I recently moved to Adam's products after using Zaino for the last few years. I'm loving the way that Brilliant Glaze / Americana looks on my pearlescent black car, but have recently run into an issue...
About two weeks ago, I detailed my whole car, removing all swirls and then protecting with Brilliant Glaze, followed by two coats of Americana. Since that time I've been dusting off the car after each drive, and hitting it with Detail Spray every morning before I leave for work; it's been looking great since it's not rained here in Northern California for ages.
Today I went for a drive with my family, and noticed a bird bomb when we came out of a restaurant after eating lunch. As soon as we got home, a couple of hours later, I cleaned of the bomb but it had already etched into the clear coat!
I have tried polishing out the etching, but it's really very deep. I've been able to improve the appearance quite a bit, but the bigger questions are 'How did this happen?' and 'How can I prevent this in the future?'
I realise that Americana is a wax, and therefore lasts for less time before needing to be re-applied, but I didn't think that it protected any less; was I wrong about that?
Should I be applying Machine Sealant under the Brilliant Glaze / Americana Wax combo? Would that have prevented this?
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I recently moved to Adam's products after using Zaino for the last few years. I'm loving the way that Brilliant Glaze / Americana looks on my pearlescent black car, but have recently run into an issue...
About two weeks ago, I detailed my whole car, removing all swirls and then protecting with Brilliant Glaze, followed by two coats of Americana. Since that time I've been dusting off the car after each drive, and hitting it with Detail Spray every morning before I leave for work; it's been looking great since it's not rained here in Northern California for ages.
Today I went for a drive with my family, and noticed a bird bomb when we came out of a restaurant after eating lunch. As soon as we got home, a couple of hours later, I cleaned of the bomb but it had already etched into the clear coat!
I have tried polishing out the etching, but it's really very deep. I've been able to improve the appearance quite a bit, but the bigger questions are 'How did this happen?' and 'How can I prevent this in the future?'
I realise that Americana is a wax, and therefore lasts for less time before needing to be re-applied, but I didn't think that it protected any less; was I wrong about that?
Should I be applying Machine Sealant under the Brilliant Glaze / Americana Wax combo? Would that have prevented this?
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