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Hey looked at the review and the videos on application of the new Tire Armor. Not 100% yet if I like it or not. It did take a good amount of time to clean, prep, and apply the product. It finished a bit glossier than I typically liked but if it saves me from dealing with these large off-road tires every wash then I am all for it. Anyway after doing all of that work, my wife takes the truck out and promptly catches a curb with the tires. I know there is something to be said about “learning to drive”. Pictures of the rubs are below. So what do people do to repair? Is it start over? I tried doing some small application and that did not really work well. Current plan I was thinking is Tire and Rubber cleaner and then sitting down again and applying the Tire Armor. Any tips for speeding up the process or what to do will be appreciated. Also hoping some of the gloss dulls out a bit and then I can leave it close to what I see after using the Graphene Tire dressing.

Not sure I completely understand your question as those 2 products have completely 2 different uses. The Adam’s Advanced Graphene Ceramic Spray Coating is a protectant and something you would only want to use once maybe twice per year as you did large cleanups with the remaining washes being more maintenance washes. Adam’s Detail Spray, I almost use daily on one car or another. Quick shine ups etc. hope that helps.

Yes and I would say that I found these in a box that likely moved with me a few times. Not even sure how good it is. 😉

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@falcaineer Is it worth the extra effort to get a new 60ml bottle of coating vs the spray?

@N3VRL8 - I have a Jeep Wrangler that has a lot of time with the top off and mud etc. In order to make my maintenance easier I coated the interior and exterior of this Jeep with ceramic coating. Some areas where this type of matte black plastics that your picture seems to indicate. Anyway after spending a lot of time prepping I was able to apply the graphene coating. Now just a light spray of in&out will give it some shine. But mostly after a good cleaning and some drying, I hit it with some Interior Detailer and it comes back to life nicely and is shiny enough for the trail and winter car. I will also second @falcaineer ‘ s statement about the all-purpose exterior dressing. I have used that on some faded Jeep trim from the other and it was a lot glossier and lasted a while.

I was going to take the wheels off the car and do a thorough cleaning. I have 2 (I think full) bottles of some Adams Quick Sealant that I was debating on using. I also have some Advance Graphene Spray. Any opinion on what what will end up with less time on cleaning my wheels? I know both are good. I do have the satin black finish on my wheels and some really hearty metallic brakes on this car. Looking forward to the opinions.

This will help you out. It all depends on the type of ceramic product and how long it has been. https://youtu.be/a4CJqRGtbnw

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I have Graphene Coating on all of my vehicles including the ones that have a expel clear PPF over the front clip. The product does rainbow just like it does on the paint in my experience. One piece of advice if you are compounding and polishing the paint before starting the coating I would not do anything but lightly polish(with the white pad) the PPF. Another piece of advice is invest in the ultraviolet light, it really helped me ensure a nice even coating and avoid any high spots. You can See Dan's post about grahpene and alot more information here. For your question about the removal etc this will likely answer your questions.

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I am following this to see if anyone has any better ideas.... I recently used some Tire & Rubber Cleaner to clean the matte black powder coated accessories on my Jeep Wrangler Rubicon. It seemed to do a good job of cleaning. Now for the protection part, I tried using the spray Graphene Ceramic on the parts and so far I think it is going to turn out ok. Would love others to chime in on their experiences.

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Well I thought I did this along time ago but apparently I may not have. So hello everyone, apparently I have been a long time lurker and not a big poster here. I will be joining in on the conversations going forward. I have had the pleasure of using Adam’s products for quite a few years now. I use them on all of my vehicles and have them all graphene ceramic coated. This has helped so much especially with the Jeeps that see a lot of trail time here in Colorado. I cannot count how lovely it is to see the protection of this coating and how easy it makes my weekly cleaning routines and the extra hard ones also after being in the dirt, snow, mud, and rocks that are thrown at me in most of these environments. I have been blessed to be located so close to the headquarters here in Colorado and make it easy for me to get product when it is needed. Thanks for the knowledge and look forward to new conversations. I will add some pictures for attention of my various Adam’s Polishes protected vehicles.

