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Very Nice!

I apply it by hand after a good window cleaning with a red foam pad and its the very last thing I do. Its great for outside and inside of the windows.

I apply it by hand after a good window cleaning with a red foam pad and its the very last thing I do. Its great for outside and inside of the windows.

Another big fan of Brilliant Glaze!! I put it on everything except trim.. My favorite use for it is a glass cleaner! 

Another big fan of Brilliant Glaze!! I put it on everything except trim.. My favorite use for it is a glass cleaner! 

Think of it this way...ceramic coatings are typically harder than clear coat (thus the improved scratch resistance). Correcting polish takes out very superficial surface damage such as swirls and spider webs. Even to remove scratches takes something more aggressive than correcting polish to do it efficiently. Some compound might unlock whatever is on the paint and let traditional products stick. Or allow you to prep properly to install a coating. 
Just thinking out loud. 

Do this:

3/8" vinyl vacuum caps.  You can get them at the Auto Parts store, or from Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Spectre-Performance-4254-Vacuum-Assortment/dp/B000BPWSCC/ref=pd_sim_263_6?ie=UTF8&refRID=0MEFTYWQJA69T6KMSJK2

Thanks, I'll check that out tonight.

I had a BRZ, awesome cars! Yours looks awesome in yellow. 

Nothing crazy, just wanted to show my love for Adams products! Bought a new truck, silver in color. As someone who loves to see the "pop" from a properly clean car, I wasn't really feeling the silver.
But after a quick new car prep (Wash, Iron Removal, Clay/Wash) I applied Liquid Paint Sealant and loved how wet it looked! I can only imagine what it would look like with Glaze and some Adams paste wax, maybe next time! 
 

Nothing crazy, just wanted to show my love for Adams products! Bought a new truck, silver in color. As someone who loves to see the "pop" from a properly clean car, I wasn't really feeling the silver.
But after a quick new car prep (Wash, Iron Removal, Clay/Wash) I applied Liquid Paint Sealant and loved how wet it looked! I can only imagine what it would look like with Glaze and some Adams paste wax, maybe next time! 
 

Heck ya, looks good! My local dealer had a deal I could pass up. Single cab 2wd, just about loaded as you can get single cab with the 5.3L. Truck is awesome! 

Heck ya, looks good! My local dealer had a deal I could pass up. Single cab 2wd, just about loaded as you can get single cab with the 5.3L. Truck is awesome! 

Looking good!

Nothing crazy, just wanted to show my love for Adams products! Bought a new truck, silver in color. As someone who loves to see the "pop" from a properly clean car, I wasn't really feeling the silver.
But after a quick new car prep (Wash, Iron Removal, Clay/Wash) I applied Liquid Paint Sealant and loved how wet it looked! I can only imagine what it would look like with Glaze and some Adams paste wax, maybe next time! 
 

Nothing crazy, just wanted to show my love for Adams products! Bought a new truck, silver in color. As someone who loves to see the "pop" from a properly clean car, I wasn't really feeling the silver.
But after a quick new car prep (Wash, Iron Removal, Clay/Wash) I applied Liquid Paint Sealant and loved how wet it looked! I can only imagine what it would look like with Glaze and some Adams paste wax, maybe next time! 
 

Nothing crazy, just wanted to show my love for Adams products! Bought a new truck, silver in color. As someone who loves to see the "pop" from a properly clean car, I wasn't really feeling the silver.
But after a quick new car prep (Wash, Iron Removal, Clay/Wash) I applied Liquid Paint Sealant and loved how wet it looked! I can only imagine what it would look like with Glaze and some Adams paste wax, maybe next time! 
 

Nothing crazy, just wanted to show my love for Adams products! Bought a new truck, silver in color. As someone who loves to see the "pop" from a properly clean car, I wasn't really feeling the silver.
But after a quick new car prep (Wash, Iron Removal, Clay/Wash) I applied Liquid Paint Sealant and loved how wet it looked! I can only imagine what it would look like with Glaze and some Adams paste wax, maybe next time! 
 

We finally had a break in the rain in Houston last night, so I washed the new Mustang.  It took a while, because I had to learn where this car collects water (spoiler alert: everywhere) and it was filthy from a few weeks' worth of rain, but I'm pleased so far.  There are lots of little nicks and spots in the paint that should polish out.  I'm hoping to get to spend some quality time with the car and my polisher this weekend!
 
I did break out my white pad and Finishing Polish for one spot on the roof where it looks like bird poop etched.  That came out pretty easily. 
 
-Mike
 

Serious Paint Correction
 
I needed a vehicle to test out the new Rupes polishers, and made the mistake of offering to correct the paint on this 2000 Porsche Boxster.  Before seeing the car, I had figured it would be a good tester since it is small, and has a convertible top, so less paint to work on.  My sister-in-law dropped it off at my house while I was still at work, and when I got home and looked over the filthy car, I texted her and told her to come back and pick it up!
 
It had severely swirled paint, lots of deep scratches, and scuffs everywhere from the car cover.  And it was covered in maple tree whirly-birds and sap.
 

 
 
OVERALL STEPS:
Vacuum interior Strip wash Clay bar Strip wash again Dry exterior with Master Blaster Dry jambs with Waterless Wash Towel Mask off all trim and convertible top Correcting Polish Waterless Wash Finishing Polish Strip wash Sealed with H20 Guard and Gloss Clean all interior plastic and leather Clean carpets Dress interior with Leather Conditioner Clean interior glass Dress trim with VRT Apply Tire Shine  
DAY ONE:
 
I like to vacuum the interior before washing to get all the dirt out of the door jambs, so that it does not get blown out onto the paint when drying with the Master Blaster.  Cleaned all the tree litter out of the jambs.  Washed and scrubbed and washed some more.  I don't think the wheel barrels had ever been cleaned, the wheel bucket water turned black.
 

