joeybsyc

Purchased the original formula when it came out years ago (and was available in 16 oz size) and loved it... used every drop of my original bottle and realized the formula and the bottle size availability has both changed. I admittedly have still not completely warmed up to the "improved'" formula , but as i work with it more I'm learning what it can and can't do. In the process of my first detail using this "newer" formula I quickly noticed that if you so much as touch a rag or pad that has some of this stuff on it your fingers and hands stain orange. In fact I'm typing this with bright orange fingers! I know the original formula did't do this... Any plans to remedy this issue? It's really quite annoying, and I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one it's happened to?

Well let's get it done then! 8 little ounces of polish? C'mon now...

OK, I'm not crazy then... I haven't used it yet, but look forward to trying it out. I loved the original formula, so if this works better I will be pleased. I do wish you could get it in 16 ounce though. I think I paid as much for this new 8 oz bottle as I originally paid for 16oz.

I bought some of this along with the finishing polish as a combo when it was first released. Both were 16oz bottles, and I really liked the orange Correcting Polish.. So much in fact that I found myself using it way more than the accompanying Finishing Polish, as the orange Correcting Polish had a bit of cut to it...just the right amount IMO. You could feel the mild abrasives when you rubbed a bit between your fingers, yet they diminished quite nicely as you worked the product into the surface and often times I never even needed to use the finishing polish afterwards. I used up my 16oz bottle recently and found they no longer offer this size, so I bought the smaller 8oz bottle. Immediately after using it for the first time I noticed it seems much different now. The consistency seems much creamier or smoother, and I don't feel much (if any) abrasives in it when I rub a little between my fingers. I also note it smells nice now too, whereas I don't recall my original 16oz bottle having much of a scent. I haven't really tried to remove any major paint defects with this new bottle yet, but I can tell you it definitely seems to be a different formulation than the product I grew accustomed to. Have they reduced the amount of "cut" this product has since introducing the "Heavy Correcting Compound"? It sure seems that way to me.

Most people will say glaze first, then wax over it...which does indeed work fine, but I personally get the best results and most pop from Brilliant Glaze as a top coat. I almost feel like I'm wasting it when I glaze the car with it then wax over it. I know that's not the common belief around here that glaze can break down the wax a bit, but unless you're one of those "wax it once a year" types (any you aren't or you wouldn't be here!) the glaze doesn't seem to hurt the wax protection enough to make a difference. I wax with Americana, then a couple days later add a thin coat of Brilliant Glaze... usually right before I take the car out on a sunny day. The pop you get with brilliant glaze as a "final step" works best for me.

Don't know what causes it, i believe it's in the manufacturing, because the ones that do it will do it from day one. What I do know is that if you end up with any that you aren't happy with the Adam's folks will exchange them without a hassle.

Video no longer works?

Get yourself a plastic scraper/putty knife. You can scrape the insides of your fenderwells with one of those without scratching or gouging the finish...an old credit card used as a scraper will also work once you get the big stuff off. I've heard WD40 will soften the rubber too.

Anyone have any more of these? I could use an empty Detail Spray bottle too if anyone's got an extra...

Thanks!

Looks kinda cumbersome to me... but I guess it may be decieving since they are only 4" pads. I'd like to try one out!

Interesting! I just tried out the new system with my Flex and microfiber pads, and was very impressed. I was using the stuff on a black car, and I too was very happy to see all of the microscratches and scuffs polish away magically with the orange paint correcting compund. So much so that I wasn't even sure I needed to use the white finishing compound but ran it over the surface anyhow... I too noticed that some hazing occurred with the microfiber pads, but a quick spritz of detail spray cleaned the residue right off. For giggles i hand applied a coat of brillant glaze and a coat of americana on top, and the paint looks as good as new. I have some foam pads ordered, and in the future I may try a finish pass with those when using the finishing compound, as I think it would eliminate the hazing that folks are talking about.

So that's what it's all about!

What's that mean??

The can will last even longer when the spray nozzle pops off and rolls under the workbench for about a week before you crawl under there to take it away from the spiders.