Old school: American Shine CA Clear Coat on single stage paint

tom p.

tom p.

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I spent a bit of time freshening the single stage paint on my BMW bike this weekend. Somebody sent me a bottle of this American Shine California Clear Coat product about 12 years ago to sample. It seems like a glaze but I'm not really sure about that. The information on the bottle is very limited. (Scottwax used to discuss this stuff.) It's easy enough to use, basically wipe on, haze and wipe off.


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It leaves a very wet appearance. I do notice just a bit of paint transfer onto the pad. I'm cautious about what I use on the paint due to thickness.

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The un-coated aluminum block and engine components have always been a thorn in my side. I haven't found any good way to improve the appearance and have it last. I have done some polishing with different metal products but it never lasts and always returns to its dulled and spotty appearance...

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I used a little of the PERL product on the black cowl and some of the other flat black trim. That really did a nice job.

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nice bike. is the product you used a new bottle or did you use the 12 yr old stuff? I haven't heard of it before. I like the "made with the lazy man in mind" on the label. :)
 
How interesting the timing of your thread. Just last weekend I was rummaging through some bins and came across a _?_ year old bottle of American Shine Carnauba Liquid Wax. I quickly applied a coat. Quick and easy. I wonder how old my bottle must be as the label is much more rudimentary in the design, though same "lazy man" wording. I wonder what happened to the company.
 
Maybe the pre-VOC formulations just last and last and last... I had absolutely no concern about using it, perhaps I should have before doing the entire job. OTOH, some of my newer chems don't seem to last more than a year or two before they completely separate and become useless. I've been throwing away a lot of stuff over the past couple of months as I go thru a much-needed purge.
 
tom p. said:
Maybe the pre-VOC formulations just last and last and last... I had absolutely no concern about using it, perhaps I should have before doing the entire job. OTOH, some of my newer chems don't seem to last more than a year or two before they completely separate and become useless. I've been throwing away a lot of stuff over the past couple of months as I go thru a much-needed purge.
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Beautiful.


Pre-voc, does last longer in the tub as well as on the vehicle
 
tom p. - Hey, Tom! Didn't know you did the motorcycle thing. Wow, that is *clean* (well, guess that shouldn't be a big surprise).

Think the pigment transfer was from abrasives or from the "chemical cleaners that can take off old single stage"? I'd guess the former as I doubt that paint is, uhm...neglected.
 
The transfer might have been from cleaners in that product. However, I have seen a little paint transfer when using plain old (P21S) carnauba wax. The paint seems somewhat delicate for whatever reason, but responds beautifully to a little TLC. I'm sticking with the most gentle products I can find. I no longer use "wax". I have been using things like 3M's hand glaze, etc. I've got an ancient bottle of that.

Do you remember Dale De Steno from the old forum ? I think he was the guy selling the WaterWizard-like drying towels. I believe he's the person that sent me this sample bottle. That's going back a long, long time!
 
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