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I've done 3 white vehicles.  2 were left outside to cure and one was left in the garage.  All 3 came out fine and still look great.

That said, I did one medium blue car in June when the humidity wasn't that high, but it was warm out, and left it outside overnight to cure.  I polished and coated the car in the garage, then pulled it out into the sun to look the whole car over.  It looked perfect, so let the car sit outside overnight.   Attached is what I saw the next day right before I went to boost it.  After boosting the "holograms" went away, but they do reappear occasionally as the boost wears down.  As a test, I took some PCP on an orange pad and lightly wiped a section with my hand.  The holograms were gone instantly.  Only thing I can think of was the uncured coating combined with humidity in the air caused the coating to not cure properly leading to the cloudy holograms.

YMMV, but I won't ever ceramic coat a darker car and leave it outside again.  I did it as a test to see if it could be done, and well, it really shouldn't be.

My suggestion is if you plan to coat a darker color and are worried about the appearance, then find a garage to park it in overnight if you don't have one, or avoid using a coating altogether.

Adam no longer has a lifetime warranty on the Flex, so my guess is failure rate doesn't matter too much now.  However, my guess is the rate was too high to warranty forever, but low enough to offer the product again.  Adam wouldn't sell us a crap product.

Huh?  Unless there was an announcement somewhere that I never heard/saw, he sure does if you bought it from him back when he sold them.

If my memory serves me correct, it's a Ram Air III.  It was rebuilt most likely back in the 80's with a more aggressive cam and has unknown mufflers.  Hidden headlights were an option only; fixed headlights were standard.  The vast majority of all 69 Judge's were Carousel Red too.

Absolute blast working on that car.  Really doesn't get much better than polishing out a 69 Carousel Red, 4-speed Judge.  It's arguably one of the most iconic muscle cars out there.

I've done (3) clear-bra installs and countless headlight kits in the past 5 years.  Patience and experience are key as there is an inherrant nature about the clear-bra material, how it reacts, and how to best install it that simply can't be tought.  There is a reason professionals charge so much.

Each and every clear-bra install that I have done has come out better than the previous simply due to experience.  My best advice is to shy away from any compound curves.  If your car does have them, take it to a professional.  It takes lots of experience to know how to get around them without damaging, stretching or creasing the material.

That said, if you have the patience and desire, give it a whirl.  I've ordered all my kits from clearmask.

Please.  Let's start off the life and story of this Malibu correctly.  The headline of this thread should be: "2013 Chevy Malibu & The Fantastic Voyage".  A 500-some mile road-trip, stop at a good local brewery for lunch, and the hysterical ricer fly-by on our way home deserves mention.  That was indeed a good road-trip.

Leave it alone.  Having a dealer or body shop try to mess with something so insignificant is going to open up a box of worms.

As far as nothing being better than factory paint, that's only true if you don't pay for a high end paint job by a reputable shop.  A true high end paint job is FAR superior to anything a car manufacturer can and will put out. 

I've also yet to see a factory paint job that didn't have marks and/or other minor imperfections in the paint. 

Silly waxer...

Kev -

Drive your butt back up to PA and I'll help you polish out your GTO again. I have a Flex now and we could tackle that thing in no time.

the cleanest engine bay ever

Fixed for the truth.

Unless you live out in the middle of the desert, down a dirt road, or in just a general dry area surrounded by loose dirt, there is nothing wrong with washing on a windy day other than fighting the water spraying back in your face.

There would have to be sustained 50mph winds before I would even think twice about washing on a windy day.

Dave E. (BRZN) has just PM'd me to let me know he is available to help anyone with their personal car at the event. He also said he'd hand over the keys to the Goat if anyone wants to take it for a joy ride!!

 

Holy old picture bud! That said, I'd be more than happy to lend a hand with anyone's personal car at the event as well.

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As per my experience waterless wash is good.When you use a waterless wash like Freedom Waterless Car Wash, you do not have to use even one drop of water to wash your car.Second most waterless car wash products extend the eco friendliness by using ingredients that are gentler to the environment than traditional car shampoos.

This is an Adam's owned forum so not sure why you needed to reference a competitors product.

Thanks!

Can mine be changed to: Reichler (my last name)

I finally had a chance to use the new #2 this past Saturday on my wheels and polished aluminum power steering reservoir. The results of the #1 followed by #2 is simply amazing. #1 will get your aluminum to 95%. To most eyes, and without using #2, the results are jaw dropping. #2 takes it to 100% crystal clear perfection.

#1 must be used if you have any scratches or imperfections as #2 is simply a very fine "jeweling" polish. If you want perfection, this is it. I had a few other metal polishes in my collection and tossed them all this weekend.

I tried to get a good picture of the wheels but just couldn't get the difference to show up on my crappy point-n-shoot. Here is my power steering reservoir after #1 & #2. It came out of the box with a shine, but no where near as nice as it looks now.

Adams:

You better give me a HUGE heads-up if you ever decide to pull the plug on these again so I can stock up on a few gallons.

 

As for the Metal Polish 1 and 2 and BG, those should be okay still? I really liked the results of them. Should they be combined with Revive Polish and Buttery wax (to treat them like regular paint on the car)

 

Thanks for the tips!

As others have stated, treat them like your paint. MP is only for raw metals which you don't have.

So, without being really picky, would you say the new #2 yields the same basic results as the old #2? I'll post up my results as well once I receive my test bottle.

Nice wheels Charlie!!:burnout:Don't forget to post up pics of your GTO when you get them on!

Thanks Chris. I'm hoping to get them mounted in the coming weeks. I just have to get the car up on jackstands, wipe-down the suspension and paint the rotorhats to get ready for the new wheels.

Good stuff guys. I still have a bit of the old formula MP #2, but having a new supply will make my customers happy.

Bruce

Personal stash or for sale?

Man you have got to be kidding me! I just spent hours upon hours polishing my new CCW wheels with the reformulated #1 after asking questions on here if it would truly give me the same results as the old #1 followed by the old #2. I searched high and low for some old #2 in hopes I could do a comparison to no avail.

When is this stuff going to become available? I already followed up with MSW, BG, then Americana to help ward off corrosion and help with cleaning.

These wheels are sitting in my garage now waiting to be installed.

Pic of the wheel with the current reformulated #1, MSW, BG and Americana: