So nice to see another General Motors guy.. In high school I had a Sunbird with American Racing wheels and then started obsessing over Rick Dobbertin's J2000 and bought a hatchback four years later. Since I was heavily invested into the jbody community I upgraded to third gen Cavalier a decade later where I discovered Toyota Cavaliers. Fast forward I picked up a dream car a few years ago and got myself an Ion Redline Comp which is a lot of fun. This ignited my love of detailing again where I decided to branch out from Meguair's and learned about Griot's, Adam's and then Obsessed Garage. Once I use up my Bead Maker I plan on trying the OG Drying Aid but I have to say the Bead Maker/Paint Gloss/Dream Maker combo is legit. I'm trying to blast through Griot's Spray On Wax with my daily driver before I play around with Koch Chemie Hand Wax.
This is interesting to see , I said that they were the same a few months back when adams first brought out the slick n slide. I compared the data sheets and knew it from the start. Great video Mike.
@@orthodox1717 unfortunately with these ceramic toppers that can happen. My suggestion would be to try and spray directly into a lightly damp towel , apply and buff off with a different dry one see if that works better for you.
If I have standing water on my car after washing, will slick n slide still provide lubricity? (Currently don’t have a ceramic coating on car) Like you showed Adam’s says it’s not meant for application while wet, but my car doesn’t blow dry water well since it doesn’t have hydroponic properties 😢
I have both Topper and Slick & Slide. Both behave exactly the same. I get around a month worth of protection from both. Which works fine for me since I wash my truck once a week. Note...I use both as a true drying aid. They work great.
Would be interesting to see if Mohs rejects any of them. But it does give a really good shine and slickness. Ceramic coatings are amazing but for people who enjoy maintaining and fettling with their car each week it does have draw backs. I guess both of these products won't clog the properties of Mohs for too long and still gives you something to perfect on the weekend. My friend has 2018 BMW M2 in that amazing blue, I think its Long Beach blue and has just discovered Griot's 3 in 1 on bare paintwork and it pop's, he's overwhelmed by the results. I've always been curious about slick and slide myself and might pick up a bottle to try. I think Prestige car care shop (UK's importer) has 20% off until this evening to celebrate the Queens platinum jubilee.
I use Slick n Slide as a drying aid, I know the bottle says not to but I think it works great. Then I go over the car again after drying just to top it off. Nice stuff.
Xtreme Topper is the same as OG Drying Aid right? So technically all three (Adams included) are the same product relatively speaking. I bought Slick n Slide 2 years ago and tried it once and was immediately let down. I found that it wasn't as slick as Bead Maker or Duragloss Aquawax which at the time were the two slickest spray solutions I've used. Fast forward to today and I just got my hands on Topper and after using it a few times I'm really happy with the slickness. I'd say it's on par with BM and Aqua maybe a notch better. Could the blend in my Adams bottle be different than what is bottled today? Perhaps it's better now who knows. But I figured I would share my experience.
Matt said that he tried the scented and colored versions before making his, and it stained his trim. Wonder if anyone noticed any staining long term with aDAMS
@@allen624 LOL it doesn't matter what you spray on if it stains haha. It will stain your paint, if it rains it will bleed into everything. If something stains it will stain period.
I have some Tuf shine tire cleaner that I used to initially clean the tires before dressing them. After that I use soap and water with a soft bristled brush. I don’t use a tire cleaner unless I’m going to test a new product out.
I have Topper, Slick and Slide, and OG drying aid by the gallon. I ended up throwing out the OG drying aid because it started to gum up in the gallon bottle and 3 spray bottles. The spray bottles also had to be thrown out because of how bad it gummed up. Topper and Slick and Slide have to be shaken but they don’t get gummy like OG. All were in stored in my garage and months later Topper and Slick/Slide are fine
@@peterjohnson8631 - S&S never disappoints time after time. As I live in Belgium I have to order via France. Price = 40 bucks for 2 bottles. Not cheap but worth the money. The paint is carbon black, never ever streaks! Flashes properly. Excellent on glass too. Grtz
Mike as per your recommendation I tried out ECH20 as a drying aid at 15 :1 (because I felt your 20:1 preference might not give me the gloss and depth I was after. After using it at 15:1 I found it very streaky compared to my previous go to (beadmaker) and I found the gloss, depth and slickness were nowhere near as good. Any tips? I should also mention that the car was blown off and is coated in optimum gloss coat, there was very little water left on the car and I was using a twist pile towel with a couple sprays per panel. Now I am thinking of just going back to bead maker or trying out slick & slide. What are your thoughts?
