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Yikes! That puppy clicks off a quarter mile in 56.80 seconds. That's nearly a thrill a minute!

Nice post...the pictures really add a lot!

Looks better than the overwhelming major of vehicles on the road...by a long shot!

Nice that they label the pads.

The thieves don't care about roomy parking spots.

Any difference in how much dry road dust either side attracts?

The folks that say not to bring your nice vehicle to NYC are giving very good advice!

Linkable LED like the Feit mentioned have become rather popular. I plan to replace the poor lighting in my garage with them. Feit lights are widely available. Their reputation for reliability seems not so good. A friend of mine owns a commercial lighting company. He felt commercial quality like he uses would break my bank, but that something like Lithonia would be a good choice.

Thank you Nick! This comparison you are doing is greatly appreciated. Looking forward to your next post.

Race Ramps are seriously nice ramps and are available in many configurations. Lifts? Well, they are the ULTIMATE! For dollars spent? A mechanics seat! With BIG wheels to roll easily.

I went overboard and purchased my 2015 Corvette with carbon ceramic brakes. They are crazy expensive, but no dust and are fantastic brakes for street use.

Rinseless and Waterless both work OK, as does a bucket wash with Car Shampoo. (I like the bucket wash...the water hose does a good job of flushing away contaminants.) For the first wash, clean really well...maybe with Wheel Cleaner. Then seal the wheels with perhaps PS...or ideally Wheel Ceramic Coating. This will make subsequent maintenance cleaning much easier. For subsequent washes, Rinseless, Waterless or bucket wash with Shampoo. You may want to try a bucket wash with Wash and Wax or drying the wheels with Guard and Gloss periodically.

Beautifully maintained automobile!

Bonnets are available to place over machine pads. They come in varies sizes for everything from huge "WaxMaster" size to smaller ones. Cyclo, for example, sells them to fit some of their 4" pads. That said, I haven't used them since I gave up using my "WaxMaster"! Now, I pretty much apply liquids by machine, apply pastes by hand, and remove both by hand.

I believe your car routinely sits for a few weeks while you are on duty. I wonder if a hot interior with little airflow is making for an ideal environment for out gassing to collect on the interior glass?

I use a gas pressure washer. (And a smaller electric that needs repairs.) Electric units are a little less work to set up and use.

"Wax" may of been a poor choice of words on my part...perhaps "gloss enhancer(s)" would of been better. Regardless, my understanding is that the "old" Waterless had none of this "shiney stuff" and the current Waterless has some.

A common misconception...that used to be the case. The current Waterless product does have a small amount of "wax".

Yikes...tire/wheel big enough?

I have minimal experience with vinyl and ceramic coatings, so I'll defer your question to those more qualified.

OK, so the "clear coat" is some brand of "paint protection film"...aka clear bra. PPF can usually have ceramic coating applied on top of it. If both are done correctly, it can look REALLY nice! Ideally, find out what brand film the dealer applied. Dirt, dried wax, etc. showing along the edges of PPF is not uncommon. Apply car care products wiping away from the film and as a last step wipe clean in-line with the edge. Keep solvents away from the edges...it will clean them nicely, but can weaken the film's bond to the paint and that could be a major mess! The PPF can very likely be removed, but I'd lean towards leaving it on depending on how good/bad a job the dealer did installing it. Removing it can be a fair amount of work. PPF can do a great job protecting the paint...but the stuff is not intended for concours quality vehicles.

VRT works well...as does H2O G&G.

What is the "clear coat" applied by the dealer? And why apply ceramic over this existing clear? Reason I ask, is I won't be surprised what was by the dealer should be stripped before anything else, including ceramic coating, is applied.

Just checking...you use it plugged-in?

I do my offshore powerboat with a Cyclo...at times one handed. With the dual 4" pads it gets into somewhat narrow areas when moved side-to-side and covers a fair amount of real estate when moved for-aft. And it is low vibration. Internet searches on Airstream polishing shows many Cyclo polishers being used. It certainly is a consideration, especially if you are focusing on machine application/polishing rather than major correction.