RayS

(Language) spoken

My various vehicles have very different ranges. The garage queen that only goes out on nice days, regularly gets dusted off with Graphene Detail Spray, CS3 or Ceramic Waterless Wash has been almost 18 months and still looks perfect. The garaged vehicle that goes out about once a week and does some trips is around 10 months and still looking good, but not nearly as good as the pure garage queen. The daily driver that sits outside 24/7, gets driven in nasty weather and gets washed constantly, is approaching 6 months and will need to be redone soon.

News channel

This is an older picture, yet one of the clearest on the challenges of getting the area within and around the vehicle badges cleaned and polished. For all the years that I've been dealing with badges, I'm hoping there is some input to improve or make life easier on doing them. This is example of a Jaguar that I did in in May of 2020 and in particular getting inside of the A's, R and to a lessor extent the G. I use the a fine tip polisher on a battery operated rotary tool on a low speed to get around the letters. It works, it just takes forever to do and finding the right polish pads is also a bit of a challenge. While I have both a 15 mm and 12 mm Swirl Killer and they work great for getting the surface and I've considered a Swirl Killer Micro, I don't believe the Micro will get inside the letters, which is why I'm asking others what they do. I did search the site and nothing came up that really gave any good insight, so if you know of an article, please link them. Any video's would also be appreciated. Let me know your techniques, removing the badges is a top recommendation, but way too many people want to make sure their Jag, Range Rover, yada, yada, yada is labeled for the prestige of look at what I'm driving.

Bus station

Hi Saular, I would recommend trying a different pad. Something smaller than a grain of sand can leave a mark like you are showing in the picture and finding it can be a real challenge. Once the pad has been thoroughly wash and left dry it is generally easier to find something embedded vs when it is still wet or damp. Sometimes you won't find anything at all because it comes out with a thorough wash or just falls off when dry.

Hi Ra, The Graphene Ceramic can be used on PPF and it does have the potential to add some gloss. The recommendation is to do a test area or if you have a small piece that was not put on the vehicle test the difference on that piece. The last matte that did looked good and did not add much gloss, but it also on a light colored vehicle.

Boat motor

Welcome to the Forum.

Protection service

I prefer the garden hose using the Eley Adjustable Fan Nozzle that works great with a 5/8 hose and 60 PSI. Second choice is the pressure washer.

Hi Keith, welcome to the Forum.

Based of people on this forum and no direct answer, I'll have to recommend asking the manufacturer.

Protection worn

With the 6.5 for the SUV's, I'd have to recommend the 12mm to get to all the spots that the 6.5 can't.

It comes down to what type of vehicle are you normally using it on. Large flat panels, mid to full size pickups as an example, the 15mm Small vehicles with lots of odd shaped panels, the 12mm

Welcome to the Forum Alan.

Treasure chest

Taken away

First born

I'm with @The Guzon the Strip Wash and then look for any areas that need to be polished or additional attention and focus on them. Then you compare the correct spots with the rest of the vehicle to determine if a once-over should be done on the entire vehicle. As for the PPF, I always apply the Adam's products to it and they work great.

Behind bars

Broken arrow

Hi Marshall, I get new, off the truck vehicles on a somewhat regular basis. Most of the times the dealers will do a no touch delivery, which means they do not wash or even remove any of the stickers. They just do the minimum required to get it out the door. Even in those cases, you should plan on doing a wash and polish looking for any places that need additional work and take care of them accordingly. With the exception of one recent vehicle that was request to have traditional wax, for which I used Americana, all the rest have been one of the Adam's Ceramics ranging from spray ceramic to through Graphene. For my families vehicles, they all get Adam's Graphene products without question.

I found the Graphene Tire Dressing to do a really good job and it lasts with no issues. Just note that not all tires will shine the same way or react to each chemical the same way. I struggle with Continentals in getting them to shine, but once they do, they really look great. Michelin, Goodyear and Cooper are usually pretty easy to get shiny and even. Hankook tires depend on the model, Pirelli are another one that is dependent on the model and really look good once you get the right amount on them. Just make sure the tires are clean using the Tire Cleaner and once the cleaner produces white foam, then rinse the tires and let them dry. When the tires have dried use the Hex applicator that comes with the kit to get the Graphene Tire Dressing to spread evenly. I follow up with a old microfiber tower to make sure the dressing is completely evened out.