Opinions On ADS Hero

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Curious about a fairly new rinseless wash which as title says is Hero. Is it significantly better than all the other well known rinseless washes? Because it is priced as a premium product and is almost double the cost of other good rinseless washes. Admittedly I am skeptical of the car care products industry. It seems whenever a new product comes out it is the greatest and the products which were considered great prior to the new product are somehow no longer adequate.

I watched a few videos and they all claimed Hero to be the best. In one video it was stated that it was developed by two detailers. Well if that is true then they are detailers and not chemists.

What is important to me in a rinseless wash is #1 its ability to clean and #2 is good lubricity. I could care less about its aroma. I am not in the habit of huffing my rinseless wash and by the time it's added to the water it can't be smelled anyway, at least I can't smell it. Not concerned about what the bottle looks like either. Dont buy them for bottle design. As proof I have Duraglosss 932 and that is about as plain as a bottle gets.

So is Hero that much better than all the rest because all the rest sem to be very similar to me.

Also as a side note. In the vast majority of the videos the vehicle they are demonstrating the products on, which is usually claimed to be theirs or their wifes/girlfriends vehicle, it is stated hasn't been washed for a month or two months. These guys are detailers. They should be ashamed to admit that.
After all don't think I would use a dentist that had crooked, yellow teeth. I am not a detailer and I don't think any of my vehicles have ever gone a month without being washed and none of my vehicles have ever been to any kind of car wash so they are 100 % washed by hand.
 
If you have not already, watch guz or Mike G as his channel is called on youtube. He did a review a while back on it, between n914. He is my go to when i want a trusted review on a product.

Might want to look into armour detail supply is you have not already. I have really enjoyed all the products from them so far.

I get the feeling that you may just need to order a bottle and try it out for yourself.

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My first response is: Don't join the Flavor-of-the-Month club. I think we have already had 3 or 4 rinseless washes THIS YEAR that are "the best rinseless on the market". Klasse seems to like the Gyeon Eco Wash, which is priced more in line with the some of the less expensive rinseless (I just looked at the DG pricing, I haven't used that wash in a long time, and it is actually quite expensive, at least the list price at $15.56 for 16 oz and $66.56 for a gallon).

I think the YouTube crowd gets a little swept up in the "what's new" thing; of course new stuff means new videos means more views, more subscriptions, so that's good for them.
 
I just bought a gallon of Duragloss 932 for $38.62 on Amazon.
 
I am a big fan of rinseless washes and have tried most of them. While the advice to not get too caught up in the flavor of the month is very wise, I can tell you that I have tried ADS Hero and it is actually my new favorite rinseless wash. It cleans really well, is very slick and has lots of lubrication, and smells great.

Yes, it costs more, but one of the reasons is that it contains ceramic. So I think a better comparison would be to other rinseless washes that also contain some ceramic ingredients.

If you are concerned about the cost, I suggest you get on the ADS mailing list. There are many ways to get a discount. For example, ADS just had a July 4th holiday special where all products were 25% off. If you submit a review with pictures for any ADS product, they will send you a discount code for 15% off. If you submit a review with a short video, they will send you a 20% off coupon.
 
Well my understanding of the SI02 in Hero is for lubrication purposes and they don't claim that the wash leaves any protection behind.
At present I have 3 gallons of rinseless wash. Those being ONR, Duragloss 932 and Absolute. That will definately keep me busy for a while as that is enough for approx 500 washes.
Maybe if they have some crazy deal i would pick up a small bottle but I'm guessing it won't be long before the next greatest rinseless comes out.
 
BLM said:
Well my understanding of the SI02 in Hero is for lubrication purposes and they don't claim that the wash leaves any protection behind.
At present I have 3 gallons of rinseless wash. Those being ONR, Duragloss 932 and Absolute. That will definately keep me busy for a while as that is enough for approx 500 washes.
Maybe if they have some crazy deal i would pick up a small bottle but I'm guessing it won't be long before the next greatest rinseless comes out.
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All 3 of those rinseless washes are great and I certainly would not buy Hero or any other wash until I used them up.

