adams spray detail

[87rx7chick]

ok, so my friend just became an adams dealer here in texas and he sold me a gallon of adams detail spray, he showed me how it worked back a month or so ago, back when it was cooler. well its about 80 degrees, surface temp of car is about 105 (infa-red temp gun) and i was using the detail spray....


im very unhappy with the results of this spray. thought it works great, it has a downside, a flaw to it.


it does not like heat. i sprayed it on and wiped it off and it left dark blemishes on my paint. i then got a new mf towel and sprayed just a lil bit to dampen the towel, and wiped off the blemishes only to create new/different ones..


it was a Battle between damp and dry mf towels to remove all the blemishes off the hood....

has any one noticed this issue??


btw, the paint was black , i also had issues on my red paint too as well as blue oily hologram looking streaks left behind from this product.

 

[snowking724]

were u in the sun? i believe most qd's like to be applied in the shade.

 

[trhland]

i have to say this is my favorite q/d and never had this problem. maybe you got a bad batch? iveused this in hot and cold weather. with out issue.. sorry to hear about your problem.. adams gives a 110 percent garrentee if your not happy...

 

[87rx7chick]

were u in the sun? i believe most qd's like to be applied in the shade.

it was applied in the shade on the warm hood, after the issue i got my infa red temp gun to see the temp of the hood, i have no issue applying it on cooler panels like the doors or rear hatch even in direct sun, but the hoods warmer then the rest of the body and it just is a nightmare.


at first i thought it was because i was using it on top of poor boys polish-seal. but we got our other new car and i didnt use anything on it at all and it did the same thing?


idk how it could be user error....

 

[snowking724]

just a thought, i'm still a bit of a rookie and haven't used that product so,sorry i can't help more.

 

[Mirror Detailing]

Its not a bad batch. Like someone said not really good to spray onto hot paint. I also love Adam's Detail Spray, but its best that its used on either very cool paint or out of the sun.

I had the same problem with the spots the first time I used it on a vehicle in direct sunlight.

 

[trhland]

i always wash my truck eaither in the shade or when the sun starts going down.. makes washing alot easyer ....

 

[87rx7chick]

yeah, but when a product says "Sun or shade" . . .

im going to see what they say, i sent them an email reguarding the issue.

i mean i am even getting some blue hazing with this product, even on the windows. sure its almost undetectable... but i can see it when i wipe with the towel.

at first i was at a car show, i detailed the whole car with meguiars detail spray, then i finished with adams detail spray since it has more gloss, i had severe blue streaks over my whole fricken car the whole day.. i assume it was from mixing products. i tried removing the streaks with meguiars. didnt work. had to wait to wash the car after the car show.

it happened again the other day, but i got a new cloth and used adams a 2nd time and it removed the blue hazing. assuming the Maguires was the issue causing the blue streaks that were extremely bad.

but when using this adams detail spray on a car that i've never detailed before, i am defiantly seeing the blue streaks that most resemble holograms. almost unnoticeable.. but i see them...

does any one else know what i am talking about? any one at all? how could i be using the product in such a wrong way to get such poor results with something people love and never have problems with.... or maybe they just dont see the issue....

 

[ScottB]

you might contact the manufacturer also, sometimes a little dilution can help. If you are looking for a rather nice detailing spray I recommend FK425 or FK146 as options and never have any streaking, but try to apply outside of direct sunlight.

 

[87rx7chick]

you might contact the manufacturer also, sometimes a little dilution can help. If you are looking for a rather nice detailing spray I recommend FK425 or FK146 as options and never have any streaking, but try to apply outside of direct sunlight.

lmao omg i do apply it out of direct sun light, paint surface was 105 degrees (used temp gun) and i got blemishes and streaking.

i already spent 40$ on a gallon of this crap... and idk what fk146 is never heard of it and i dont really like mixing products together and experimenting and seeing what happens as a result.

i'll just stick with optimum. i know that stuff is great and i have never had issues...

this adams stuff sucks

 

[Emm]

you might contact the manufacturer also, sometimes a little dilution can help. If you are looking for a rather nice detailing spray I recommend FK425 or FK146 as options and never have any streaking, but try to apply outside of direct sunlight.

I second that FK425, I used to use adams detail spray until I tried FK425. It is awesome! The best detail spray I've used by far. Also that adams detail spray is very rough on the eyes. After detailing my car my contact lenses were runied, it is some pretty potent stuff (it does clean wheels very good)

 

[Dubbin1]

this adams stuff sucks

The problem you are having is spraying it on a surface with a 105° temp. I would like to know how the surface temp is that high if its not in the sun and it only 80° out (unless you are spraying it on a hot hood from driving)? Things need to be cool to the touch before misting a liquid on it.

 

[trhland]

ive been useing Adams detail spray for the past 30 years with no issues at all.. its by far the best q/d out there for drying a car.. ok ok ive only been useing it for 2 years but still...

 

[Emm]

ive been useing Adams detail spray for the past 30 years with no issues at all.. its by far the best q/d out there for drying a car.. ok ok ive only been useing it for 2 years but still...

I thought the same, try FK425 it is now my favorite

 

[Lonewolf2007]

I have had the exact same problem with Adams detail spray.
I stopped using it for that reason. I have not tried FK425 yet.
I do however like Optimum QD and XMT final finish. I will have to get some FK425 on my next order since everyone likes it.

 

[CEE DOG]

mixing products together and experimenting and seeing what happens as a result.

i'll just stick with optimum. i know that stuff is great and i have never had issues...

this adams stuff sucks

If you ever feel differently about "adding water" you can save some money and make up some of that 40$ you spent by buying the concentrated Optimum at 20$ and diluting it rather then buying the Optimum already mixed... It's about 1/4 the price when you do it that way.

 

[ScottB]

ive been useing Adams detail spray for the past 30 years with no issues at all.. its by far the best q/d out there for drying a car.. ok ok ive only been useing it for 2 years but still...

you havent tried 425 yet ??

 

[CEE DOG]

It's about 1/4 the price when you do it that way.

or even cheaper if you buy the 128 oz concentrate.

 

[Fly bye]

surface temp of car is about 105

That is a little bit too hot. The product is drying rapidly, and subsequently streaking/adhering to to finish before it can be wiped/buffed off with a clean MF.

I personally would dilute the stuff with distilled water. You could hypothetically mix 2 parts instant detailer, to 1 part water, or even mix it 1 part instant detailer to 1 part distilled water. Diluting the instant detailer with distilled water will help prevent drying/streaking dramatically.

Another thing that will help, is to do very small sections at a time. IMO, 105 degree's is just too hot to leave the instant detailer on a finished surface for very long. Could you imagine if you were in a climate where it is 110+ degree's, then on top of that, a very hot engine bay, making the hood temp well above 110 degree's? I think most instant detailers would be troublesome in this situation. Get my drift?

Try diluting it, I dilute my instant detailer, it seems much easier to work with, and in a warm/hot environment, almost seems necessary to dilute.

Diluting the instant detailer also makes the product last longer. Being the tightwad that I am, I like when I can make a product last longer :xyxthumbs:

 

[trhland]

you havent tried 425 yet ??

i actually have a while back my friend joe gave me a little . i sprayed apanel.and feltit needed a little more wipeing to disapear then adams.. idont know maybe its me i really didint give it a good test . but might just have to ......