I own products And they're solid for what they are. Get yourself a bottle of Phoenix EOD - Titan. It's the best drying aid I've ever used and I own thousands of dollars worth of detailing chemicals. The guy who started the company used to work for Extreme Solutions. The stuff is phenomenal
@@MikeGDetailing Titan provides the slickest paint of anything I’ve tried. Including Topper, any Gyeon QD, TEC 582, Wolfgang Silica, Meguiar’s Ceramic Detailer, Lithium Color Crush, Wizards Mist-n-Shine, anything by CarPro.
Great demo. I've tried several but I keep coming back to Titan from Phoenix EOD. It's my favorite now.
I had a small sample of titan. Not enough for long term use but it was very nice.
Thanks for highlighting the products homie.
I even spoke to guys over at B&B. They told me to use Adam's slick and slide. Which is same as OG drying aid.
Thanks for confirming as well
So nice to see another General Motors guy.. In high school I had a Sunbird with American Racing wheels and then started obsessing over Rick Dobbertin's J2000 and bought a hatchback four years later. Since I was heavily invested into the jbody community I upgraded to third gen Cavalier a decade later where I discovered Toyota Cavaliers. Fast forward I picked up a dream car a few years ago and got myself an Ion Redline Comp which is a lot of fun. This ignited my love of detailing again where I decided to branch out from Meguair's and learned about Griot's, Adam's and then Obsessed Garage. Once I use up my Bead Maker I plan on trying the OG Drying Aid but I have to say the Bead Maker/Paint Gloss/Dream Maker combo is legit. I'm trying to blast through Griot's Spray On Wax with my daily driver before I play around with Koch Chemie Hand Wax.
Thanks for checking this out
This is interesting to see , I said that they were the same a few months back when adams first brought out the slick n slide. I compared the data sheets and knew it from the start. Great video Mike.
I also only use Ceramic Detailer since I’m
Coated in MOHS Evo!
Good choice to top it.
@@joerossi4231 I got a lot of smearing with Gyeon Ceramic Detailer.
@@orthodox1717 unfortunately with these ceramic toppers that can happen. My suggestion would be to try and spray directly into a lightly damp towel , apply and buff off with a different dry one see if that works better for you.
If I have standing water on my car after washing, will slick n slide still provide lubricity? (Currently don’t have a ceramic coating on car)
Like you showed Adam’s says it’s not meant for application while wet, but my car doesn’t blow dry water well since it doesn’t have hydroponic properties 😢
You may have to use a bit more but it will still work.
@@MikeGDetailinggotcha, thank you!
I have both Topper and Slick & Slide. Both behave exactly the same. I get around a month worth of protection from both. Which works fine for me since I wash my truck once a week.
Note...I use both as a true drying aid. They work great.
How do you know it last a month if you wash it every week?
@@LSD04 Beause I reapply once a month. The other times I just blow dry my truck.
Wolfgang sio2 rinseless has been my go to drying aid. Way cheaper and insanely slick.
At what ratio?
Would be interesting to see if Mohs rejects any of them. But it does give a really good shine and slickness. Ceramic coatings are amazing but for people who enjoy maintaining and fettling with their car each week it does have draw backs. I guess both of these products won't clog the properties of Mohs for too long and still gives you something to perfect on the weekend. My friend has 2018 BMW M2 in that amazing blue, I think its Long Beach blue and has just discovered Griot's 3 in 1 on bare paintwork and it pop's, he's overwhelmed by the results. I've always been curious about slick and slide myself and might pick up a bottle to try. I think Prestige car care shop (UK's importer) has 20% off until this evening to celebrate the Queens platinum jubilee.
I use Slick n Slide as a drying aid, I know the bottle says not to but I think it works great. Then I go over the car again after drying just to top it off. Nice stuff.
Great content!😁 Would you happen to have a link to the video of the interview?
Great video Mike. How do you feel the Slick and Slide compares to something like TEC582?
Thanks. Have not used tec582.
Xtreme Topper is the same as OG Drying Aid right? So technically all three (Adams included) are the same product relatively speaking.
I bought Slick n Slide 2 years ago and tried it once and was immediately let down. I found that it wasn't as slick as Bead Maker or Duragloss Aquawax which at the time were the two slickest spray solutions I've used.
Fast forward to today and I just got my hands on Topper and after using it a few times I'm really happy with the slickness. I'd say it's on par with BM and Aqua maybe a notch better.
Could the blend in my Adams bottle be different than what is bottled today? Perhaps it's better now who knows. But I figured I would share my experience.
They are all the same which is b&b slipstream.
