http://autodetailer.co

There's also several detailers in the Automotive section of the forum offering their services, their work looks good.

Haven't seen their work so can't comment. Shouldn't be a problem to have the paint corrected elsewhere then bring the car home and do the coating yourself, provided you give the car a good wash again and do an IPA wipedown for good measure.

Tell the salesman don't wash/polish/wax the car. Tell him you'll give him RM100 (more if the car is over RM100k) if he follows your instructions. It will cost much more than that to correct a swirled up car.

If the dealer didn't touch the car, you can probably get away with only light polishing at the shop, no need to compound. Tell the shop no need to wax either if you plan to apply your own coating at home.

Once you're back home, even if it's a 15 minutes journey, a proper full blown wash with two bucket and good quality wash media (thick microfiber, wash mitt, etc.) is still required. Since it has been polished earlier, claying is not required. Glazing also not required if you're coating the car. If using wax/sealant, can use glaze if you want.

If you're planning to Opti-Coat the car and this is your first time doing so, I'd suggest you spend a good few hours watching application videos on Youtube and read up the installation guides on a dedicated detailing forum. If you mess up with Opti-Coat you might even need to polish the area to correct it. No need spray wax or QD after that. After Opti-Coat the car shouldn't get wet for the next 1 hour, best to leave it dry for 24 hours.

Not a sifu but will try to answer. Here's what I'll do which is an ascending order of agressiveness.

1. Wash with shampoo.
2. Clay.
3. Spray the area liberally with an all purpose cleaner, let it dwell for a minute and rub with microfiber.
4. Paint cleaner.
5. Polish.
6. Compound.
7. Wetsand.

To clean up small areas you can get some alcohol pads from pharmacy. If you have some WD40 you can try that as well. Spray and let it dwell for 10-20 seconds, wipe it with a cloth and quickly rinse the area with water. Make sure you don't leave the WD40 on the surface longer that required as it can stain the paint.

http://www.amazon.com/WEBCOL-Alcohol-Preps...ds=alcohol+pads

Can't comment much when used on paint as I've only use them on wheels before due to the ease of application.

For me the only advantange is the ease of use. For paint I prefer something glossier with good sheeting hehe...

Hydr02 on its own IS a glossy LSP and have decent durability but if you like very glossy there are others which are better. Even in its own Carpro family Reload is glossier and last longer but it is applied like a traditional spray sealant.

Super fast application = Hydr02
Glossier and last longer = Reload

Around the same. If you want a spray with excellent sheeting ability, nothing beats the Sonax Brilliant Shine Detailer

Yup it beads great when you spray water on the surface. Go over the same area with an open hose and it'll sheet off most of the water

Used all three before and I think Reload is the glossiest, Sonax sheets the best and Megs gets the award for yummiest smell

Left hand spray Hydr02 mixture, right hand spray the same area with a garden hose to activate it. No need to use pressure washer.

Hard to say if one is better than another as they're hundreds of LSPs out in the market. Reload is applied like most spray wax/sealant. Claying is not mandatory but a good thing to do. Sadly it is not available locally and can only be bought online from US stores.


Luckily there's the Internet

Yup Reload should mostly be a standalone accept when using Cquartz then it can be a topper. It won't last long and would only be a waste to top over the Megs wax but it won't harm anything if you decide to do it.

Nope haven't tried topping over it. No idea on the durability as I never left it on my car long enough. Longest is probably a month before I applied something else