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The Chef daughter decided that we needed to cook out tonight and couldn't decide what to make. We ended up with Filet Mignon, Seasoned Salmon with a skin backing, and Bourbon Marinated Salmon and loaded baked potatoes. Besides the grilled food, we had Chipotle Mac & Cheese, a dill something cucumber salad and various fresh fruits. I think the pictures of the grill speak for themselves, the Filet and potatoes were started and then the Salmon was put on. The Filet was medium rare, leaning more toward rare and the Salmon was a perfect 135 degrees.

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Nice job on the car. I am sure your father was happy with his gift.

One word of advice, don't use Tire Shine. They may look good, but will be very slippery, the same goes for running board rubber mats. No need to ask me how I know..., but I call say that with enough scrubbing and APC it will come off.

My solution is similar to @Tim with the way I order product. When I get to a 1/2 gallon, I put a new refill kit in my wishlist. The advantage to ordering the refill kit is that you get a gallon and a bottle with it. By following this ordering method, I have several bottles of product in the cabinet in case there is a longer period between sales. When a sale comes along and I have several items in my wishlist to get the free shipping, I reorder and let it ship via smartpost, it will show up in a week or so... If I do need something quicker I go to my local Chevy dealer, who has a good selection of the basics, and I pick up a bottle of whatever, they are even nice enough to match the Adam's sale prices. However, I have also used the Express Shipping when I order Ceramic Paste Wax or Patriots Wax during the summer

After a couple of months of research, test drives, more test drives, the wife picked out her new vehicle and we brought it home on Thursday. She wanted a 5 passenger SUV to replace the Malibu and there are a limited number of mid-size SUV's that have the creature comforts. She could have had whatever she wanted and it came down to three candidates, Range Rover Velar, Buick Envision Premium II and GMC Terrain Denali. Her primary item was ride comfort since we use her vehicle for trips the majority of the time. In addition to her last three, we had tested the Cadillac XT-4 and XT-5, Chevy Blazer, Range Rover Evoque 2020 and multiple others. There are some mighty fine vehicles between them and the one that really surprised us was the GMC Terrain Denali. While it is built on the same chassis as the Equinox, it is not an Equinox by any means - the father-in-law has one and it wasn't even on our radar. The ride is unbelievably smooth, it is super quiet inside and she got it with every added feature you can imagine and a few that we had not thought of. The 2013 Chevy Malibu is no longer at my house, although it was a great car. What does any good Adam's customer do when they get a new vehicle, detail it with one of their favorite Adam's products and that has become Ceramic Paste Wax for me. I think we are going to change the Chrome Mirror Caps for body color painted ones, but for now they need to shine. The wheels were done with Ceramic Boost, the tire Tire Shine and the entire body with Ceramic Paste Wax, Glass Sealant on the Windshield exterior, Brilliant Glaze on the Windshield interior. The grill took what seemed liked eternity to do, but I sat on my platform stool and worked away and am pleased with the results. I was going to have the front end done with XPel right away, except our local dealer has closed, so I have to travel about a 100 miles to get it done - hopefully this week. We still plan on going with a professional grade ceramic coating which will be late summer or early fall - at least before the weather turns cold up north. I do have one question, the front seats are heated and ventilated and the back seats are heated all of them being leather. I have conditioned many leather seats, but this is the first set that are ventilated and I'm looking for any gotcha's on the conditioning routine. I like to condition the seats early on to get some protection and start the bi-annual preventative maintenance. Any input on the ventilated seats would be appreciated.

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I bought mine a few months ago before Adam's had these and both my son-in-laws got one. For getting to the room on the pickup and SUV, they are perfect, even getting to the windshield is easier. I'll also say that we all use them around the house as much as we do for the vehicles. Whether it is hanging curtains, painting, hanging pictures and many more uses. Mine is very light weight and also has a 300+ lbs rating. Mine also has an anti-slit surface and even with soapy water on it, I have not had any issues. I have found that it isn't just for the bigger vehicles being that I'm 5' 9". The last time I polished the wife's Malibu, I used it so I didn't have to reach up on the roof and it was pretty much chest high. It really is one of those things that I didn't know I needed or would really use until I got it and then found out how much use it really is.

I new need 15 mm polisher and was going to pull the trigger on a regular SK and then the cordless came out. Using a corded polisher and having cord get dragged across the body always bothered me, so this I really like the idea of the cordless. I have a few items on interest about the cordless and am looking forward to feedback from others. The balance of the polisher given that the battery is one the opposite end of the polisher. The overall feel of the weight of the polisher since we know the batteries are heavy. We all know 5.5 lbs can feel very different according to how it is held. The total time that the polisher can be used before the battery is drained. I know the ad states 30-45 minutes under load, but what do people actually get. The time to recharge the battery so you can continue working. Is the time to recharge less than the time to drain the battery, so two batteries is enough to keep you going. Last - Why can't all these manufacturers get together and come up with a standard battery socket so we don't need so many different battery chargers... I think the last item is more of a frustration than anything else. Many of my tools are Craftsman solely because of the battery and charger compatibility. Even with the Craftsman line the yard tools are different from the hand tools.

