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Yeah use ceramic waterless wash as a drying aid. It’s awesome. Here’s a thread about it: if you look through this thread on page 3, I posted some pictures of using mega foam and detail spray on a ceramic coated car - sorry I’m sending you to the thread, The only thing I’m tryibg to show you is my post of when I used details spray on a ceramic coating:

I’m not sure which one is installed. If I remember correctly, I think I’ve seen 1.25 mm and 1.1mm that come with the MTM pf22. i do know that if you buy from Obsessed Garage the 1.1 mm is usually installed, but I’m not sure if that’s just something they do before they sell them. either way it’s very easy to visually see the difference in size of the two orifices so you should be able to tell which one is bigger just by comparing the two. Also it’s not too hard of a process to switch them out if need be

It’s not the most recommended thing, but yes. when you get your Ceramic Waterless wash, definitely use that though. I have used DS in the past on my ceramic coat and no ill effects. But I don’t and won’t do it very often. I’ll see if I can find a post where I used it and submitted pictures.

Honestly, I think if you were careful enough. You could coat both vehicles and their wheels with 4oz. I covered a med-lg SUV and a small SUV with around 2.5 oz of CSC. So it depends on how sparing you are with the product and how big your truck is. that may mean I have a very thin coat, but honestly I was very thorough in my coverage of both vehicles. And both had incredible gloss and water repellency. So I don’t think it’s too thin. The coating has been very evident even 5 months after I coated them.

I believe Adams are ready to go out of the package. But it’s recommended so that if there were any dust to get into the microfibers during the manufacturing and packaging process, you would clear those dust particles out and have a clean towel. I have noticed that with some towels that tend to release lint, the first wash (and dry) will really help to release the lint and be pretty much lint free for the first use of the towel. but like I said I’ve had no issues with Adams towels out of the pacjage

Hey Greg. Have you considered the Ceramic Spray Coating? While it's not as robust protection and doestn't last as long as the paint or trim coatings, it's versatile in that it can be used on pretty much any exterior surface.

Good luck! Let us know if you have any more questions. People in here love to help

I wish I could put Sprayable Compound in my wishlist 😂

So I would suggest using a strip wash for the initial wash as opposed to ultra foam (it has some protection built in). If you don't have strip wash, mix Car shampoo with some APC in your bucket, or some people like to use a bit of the regular dawn dish soap. The strip wash should help to break down whatever protection is on there. If it's just some wax or a weak sealant, the strip wash may completely take care of it. If it's ceramic coating, it may need some abrasive methods (polishing) to remove. For removing the orange dots, you should use Iron Remover, or if you have Wheel Cleaner, you can use that as well. Let it dwell for like 3 minutes (don't let it dry) then rinse it off. This step works well right before the claying. For the Polishing, that's going to be up to you, depending on how much you think the paint needs. You mentioned it doesn't look like it has many swirls. But a good rule of thumb is to always start with a test section (hood works well) with the least aggressive method to see if you're satisfied with how that works with your paint. The least aggressive polish Adams carries is the Revive Hand Polish. The second least aggressive polish would be Finishing Polish. The Heavy Correcting Compound is the heaviest and most aggressive method Adam's carries. I think it may be wise to do a finishing polish around the whole vehicle, but like I said, ultimately it will be up to you and how the test section reacts. For protection, I absolutely recommend the Ceramic Spray Coating, but here's a good thread about protection to see what fits best for you:

Congrats on the car and welcome to the forum!

Hi Jim, Welcome to the forum! You'll just need to use Coating Prep, and you should be set. The dust shouldn't be a concern to get into the coating unless you're in a wood workshop or something like that while you're applying the coating, then I would suggest getting into a garage where it's least likely to be disturbed while it cures. Otherwise, dust shouldn't be much of a concern.

I have been pretty successful using an APC when I soak them innitially or spraying directly into the towel. Normally if I can, I also like to used my pressure washer or any high pressure to try and blow some of the big stuff out of the towel.

I actually did use wash and coat here, forgot to add it to the list. and yes I used about 2-3 sprays per panel. It seems to spread around the panel very easily and wipes clean quickly.

those are necessary options and I apologize for the mishap.

Thats exactly right. Emphasis on the second wipe. I treat it just like I would Ceramic Boost except I find it much easier to use. But what I mean by that is the second wipe I have found is essential. If you see streaks remaining after your second wipe, you need to flip to a new dry side of the towel or another dry Mf towel. And I like to work in panels so I’ll spray and wipe one panel at a time. I don’t like to let any SiO2 dry on the surface. Might I also suggest while it’s still available getting the “Adams Mystery Product” it’s Ceramic Waterless Wash and it comes in the normal 16oz bottle with the normal sprayers as opposed to the smaller bottles with smaller sprayers. It’s also a fun smell, although the normal Ceramic WW also has a good scent!

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Whats everybodys go to SiO2 products?

That's a great idea. Have you thought about adding Tire Armor to that?

Great job! great protection! Great shine!

I’ll link the video i though you were talking about. if you scroll all the way down they have a video within the product information. https://adamspolishes.com/collections/new-just-in/products/ceramic-spray-coating

Jack, the kit you are talking about is a true ceramic coating kit. ( I think that was on the new ceramic spray coating video) But as long as you read the directions and do the proper prep steps, it will look great. Make sure you have the time to dedicate to the job, work in small sections and you will be very pleased. I don’t think any of the polishes are “better” than others, but I agree with @RayS and @falcaineer it will depend on the condition of your paint and what you will be satisfied with. My preference is correcting polish, finishing polish and revive hand polish. I haven’t used one step yet though. So I may love it. Surface prep is meant to remove any polishing residue or leftover waxes or anything left on the paint. So adam is showing people that it’s posible to save time by skipping that step. I personally like to wipe the polish off first and see my polishing results to see if I need to give it another pass. Then once I feel like I’m happy with the paint. Then I’ll use surface prep to make sure nothings left on the paint before my ceramic coating.

Looks great @cskipgo !! What was your process here?

Check out their YouTube channel, they’ve been coming out with some videos going into the chemistry of some of their products. I also remembering learning about what’s in the products from older videos introducing products.

@stalebreadjr that looks awesome!! I also used h20 gg as my protection while I waited to get my ceramic coating! It works very well