 
 
Clay bar decon with Detail Spray, then strip washed again to remove all the residue.  Scrubbed the wheel barrels again, more black water.
 
Forced air dry, then pulled into the garage to towel dry the jambs, then let it sit overnight.
 
5 hours to get it clean...
 
DAY TWO:
 

 
 
Masked off all the plastic and rubber trim so I could polish right to the edge of the paint.  Masked the top with plastic to keep polish splatters and residue dust off the fabric and also ran a row of masking paper across the cowl.
 

 
 
Used the halogen flood lights to inspect the damage, and removed some stubborn sap with IPA.
 

 

 
 
Started with a test section on a quarter of the hood, with a speed setting of 4.  The Rupes 15mk2 made short work of the swirls, removing them by the time the polish flashed.  However, to remove some of the deeper scratches, I had to work those sections two to three times longer.  Used the Mini to polish the mirrors, around the windshield, and some complex curves on the trunk lid.
 

 

 
 
6 hours on the paint correcting step...
 
Did a quick Waterless Wash to remove the polish dust and any missed residue.  While some would consider this unnecessary, I like to work clean and also think that it is worth the extra 15 minutes to not have Correcting Polish dust getting picked up on the finishing pad.
 
After the correcting step, I considered calling it good, since this 16 year old car had a fair amount of chips and deep scratches that could not be fixed.  Ended up doing a quick round with the Finishing Polish, which took about an hour.
 
Results were a major improvement.
 

 
 
DAY THREE:
 
Pulled all the masking, then stripped washed again to remove all the polishing dust and any missed residue.  Applied H20 Guard & Gloss with the car wet, being very careful not to spray any onto the fabric top.
 
I had not planned to clean the interior, other than the vacuuming, because just polishing the paint was too much work.  But, my wife saw how dirty it was, and offered to help clean it, since she is good friends with my sister-in-law.  Normally, if I was going to clean the interior, I would have done it first, rather than having to be very careful with the freshly polished paint.  We used Leather & Interior Cleaner on all the interior plastic and leather seats, then wiped everything again with damp towels to remove any excess cleaner left behind.  Then my crazy wife decides she is going to use the Bissell and Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner on the carpets, so I let her do that while I hand wash all the towels.
 
Finished by cleaning the interior glass, then dressing all the exterior trim with VRT.  The HGG had made some decent improvement on the fade trim, but the VRT made it look new again.
 
After inflating the nearly flat ties to the proper pressure, applied Tire Shine.
 
5 hours for this final day...plus another hour of cleanup.
 

 

 

 
 
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
 
As expected based on other reviews of the Rupes polishes, they have a good deal more correcting power than the Cyclo.  However, these single-pad machines take a bit more technique to keep the pad flat on the surface, without adding too much pressure, whereas the Cyclo takes almost no effort to run evenly.
 
I think the major drawback to the Rupes tools is cost, since you need to have the two machines to get most of the areas.  Around the windshield and some tighter curves on the trunk lid could not be done with the 6" pads on the 15mk2.  I could have done the entire vehicle with just the Cyclo, even the mirrors with some careful handling, it just would have taken longer to get the correction needed.
 
With the Rupes polishers listing at $700 for the pair, the Cyclo at $380 is a bit more than half the cost.  So for polishing a couple properly maintained vehicles a year, the Cyclo would still be my recommendation.  If you regularly work on correcting neglected paint, then the time savings with the Rupes machines would be realized and justify the additional cost.
 
Also, the inability to machine polish the side intakes has given me the itch for a Nano...now just how to justify that cost.

Did you find yourself missing the Cyclo any? 

day 2-- 9 hrs
 
First polished, did 2 passes of the correcting polish and one pass of the finishing polish.
Then applied a coat of sealant, let stand for a little over and hour and wiped off.
Letting cure for 12 hours and will finish up tomorrow with Patriots.
 
more pics tomorrow of finished product.
 

 

 
some reflection shots
 

 

 

 
 
1000 watts of lighting
 

annual full detail coming up this weekend, pics to follow.
 
looking forward to using patriot for first time.

Great tool, we love it, and hope to get our supply soon!

I finally took today and hit the daily driver with a good detail. Started yesterday with a two bucket wash and then today I clayed the whole car with the new Visco Clay Bar and Detail Spray.  The clay works real well, but I found that when it gets cool, (it was around 55* here)  it stiffens up and is hard to get the impressions on it, so from time to time I had to take it inside and warm it up. That's my only issue with the new clay. I'm happy with how it works and it does a good job getting contaminants off. 
Next I broke out my little old PC and the new white pad and started with the finishing polish. Paint didn't need correcting, so this was fine.  Let me tell you. A few passes and that pad was BLACK!  Good thing I have extras!  Took a while to get the car looking good enough for wax, but finally I got there and used the new Americana Wax.
I've been using everything Adam's for around 12 years now including the old Americana, and this new blend is the BEST.  You figure, at 70 years old I'm not as fast as I used to be and some areas sat for a while with the Americana on it till I could get to it.  The old stuff you would have needed a chisel to get off. The new Americana wiped off like butter.  Fantastic job. 
I still have the wheels and windows to do, and the wife will tackle the interior, but the outside looks real good and I'm happy with the results. Check out the reflections in the pictures. Pretty good for a white car.