08-16-2019, 10:53 PM | #1 |
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After Ceramic Pro - Maintenance and Car Washing
Soooo there are a lot of should I do Ceramic Coatings or how much did you pay etc. but not much on how to maintain things afterwards.
The shop (Automotive Apparel, Tomball Tx) that did mine, said no more detail sprays or anything with polishes or wax. Since they know I use a lot of Adams Products they suggested the Waterless wash which sounded great until I see their "new" formula added some shine stuff to it. What should I be using now? I have plenty of Adams shampoo and probably going to invest in a blow dryer for the heavy washing but thinking more about those touch ups where I would normally pull out the detail spray. Guess I could read the manual but you guys know best and maybe Adams can chime in and give me some direction. ...and I'll take some better pics and replace these once I get it out of the garage. The shine is killer and I don't want to mess it up. |
08-17-2019, 03:34 AM | #2 |
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Adams has a whole line now of ceramic products.
They don't reccomend using there usual 'detail spray' on ceramic coatings because it's carnuba based and would affect the ceramics hydrophobic properties. However they have a product to use instead, called 'ceramic boost'. they also have a ceramic version of 'waterless wash' for use on ceramics. Look into ther 'ceramic' line of products now. |
08-17-2019, 09:33 AM | #3 | |
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Adams has an awesome website which is one reason I go there, but neither of these on their menu lists. Did a word search on the names you provided and they popped right up. Not sure I need any Boost since mine was just done and this is also for their product and I have Ceramic Pro. But I'm thinking the Waterless Wash is the way to go over the regular one. |
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08-17-2019, 10:14 AM | #4 | |
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Hope this helps & Thanks for using our products. |
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08-17-2019, 10:17 AM | #5 | |
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08-17-2019, 06:34 PM | #6 |
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Question. Is your new Ceramic wash & coat comparable to your shampoo or is closer to H2O guard & gloss ??
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08-27-2019, 08:54 AM | #7 |
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I do not recommend that you use waterless washing methods. You will put swirls on your car doing that. You want to use the RINSELESS method to wash your car.
If you decide to do waterless, MAKE SURE that you are “rolling” the towel as you go with a clean side of the towel. It is better to leave it dusty until you can wash it correctly than it is to use waterless or detail spray.
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08-27-2019, 04:15 PM | #8 | |
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I purchased a nice blower from Adams and will use that for drying. Also got a foam gun for the soap down. Car is still clean so haven't tried the new stuff yet. My detail guys will do the 1st wash as part of the deal so they can double check the coating. I still need to post some pics. This thing shines like crazy and has zero swirls now. |
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08-31-2019, 07:46 AM | #10 | |
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...right down 99 from you and they are by far the best for PPF on our cars. |
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08-31-2019, 10:28 AM | #11 |
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I use only waterless wash on my cars and have turned several others onto the practice. I haven’t washed my camaro or my wife’s camaro in 4 years and is still perfect with no swirls. The key to using a waterless wash is to do an initial wipe down with a high quality 800gsm micro fiber clothe then a nice buff and shine using the waterless wash with 360-420gsm micro fiber clothe. Our cars have been ceramic coated for 2 years now. I use only Adams and Blackfire products. I use the blackfire waterless wash concentrate and mix only 1 gallon at a time using purified water. On long trips I use a detailing spray to give a wear coat . Nothing other than polishing compounds will wear the ceramic coating.
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09-06-2019, 11:57 AM | #12 |
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Dropping mine off tonight and it's getting coated this weekend with minor paint correction to remove what damage I've done over the last 6 years. Can't wait to see it on Monday.
Now I need to get a new set of products. |
09-06-2019, 01:20 PM | #13 |
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Now you need to get rid of all your old products. Not much needed after Ceramic.
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09-20-2019, 12:39 PM | #14 |
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Yeah, short term, I can use it on the other two vehicles. But I plan on having the wifes Terrain coated as well. At which point, I will have a bit of useless products.
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