Thanks man, appreciate your thoughts. I'm leaning towards OS put the price is a huge setback - and in the US, Optimum us fairly priced amongst its competitors.

Also, new get:

regarding the wax. yes different purposes. but im sure most sifu here will recommend u that a polish should only polish. wax that only wax. and so on.

1. Clay - Soft99 Clay bar. Try to get the one for White color car. Or if you're willing to spend a little more, get the 3M clay - blue colour in a black tub/container.
3. Sealant - now this is the tricky part. For OTC I would suggest 3M Perfect-it Show Car Paste Wax. But if you're wiling to make an exemption, I strongly suggest getting Duragloss 105 Total Performance Polish. There are a couple of shops around PJ area that sells them. You can find them at Duragloss Malaysia Web.

I'm no sifu but I'll try to answer hehe...

Never used WB before so unable to comment on the dilution. It is very strong and should not be used on paint. That's the job for APC or degreaser.

As for APC, I use 1:3 for heavy duty cleaning on rims and neglected paint. Dirty tyres may require full strength. For lighter exterior jobs, 1:5 should be sufficient. On the interior I use 1:8, maybe slightly stronger if the stain is not coming out.

I use both WB & APC at 1:10. For general maintenance,  I'm with the thinking that better do more passes or spray more product at weaker dilution than using stronger dilution....not taking any unnessesary risks. Megs reco dilution for both is between 1:4 ~ 1:10. When APC at 1:10 doesn't work I change to Megs Super Degreaser, also at 1:10. I only use WB at max dilution 1:4 to clean wheels with lots of accumulated brake dust. For cleaning interiors (plastic, vinyl, leather&fabric) I use APC at 1:20~25...good enough already for most job.

Don't use the WB for wipe down or like IPA. WB contain surfectants that need to be rinse/clean off. Else if it dries, it could leave some whitish haze on the surface that would need to be polished off. Much like what happened to MyWifeCar when using the OPC.

For WB on paint (to remove water spots - yes, I found that WB also works great for decontamination of light water spots), I also normally use 1:10 on WET surface after normal shampoo wash, and follow up again with another shampoo wash afterwards. Redo at same strength if/when required.

And arj, I think maybe you've mistaken the dilution...sounds like those are for OPC instead for Megs APC.

Oh...and Quazacolt, I think I also need to explain a little more regarding Megs All Purpose Cleaner, Super Degreaser & Wheel Brightener. Each product in Megs Detailers range are designed for specific job, namely APC for removal of natural soiling, SD for oil or petrolium based contaminant and WB for brake dust. They work great (at least for me) if used for what they are intended for. Use it for something else...well...they might not work as good or as fast. For example, WB don't work as good against mud or soiling on wheels as that would be the job for APC. But APC won't be able to clean those stubborn brake dust as good or as fast as WB.

I haven't tried any of the two NEAT, if that's what you mean. I had tried them at recommended full strength (1:4) but I found that it's just a waste as they have, so far, performed quite satisfactorily (in my case) at 1:10.

I also actually wanted to buy RainX but upon reading it, it says to use on interior glass? Isn't it supposed to be used on windscreens to repel and make water bead?

How about Osren? You can get their stuff at Jalan Ipoh - I'm currently using only their Bubble and Wax shampoo, good bang for buck item IMO. Was previously using TW's F21 Car Shampoo, just loved the citrus scent though

Tesco Extra sells F21 car wash for cheaper, about RM28 or less the last time I was there. Ace goes for around RM32 I think? It was my first bottle since my foray into detailing as well so the scent has a bit of nostalgia

LOL, has expiry date?

That one is clearance price la, not fair fight

What do you mean by 'a few more items'....when it started IT WOULD NEVER END man.....muahahaha

I totally remember myself saying "a modified Black & Decker with Velcro backing was all I ever needed"   

Spare me some APC, can?

how much is that?

I have the TW F21 and the Meg NXT wash.
The F21 is about RM30 and the NXT about RM55.

With the F21 I dilute 30ml to about 3 liters plus of water.
The suds disappears quite fast. Before I finish washing my car the soap water looks like plain water

With the NXT I dilute 15ml to about 2 liters plus of water.
The suds can last quite long. When I finish washing my car there are still suds in the bucket

iirc is 100 plus minus.

I bought a large bottle (1.89L I think) of Simple Green APC from Ace Hardware.

I think it is 50+

TW ICE...I was only able to get it working for 1 week....2 at most....THE MOST over-rated product that I *very much* regretfully purchased

yup.. seriously with that price, i rather stick to UQW.

i sold it off ady...the TW ice is just an icing on the cake...

is anyone detailing their car this weekend? Can i come and watch?