Decided to try the new products today (rinseless wash, 2 step polish, microfiber pads, liquid sealant) on my black vehicle. The car had bad water stains from my sprinklers and heavy surface scratches from automatic carwashes and washing with a brush in the past. It's a 2010 Ford Crown Victoria and has never been corrected or even waxed in the area mentioned. I have corrected and waxed the trunk, hood, and quarter panels. Today I chose to hit the passenger rear body panel behind the back door. It's a police vehicle so it has 911 decals and such, which make it a bit difficult to hit it with the large pads and the flex. I chose to use the focus pads on my drill to make it easier and prevent any damage to the decals.
First I did the entire car with rinseless wash using the 2 bucket system and a double soft towel. Then I used some WW and a clay bar to clean up the project area. The clay bar had some brown residue on it, which I'm guessing is the water rust stains. After the clay I dried the area using a SS towel, and did a pass with IPA, then dried again with SS towel. Now that the area was clean, it was time to get to work. I haven't used the microfiber pads as of yet, so this was my first time. I started with the orange pad/orange polish, and did a pass until it flashed. While the results were very impressive, I went for another pass just to see how far I could take it. After the second pass, it looked even better. Next I went with the white pad/white polish to finish it out. It looked like glass after those passes, and unfortunately it got dark outside and my work light overheated (South Fla). Once I got the finishing polish to flash I did a pass with IPA to clean the surface. Next I used the 4" sealant applicator pad and the new liquid sealant- I must say, that stuff adds a really nice pop/shine to the surface, and goes on/off really easy. I let that sit for about an hour (per the instructions on the bottle) while I finished putting up some Xmas lights. Came back and hit it with a layer of BG and APW for the face melter.
Sorry to say but with it being so late I didn't get any pics of the finished product, but I will get some tomorrow. It did rain tonight, so I'll take a look at the area tomorrow and get some pics. I did get a pic or two of the area prior to starting. The finished area looked great and I was really pleased with the results of the microfiber pads, two step polish, and the liquid sealant.
I have found myself saying "how the heck can Adams Polishes make anything better"? All the products seem to work great, it's hard to see where they could improve. But you guys are doing a great job at improving what already works well.
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Decided to try the new products today (rinseless wash, 2 step polish, microfiber pads, liquid sealant) on my black vehicle. The car had bad water stains from my sprinklers and heavy surface scratches from automatic carwashes and washing with a brush in the past. It's a 2010 Ford Crown Victoria and has never been corrected or even waxed in the area mentioned. I have corrected and waxed the trunk, hood, and quarter panels. Today I chose to hit the passenger rear body panel behind the back door. It's a police vehicle so it has 911 decals and such, which make it a bit difficult to hit it with the large pads and the flex. I chose to use the focus pads on my drill to make it easier and prevent any damage to the decals.
First I did the entire car with rinseless wash using the 2 bucket system and a double soft towel. Then I used some WW and a clay bar to clean up the project area. The clay bar had some brown residue on it, which I'm guessing is the water rust stains. After the clay I dried the area using a SS towel, and did a pass with IPA, then dried again with SS towel. Now that the area was clean, it was time to get to work. I haven't used the microfiber pads as of yet, so this was my first time. I started with the orange pad/orange polish, and did a pass until it flashed. While the results were very impressive, I went for another pass just to see how far I could take it. After the second pass, it looked even better. Next I went with the white pad/white polish to finish it out. It looked like glass after those passes, and unfortunately it got dark outside and my work light overheated (South Fla). Once I got the finishing polish to flash I did a pass with IPA to clean the surface. Next I used the 4" sealant applicator pad and the new liquid sealant- I must say, that stuff adds a really nice pop/shine to the surface, and goes on/off really easy. I let that sit for about an hour (per the instructions on the bottle) while I finished putting up some Xmas lights. Came back and hit it with a layer of BG and APW for the face melter.
Sorry to say but with it being so late I didn't get any pics of the finished product, but I will get some tomorrow. It did rain tonight, so I'll take a look at the area tomorrow and get some pics. I did get a pic or two of the area prior to starting. The finished area looked great and I was really pleased with the results of the microfiber pads, two step polish, and the liquid sealant.
I have found myself saying "how the heck can Adams Polishes make anything better"? All the products seem to work great, it's hard to see where they could improve. But you guys are doing a great job at improving what already works well.
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