One thing I like about Hero more than Duragloss 932 and Absolute is that I do find that with both Duragloss and Absolute, it takes more time and effort to stir and dissolve the product into water. Both of those washes are "chunkier" and take extra time and effort to dissolve. And sometimes, no matter how much I mix them, they never fully dissolve. I will sometimes find little clumps of the original product that did not dissolve on my paint as I am washing. Not a big deal at all, but I do think Hero dissolves more thoroughly, quickly, and completely. Plus, it seems like dirt on the sponge releases more easily with Hero than the other rinseless washes I have tried.
 
Yeah, the Duragloss wash always had pink specks floating in it. I liked that wash but the specks were annoying; it's been a long time since I used mine up, but I don't recall it being difficult to dissolve or mix in.
 
To be honest I've only had the gallon of Absolute about a week and have only used it once. Had read some comments about it being thicker and tricky to mix. So the one time I did use it my wash bucket had warm water in it and it seemed to mix OK.
Then reading about the Absolute being thicker and mixing tips I found the Duragloss to be thicker also. Thought if warm water works for mixing Absolute then it makes sense for warm water to work for mixing Duragloss so that is what I did with that and it seemed to mix fine.
 
I've used and really liked Hero. And yes, it's my new favorite.

But, is it a game changer or a MUST HAVE? Absolutely not.

Price wise, it sits above other rinse-less products because of the Si02 content, but is fair compared to other similar products.

Carpro ECH20 - $17.59 (500ml) / $84.99 (gallon)
Opti-Coat No Rinse - $27.50 (473ml)
ADS Hero - $17.99 (473ml) / $64.99 (gallon)

So other than Opti-Coat No Rinse, Hero is comparable or less money to ECH20.
 
ADS Hero is $64/gallon while ONR is $44/gallon. Some are more, some are less. Hero cleans very well, good lubrication for a rinseless and IMO where it excels over the others is the clean wipe when dying. With damn near every rinseless I’ve ever used, they need a follow up wipe down or leave some sort of smearing or streaking. Before anyone chimes in, yes I use DI water, use Klin MF’s so these aren’t the issues. Hero is legit!
 
I have stopped chasing the "Next Best Rinseless Craze". After being thoroughly disappointed with Absolute I have come to the conclusion that most do the same thing and really aren't really different from the old standard of ONR. I do like the old Wolfgang Uber which I found to be unmatched in slickness.
 
Well from the comments I assume Hero is just another rinseless and no better than any other as they all appear to be adequate.
Which doesn't justify the premium price as far as I'm concerned. Don't really need Si02 in my rinseless and as already stated the Si02 in the Hero is only there for lubricity and not protection.
All this to say I believe it to be an overpriced product. Others are selling rinseless for half the price which appear to do the same thing. I'll buy premium products but I want them to be superior to products which cost half as much. Otherwise I feel I'm throwing my money away.
 
As Pat was saying, and as DFB said in another thread, I think we're kind of splitting hairs here with a lot of these new products, they may be better, but it's very incremental and not something where you should throw away your old washes. The hype machine economy however, benefits from the latest, greatest, flavor of the month.
 
I did see in the comments of a YouTube video that someone experienced Hero starting to smell funky in a bucket after a few days. Armour responded to the comment and said that they revised the formula based on this feedback with some sort of a preservative, so it doesn't go bad if premixed ahead of time for a week or so. I thought it was cool that they are listening to customer feedback to improve their products.
 
Bri26 said:
I did see in the comments of a YouTube video that someone experienced Hero starting to smell funky in a bucket after a few days. Armour responded to the comment and said that they revised the formula based on this feedback with some sort of a preservative, so it doesn't go bad if premixed ahead of time for a week or so. I thought it was cool that they are listening to customer feedback to improve their products.
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I have noticed McKees OLD version of N914 will leave some odd filaments floating suspended in the mix if left in the bucket for a week or so

If you agitate it whatever the stuff is dissolves but it is not very confidence inspiring

I have begun mixing up just a bit more than I need for one wash and tossing anything that wasn't used

I have had leftover ONR sit in the bucket forever without anything negative happening and I would just add to the bucket as needed

This is using the GD multi towel method of course
 
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