wely324

i have duplicates of both the circular american flag, and the corado flag stickers. post up what you have to trade!

from my experience with polishing a lot of chrome on a Harley and other chrome (no clear coat), you will not see any black or gray residue like polishing a bare metal.  The Adam's metal polish 1 and 2 do a great job, you probably will only need to use metal polish 1 with chrome. 

from my experience with polishing a lot of chrome on a Harley and other chrome (no clear coat), you will not see any black or gray residue like polishing a bare metal.  The Adam's metal polish 1 and 2 do a great job, you probably will only need to use metal polish 1 with chrome. 

No more than a standard detail package. We don’t charge them an upcharge to reinstall the top layer of a product they already paid for. I can’t in good faith ask a client for a large sum of money to install the product initially and say you have to bring it back to me yearly so I can charge you all over again. At that point it seems like a money grab. 
 
The process of washing, iron and clay happens anyway when we get a car. 99% of our jobs involve at least a light finish polish. At that point it’s not significantly longer for us to reapply a top coat. The top coat we work with is forgiving and we are experienced in its application so two of us can get it done without significantly increasing the time of the appointment for a client. Most top layers we reinstall are done with remnants from initial application. 
 
With this process you can see our increased cost of maintenance is minimal, as such I don’t feel comfortable inflating the cost to a client. It’s not how we do business. We are making money on the service regardless. The least we can do is to do it right. 
 
That being said if someone comes in with a trashed finish on a coated vehicle, the costs get passed on. In exchange for our policy we expect at least a minimum level of care for your vehicle when it’s not with us. 
 
Hopefully that clears up any confusion. 

looking for some ideas on a good detail process for a new car that will have about 3000 miles through nj winter and only washed once by the dealer, I know. Regardless the car had some wash and swirl marks when i picked up the car new. So I'm not looking to do a 100% correction, but would like to get it mostly corrected with lots of gloss, it's got tons of gloss right now. From my research the black sapphire metallic bmw paint is fairly hard, so I think I will need to do a two step correction to remove the swirls, but I will test spot first with a finishing polish. 
 
The car definitely has some protection on the car as it beads up well. Would I be able to do a rinseless wash, clay, ipa wipe, compound, polish, ipa wipe, and then apply my wax or sealant depending on what I decide on? I was thinking if it would be possible to do that process panel by panel as im not sure i could finish the car in a single day and would be working outside, so weather dependent. 
 
My idea is to split the car into three sections and then give it a thorough wash after completing the exterior and add a fresh layer of sealant, etc? Or my other thinking is to just do a thorough wash, clay, one step polish, then glaze and sealant and call it a day? 

Your car looks awesome Billy! I had the same issue with my black RX7 when I first did the paint correction on it. I felt like I made a lot of mistakes but I learned a lot from the forum/videos and I was able to hone my skills a bit and when I did my buddies FD I was able to have a better finished product.

OK so I was being totally OCD. The car is probably about 95% perfect. Those LED lights definitely show more than natural light does. Anyways, here are some pics of the final products. Sorry for the pressure washer and master blaster in the pics. I was just super excited on how great it turned out and wanted pics right away. 

@wely324 want a really quick and easy one.....try them with Brilliant Glaze. Doesnt last long but you get a great clean look and it beads like mad for....about the drive home lol. 

I love glass sealant and also love topping the windows with h2o, it's a great combo.
 

How I clean my wash pad is like this thanks to this video..  
 

Regular Tide, or Tide Free & Clear? If the former, that's probalby your issue as perfumes and dyes can cause issues with the microfibers, gumming them up and causing reduced performance. If the latter, that could work, but I would highly recommend you use the MRB for washing towels. Here's a great article on the process:
 
 
The video  @wildcatz80 posted is how I wash my pads, too. Good stuff there.
 

the metal polish twins are some of my favorite adam's products, they will do wonders to your chrome.
 

took this photo early this morning, a group of swans were moving toward a group of geese, which then caused them to scurry and fly away.
 

A few rain storms last night, the h2o guard & gloss did a great job at shedding the water and dirt off my gf's Tiguan. Its last wash was a week ago and it sits outside everyday. The HGG was applied 2-3 weeks ago.

love the combo

Exactly what do you think the infrared lamp is doing then? Maybe research IR lamps first cause the whole process is about transferring energy to another object, which simply put, heats up the coating allowing it to fully cure or cure at a quicker rate.

Coatings are great, for certain people. I have had a coating on my car for 1.5 years and I don't think I'll ever have one again unless its for a garage queen supercar that never gets driven.

The more I think about it, the less I like coatings as well. I'd be ok with one if it were only rated at say a year or so. And it was layerable. I personally don't want a finish on my car doesn't need waxed or whatever for X amount of years. I like waxing, sealing and things of that nature. Only having to wash my cars would be boring.

Exactly what do you think the infrared lamp is doing then? Maybe research IR lamps first cause the whole process is about transferring energy to another object, which simply put, heats up the coating allowing it to fully cure or cure at a quicker rate.

Exactly what do you think the infrared lamp is doing then? Maybe research IR lamps first cause the whole process is about transferring energy to another object, which simply put, heats up the coating allowing it to fully cure or cure at a quicker rate.

Billy. The reason that professionals use this method is because most require at LEAST 24 hours before you can introduce to moisture or condensation. The IR lamps cure the coating in much quicker time. Personal car can sit inside a garage for the full 24 hours. If the professional is getting paid a few hundred dollars to install, they want to make sure it is fully cured in a few hours instead of naturally air drying. Imagine if you had customers coming back because of a bad install of a coating? All because they allowed the car to sit outside overnight and receive moisture on the surface. The warranty claims would be astronomical. I still think of the term "baked" as referencing heat. The IR lamps do not emit any heat to "bake". It is simply a curing process. I think this is where the confusion comes into play.

Sounds like you do know he meant by "baked on."
 
Whether they require it or not all high end approved detailers that use coatings, which are generally for professionals only, will use infrared heat lamps which bake the coating and make it harder. Baking is a term that many installers use to describe the process. Maybe they are just feeding everyone a bunch of BS, but these are "approved installers." I actually think it would be harder to find a professional who doesn't use IR heat lamps than ones that do.
 
Any coating Adam's offers will probably not be designed to use or require a infrared heat lamp. But coatings that are designed for consumers as well and not just professional use only won't last as long either. 
 
edit: professional coatings tend to have thickness that is measurable as well, where consumer grade coatings are very thin and unnoticeable to a paint gauge.

took this photo early this morning, a group of swans were moving toward a group of geese, which then caused them to scurry and fly away.
 

love glossy black paint!

NICE Macan! Thanks for the pic!