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  1. Are you asking for advice or tips on how to do an airplane, or something like that? As a life long aviator, you’re gonna want to learn your way around (and be very careful) static ports, antenna/coverings, and a few things like that. But beyond that, should be no different than any other painted surface.
  2. Curious what your apprehension is about the surface prep? It’s one of my favorite products. Does exactly what it’s supposed to do, and probably kinder to your surface than alcohol. your current surface prepping is…interesting. Sprayed with APC to remove anything, then washed with a shampoo that adds protection, then alcohol.
  3. But yes, IMO, the overall best thing you can do for alcantara is don’t get it and leave it filthy, but don’t let it get matted down.
  4. I use carpet and upholstery cleaner diluted 3:1 (water:cleaner) for my seats and steering wheel. It has been a great combo for me, and using with the interior brush keeps the material from getting matted down. Not a ton of miles, but at 35K and six years, they still look showroom new.
  5. It’s such a tough decision. I will add that I’ve tried almost every coating along the way, and for whatever reason, I’ve had much better (noticeable) luck in the looks/appearance department with the spray coatings vs the small bottle. Neither of which have blown me away (on just looks) like some waxes in past history. BUT, the coatings just bead everything and clean up soooo nice. But for a weekend warrior, does that matter much? 1st world problems; the struggle is real. I just recently started experimenting with the updated spray wax and G&G on top of my coated vehicles in search of the best look. But after reading this, I’d sure be interested in trying the ceramic paste wax. I’d probably even try Patriot if it wasn’t always sold out.
  6. Thanks Ray, and I know exactly what you speak of. This is my second set of the same tire (but an updated body style). The fronts on the first set were horrendous. Blotchy is the best word I can think of. They were horrible and I never could fix them. Tried everything. Rolled the dice again and got four excellent ones this time. All four on this set look this good and even.
  7. I know that every tire has a personality. Not every cleaner nor every dressing works the same on every tire. Rubber composition and such makes a difference. BUT…there is nothing on this tire but Tire & Rubber Cleaner. Zero tire shine nor other product. I don’t think the picture captures it, but it’s amazing. Nothing else but T&RC, and it’s perfect. No slinging, no grime sticking to it, the perfect sheen…I’m done. No other product needed…thanks for applying.
  8. Sooooo, against my better OCD (like most of us), I did half a car in the new spray wax and half in G&G. I did this on a surface that had just been freshly WW'd, so it should have an even playing field. Did it make a difference? Absolutely. Can I tell a difference between the two sides of the car? Nope. But I agree maybe color makes a difference. Car has blue vinyl stripes, and maybe the G&G nudges ahead just a tad bit as far as depth on those stripes. But on the white paint, indifferent so far. Waiting to get the car out in multiple lighting conditions. I'll add this...ease of use goes to spray wax by far. G&G is not difficult and there's no streaking, but for all of us that use it, you know it's slimy. Just gotta make darn sure you get it all buffed down. Not the spray wax. Spray wax is darn near almost as user friendly as your best detail spray flavour.
  9. Weellll…got me an H2O and an updated spray wax. Gonna try them out over time.
  10. Weelllll, I got my Active 2.0 pressure washer and fiinnaaalllly got into some foam action. And it didn’t take long (about 2-3 cars) to realize foam has one major flaw! It’s over too quick. You can foam down a normal sized two door car in what, 30-40 seconds??? Not enough; not even close! It’s sooo satisfying you just wanna stand there and foam something down all day. Hahhahahha. I was surprised at this one however. Being new to foam, I grabbed Mega and Ultra foam to play around and learn with. Comparing apples to apples; same quantity, same water temps, all things being equal, there was actually a surprisingly noticeable amount of difference between the foam and performance of the two shampoos. (Obviously Mega wins). I have not used any other brands to compare, but Mega foam from this pressure washer works pretty darn good.
  11. Not off topic at all. In fact, you nailed it as to why I started this thread in the first place. I’ve enjoyed my ceramic and you absolutely cannot beat the care, but it has never “wow’d” me like some other products over the years in the looks department. I have however had different/better luck with spray coatings vs the tiny little bottle. Guess I’m looking for what’s next. And FWIW, nothing to do with my cars is a waste of time nor money, LOL. It’s all just the next adventure or project.
  12. How about spray wax? Especially if it does that carnuba warmth?!
  13. Silly beer drinking topic...I noticed on the store in your account, every purchase you've ever made is logged. I just sat here and added it all up...since I became an Adam's customer, I've spent ~$7,300...top that!!
  14. I brought this topic up because as satisfied as I am with the ceramic offerings, they just don't pop. It's always always left me wanting. And it kinda sucks because I do a good job, I'm doing it right, the benefits of a ceramic are amazing, but the looks just leave me wanting. Ironically, I've had better luck with the spray than the bottle (and yes, talking solely looks here also). My last go-round was with graphine advanced, and same thing; just want...more. I've got a bottle of spray to try next to see if my luck continues. But I'm not opposed to trying brilliant glaze on top, or slick and slide (just got a bottle), or whatever seems to be a fan favorite.
  15. We spend a lot of time, especially if the topic is ceramic, discussing protection and performance and durability and easy cleaning and bla bla bla. But what if we only talk about looks. Throw every other factor out the window but looks. What would your last step, top product be? I’m talking no cleaning, no dual purpose — applied to a perfectly corrected and prepped surface.
  16. Is it worth the difference? I have a standard on the way, but Christian is letting me swap it out with a credit towards the premium. Do it? Worth the small price diff?
  17. I think the sprayer was pretty clean. I ran about three bottles of water though it playing with the optional jets before I put a product in it. I don’t think the WW liked being aerated. Not to change gears too bad, but does BG remove or degrade ceramic coating? I mean after all, the stuff can remove high spots.
  18. Soooo, I stopped in the middle of frustration and let it be. Started fresh this morning and started from scratch with a normal bucket and shampoo wash. That took the spotting waaay waaaay down. Almost faded it completely away. Weird part is this worked on the paint but not on plastic parts, which are painted and ceramic coated as well (fender trim, door handles, etc). On these spots, a once over with brilliant glaze got the stains off. All back to normal. Note to self and anyone else…don’t use WW in anything foaming. That was really weird.
  19. Weellll, here’s a new one for the archives. Needed to do a rinseless wash today on the white truck. I just got a new ik foam pro 2 bottle, so I thought I’d try something out… In the past, I’ve always pre-treated bugs and dirty spots with WW to soak the bugs and dirt before doing a rinseless or waterless wash. So I thought I’d try putting some WW in my foam pro 2 bottle and try it out on pre-treating those areas. Fast forward, everywhere I sprayed WW with the bottle stained the absolute f$&@ out of the white paint. Now what???? It won’t come off. WW nor shampoo will get it off. I’m sure a mechanical step will take it off, but not really in the mood to go polishing to fix this and have to redo the ceramic. And yes, it’s stained with current ceramic coating layer. Any bright ideas how to treat this. I suck at pics, so I tried to get a shot of it. It’s subtle, but it’s for sure there if you look at the pic just right.
  20. Ya knew this question was coming, so I’ll take one for the team, LOL. Sooo, what’s gonna be the difference between these two, and where/how would you use them differently or not use them?
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