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Nice pics. Hard to imagine that the Pontiac brand just disappeared from GM's product line Especially love the White GTO, ~~circa "73, '74? with the big chrome front bumper. Those were the first days of 5-mph bumpers and oh, what reduced HP there was! Thx for posting the photos. See ya

Welcome! By "shiner" you're referring to brightening up your car, right? :) See ya

A microfiber kit (or a "sample" kit) at a nice bundled price. Plus, would be good if the MF products were available in bigger bundles/better per unit price, as well?? Towels & clothes seem to be products purchased more than one at a time. See ya.

Welcome to the Adams Forum. NY, NY?? or other part of the state? Ft. Myers is great.........usually the hottest spot in Florida. In about 3 months, it'll be sooooooooooooooo much nicer than NY State See ya

Seat covers, mats (or like, dealer service seat bags) sound like good ideas for the use this car gets . Sooner or later the petroleum won't come out of whatever it infiltrated . Beautiful job cleaning it all up!...............amazed at the carpets too. Thx. See ya.

Spectacular moon "backdrop" to your jump. That's a keeper. Thx for sharing. See ya

Nice selection - do they have a dealer like that down Naples way, too?? Amazing that there is demand for them. Wonder what the downturn in US Ferrari sales has been during the past 1 - 1.5 yrs.? Thx for the pics. See ya

I didn't realize the fumes from Adams had such an effect......what "addictive" substance is in all their products?? BTW, since you all started talking about masking off areas to protect (I've seen door edges, window trim, creases & transition lines in panels, etc.) do you simply use 3M painters blue masking tape available virtually anywhere (aka, Home Depot, Lowe's, wherever)?? In som pics, what I have seen is blue, hence the 3M reference....in others, I see typical manilla colored tape. Just thought I'd clear that up for myself. Thx. See ya

Monster car - nice job on the paint too. I was always amazed at how much ooomph that had w/the Corvette engine.

Thx. for the quantitative input. One bar and a spray bottle & gallon of detailer should be plenty to start! Interesting about the "need to polish" to get the marks off from claying..........does it matter if it's a hand polish or MUST you use the DA after? Not all "how-to" videos I have seen (perhaps it has something to do with the clay brand's abbrasiveness & detailer lubricity plus the hardness of the clearcoat) talk about the NEED to polish. See ya.

Hi, Yea, I've watched the videos, here, there & everywhere..........I can't tell what he really broke off (% of a bar; looked like a pretty good hunk.....more than he said), but I assume from the size of the Adams bar (6.4 oz) compared to other mfgs./on-line retailers that one is plenty to start?.......many of the other retailers start you with a couple of 2 oz. bars. Re: detailer, I'd say a gallon to start is about right - although many say you can make your own with a dilution of a high lubricity wash cut w/H2O. About things on that video - good tip to flatten the bar against the glass to make a thin puck, assuming the glass is pretty clean. He rubs his hands on the paint to begin with/not me, if its dirty. He makes referrence to checking to see if the clay is doing any "damage" (interesting choice of words - would hope not, but not everyone agrees it's a "benign" process). Thx. See ya.

Speaking of claying: > How much clay do you use for a single car claying (lets say a Corvette w/pretty good paint; my Impala will probably be more)? > How much lube do you use to keep proper lubricity on the car during the process (a lot of lube or quick detailer that's used comes in 16-17oz. bottles)? What part of a bottle? > I have two cars; how much clay and lube should I procure in an initial order since I never clayed (# bars, oz/bar?: oz. of lube? Get a gallon w/and a 16 oz. to refill?)? > What brand do you recommend for clay and lube?? I would think I want a not very aggressive type. Is Adams a very light clay? And how good is the Adams Lube/Detailer?? Want to try it on both cars - the '08 Impala needs it more and will be the test case! Thx. See ya

Gotta visit the museum later this year! What an amazing collection of vintage Corvettes..........and yet, it probably pales in comparison to what Jay Leno has. Now that's alotto cars!! See ya

Love the Chevy in your signature. How do you stay a Yankee fan in CA?? Go Yanks.......a squeeker today against the Jays. AJ finally turned the tide on his old team. Thx. See ya, Bob

Hi Ron, The Burnt Orange looks great w/Adams! I need the mouse traps & have the battery tender! Found a pink "insulation nest" on top of the C5 engine when I cracked the hood this week. Took those little mice about 2 wks. to build it. Sounds like Home Depot tomorrow for the same varmit prevention strategy. I can't believe it.....those suckers are running wild out there and taking control......invading the vette was the final straw! BTW, you said you used the Buttery Wax and then Glaze on the finish. Have you done anything else to the paint since you bought the '09? Used any other Adams stuff on the car?? Thx. See ya Bob

Thx. See ya

Any issues with leather conditioner on the feet after it was done??

Very good. I saw the Woollite come out w/brush. Did you use the Adams APC & Interior products?

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Hi, Joined the forum a short time ago and thought I'd check-in and say hello from the Rochester, NY area........that's the other end of NY State for those of you who think New York is New York City. Summer is here and it's Corvette driving and detailing time, so I hope to get a lot of new/better info about how to care for the Millenium Yellow C5, as well as, my DD Precision Red Impala. Look forward to the discussions and recommendations! PS - Also have a place in the Tampa Bay, FL area.........I could really drive the Corvette there 12 months a year, couldn't I?? Hmmmm....... See ya, Bob

What's everybody use to clean C5 plexiglass tops, inside and out?? Waxes/polishes like the car exterior? Quick detailers? Should the inside surface be treated differently than the outside? Any special considerations? And better/worse products or processes? Thx!

