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Hi Greg and welcome to the Forum. I consider myself an amateur even though I've been doing this as a hobby for more years than most could imagine. The one thing that I do know is that I can learn anything, even if it takes me a few tries to get it right. According to your level of acceptance of risk, you can can any of the vehicles you listed and start the learning process. I'll be honest and tell you that I would recommend a beater or daily driver and that you can bring back to life and truly learn on. The process is not that difficult, it just take time to implement and perfect the technique that works best for you. As for which product to use that comes down to your goal or goals. If all your vehicles happen to be White, I would not even recommend ceramic or graphene, but would recommend H20 Guard and Guard. I have yet to find anything that can make a white vehicle look as good as what HGG can do. If your vehicles are black, then that requires a whole different discipline, between the daughters Jaguar and the Roush Mustang, the were closer to a punishment based on the amount effort, but they sure did look great when done. Both of them ended up with Ceramic on them, one Ceramic Spray Coating and other Ceramic Wax Give me multiple Red vehicles and there is no doubt that they will have Ceramic or Graphene on them. All of my Red vehicles currently have Ceramic Spray Coating on them and going forward they will have Graphene. Even the body parts on the motorcycle are ceramic coated and in case you are wondering, yes it is Red. The application of the coating is very easy, it is the preparation of the vehicle that requires the attention to detail, effort and commitment of time. There are some excellent video's on Adam's Youtube channel and I'll recommend checking out some of them to get an idea of what is involved. Beyond that ask questions, there are many helpful voices on this forum.

Welcome to the Forum. What are you keeping shiny?

Who dunnit

Yes you can, but the overspray and places that you cannot get with the sponge or towel may result in some places showing high stops or gaps. In addition, if you were not able to prepare the surface, that means there could be dirt, waterspots, etc., that end up under the coating. For the best results on wheels, take them off the vehicle, clean and prep them, then coat them. Otherwise only do what you can see, prepare and coat with quality.

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Be aware that I let my daughter drive my Mustang Convertible to school and never got it back. She took it to college and it has been parked in her garage every since. She is nice enough to stop by and let me detail it for her when it needs it. Should I mention that she initially took it over 10 years ago.

Or the 3M UV tint with security is just that good. I do agree that I wouldn't use any solvent type of a product on the average film tint and especially not the lower end that you can see marks on within a week of application.

A semi-stiff brush is the best way that I have found. I hang the mats up so gravity can help with the sand and hair falling to the ground. Using a crosshatch pattern and going over them multiple times will get the majority of the hair and sand out.

Welcome to the Forum Nicholas. Americana will do great on the White Vehicle. However, if you have not purchased it yet, there is another product that really makes white vehicles look great and that is the H20 Guard and Gloss. I don't know what it is about HGG and white vehicles, but it really works well on them.

The truck looks great and so do the wheels. There is just something so satisfying about taking a neglected vehicle and bringing it back to life. As for the experimentation aspect, once your kids get older, it gets much easier to experiment on their vehicles instead of your own.

I'm familiar with it enough to know that a good Strip Wash will remove it and then you can start with a Clay, Polish and Surface Prep before applying the Graphene to ensure that you have a clean vehicle. The most important part of any product application is the preparation and when you get into coatings that are designed to last a year or more is to ensure your preparation is spot on.

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My side windows have a tint film applied I have used Brilliant Glaze on them for about 3 years with no ill effect. There are many different types of window tint, so my recommendation is to always find a place to do a test spot and make an educated decision.

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Looks good Rob

Income squandered

Revive or Hand Polish does an outstanding job on the tail lights and marker lights, especially if they have any oxidation on them.

Welcome to the Forum Jordan

My orders for the dealers are always clear, don't wash it. I would much rather have a dirty vehicle delivered than one that looks like that. Great job on fixing what the dealer messed up.

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Nice ride and Welcome back to the Forum. I used to deal with crazy brake dust on the daughters Range Rover and then we switched the pads to ceramic and the nightmare ended. We couldn't keep the wheels looking decent for more than a couple days and after the change in the pads, I never had to deal with the brake dust again.

In South Carolina it will get too soft during the summer and I have to put it in the fridge and during the winter I have used a coffee warmer to keep it flexible.

@07stanggt and @Bscott94 Being a Mac person, I can tell you that you are spot on about the HEIC format and having issue with it. It is not unique to this site, but applies to many of the forums that I belong to, the HEIC probably fails to upload on 90% of them. Switching to Most Compatible makes all the difference.

Just use a regular baggy, not one of the thick freezer bags.

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