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What’s everyone’s method for getting pollen off
Mariner replied to the Camaro show's question in General Detailing Discussion and Questions
Hmm, I never thought about the master blaster. However I have done what Chris suggested and driven VERY fast in the wife’s camaro and the pollen sticks like glue, even on the coated surface. I don’t see the master blaster doing any better, especially since I don’t have one ? I’ve been told a full wash is the only safe way to get it off. Just be careful, especially with darker colors. -
What’s everyone’s method for getting pollen off
Mariner replied to the Camaro show's question in General Detailing Discussion and Questions
The only safe answer is a full wash, whether that be 2 or 3 bucket, foam cannon wash, foam gun wash, etc. I live in Florida so I feel your pain, but pollen is VERY abrasive, and waterless and maybe even rinseless could do damage. -
Ceramic Paint Coating Issues
Mariner replied to Ace0751's question in Exterior Protection & Enhancement
Pm me. I know I have a spare applicator block I can send you. I can also tell you where to get the suede patches too to go over it if I can’t find any spares. -
Hahahaha well I wasn’t going to say it, but I’m glad you did!
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Luckily I did buy the tire and wheel hazard warranty so I just dropped it off at the dealership and they’ll throw a new rubber on it. This was on a main road! Both my flats were! I just have some crappy luck I guess. Also, Camaros don’t carry spare tires....
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Yet people still buy them...
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For anyone that misses the actual release, no worries. People will be reselling on eBay for 500% profit before the day is over ??
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Ultra Plush drying towel question
Mariner replied to Eric Jones's question in Towels, Brushes, & Accessories
I don’t reuse towels either til they’ve been washed. Just a habit, not sure why. -
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NEW Adams Detail Cart
Mariner replied to Mariner's topic in Product Polls, Feedback, and Company Input
Now THAT would have been hilarious ? -
I was happy when they came out with a cart that wasn’t $200. So I picked one up on sale to try it out. From an engineering standpoint, solid. I like the friction fit of the posts, but the screws that self tap into the post, stupid idea. First thing I did after drilling all the screws was notice the cart was crooked. When it says pound in the posts with a rubber mallet, make sure you make them wish they never existed because they stick. So naturally, I have several triple drilled posts. No biggie in the end, it’s not visible anyways. Merely a nuisance in design. With all that said, I had it fully built in less than 10 minutes. Now to what people care about, functionality. It looks small, as in short. I’m a smaller dude, and I thought no way will tall people like this. I’m curious to their thoughts. But as far as space on the cart, it nails it. I’m not a person huge on image, and I don’t pose my products merely to show people I have $7000 worth of Adams stuff that’ll take 30 years to use. This cart holds all my bottles, my Bose speaker, and some brushes. **Forgot to add, the wheels are solid, sturdy, and roll easily. They also lock. With one lock on it’ll hold in my slanted driveway. All in all, it works, and the price fit. Thanks for reading. It is #NationalPetDay so naturally I included my girls.
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Brilliant Glaze got a job saturday need help now!!
Mariner replied to enoch7fa's question in Exterior Protection & Enhancement
Oh man Cedric you have got to change your font lol it seriously gives me a headache trying to read it. I hope your detail went well! -
It’s like Christmas with all the attachments
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Lol funny thing is recently I had pulled out the tire from my undercarriage and mounted it on top of my bajarack. But before I did that, I did actually clean it with T&RC. That’s why the spare looks so clean ? I was fortunate to have a tow truck driver also go out of his way and stop to lend his speed jack and impact wrench... with my 2.5” front lift, the bottle jack I had would have been questionable at best. All together it was a successful and quick tire change. I’m glad the deputy stopped and threw on the lights because the road I was on is busy as hell about this time, and people aren’t always too considerate to fellas on the side of the road. Honestly I’m glad I took that screw in my tire instead of someone less capable of changing a tire. Now the the question is, patch the tire, or upgrade with bigger tires....
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No words needed lol. On the flip side, my county has one of the best and most respected Sheriff’s Departments in the country.
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A paint pen is the only thing that I imagine will mask the spots. If you do get them concealed, you should consider a coating or ppf.
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Paint Coating | FAQ's | Discussion
Mariner replied to Dan@Adams's question in Exterior Protection & Enhancement
If you want low budget, sunlight works too lol. -
Paint Coating | FAQ's | Discussion
Mariner replied to Dan@Adams's question in Exterior Protection & Enhancement
I’m not sure why Buttery would have worked. It sounds like high spots in the coating that you may have missed when wiping off the haze. When I did my 4Runner I learned the hard way that garage lighting doesn’t show everything, and ended up repolishing and recoating several panels that exhibited streaks. When I did the wife’s Camaro, I kept backing it out into the sun and looking at all angles for the streaks. Once the coating has cured, the only thing you can do (if the streaks are indeed high spots) is to polish that panel (or spot I guess) and reapply coating. -
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The brilliant glaze does a great job of clearing the haze, but I feel it comes back quicker after using it. Maybe it’s just my dogs heavy breathing ?
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No full washes for me today, but did get quite a bit of soft road tar sprayed down the passenger side of the wife’s Camaro today. She noticed it as soon as we got home, and I hit it with some Eco APC and an old double soft, followed up with quick detailer of another brand to help smooth over the coating. The tar was still soft but I couldn’t believe how easily it wiped off the coated car. Yet another reason for the investment.
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Sell it on eBay. Somebody I know made mad money doing that.
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How come my towels are doing this
Mariner replied to MrRaspberryJam's question in General Detailing Discussion and Questions
None of my microfibers have ever curled. -
Ultra Plush drying towel question
Mariner replied to Eric Jones's question in Towels, Brushes, & Accessories
Interestingly enough and contrary to the official Adams video posted above, their latest Instagram video has them using the longer nap side on the car. Just a a reminder that there’s many ways to do the same job, and the videos aren’t gospel. -
Unimpressed how? Did you test hydrophobic qualities or anything? Or are you judging based on shine alone?