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Rather than adding to the prior thead I am adding my comments in a new post.
I have success using Bead Maker as a topper over a base of the new Turtle Wax line of SI02 products. I know this goes against "conventional wisdom" for but for me it adds slickness and gloss to my daily driver / tow vehicle Escalade and my wife's Benz. The benefit may be short lived but I love the smell and feel of Bead Maker .
I also use Bead Maker over a base of many coats of Zaino on the Corvettes. I know this is heresy to some of the Z fanatics but I just like BM better than Z-8 or Clear Seal.
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I've got it on a brand new daily - since december sitting on top of TLC2.0. Car was strip washed, mechanical & chemical decon (no polish as car was new and hardly any claying done) IPA panel wipe, TLC2.0, wait a day, apply a "first time usage" application of BM. Few hours later it was slick gloss city.
I've used it before on the Z06 before it was coated. I've always loved BM and it does what it says - gloss and slickness extreme. I've not put it on the coated Z06 - I'm playing with other things. Z06 was coated Jan 1.
Again, I've had great experiences with Bead Maker.
I bought my first little bottle of Bead Maker a few years ago. Before the bottle was half-empty, I ordered a whole gallon and an empty 32oz bottle because I was instantly addicted.
Good to hear it is playing nicely with the new Hybrid Solutions ceramic products! It has worked well for me when topped onto ICE Seal 'N Shine, so I was wondering how it would do with the new TW products. I think the reason it works well is because the Hybrid Solutions stuff is exactly that---hybrid. There is carnauba and synthetic sealant inside, and Bead Maker stacks really well on those types of ingredients. It doesn't work as well on a true ceramic coating, but is apparently great on anything else! I was really pleased with the gloss that the Hybrid Solutions provided, so adding some Bead Maker can only make it look even better.
Here are a few shots from one of the last times I had Beadmaker on the car. At this point in time, the car was not coated with Modesta. If I remember correctly the car was maintained with Merlin’s BMJ (blue majic juice) and Beadmaker. I don’t think I was experimenting with anything else back then.
I always thought it was a peach and mango mix. Either way, it would taste great in a tall glass with some Malibu rum, a little triple sec, and an umbrella.
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