Chase@InsanePaint

Dropped some bombs on my shop truck today.  It had been 8 months since the original detail & polish on my girl.  It wasn't really harmed from washing or anything.  But some clients had touched/leaned/rubbed up against it a few times.  So in my head, lol, it was time for a correction.  Did a 1-stage polish.  Layed down a layer of Adam's Quick Sealant, then a layer of Americana Paste Wax, then a layer of Patriot Paste Wax.  Maybe a bit of overkill....but I like it protected...and I like it WET.



























The color is called Kodiak Brown.

Paint restoration on a 1999 Carrera complete. There's "before" conditions of this paint finish, in my "Before & After" thread. She was baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad. Now, she's pure butter.

Your shower head is a foam cannon and you use the two bucket method....on yourself.

What about BEHR paint? 

Sealants always need to be on BARE paint.

Exactly.  Facemelter with extra sauce is the new LPS instead of QS.  

Agreed.  Face Melter plus cheese.

I have a lot of experience with this color.  If it were me, I would go with option 1.

Pooling method!!!!!
 
Has everyone forgot? The pooling method removes the large clusters of ester drops on the paint quickly and easily. After rinsing and before towel drying use a piece of old hose (About 1 ft long) with a quick release and the shut off valve to control the water flow... Set the flow kind of low and start at the top of the panel and go side to side working it down the panel. Then towel dry, then use a master blaster, then towel dry again!
 
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WAmb9DWdnFc&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DWAmb9DWdnFc

agreed also if your fully corrected with a fresh coat of wax you should be able to do a water pooling and then hit it with the blaster

Now the Great White itself <not that I've ever seen> will scratch clear coat on it's own.  That begs the questions:
 
Is your towel totally clean?  ie. Do you re-use it multiple times between washes?  If so, my recommendation is use it once, they still get dirty for the most part IMO.
 
Do you have exceptionally soft clear?  If so...Have you tried the blotting method?  ie.  Just blotting the standing water, not applying any pressure.  I personally grab the corners if I can, and drag it across the surface.  On the verticle panels, I fold it 4x's over so the pressure I'm applying is distrubuted evenly and not concentrated in one spot. 
 
While the blotting method is the safest, I do however understand that it is more comfortable to wipe to some degree to take advantage of the Details Spray...kind of buffing it off. 

Here's my feedback.....
I have NO DOUBT that whatever you guys do, the quality will be STELLAR.  For lack of a better way to put it, I know Adam's doesn't "half-***" anything.  So the thickness, the GSM measurement, and overall quality of the towel is KILLER.  So that's a non-issue.  I've always LOOOVED Adam's towels!!
 
Here's the annoying part.....
Currently, the Single Soft is "out of stock" waaaay more than it's "IN STOCK!?"  So I frequently have issues when wanting to order more.  Not to mention, as a representative for y'all, when I HIGHLY recommend towels to maintain a paint finish for a client we just did a BIG detail for, but they cannot order because they're out of stock for WEEKS at time.  Incredibly disappointing, as those people usually buy a competitor's towel, because they need new fresh towels NOW....not 2 weeks from now.
 
So my conclusion is that if the new towels can KEPT IN STOCK on a regular basis, and the supplier can actually keep the shelves full.....then I don't need any more convincing to KEEP them as part of the regular lineup!!

Here's my feedback.....
I have NO DOUBT that whatever you guys do, the quality will be STELLAR.  For lack of a better way to put it, I know Adam's doesn't "half-***" anything.  So the thickness, the GSM measurement, and overall quality of the towel is KILLER.  So that's a non-issue.  I've always LOOOVED Adam's towels!!
 
Here's the annoying part.....
Currently, the Single Soft is "out of stock" waaaay more than it's "IN STOCK!?"  So I frequently have issues when wanting to order more.  Not to mention, as a representative for y'all, when I HIGHLY recommend towels to maintain a paint finish for a client we just did a BIG detail for, but they cannot order because they're out of stock for WEEKS at time.  Incredibly disappointing, as those people usually buy a competitor's towel, because they need new fresh towels NOW....not 2 weeks from now.
 
So my conclusion is that if the new towels can KEPT IN STOCK on a regular basis, and the supplier can actually keep the shelves full.....then I don't need any more convincing to KEEP them as part of the regular lineup!!

Here's my feedback.....
I have NO DOUBT that whatever you guys do, the quality will be STELLAR.  For lack of a better way to put it, I know Adam's doesn't "half-***" anything.  So the thickness, the GSM measurement, and overall quality of the towel is KILLER.  So that's a non-issue.  I've always LOOOVED Adam's towels!!
 
Here's the annoying part.....
Currently, the Single Soft is "out of stock" waaaay more than it's "IN STOCK!?"  So I frequently have issues when wanting to order more.  Not to mention, as a representative for y'all, when I HIGHLY recommend towels to maintain a paint finish for a client we just did a BIG detail for, but they cannot order because they're out of stock for WEEKS at time.  Incredibly disappointing, as those people usually buy a competitor's towel, because they need new fresh towels NOW....not 2 weeks from now.
 
So my conclusion is that if the new towels can KEPT IN STOCK on a regular basis, and the supplier can actually keep the shelves full.....then I don't need any more convincing to KEEP them as part of the regular lineup!!

Here's my feedback.....
I have NO DOUBT that whatever you guys do, the quality will be STELLAR.  For lack of a better way to put it, I know Adam's doesn't "half-***" anything.  So the thickness, the GSM measurement, and overall quality of the towel is KILLER.  So that's a non-issue.  I've always LOOOVED Adam's towels!!
 