Bruce, thanks for the advice. We are having great "CA" weather right now....it will go for quite a while.......then we come to November!! Ugh! The Corvette stays inside. PS - Glad to hear from a Millennium Yellow owner who uses Adams. It's a little different color and I wanted some specifics about how to use Adams w/that color and/or the results obtained w/Adams. What I have heard is that the prep processes are much the same for all colors, depending on condition of the finish (I'll get around to posting some photos, as it is currently). It's petty good right now, best Corvette paint I ever had........might not need to swirl-remove. But, my DD 2008 Impala LTZ in Precision Red is another story..........it can use the whole process. See ya, Bob

Rich/Dylan/BillC/Gerry & ALL, thanks very much for all the Adams' speed tips relative to my C5. Lots of great stuff and detailed process. What I was looking for!! Rich, haven't used a PC before. You offered the hand done version, feel free to post or PM me. I'd like to get some perspective on that. Based on everything I've seen on this site and all the others I've explored, obtaining the PC for my vette & other cars I have (2008 Precision Red Impala LTZ DD, 2003 BMW 335ci, White, garaged except for top down weather & outside-all-the-time 2005 Subaru Outback, BLACK) seems like a good thing to do. The Impala needs the treatment way more than the Corvette does, as does the Subaru. I take it the processes are the same for all, depending on the extent of stuff I see with each one? Question about "durability" of finish once finally completed. How is it for this system?? For the Corvette, I would suspect it would last a long time - even though the Black Magic I've been using is just OTC, it is really bullet-proof and has a pretty good shine. But, like I said, I'm looking for improvements, too. I don't like the stuff in the air & rain around here and birds use Millennium Yellow as a target, so finish protection and durability are key for the vette, and maybe more importantly, the Impala. Here's a few more questions for you guys: > PC : If I decided to polish one of the cars with a PC (say the Impala to start with - good practice!!), isn't it important to "PC-process" the whole car for uniformity of final finish? If you need to, how do you treat corners, taillights, bumper areas, rockers, etc. with the PC & the large dia. pads?? Other pad sizes or hand prep? > Claying: Sounds like a key (maybe the key) step in this whole process. Again, clay the whole car uniformly, right? Wash afterwards before the rest of the process? > Purchase Quantities Up Front?: How much of these products do I need per car, per detailing job? Washing/interior/wheels & tires are pretty easy. But, in particular, what about clay & lubricant, the polishes and waxes? Also, how about how many/what type of MF towels do I need for a) drying, wax/polish removal, c) windows/interior & d) final buffing. I have at least the Impala and Vette to do to start. This whole MF towel thing is nuts.....almost as much spin as a ZR-1 can produce. > Black, Dark Metallic Cars: I don't have statistics here, so bear with me, but what is it with you guys who have black or dark metallic cars?? The responses from where I have asked these questions, are almost universally from black or other darker metallic car owners.....got one from a Millenium Yellow owner & he had a C5 AND C6 MY to show me.!! Corvette sales statistics likely bias the population to these colors, so maybe it's just numbers.....and I think, the fact that these colors show more & need these products to look best. I outta get some photo's up as a baseline, so you can see what I have to work with! > Times: I didn't realize you had to wait after applying the machine super wax - 12hrs? Did I get that right before ou can really finish (no pun there) the job???? > MSW: Can MSW also be applied by hand? And, if not - do you know why, technically? And, if I don't use MSW, do the other choices , either spray or the paste give me the same quality/durability of finish?? Ok, super detail guys............anything esle I missed? Thanks again. Look forward to hear back from you. See ya. Bob.

Hi: Have a very low mile 2003 Millennium Yellow Z51 Coupe (~6K miles....for a lot of reasons, a long story.....). It's garaged and only driven in good weather here in New York State. I am hoping to be able to use it a lot more soon. Have read a great deal on many, many forums & mfgs. sites about various product lines, processes & techniques for hand and machine detailing work, etc.. However, I would also like to get some first hand information and recommendations for doing good detail work on my C5 (considering it's Millennium Yellow, in it's current condition). Current condition is pretty good, I think. > It's been washed and waxed (so far OTC products; I like Nu Finish Car Wash and Black Magic Liquid Wax). BM is a very bright and "bulletproof" finish, that's for sure. > Swirls are minimal, but I suspect are better hidden by the fact that it's yellow and not a dark metallic. i.e. I suspect there is room for improvement (haven't micro-examined it under a high intensity pointed light source, nor do I have a local comparison for what a better detailing process/products might do for that color). > I use the standard clean 2 bucket washing method, soft fiber washing mitts plus MF towels for drying and terry applicators/MF towels for polish removal. Have never used a DA polisher on any of my vehicles (but would like to A/R) or any of the great product lines discussed on this forum and in other places. I see the trick to an excellent outcome is in the preparation. Therefore, I am generating the list of items to procure - DA polisher & pads, add'l MF towels, other hard goods, as well as, (now, this is the more personal choice & confusing part) the chemical products, to do an excellent job. Hence, I'd like your product & process recommendations for my Millennium Yellow C5 cream puff, please. The only other personal considerations might be: a) Reasonable time expectations & ease of use to achieve a good outcome - perhaps improved preparation on the vette & all my cars, depending on condition, but then more AIO like processes for finishing??? I tend to like the idea of a single mfg. line of products; for compatibility, introduction of fewer variables, one source for excellent/personal support which I consider very important, etc.. c) Products that are reasonably priced and make some sense in their cost/benefit trade-offs. And, having USA-made products would be a bonus, too. I know there are improvement in products & process steps that you can offer me. So far, I perceive the greatest need to be in which chemical products to use for all the car detailing steps, as well as, particular process suggestions for a Millennium Yellow C5 Coupe!! Many thanks in advance for your recommednations and input. I look forward to your constructive product & process advice for my Corvette. Hope to hear from you shortly. Have a good one! Regards, Bob :seeya