Fellow travelers, Come and grab a pint of ale and sit by the fire to warm yourself as I lay out the story of the journey so far. So this trip started back in October for me out here in the Front Range of Colorado. I got in my car and swung through the chemical decontamination and two bucket wash area before getting back on the road to the town of Clay Bar. Once I got to town I found a nice uninsulated garage attached to a house to protect the vehicle from the elements. The only issue is that our shelter did not really address the frigid temperatures and family events that distract from continuing my quest for Advanced Graphene Ceramic greatness. Fighting through various family members to finally find solace in taking a using some waterless wash to get the dust off followed by a diluted alcohol strip-spray to all of the vehicle. In preparation for the coming snowy tundra and frigid temperatures predicted along my quest I went to the depot of weapons and home goods to obtain a propane jet heater in order to keep the vehicle and area at a reasonable temperature while finalizing the Clay Bar and Polishing side quests to produce the mirror perfect paint reflection and contamination free glass areas. This physical decontamination process and compounding repeated many times to remove 95% or so of the love marks that have been created in this painted armor on my stead. Being my first encounter with this German made AMG Cardinal Red armor, I was quite impressed at the amount of clay bar and compound steps need to be performed. Waning from the sheer intensity and likely perfectionist attitude I decided to finish with a double pass of polishing over the entire vehicle, glass and armor alike. Here I find myself finishing these quests and sitting here staring at this beautiful stead. Armed with my Mr. Heater 60,000 BTU forced air heater and partially insulated garage containment with insulated garage doors, I am being forced to make some decisions about the future of my journey and how and when to continue it. At this point I have been able to say that the heater has made the garage even too warm on some of the warmer days we have had here at 30-40 degrees Fahrenheit with lows in the low double digits at night outside. Now I seek the knowledge of my fellow travelers of this road or any of the honorable expert knights from the House of Adam’s Polishes, who have blazed this treacherous path and paved it with products and processes that even a mere apprentice like myself can travel this road with ease. Now that the darn horse trader that I bought this trusty stead has sent a messenger crow. He has agreed to fix his failed attempt at the passenger side tinting of glass that is separating at the bottom of the glass. Upon the reading of the message and weather forecasts that are predicting more snow blowing in to this area, I debate how to potentially delaying my quest. On one hand, assuming the roads clear in the near future (including the 1/8 mile of un-plowed ice sheet referred to as neighborhood way), I could gently drive my unprotected stead to the horse trader for repair ensuring that the horse trader does not “forget” or reverse his decision due to some type of time limit or warranty thing. This would minimally require that repeat some of the strip wash, claybar, and surface prep stages before starting the application of the Advanced Graphene Ceramic 60ml bottle. I have concerns about the rocks and debris along the road behind me back to the horse trader and the potential damage that these hazards could have on my trusty stead. If going this route should I throw some wax or something over the armor before making that journey or just take the chance? Now in the other hand, I could brandish my Mr. Heater and warm the area up, do the surface prep spray wipe down and attempt to apply 1 or 2 coats of the Advanced Graphene Ceramic coating allowing a min of 24hrs to cure but expect a minimum of 1 week before it sees the outside at all. Doing this all during the winter months on the front range of Colorado means that I doubt we will have many days that are 60 degrees or more outside. I think we may see highs similar to the temperatures reported in the above description. Will the product be able to cure in this condition? Would I need to run the propane heater to maintain some temperature level during the entire curing time? 24hr? 1 week? Lastly I have the third option of just pausing my quest while this winter weather has engulfed our position. Waiting out this storm under the protection of the garage will all time for the weather to return to warmer temperatures and only really needing to do a light wash (maybe) and a surface prep wipe down. The warmer temperatures will ensure that the coating behaves the best, according to the videos and blogs. It would potentially endanger my working with the horse trader, not sure of the chances there. So fellow travelers and honorable knights, I request any information, experience, and/or advice you may have in navigating these tricky speed bumps on the road to this hardened glossy ceramic nirvana. Regards, Sir UTVol, first of his name.

Hello all. I have used Adams Products for some time on various vehicles but I have yet to really get into paint correction. I have 2 Jeep JK/JL's that get used as daily drivers and sometimes a bit of offroad. I was thinking that protecting both of these with the Ceramic or Graphene Ceramic Sealant would help keep these in top shape and decrease some of the maintenance washes. They are both garage kept so that helps also. My problem comes is that I want/need do to the paint correction before the sealant in order to lock in the best situation possible, but i don't have time to do the entire car at once. Maybe only time for a few panels at a time. Assuming I was just going to do like the hood in one take and the driver fender and door in another. What should I put on the panel after the pain correction to keep it safe while waiting to put the Ceramic Sealant on? I was looking at getting all of the stuff together and then working on the cars over the next 4-5 weeks doing some of the correction each weekend in the garage. Does anyone have any suggestion on a better way to go about this? Are there suggestions about which Sealant would be better. Ceramic vs Graphene Ceramic for a daily driver?