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thanks, very informative. I will just shut up, because this is not the first time I couldn't get my point across.

Sorry I made such a big deal of this. That stuff is so expensive I didn't want to waste any or whatever. IMO, that stuff is SO much easier to deal with than MSW. I even had a phone call and forgot about it and 15 mins later went to wipe it off and it was no problem at all. However the MSW took DS and a MF towel and using the light to check. Missed a spot, more DS and more MF wiping and when I think I finally had it all.... I drive it outside and the light shows more "streaks". The americana is an outstanding product.

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THAT, is a sick photo right there.

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here is a direct quote from junkman from another forum if this helps. "I have seen this question come up on just about every car care forum known to man. Here's the real scoop. The 3M Clear Bra is the only paint protection available that is actually some type of protection. Not only does it work but you can clearly see and feel it on the car when you get close enough. Anything else (and I mean EVERYTHING else) is complete BS. Don't let some fancy, smooth talking salesman talk you into buying this crap. In most cases, they whip your car back to the detailing section and wax the thing, then roll it out to you like something was done to the car. Total BS. Don't get screwed out of your cash by falling for this gimmick."

thanks, what about the second coat? how long before you can do that? Does it have 12 hour period like the MSW?

Thanks, I will give the PC on my headlight a try tomorrow. As far as the bike not getting any worse, I would ahve to agree and I have already tried it slightly, it didn't do much, but I wasn't sure if I would have to go deeper if I could. I don't know if they are like one think clear coat, of if the plexiglass has a thin clear coat on it or not. Or if the sanding is an option, if it is possible to" bring back" from a sand.

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nice job! its not the best picture, it is night, I will ahve to wait for some sun to really show you. I will try the PC and the 4" pads as it was a cordless electric and was lowish on power, so that oculd have been. The chuck is way out forn too, so it was VERY hard to keep from "running away" on me. I let it stay in one spot for "too long" since if they are ruined it is not a big deal if I "ruin" them lol. But it didn't even get hot to the touch, just warm, so my guess is low power as well. Inspecting it closer, I think it is plexiglass, though, and not glass. but here is the bike, it doesn't effect vision or anything, it would just look nicer....... small children might want to look away, it is bad.

That would be sweet!

yea, I will try to get some up. Do you think it is possible that it could fade from the inside of the lens? It does look much better and maybe that is becuase the outside was cleaned. It is an OLD (20ish years) neglected car if that makes a difference.

I just got saw the americana for the first time on a demo car, that stuff is impressive! When I wipe it off, it is ok to use DS if I need "help" getting it off like when wiping off the MSW or just strait MF towell? and how long should I wait before adding a second coat? And do you think WCW will make it last longer than shampoo wash, or is it about the same.... is it a wash between the two processes?

I was trying to help a neighbor restore their headlights (since I got my 4" kit today) they had some wierd yellow "coating" type stuff on it. I could feel it with my hand, but a drill on full speed will SHR and a yellow pad wasn't making this tuff budge. I don't know if glass is the same properties of clear coat... Can you sand with 2000 and work your way back up to 2500 and then 3000 and then get the 3000 out with the yellow or orange like I saw junkman do on clear coat with 2500 > 3000> orange with SHR? Or once you sand glass is it perminantly ruined? I also want to try the same on plexiglass, like on a motorcycle wind deflector. There isn't the wierd yellow stuff, but it is scratched up like someone rubbed it with a steel wool pad. There is a sticker that says don't use abraisives on it, but minor scratches can be removed, but I wasn't sure if that was just a legaly obligated warning type sticker and if you can "take layers" of a plexiglass off, or is there some kind of protective coating like a clear coat on them too? Thanks.

If we ever met we could swap. I know how to use it real well.... but I don't have it lol. OP, I like the license plate.... ballsy

lol, yea, I think the new one is moving to colorado, so not too much further east.

+1 but 1 week ago, but don't forget Adams videos too! http://www.adamspolishes.com/t-videos.aspx

I had the pleasure of meeting Adam today and I watched him free spin his PC and wow was it ever true (balanced). He played around with mine switching pads and plates ect. and then I mentioned this infamous "washer". He took it off, and my PC worked great. It was just as true as his. I fugure if the man himself told me to take it off and it is uneeded, the same man backing the 110% Unconditional Lifetime Satisfaction Guarantee, its good enought for me. Now I know why I couldn't use the side handle on 6opm for more than 30 seconds without feeling that my hand is about to break off, that unbalanced PC REALLY viberates bad. I was able to try out the balanced PC and the difference was night and day. Not only was it soooo much easier to hold, but I think it did a better job faster too and no pad DUSTING! Where else can you get this kind of customer service?

I got them today and used them on my bike, it makes it SOOOO much eaiser than trying to finagle the 7.5" pads around. There are great for getting into tight spots and curves of the car too.

My fault, I never really looked at it that way. I looked at it as if you get the products and for some reason it isn't going like you thought, there is a great online community that is willing to help. There might even be something wrong with my PC, I am going to have it personally inspected by Adam tomorrow at the show. How many people will get Mr. Maguires or Mr. Zaino to go to these lengths to insure they are satisfied? I think that shows how great not only show how great the product is, but the compan too and how much he is willing to stand behind his product. If people are reading this and want to know, I think I could have done a light colored car the first time with no troubles at all (dispite minor dusting). The troubles came from me having a black car and wanting to to get a 95% results. I don't want to mislead anyone, it is VERY easy, but there is a slight learning curve. It takes time to learn how the product works in, how much pressure to put on it and how to keep that pressure, and how fast to move the machine. Using the PC wrong is not going to damage your (colored) paint as you have shown in the videos. But it can do minor "damage" on your clear coat of paint (easily seen on darker cars). Its nothing that can't be eaisily fixed with another pass of the PC, but you don't want to mislead people and say that the first time you use the PC you will get 100% results on a black car, because IMO that is not true. Its a safe, great machine used with great products, so any joe can probly get a light colored car looking great and a dark car looking good do to the simplicity, but to get a dark car looking pristine takes some time and some learning. I did my trunk first and did just like you did in your video and this is before the pad started dusting and I got great results I would say the 85% solution. I coulndn't believe how easy it was and how great it looked with such little know-how and effort. And I couldn't believe how easy the tank on my bike was by hand and how great it looked after just 5 mins, I didn't know the shine could be so deep and wet looking! If you can't tell, I am a very long winded person (in text) and I repeat myself a lot becuase I am not sure if I got the point across, so it is me, that is making this seem difficult, not the product. If you like you can go back and delete my post that have dumb questions or whatever. I already edited my first post to reflect what I said above, hope that helps.

some more close-up before and afters before ^ After ^ They all look the same when its close up, so I only posted one of them.

The odd things happening are exactly why I am asking all the questions. I must be doing something different, and I am trying to find out what by all the post, and it has also made me slightly cautious, and obviously annoyed you, sorry that is not my intent. But I am pretty much done now, so I won't be bugging you anymore. Thanks again for the help.

now your just hating on me.... I said if the hair dryer has a cool setting, and I clean my pad every night.

because I never applied wax before, I didn't know what I was doing. I know that polishing shines it and waxing protects it, but I thought you might need to apply pressure to get the wax into the paint? My problem there was I "waxed" it before I watched the video. Then I watched it and just wanted to make sure I was doing it right. Sorry for hassling you. Ouch, obviously I am a noob, as the thread is clearly labeled "first time detailing" no need to make me feel stupider than a 5 year old or 4 billion people. But you left out that its so easy you could teach a marine how to do it sorry, I had to get you back somehow.