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Hey there. Yeah it can be pretty confusing. There’s a lot of options. But to start from the top. Ceramics are a newer form of protection (old school protection would be considered wax). They have much longer longevity and increased performance in terms of the protection they provide As compared to other protection products. Ceramic products are fully synthetic as opposed to waxes which have natural ingredients in them like carnuba and other things. Waxes are normally a substance that you lay on top of your paint. A ceramic coating is actually meant to bond and adhere to the paint. the purpose of having a ceramic coating in short is to protect from rain, sun, contamination and other exterior elements that can really mess up a vehicles finish. Also it makes it so much easier to clean. Water and dirt don’t like to stick to the surface. So the products that you have mentioned and Adams has in their line up are: Ceramic Paint Coating Ceramic Spray Coating Ceramic Liquid Wax and Ceramic Paste Wax (as well as the SiO2 infused things, which would be considered maintenance products for a ceramic coated vehicle... they also have other procura like trim coating and wheel coating and glass coating and headlight and metal wipes, if you have any questions about those we can answer them separately, here I’m just trying to explain the big ones that are the most talked about) Ceramic Paint Coating is a true coating. It is the most durable and robust protection that Adams carries overall. It is also the most involved in terms of application. You have to work in small sections (2’x2’) all the way around the car. And the cure time is 24 hours. It provides a pretty thick coating, though, and because of that it can last up to 2+ years. It is meant only for your painted surfaces. (As I listed above they have a separate product for glass, trim, and wheels) Ceramic Spray Coating is also a true coating, but made in a way that is much easier for somebody to apply. You can work in larger sections like say a panel or a half a panel at a time, and it’s in spray form which is easier for the person doing the work. It has a cure time of 4-6 hours and it leaves a coating which is a fraction of the thickness of the Ceramic Paint Coating. The longevity in this product is around 6-8 months. You can use Ceramic Spray Coating on almost anything. It works great on glass, trim, convertible tops, Wheels, plastic... I even tried it on my shoes (not worth it).... I love this product Ceramic Liquid and Paste Waxes are actually not coatings. They are synthetic waxes which are infused with the active ingredient in ceramic coatings (SiO2). The difference in the two products as far as I know is a small difference in the SiO2 content (CPW with 35% and CLW with 30%) and one is just in a liquid form and one is in paste wax form. So really it just depends on the person applying and which type of wax they prefer. Ceramic liquid wax is newer, so I’m not sure about it’s longevity, but i applied mine over my ceramic spray coating and the seems to be going 3.5 months strong right now. The Ceramic Paste Wax has been around a little while and people love it. It’s said to lSt 6-8 months, but I’ve heard it could last up to a year! I call @RayS to the stand. make sure to keep both waxes in the paint. I thought I could use my CLW on other surfaces and it wasn’t pretty. But the paint looked great!! also I didn’t even mention the visual effects all of these products have. all of them look amazing on a vehicle. hope this helps! Please let us know any other questions you may have.

Not sure what you mean. If you're asking about lubrication, Adam's likes to use Detail Spray as clay lube. It works very well.

Hi Mitch! Welcome to the Forum again! Nice truck!

Hi Mitch, Welcome to the forums! So depending on the finish of your wheels you'll need to use on of the Polishes. If they are clear coated. You'll want to use one of the 5 following polishes (depending on how bad the spots, decide which level of abrasion you need): Heavy Correcting Compound - Most Aggressive One Step Polish Correcting Polish Finishing Polish - Hand Revive Polish - Least Aggressive If the wheels are raw metal, you'll need to use Metal Polish #1. (If you want extra shine, follow up with Metal Polish #2)

Great Job, Ray!

Welcome, Tyler

Contact them. I'm pretty sure they have figured out that shoe cleaner was originally bottled in the wrong bottle and I have seen them fix it for others.

Go for it! It’ll be good temporary protection until you’re ready to do a full detail.

Excited to see how it turns out! I found apc pretty successful to use for stripping CSC, by the way

I think you’ll want to use the full process that @rich mentioned. Strip wash your car, Clay your car, then the Polishing step will probably be the most sure thing to remove the Resistall. Following with a surface prep (found in the ceramic section of Adams products). Then apply whatever protection you choose.

good info! Thanks falc!

I have had no issues with any similar protection products. I haven't used the ceramic glass coating, but Glass sealant, H20GG, Detail Spray, Ceramic Spray Coating, Brilliant GLaze, Ceramic Waterless Wash, Wash+Coat, Wash and Wax, Ultra Foam, and Ceramic Boost are all the protection products I've used with no interference with my my safety system. All this to say, I am not worried about this affecting my safety system.

For using the detail spray, either the single soft towels or the borderless gray towels will work great. As for the Kirkland MF towels, I can't say I know the exact towels you're using, but for cheap packs of microfibers that I buy in large amounts, usually they are not great for the paint. So I used those for interior surfaces, wheels/tires, engine bay, or for around the house type of stuff. So they're not useless in my eyes, but I prefer the premium microfiber for touching my paint.

I don't think so, I used it on my Ceramic Liquid Wax and it was great!

Welcome to the forum!

Hey, you should use ceramic waterless wash as a typical detail spray if you have that. It works great! And use ceramic boost once every 4-6 weeksp

@Rich I think you've sold me too.

I believe glass boost is only for glass sealant. and I believe the new Ceramic Glass Wipes is meant to be maintained with the ceramic line products like Ceramic Waterless Wash and Wash+Coat, etc.

Hi Jack, so no, that thread you read about the dust sticking is in reference to the traditional Ceramic Paint Coating. I believe the cure time for Ceramic Spray coating is only 4 hours, it should say so on your bottle. Ceramic Spray Coating should last around 6-8 months. Probably closer to 8 months if properly maintained and since you mentioned it mainly stays in the garage. It sounds like this is going to be your first Ceramic Coating application, is that correct?

If I were to guestimate, you'll probably need 6ish pairs of A and B wipes (so getting a full car kit [which includes 4 pairs of A and B wipes] + two extra pairs of A and B wipes) This is how I would go about it and my rationale behind that estimation- Use one pair for the front windshield, one pair for the back windshield, one pair for all the glass on the drivers side of the car, one pair for all the glass on the passenger side of the car, then treat the roof as two windshields by using one pair for the front half of the roof glass, and one pair for the rear half of the roof glass. (If you have a model X, maybe consider getting an extra pair just in case... but I think you'll be fine with 6ish pairs). Then when you're finished make sure to eat a pear.

Yes and a video, but I’m still happy to see it and look forward to hearing more about it

Excited to see how it goes, and to read your write up!

How about that new barrel vacuum! That looks awesome! AND AFFORDABLE

Hi, Eric. Welcome to the forum! Lets see some pics of that silverado!

Its up on the Online Tent Sale, but not in the "Just In" link https://adamspolishes.com/collections/online-tent-sale I also saw that they added the Ceramic Trim Restorer. Click on the glass wipes to see options for buying full kits.