Show your polished reflections.......
#202
Sonax Perfect Finish
Polishangel Final Polish
Polishangel Cosmic V2
Polishangel High Gloss
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Polishangel Final Polish
Polishangel Cosmic V2
Polishangel High Gloss
Phone photo
Last edited by tractman; 03-05-2017 at 12:18 PM.
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ronkh57 (03-06-2017)
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ronkh57 (03-08-2017)
#205
Drifting
I use Adams polish on my Z then finished with their paint sealant.
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ronkh57 (03-30-2017)
#207
Instructor
After she was home for a few hours I (yes I Did) used that new product F11 Top Coat except for the terneau cover as it wasn't washed.
Top coat on the rest of the car. Took less than 20 minutes from start to finish. Done 2 days ago and just put 150 miles on the car and she looks marvelous. Feels like ice. Front window was done as well and I have never seen it that clean. I'll give it the no wiper test next time it rains.
First I Washed her, no wax added at all.
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#208
Burning Brakes
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ronkh57 (06-03-2017)
#212
Heel & Toe
I have never washed the car with soap. I rinse it with water from my house water, then I wash it with a Micro Fiber glove and water, I rinse it with water from my Reverse Osmosis system at the house then use the leaf blower and blow dry the car starting at the roof and working down.
I use a polymer paint detailer (meguiars) that I apply with another micro fiber cloth. The detailer is used maybe once a month, leaves the paint with a mirror finish. The car has never been waxed.
My Jetta TDI gets run through the local car wash and my 3500 dually gets the same treatment as the Corvette. Dually is a 2006 with 253,000 miles on it and still looks like new outside.
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CraigA (07-02-2017)
#214
Poor kids, maybe their acne will clear up some day.
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Heel & Toe
#216
Heel & Toe
This is my 12 year old truck with 253,000 miles on it, 4 cross country trips with the camper included. Im hoping that the paint on the Corvette will hold up as well if I take the same, or as has been the case so far, better care of it. The truck has never been waxed or had soap used on it either.
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Instructor
#218
Race Director
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decided to apply Adam's Ceramic Coatings to the trim and paint on mine.................... spent about 4 - 5 hours cleaning all of the black trim pieces, including the wheel wells for the coating............ and then spent about 14 hours prepping the paint for the coating as it had to be stripped first of the wax and sealant layered on it previously........... also had a few swirls and slight scratches to remove, as I wanted it as close to perfect before the coating application............. products used were Adam's Correcting Polish, Adam's Finishing Polish, Adam's Ceramic Trim and Adam's Ceramic Paint Coating kits................ used a Rupes 15mm Mark II, Rupes "Mini" and finish polished using a Cyclo Machine Polisher, as that seems to finish down with better results for me............photos taken at 9:15PM and still the shine and reflections are very evident............ not bad looking for a 5 year car with 25,000 miles...
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Is it cheating to use chrome?
Paint is not too bad for original 56 year old lacquer!
Paint is not too bad for original 56 year old lacquer!
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