I'm with @Nickfire20 and @Yo-Yo Ma's Cousin about using CWW as the drying aid on the weekly washes and Ceramic Boost as the drying aid over Ceramic Paste Wax once a month. As for when to apply CB, first make sure you have the 2.0 version and it will have the wet method, plus state that it is safe for glass. If you still have the 1.0 version, then the dry method is the way to use it. When it comes to the wheels, I use CB as a drying aid every other wash or every couple of weeks, whichever is longer. It makes a huge difference on the amount of brake dust that collects, except on the Range Rover wheels, but they are different story altogether.

I bought two of them when they were available and wasn't even sure I'd fine a use for both. As my wife reminds me on a regular basis, I've been wrong before and will be wrong again and I should have bought about 8 of them. I have one that travels with me and would really like to have to keep in each vehicle, plus have a few for the garage - hmmm, maybe I need more than 8...

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Thanks for the info on the nail polish remover, I hadn't thought of that one before. Instead of using a credit card, I recommend using a plastic razor blade with some lube. If you don't already have some in your detailing kit, they work great for tree sap and many other stuck on items. They are available from most big box retail stores, corner pharmacies and online stores for less than $10 per 100.

The Ceramic Waterless also works well on the Ceramic Paste Wax since the the most you want to use the Ceramic Boost is about once a month.

I know there are elsewhere in forum someplace and I just couldn't locate them with a search, so I'm attaching them here. Print them and leave it in your vehicle so we can put it on when needed.

I can only speak about Brilliant Glaze with the Ceramic Paste Wax and it still adds the extra pop that we are familiar with when put on top. The longevity is the same with it lasting for a weekend, I have not tried putting it underneath and don't see a need to with CPW.

The son-in-law is making me a German breakfast with Bratwurst and then we are going to move the Yamaha Electric Piano to his house for the daughter. Once the piano is moved, the remodeling can begin on the dining room which is being converted to a wine sitting room. We're still finalizing the design, but we know it will have two wine racks, a dual zone Eurocave, wet bar and seating for 4-6. Happy Fathers Day.

I use the mitt prior to polishing on the daily drivers. I do not use the mitt on Black vehicles, vehicles with soft paint or show/classic cars and for those I stick with the clay bar. I have noticed that I use more lube with the mitt or at least it seems that way. When you are doing that 2-10 year old vehicle that's never had a true decom or detailing, the mitt is perfect for cleaning it up and preparing for a polish.

^^Agree^^ I've found that a 1/2 turn of the applicator provides plenty of CPW without it getting too thick. If the humidity is high, 75 or above, you will be able to do two panels or the complete hood since the drying time takes a bit longer. If you end up with the towel turning black, then you are using too much wax and make sure you avoid getting it on a convertible top, it is a real pain to get off.

I use glass sealant on the windshield and for the vehicles with Ceramic Paste Wax, I go over the other windows with Ceramic Boost about once a month. - just make sure it is CB 2.0 which says safe for glass. For the inside of the windshield I use Brilliant Glaze, for the rest of the interior windows, I use regular glass cleaner.

Welcome Rick. It's nice to see another shiny Mustang on here.

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Hi Jack, First let me say that your Vette is beautiful. As with most of the members, we have opinions, so I'm going to focus my opinion on the Ceramic Paste Wax which I have been converting to for my daily drivers and the one pseudo-classic Mustang. As with all the products the results will be a direct outcome of the prep, which I have no doubt you already know. The CPW can be applied without the additional work or expense of the Coating Prep, the rest is exactly the same with the Clay and Polish as needed. The CPW goes on very thin and has amazing shine, depth and beading properties. By using a regular wash or the Ceramic Waterless Wash and applying Ceramic Boost every 4-6 weeks as a drying agent, you'll get 6+ months out of each application. If you want that extra pop when you are going to a show, you can still apply Brilliant Glaze over CPW. I have used Buttery, Americana and Patriot and am switching almost all the vehicles to CPW and based on the amount of product needed, it looks like I should get between 20-25 waxes out of a container of CPW. When the wife gets her new vehicle, leaning toward a Blazer or Range Rover, that will have a professionally applied ceramic coating. The Datsun 240z will most likely get the Spray Coating once it has been repainted, but that's at least a year a way, so we'll see where the products are at. Overall, my opinion is that for a daily driver the CPW or Spray Coating is fine. For a new vehicle, go with a professional coating. I'll also admit that if I didn't already have the CPW before the Spray Coating came out, I might have went with the Spray Coating in lieu of CPW.