btw to speed up drying process (and reference to previous TS of this thread), would you give an "ok" to using soft silicone wipers to quickly sheet away water before wafer weave/chamois drying?

the directions also mentioned to NOT apply force and i can easily see why especially if the silicone wiper picked up dirt and can easily damage the finishing.
however if one is careful, making sure after wipes to wash/inspect the blade, and of course gentle/no force applied wipes, should be no problem right?

Too free last Saturday, so did a waxing job on this 7 years old car

am using that too lol, otherwise it would take too many dry cloths to dry them off xD so far no problem for me, of coz use it w/o force/pressure is the key. Just sharing

btw, was nothing better to do last weekend, so i tried permanon > meguair's wax & detailer lol only firt front part of the car tho, just for testing xD it's too bad i don have 'before' and 'after' for comparison, but personally i found it more shiny Wonder how long this can last xD



excuse me for a long post xD

sifu-sifu here please help me~ I have 2 problems here(refer to pic #1 and #2 below)

1. How to reduce this damn persistent dirt? As u see from the pic, the whiter area is after i applied from wax, amazingly wax can remove it -.-, so any other way to do it? I wash car twice a week, and after abt 1 month, this happens lol -.- everytime. Damn annoying la =( FYI, i parked my car w/o covered place, 24/7


2. My paint seems f***ed up lol, any idea how to cure? =( It's strange that only this part of the car become like this.

btw to speed up drying process (and reference to previous TS of this thread), would you give an "ok" to using soft silicone wipers to quickly sheet away water before wafer weave/chamois drying?

the directions also mentioned to NOT apply force and i can easily see why especially if the silicone wiper picked up dirt and can easily damage the finishing.
however if one is careful, making sure after wipes to wash/inspect the blade, and of course gentle/no force applied wipes, should be no problem right?

sifu-sifu here please help me~ I have 2 problems here(refer to pic #1 and #2 below)

1. How to reduce this damn persistent dirt? As u see from the pic, the whiter area is after i applied from wax, amazingly wax can remove it -.-, so any other way to do it? I wash car twice a week, and after abt 1 month, this happens lol -.- everytime. Damn annoying la =( FYI, i parked my car w/o covered place, 24/7

If normal wax can remove it, chances are a strong cleaner also can....something like a weak APC. But be prepare to wax again though. Or you can try a stronger mix of shampoo. There's really no method (not that I know of) that can prevent it except for regular washing and maintaining a healthy coat of protection. If you're anal about it, try to consider those modern 'coatings'. I've got plenty of those drip marks and stains too but washes off fairly easily with normal shampoo (I have one car on 'glass' coating and the other on 'ceramic' coating).

2. My paint seems f***ed up lol, any idea how to cure? =( It's strange that only this part of the car become like this.

Hrrmm....could that be caused by adhesive? Or maybe somebody clean the area with some strong solvent before putting on those? Looks like it's along the same place. Looks too far gone to 'cure'.

Looks like most white car will have this problem. No choice but to wash and wax regularly to minimize chances of dirt to bond with the paint. Dirt are more apparent on white paint unfortunately. My bro's white car also suffer from this.

sifu-sifu here please help me~ I have 2 problems here(refer to pic #1 and #2 below)

1. How to reduce this damn persistent dirt? As u see from the pic, the whiter area is after i applied from wax, amazingly wax can remove it -.-, so any other way to do it? I wash car twice a week, and after abt 1 month, this happens lol -.- everytime. Damn annoying la =( FYI, i parked my car w/o covered place, 24/7

If normal wax can remove it, chances are a strong cleaner also can....something like a weak APC. But be prepare to wax again though. Or you can try a stronger mix of shampoo. There's really no method (not that I know of) that can prevent it except for regular washing and maintaining a healthy coat of protection. If you're anal about it, try to consider those modern 'coatings'. I've got plenty of those drip marks and stains too but washes off fairly easily with normal shampoo (I have one car on 'glass' coating and the other on 'ceramic' coating).

2. My paint seems f***ed up lol, any idea how to cure? =( It's strange that only this part of the car become like this.

Hrrmm....could that be caused by adhesive? Or maybe somebody clean the area with some strong solvent before putting on those? Looks like it's along the same place. Looks too far gone to 'cure'.

am using that too lol, otherwise it would take too many dry cloths to dry them off xD so far no problem for me, of coz use it w/o force/pressure is the key. Just sharing

With the correct awareness and technique, I guess it's safe to use it. Just be careful yeah.

One another note, if/when you car has a very healthy coat of protection on, water *should* be able to sheet faily well with an open hose and what's left can be easily dried with one single piece of drying cloth.

btw bro krismas, i was reading the back info of the UQD yesterday during my wash.. noticed that it contains Iso propyl alcohol. that's the IPA right? that is capable of removing LSPs right? hmm.. am wondering how come Meg's are advertising it as being able to prolong wax protection.. 

Oh...I thought you knew already. I was saying all along that UQD has quite a strong cleaning properties. I especially like it (on certain occasions) because of this (but my current fav is Dodo Juice Red mist. How much more solvent? - can use as flame thrower...nuff said...hahaha). Our dirty environment sometimes requires something stronger than the normal quick detailer so that it's able to remove the stubborn dirt/oil film, especially after a long drive in the city. Yes it might clean off a little of whatever LSP you have on, but I don't think it's strong enough to remove it (unless the LSP is already weak). hrrm....comes to think of it, you can try the UQD to remove those dirt stain, it might work. But your cloth will get very dirty though....

Just my personal opinion la.

By all means just use the UQD if you see dirt built-up that can't be easily wash off with normal shampoo. The LSP had already been compromised and had allowed dirt to 'stick' to it. Using something like the UQD would remove that compromised layer together with the contaminant, eposing a fresh layer, whilst at the same time the UQD also leaves a little bit of it's own 'protective layer' behind. Top it up with UQW if you're looking for further assurance.

Just my 2 sen.

Bandar Utama resident ke?

hrrmm....I think this had been blown a little bit out of proportion already. I don't think the UQD is so aggressive that it'll TOTALLY remove existing wax/sealant. Maybe remove a little bit of it but TOTALLY remove...I don't think so la.

Plan to buy a car wax for my car and my relative recommend me soft99 metallic, is this brand good? And metallic car wax suitable for solic paint? Because my car is metallic paint while my aunty car is solic white, we plan to share use...

no idea bro, i am using meguair's wax 

hrrmm....I think this had been blown a little bit out of proportion already. I don't think the UQD is so aggressive that it'll TOTALLY remove existing wax/sealant. Maybe remove a little bit of it but TOTALLY remove...I don't think so la.

About the meet....I tot you were the one who's suppose to be looking for the venue....