Dan@Adams

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Welcome! I too had a black TBSS as a daily driver for over 5 years, and I still miss it! While Pennsylvania doesn't have the extremes of desert heat, it does get incredibly humid here in the summer months, and I had no problems at all with the Brilliant Glaze and Americana combo. The results were always stellar! If you want some added protection, Liquid Paint Sealant is the most durable product offered by Adam's, and you could always follow it up with BG and Americana or Patriot paste wax for that awesome, deep wet shine H2O Guard & Gloss is quickly becoming my new favorite product, so that's another option too!

Oh wow, that doesn't sound fun! Did the white sap already harden? If not, I was going to recommend a two bucket wash with Adam's Car Shampoo and a wash pad, but if it's already hardened then that most likely won't do the trick. If that's the case, I would be hesitant to use a bug sponge like that on the paint for fear of inducing swirl marks or scratches. Before you try the sponge, I would recommend you try the blank CD-R test...it usually applies to microfiber towels but it will be applicable here too - wipe the sponge on a blank CD-R that you don't mind discarding - if it scratches up the CD (and my hunch is that it will!), then I'm sure you can guess what it will do to your clearcoat! For tree sap and water spots, the first thing I always try is Detail Spray and a Clay Bar followed by Revive Hand Polish, because I follow the rule of always try the least aggressive method first. For really bad spots, I will machine polish them out with Paint Correcting Polish and the corresponding orange microfiber and foam pads.

Do you have any pictures showing the hazed areas? Since you said washing and hitting it with DS in a few spots helped some, you could also try something like Brilliant Glaze to try to remove the rest of the hazing. If that doesn't do the trick, you could step to Revive Hand Polish and then try reapplying the H2O Guard & Gloss in those areas.

Hi Herman, I'm sorry to hear you're experiencing hazing issues with H2O Guard & Gloss on your z06, it's my new favorite product! To better understand the issue, I have a few questions I see that you said you applied HGG one panel at a time, which is perfect, but how long did you let the product sit on the paint between spreading it with a wet microfiber towel and then removing it with a dry microfiber? For perfect results, I'm wiping a panel off almost immediately after I have spread the Guard & Gloss evenly across the panel. In other words, from spreading onto a panel to removal is around 30 seconds or so for me. Also, as Stephen mentioned, a little product goes a long way. I will spray two or three sprays max on a door panel for example, and then once my towel is fairly saturated with the product, I will use even less, maybe one or two sprays on something like a side window.

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No problem Dan the Man. I'll keep supplying pictures if you keep supplying the fun captions!

Roger's descriptions are spot on. The only thing I can really add is that Total Interior Detailer will dry to a matte or near-matte finish. I prefer it on non-leather surfaces in my vehicles, because I don't like having a shiny interior on things like the dash board and door panels. It has UV blocking agents, odor neutralizers, and anti-static additives. It is not recommended to use it on suede/alcantara or upholstery, so use extra caution around those areas. If you want a slight shine to your interior surfaces, Leather Conditioner works great on other surfaces besides leather, just as others have mentioned, but you also want to keep it clear of suede/alcantara and upholstery. Leather & Interior cleaner is for cleaning more soiled and dirty surface areas. In other words you may not need to use it every time you want to condition your seats. Here is an example of Leather & Interior Cleaner in action at Corvettes at Carlisle a few weeks back. The owner thought his interior was clean, but Adam demonstrated on the driver seat and center console arm rest. Note the cut-line going down the center console showing the clean side compared to the dirty passenger side! Hope that helps! Let me know if you have any other questions, I'm always eager to help out

Sometimes I have my good moments with photography. Dave was goofing off a little and I had to take advantage of it

I've had no problems with wiping right over rubber trim on doors and windows on 4 different vehicles now, and no problems on glass either, but I won't rule it out entirely. My thoughts are more along the lines of maybe small tar spots down near a rocker panel, bumper, or on an inner fender lip that may not have come off during the normal wash routine...but I know how clean that Corvette is Rich, and I don't want you to be offended by me questioning that. Edit: Hopefully some pictures will help us figure out the root cause.

All of these pictures are awesome! I wish my nieces were around more often to help me out

I've had a little bit of gray discoloration on two white towels that I've used for HGG, which I knew would happen and I'm completely fine with, but I can't say that I've ever picked up anything black or had any other issues with them. Do you have any pictures of what the black areas look like? Are they streaks or spots in the towels?

It's a fun idea but I would still be hesitant to put a koozie on my paint unless it was made of the same foam structure as the red or yellow hex grip foam or the gray ufo applicators/gray gen 5 foam pad Right now I typically rest my bottles on the wiper cowl/windshield or on the detail cart next to the vehicle; however, I do think I'm going to put some bottle holders on my garage wall for easy access, to improve efficiency, and to make the garage look cooler.

Welcome to the fun! I was just out at the HQ last weekend too and Matt gave me the full tour. Don't be a stranger, we have an active community of detailing enthusiasts and everyone is friendly!

