water to 1 part cleaner and that works great.

And I buy their detail spray by the gallon.
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