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​drove mine from MI to South Dakota for the Black Hills Corvette Classic held in Sioux Falls, SD and Spearfish, SD....................... this shot taken outside the hotel in Spearfish about an hour ago........... after accumulating 1700 miles over the roads..............................

​drove mine from MI to South Dakota for the Black Hills Corvette Classic held in Sioux Falls, SD and Spearfish, SD....................... this shot taken outside the hotel in Spearfish about an hour ago........... after accumulating 1700 miles over the roads..............................

​drove mine from MI to South Dakota for the Black Hills Corvette Classic held in Sioux Falls, SD and Spearfish, SD....................... this shot taken outside the hotel in Spearfish about an hour ago........... after accumulating 1700 miles over the roads..............................

​Welcome Trevor!
 
 

​Mark,
 
​The order or sequence I applied the coats on my Corvette were:
 
​1.) Trim Coating - first cleaned as required then applied coating and let car sit inside a garage for 48 hours. I did the wheel wells too, as they are plastic liners, and the wheels were removed and the car was supported on jack stands.
 
​2.) Wheel Coating - cleaned as required, then applied coating while the tires and wheels were off the car. Did this over the course of a couple evenings after work. Again, car still in garage and on jack stands.
 
​3.) Polished complete car, had to remove old sealant and wax applied PRIOR to coating, and did not want to wash due to other coating applications applied 24 to 48 hours prior. Spent a lot of time performing these steps, as it again was done nightly after work, so about 5 evenings. Once that was done, I used the Coating Prep and applied the Paint Coating that Saturday morning, left car in garage through that weekend, and applied Ceramic Boost to it on Monday evening after work.
 
​It took me about a 7 days to complete all 3 Coating processes on mine, but I have also performed them in a 3 day time period for other vehicles which did not have as much trim to coat such as the wheel wells.
 
​Take your time, preparation is the key, but by starting with the trim coating, it made any "clean up" from the polishing / correcting processes that much easier.
 
Hope this helps!

​Mark,
 
​The order or sequence I applied the coats on my Corvette were:
 
​1.) Trim Coating - first cleaned as required then applied coating and let car sit inside a garage for 48 hours. I did the wheel wells too, as they are plastic liners, and the wheels were removed and the car was supported on jack stands.
 
​2.) Wheel Coating - cleaned as required, then applied coating while the tires and wheels were off the car. Did this over the course of a couple evenings after work. Again, car still in garage and on jack stands.
 
​3.) Polished complete car, had to remove old sealant and wax applied PRIOR to coating, and did not want to wash due to other coating applications applied 24 to 48 hours prior. Spent a lot of time performing these steps, as it again was done nightly after work, so about 5 evenings. Once that was done, I used the Coating Prep and applied the Paint Coating that Saturday morning, left car in garage through that weekend, and applied Ceramic Boost to it on Monday evening after work.
 
​It took me about a 7 days to complete all 3 Coating processes on mine, but I have also performed them in a 3 day time period for other vehicles which did not have as much trim to coat such as the wheel wells.
 
​Take your time, preparation is the key, but by starting with the trim coating, it made any "clean up" from the polishing / correcting processes that much easier.
 
Hope this helps!

decided to apply Adam's Ceramic Coatings to the trim and paint on mine.................... spent about 4 - 5 hours cleaning all of the black trim pieces, including the wheel wells for the coating............ and then spent about 14 hours prepping the paint for the coating as it had to be stripped first of the wax and sealant layered on it previously........... also had a few swirls and slight scratches to remove, as I wanted it as close to perfect before the coating application............. products used were Adam's Correcting Polish, Adam's Finishing Polish, Adam's Ceramic Trim and Adam's Ceramic Paint Coating kits................ used a Rupes 15mm Mark II, Rupes "Mini" and finish polished using a Cyclo Machine Polisher, as that seems to finish down with better results for me............ special "THANKS" to Dan (The Wolf) and Dan Tyger for answering a couple late night and off hour questions I had during the process..........photos taken at 9:15PM and still the shine and reflections are very evident............ looks good for a 5 year car with 25,000 miles...

​Welcome Kevin!
 
​+1 on watching the Adam's videos either here or on YouTube to lean all you can about the products and processes used to make vehicles look their best!
 
 

​Welcome Kevin!
 
​+1 on watching the Adam's videos either here or on YouTube to lean all you can about the products and processes used to make vehicles look their best!
 
 

actually this was a couple weekend project................. cleaned and applied Adam's Ceramic Trim Coating to the wheelwells and black plastic trim on my Corvette.................... this past weekend, painted the side skirts (fiberglass) with SEM trim Paint to match the rest of the trim and installed them on Sunday.............
 
show season starting, and deciding whether to polish and apply Adam's Ceramic Paint Coating, or just continue to use Liquid Paint Sealant topped off with Patriot Wax as prior years...............

Patriot Wax over the top of Liquid Paint Sealant.................... taken on an overcast day here
 
 

Patriot Wax over the top of Liquid Paint Sealant.................... taken on an overcast day here
 
 

Patriot Wax over the top of Liquid Paint Sealant.................... taken on an overcast day here
 
 

​Looks great Jen!    
 
​​Please try and post some photos from Superfest, for those who are not in MI, it is the largest multi-day Camaro show around!
 
​

​All Purpose Cleaner or Tire & Rubber Cleaner will clean the black plastic trim, just be careful not to get any on the freshly sealed or waxed paint. Best to spray it onto an all purpose towel and wipe or scrub until clean.

​Welcome Matt!
 
​Great looking 6th Generation Camaro!
 
 

​All Purpose Cleaner or Tire & Rubber Cleaner will clean the black plastic trim, just be careful not to get any on the freshly sealed or waxed paint. Best to spray it onto an all purpose towel and wipe or scrub until clean.

To those contemplating going to Columbus, I will attest that Calvin and Eric will be able to provide any answers about the products or processes used to make your vehicle look it's best!  
 
Unfortunately, I will be driving from MI to SD that weekend for the Black Hills Corvette Classic show that next week, otherwise I would be there.
 
Great event, and Adam's is well represented!

To those contemplating going to Columbus, I will attest that Calvin and Eric will be able to provide any answers about the products or processes used to make your vehicle look it's best!  
 
Unfortunately, I will be driving from MI to SD that weekend for the Black Hills Corvette Classic show that next week, otherwise I would be there.
 
Great event, and Adam's is well represented!

To those contemplating going to Columbus, I will attest that Calvin and Eric will be able to provide any answers about the products or processes used to make your vehicle look it's best!  
 
Unfortunately, I will be driving from MI to SD that weekend for the Black Hills Corvette Classic show that next week, otherwise I would be there.
 
Great event, and Adam's is well represented!

Welcome to the forum!
 
+1 on the Swirl Killer............... all the benefits of the high end polishers without the added costs!
 
Great value, and a lot of bang for your buck!
 

​Welcome Hayden!
 
​Car looks very nice from the photo provided!
 

Leather & Interior Cleaner
1:1
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General Coated Leather Cleaning (For No Visible Stains)
3:1
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Moderately Soiled Interior Cleaning
8:1
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Delicate Interior Surface Cleaning
 
Dilute with water, preferably distilled.

Well stated Chris!   
 
To those who are Fathers and those lucky enough to still have your Father around, make both yours and your Fathers days a special one.
 
To those who may have a strained relationship, today is the perfect opportunity to reach out and try and mend the fences!
 
Happy Fathers Day to all to forum members!

​Welcome David!
 
​Well worth your time to make the trip to HQ and have them set you up to get started!