stingrayc7

Worst thing to happen to a beautiful car is broken glass :/

Love it. Best color too

Thanks! nothing beats the torch red IMO

Looks great!  I can't imagine trying to maintain that finish living in Kuwait.

Doing my best to maintain, rinseless wash every couple days and detail spray does help.

I think I just drooled on my keyboard.  That shine is phenomenal. Awesome job.

Thanks! it looks even better in real life

How about another manufacturers coating?

I just received a dedicated wheel sealant in the mail.. looking forward to try it! might clay and polish the wheels first.

Looks amazing.  Love that red dripping wet look.  Great job.

Thanks! Glad it came out like that

Seal the wheels with some quick sealant for even easier cleaning.  Your back will thank you even more. 

I wish quick sealant is allowed to be shipped overseas, shipping companies don't accept these

Many time rinse less is not strong enough as a stand alone to clean the brake dust, which is why I use a cleaner as well. Especially with the crazy dusting pads on that C7! But it adds extra lubricity to the process. I normally only do rinseless washes and you get the best of both worlds this way.

Did a rinseless wash today and I'm glad it worked fine.. I did a full detail on the wheels few days ago and there wasn't that much brake dust but it was dirty, So I took the advice of spraying the wheels with 1:16 rinseless solution and used 2 brushes to agitate the barrels and the face then sprayed again with 1:256 from my rinseless bucket using a pump sprayer then dried with towels and they got totally clean!

BEAUTIFUL!

Thanks DOC! your combo suggestion was the right thing to do!

Looks great!

Awesome job on a great looking ride....................

Thanks guys!

She looks real good!

Looks even better when she goes topless

Thanks for stopping by!

When doing rinse less I do the wheels after the car. I put my tools in the leftover rindless solution and spray the wheels with cleaner as normal. I then clean as normal and use a pump sprayer full of water to spray them down. Then air dry the wheel. Works perfect and is very safe with still minimal water usage.

I'll start putting the tools in the solution starting today bc I got tired of carrying my portable pressure washer outside filled with 15L of water which sometimes runs out without finishing the last wheel and I had to go up again to refill which takes a lot of time and effort. So doing it all with just rinseless wash is my only option.

Pre soak with a QD dilution, here's a tip, wrap a cheapo MF towel around your wheel woolie and go to town cleaning the barrel if you want to save your hands. Then when done with the wheel toss the towel in the laundry bucket, and move on to the next wheel with a fresh towel, assuming you rinseless wash using the GDWM this is the best way.

 

I use about 6 plush soft towels for the car itself, and keep 4 cheapo towels soaking in the bucket and use 1 per wheel. Hope that helps.

Thanks for the tips! that will help for sure as I do rinseless wash using GDWM (a bucket with 5 MF towels for the body and 2 for wheels)

I'll make that 4 old MF towels for the wheels and wrap each around the wheel woolie and do the barrels and soak a wheel brush in the left over solution for the face of the wheels then dry..

Might take pics and post later

Gorgeous car

Looks outstanding! Awesome depth and clarity.

Best stuff for Corvettes.  Looks great!! 

Nice job and awesome car by the way.

That's some shine!!!

Thanks for the complements guys! you can't go wrong with Adam's stuff!

 I would make up a solution of RW. Take a around  2 oz. of RW and mix it with water and spray your wheels first then use your method.

Wise thinking.. lubricity is key, will try it tomorrow and will report back! will 1:16 be enough?

Couple weeks ago I have finally completed my little project, I was blown away with the results and how reflective this thing turned!

I have clayed and polished first and then started to play with Adam's stuff for a couple of days!

After I got a smooth and clean surface I have thrown a coat of brilliant glaze and topped it with liquid paint sealant.

Next day I went crazy and wanted more so I did another coat of liquid paint sealant just to make sure I got the whole thing covered, Had to give it some time to cure and the next day I finished it with Americana.

A week later I applied another coat of Americana as Adam instructed in the video, Since I was done with the project and even before that, I use Rinseless wash and I still do and after I'm done, I use detail spray to maintain the finish.. enough talk.. enjoy the pics!

I really never noticed anymore or any less dust with Patriot however it is a carnuba wax. If you do a WW wipe down it will help with static electricity that In turn will help with dust collection.

I do rinseless washing every couple days and detail spray after every other wash but it's dusty here like crazy so I believe I have to live with it..

That is one real clean GTO! gotta try Patriot some time! but I just waxed my C7 with Americana and got awesome results!

is it a dust magnet like Americana?

Hello everyone and Merry Christmas!

Just quick questions and suggestions about rinseless washing wheels, feel free to post your methods too..

Since it's one of the toughest jobs to keep the wheels clean and most time consuming, I've been fully detailing my wheels with the wheel cleaner, shampoo and my collection of brushes every 2-3 weeks and maintain them with every rinseless wash with just the dripping towel and it's breaking my back!

Has anyone tried to dip the wheel brushes (woolies, turbo stick etc..) into the rinseless wash bucket and cleaned the wheels? thought this would cut the cleaning time to half or less as you only need to pull and agitate then dry.. with no pressure washer needed.

is it safe to do so? has anyone tried it?

Thanks and happy holidays!

Looks very promising! I hope this is a permanent coating! I was about to buy Optimum opti-coat which is a permanent coating but I missed it and went out of stock but later was replaced with another product which lasts up to 2 years..

Good luck bro!

$400 for me in few months..

I have Xpel ultimate installed on  my C7 Stingray and I have polished,clayed,glazed,sealed and waxed it without any problems! I mostly wash it with Rinseless wash and top it with Detail spray, so don't worry as Xpel Ultimate has few layers topped with a clear coat layer which basically should be treated as paint!

Enjoy detailing..

Anyone won anything? I posted few reviews with my instagram name.. don't see any winners

Nice ride!!  Please don't sue Adam's.

Haha.. Thanks!

They look nice. Do you still have the stock brake pads on? If so, and if you're tired of the ridiculous amount of brake dust they generate, I highly recommend the CarboTech 1521 ceramic pads. Problem solved.

Thanks for the suggestion! I'm planning to get the carbotechs after the stock ones kinda wear off, but sometimes I enjoy cleaning and taking care of the wheels lol!

Wow! Car looks fantastic! It's the best color too! 

Thanks for the compliment, I'm in love with the Torch Red

Welcome to AF! sweet ride!