Matt said that he tried the scented and colored versions before making his, and it stained his trim. Wonder if anyone noticed any staining long term with aDAMS
Slick n slide has stained every bottle I’ve put it in so it probably does stain trim/paint too
XT topper stained his white trim.
@@allen624 i mean it was a white car too 😆
@@allen624 LOL it doesn't matter what you spray on if it stains haha. It will stain your paint, if it rains it will bleed into everything. If something stains it will stain period.
@@allen624 sigh nvm you clearly don’t understand. Good luck Todd and happy detailing my friend.
Nice Impala. I wish it were offered in RWD
Same here. Would have been nice if it was.
What products do you use to clean your tires? They look great!
I have some Tuf shine tire cleaner that I used to initially clean the tires before dressing them. After that I use soap and water with a soft bristled brush. I don’t use a tire cleaner unless I’m going to test a new product out.
Per xtreme solutions, topper is silica infused. Does that also apply to Slick and Slide? I thought it was only polymer based.
I have Topper, Slick and Slide, and OG drying aid by the gallon. I ended up throwing out the OG drying aid because it started to gum up in the gallon bottle and 3 spray bottles. The spray bottles also had to be thrown out because of how bad it gummed up.
Topper and Slick and Slide have to be shaken but they don’t get gummy like OG. All were in stored in my garage and months later Topper and Slick/Slide are fine
That sucks. It’s not a cheap product buying it from OG. The good thing is it’s available at other places.
Yeah crazy how overpriced it is.
Seems with your experience, they are different products. 🤷🏻♂️
They are all the same. That is no secret. Maybe some slight differences but the base formula is the same.
@@peterjohnson8631 - S&S never disappoints time after time. As I live in Belgium I have to order via France. Price = 40 bucks for 2 bottles. Not cheap but worth the money.
The paint is carbon black, never ever streaks! Flashes properly. Excellent on glass too.
Grtz
Interesting from what i gather SLick slide , OGDA
Topper and Slipstream are all the same
Edit: as you mentioned
Mike as per your recommendation I tried out ECH20 as a drying aid at 15 :1 (because I felt your 20:1 preference might not give me the gloss and depth I was after. After using it at 15:1 I found it very streaky compared to my previous go to (beadmaker) and I found the gloss, depth and slickness were nowhere near as good. Any tips? I should also mention that the car was blown off and is coated in optimum gloss coat, there was very little water left on the car and I was using a twist pile towel with a couple sprays per panel. Now I am thinking of just going back to bead maker or trying out slick & slide. What are your thoughts?
That is why I recommend 1:20.Anything more will approach waterless wash and need more wiping.
I own products And they're solid for what they are. Get yourself a bottle of Phoenix EOD - Titan. It's the best drying aid I've ever used and I own thousands of dollars worth of detailing chemicals. The guy who started the company used to work for Extreme Solutions. The stuff is phenomenal
Perhaps in the future. At this moment I have zero interest in the Phoenix line up.
@@MikeGDetailing Titan provides the slickest paint of anything I’ve tried. Including Topper, any Gyeon QD, TEC 582, Wolfgang Silica, Meguiar’s Ceramic Detailer, Lithium Color Crush, Wizards Mist-n-Shine, anything by CarPro.
Feel free to send over a sample. I won’t be purchasing it anytime soon or at all.
Titan is just another variation of Slipstream.
The SDS for Titan still has Slipstream in the PDF header.
@@yanniobkirk5744 Did not know that. Have never heard of SlipStream.
Does the OG have wax in it?
No it’s the same product as slick and slide. Polymer based.
You suppose to spray the drying aid on the car as it's wet the spray off then dry the car. Not after you've already dryed the car off.
A drying aid is used to remove any remaking water. Not just if the panel is all wet. Multiple ways to do it.
These are not true drying aids.
@@barrycook8116yes the manufacturer confirmed it’s not to use as a replacement for their dry aid
I bet you are exactly the same just rebranded with more cost. OG drying aid is a waste of money not to mention the crazy shipping charge.
gallon and free 16oz bottle of slick and slide for $36 og could never
The same company that owns B&B also owns Adam’s now.
Or B&B owns Adam’s lol
B&B owns Adams
@@Carlos.Rivera yeah exsctly
Any tips to get rid of soap stains ?
Have you tried using a detail spray to wipe them off?
@@MikeGDetailing yeah but they’re really stubborn. I guess I just have really hard water
You could try mixing a little soap in water in a spray bottle. If that doesn’t work then maybe a panel wipe with IPA or something similar.
@@MikeGDetailing will do thanks.
Nexgen water spot remover
if they are not the exact same they are super close...
They do this for me at the $10 car wash