Here's the annoying part.....
Currently, the Single Soft is "out of stock" waaaay more than it's "IN STOCK!?"  So I frequently have issues when wanting to order more.  Not to mention, as a representative for y'all, when I HIGHLY recommend towels to maintain a paint finish for a client we just did a BIG detail for, but they cannot order because they're out of stock for WEEKS at time.  Incredibly disappointing, as those people usually buy a competitor's towel, because they need new fresh towels NOW....not 2 weeks from now.
 
So my conclusion is that if the new towels can KEPT IN STOCK on a regular basis, and the supplier can actually keep the shelves full.....then I don't need any more convincing to KEEP them as part of the regular lineup!!

Here's my feedback.....
I have NO DOUBT that whatever you guys do, the quality will be STELLAR.  For lack of a better way to put it, I know Adam's doesn't "half-***" anything.  So the thickness, the GSM measurement, and overall quality of the towel is KILLER.  So that's a non-issue.  I've always LOOOVED Adam's towels!!
 
Here's the annoying part.....
Currently, the Single Soft is "out of stock" waaaay more than it's "IN STOCK!?"  So I frequently have issues when wanting to order more.  Not to mention, as a representative for y'all, when I HIGHLY recommend towels to maintain a paint finish for a client we just did a BIG detail for, but they cannot order because they're out of stock for WEEKS at time.  Incredibly disappointing, as those people usually buy a competitor's towel, because they need new fresh towels NOW....not 2 weeks from now.
 
So my conclusion is that if the new towels can KEPT IN STOCK on a regular basis, and the supplier can actually keep the shelves full.....then I don't need any more convincing to KEEP them as part of the regular lineup!!

Here's my feedback.....
I have NO DOUBT that whatever you guys do, the quality will be STELLAR.  For lack of a better way to put it, I know Adam's doesn't "half-***" anything.  So the thickness, the GSM measurement, and overall quality of the towel is KILLER.  So that's a non-issue.  I've always LOOOVED Adam's towels!!
 
Here's the annoying part.....
Currently, the Single Soft is "out of stock" waaaay more than it's "IN STOCK!?"  So I frequently have issues when wanting to order more.  Not to mention, as a representative for y'all, when I HIGHLY recommend towels to maintain a paint finish for a client we just did a BIG detail for, but they cannot order because they're out of stock for WEEKS at time.  Incredibly disappointing, as those people usually buy a competitor's towel, because they need new fresh towels NOW....not 2 weeks from now.
 
So my conclusion is that if the new towels can KEPT IN STOCK on a regular basis, and the supplier can actually keep the shelves full.....then I don't need any more convincing to KEEP them as part of the regular lineup!!

Very nice work sir!

I love courtesy work! That means $$$
Nice work!

I swear, seeing your work is like magic Chase! I don't dare look away for fear that I might miss something. That and all of the dirt, swirls, and other "bad stuff" just disappear. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family as well!

Probably best to tape off the vinyl decal.  Especially since I'm assuming it's "satin" in finish.  So polishing that finish would be bad.  If it's NOT satin, and has a gloss like the paint, then it COULD be veeeeeeeeerry gently polished like the paint, but I can't imagine it needing it.
 
For vinyl decals of any sort, I'd HIGHLY recommend Quick Sealant, ESPECIALLY for satin finish.  SVRT doesn't make much sense, as you'd be trying to add "shine" to a part that's not meant to shine, as well as it would rinse off fairly easily...??  Everyone has their preference, but that doesn't make sense to me.  In our shop we consistently use Quick Sealant and consistently get KILLER results, as well as the vinyl getting great UV protection that LASTS.  Not to mention it richens the vinyl in a very "level" fashion, whereas SVRT would be splotchy.
We've done plenty of satin & matte finishes, whether it be just stripes, or entire vehicles that are wrapped.  This philosophy works great for us.  Hope that helps.

Everyone else beat me to it.  Quick Sealant is the way to go.  And tape those edges off before using the machine on the rest of the car. One more thing.............PICTURES!
 
Welcome to the forum!

What are you, some kind of detailer?
 
AQS is the perfect protection for any vinyl or clear paint protection film.

Probably best to tape off the vinyl decal.  Especially since I'm assuming it's "satin" in finish.  So polishing that finish would be bad.  If it's NOT satin, and has a gloss like the paint, then it COULD be veeeeeeeeerry gently polished like the paint, but I can't imagine it needing it.
 
For vinyl decals of any sort, I'd HIGHLY recommend Quick Sealant, ESPECIALLY for satin finish.  SVRT doesn't make much sense, as you'd be trying to add "shine" to a part that's not meant to shine, as well as it would rinse off fairly easily...??  Everyone has their preference, but that doesn't make sense to me.  In our shop we consistently use Quick Sealant and consistently get KILLER results, as well as the vinyl getting great UV protection that LASTS.  Not to mention it richens the vinyl in a very "level" fashion, whereas SVRT would be splotchy.
We've done plenty of satin & matte finishes, whether it be just stripes, or entire vehicles that are wrapped.  This philosophy works great for us.  Hope that helps.

I'll tell ya like I tell ALL my clients about PPF.....
#1) Paint needs to be PERFECT underneath.  Otherwise you're going to be frustrated with defects trapped underneath.
#2) We GENTLY polish PPF with the typical Correction Polish & Finishing Polish.  Usually just at a slightly slower speed on the polisher, and usually make faster passes.  We've had NO issues with harming films.
#3) We seal & wax them JUST like paint, and have had phenomenal results with that.
 
Hope that helps.  IMO, this is just another product that people will try to sell you "PPF specific" polishes & sealers.....and it's just absolutely not necessary.  Kinda like how people would say - "Oh you gotta have foam cannon soap for your foam cannon" LOL....whatever.  But again, this all just my opinion, and from my experience.