Truly amazing shots! I've said it before and I'll say it again, Dave's BRZN goat is the cleanest new gen GTO in the country, and it's tied with mine for being my favorite too

Thanks for the captions Dan! These are fun and made me chuckle

That is some great depth to that paint in the Mustang reflection shots, great job! In regards to your comment about hoping the Liquid Paint Sealant holds up, I can see up to 6 months of water beading with one application The Patriot Wax you put on top of it won't have that type of longevity, but it's such a pleasure to use that I don't mind reapplying it! Edit: For the Brilliant Glaze, yes you could have put a coat on prior to the Patriot Wax, but it's not absolutely necessary. It would bring more wow factor to the finish, but don't feel like you need to strip the Patriot Wax off. BG can also be used on top of the Patriot Wax, but since it doesn't have any protection properties, it won't hold up to the elements very well like a LSP wax or sealant would. My suggestion would be to maybe wait a month or so, before it gets super cold up north, and then apply a coat of BG and another coat of Patriot on top of it

Dude! That is fantastic! Thank you so much! I'm actually considering the Scangrip colormatch LED light kit if I can stomach the price, but that is an awesome setup you have there that would work great for me

Thanks other Dan!

I believe the long handle wheel brush was phased out because a lot of customers asked for a short handle brush, like the tire brush, for more control. I will see if I can find the thread now, and I will also inquire about if the long handle brush might ever be offered again The Turbo Stick and Wheel Woolie both do a fantastic job at cleaning the inside barrels of the wheels, if you were wanting a long handle wheel brush for something like that. I hope that answers everything, but if not let me know

By the way, I posted a thread in the Lounge with more pictures and stories from the show

Joe already answered everything great, but I'll reiterate that it's perfectly fine and recommended to apply Liquid Paint Sealant in a thin, even layer. When I'm chasing and looking for swirl marks, my first option will be to back the car out of the garage into the sunlight if any is available. If not, for me with my currently sub-par garage lighting, I've found that using my dual 500w halogen lamps at the lower brightness setting works best for seeing them on the sides of fenders and doors. The halogen lamps on the lower power setting are the closest light color I've found out of all of my lights to matching actual sunlight. I picked up a Craftsman dual halogen light with tripod for less than $25 on Black Friday, if I recall correctly. I have replaced 3 bulbs in it in the last 2 years though, because I use it quite often. I will set the tripod in front of the headlights and aim the halogen lamps down the side of the car, at about the same height as the headlights. Then I will kneel back behind the panel I want to look at, so if I want to inspect the front fender, I will kneel/sit at about the side mirror and then move closer or farther away and left and right until I find the perfect angle to show them. Putting your phone or camera into a macro mode will help to focus on the swirls once you find them. Here's an example in my garage with the dual halogen spotlights on an S2000CR with a hammered finish on the whole car. It's much easier to photograph imperfections on a dark colored vehicle though. And after just Paint Correcting Polish: I also use a high power 5w Cree led torchlight with a focus adjustment to do spot inspection. For areas like the trunklid, hood, and the roof, I try to angle my floodlights downward onto the panel as much as possible, to try to have the light as perpendicular to the surface I'm correcting as possible. It's ironic I saw this thread just now, because I was actually just researching a bunch of different lights for my garage this afternoon and saw a pretty cool contraption that was like a crane boom arm added onto a tripod to then mount a light to and be able to have light shine directly down onto a panel while machine polishing, so I'm going to see if anyone manufactures something like that with a lighter weight LED spotlight compared to a heavy halogen flood lamp housing (so that my tripod won't tip over onto the car!) Plus the LED won't generate as much heat on the surface of the car that my halogen spotlights do!

I've never really believed in car covers too much either, but my uncle did have a very nice one for his Corvette that didn't seem to leave any marring or swirl marks. As for the double soft microfibers, when I was at the facility last weekend for the Goodguys show, there weren't too many double softs on hand, but more were on the way!

Friday night after the show, I joined some of the team for an informal working dinner. We covered a lot of interesting and exciting topics and ideas, and Adam informed everyone that he would like to bring me onto the team as East Coast help, focusing on a few exciting responsibilities. I tried to maintain my relaxed, somewhat mellow composure as best as I could throughout the dinner, but in my mind I was jumping up and down on the table, screaming with happiness! Saturday at the show was much busier with a larger crowd, so I didn't get too many pictures. Demonstrating MP #1 on the passenger side exhaust tips on the C7 Stingray for a customer. He was blown away how fast it removed the discoloration from the exhaust. One of my favorite rides I saw at the show...drool. Another pretty lady that caught my eye! The show was great! We sold quite a few polisher kits and tons of other product, while meeting a lot of great people and helping a lot of customers with great questions. The new T-Shirt giveaway was a hit, and I think Taylor, a super friendly part-time model that was helping out at the umbrella cart, nearly ran out of all of the 4oz free samples of DS, TS, and TID that were allotted for the show! On the way to dinner Saturday evening, beautiful sunset behind the mountains. On Sunday, the adventure had come to a close and I flew back home to Pennsylvania. I made a stop for some groceries on the way home from the airport, and was still amazed how clean the Regal G.S. looked even covered in a few hundred miles of bug guts and driving through the rain. Earlier this week, I did the difficult task of giving my two weeks notice to my current employer. I have learned more than I could ever imagine in the last 13 years there. I thank them for an incredible ride all over the world and wish them nothing but the best, but I am more than excited to start this awesome new journey in life next month! -Tyger

You bet I can send some photos, I have a few good ones