Hi everyone. Have a question.

I am thinking of polishing my car. I saw Meguiar's Ultimate Polish looks great. Besides Meguiar's products, is there any other recommended polishing product?

Yes, it will. Depends on the type of polishing product too. The one that truly eliminates the minor scratch would be those polishing products that are abrasive because it actually removes abit of your clear coat.

Correct me if I am wrong.

1 more question here. Is "sealant" equivalent to synthetic wax? I am confused with this term.

Thanks for the link! It clears my confusion now! Haha.

Today my car just passed by a road where some white paint was thrown to the road. When I got off from my car, there're speckles of paint near the right door-side of my car.

I Google and some people said use alcohol, nail polisher, or maybe claybar. I just washed my car and the paint are still there. The house paint can only get off if I use my hand to rub it (I stop this as I am afraid I might end up scratching my car).

So any idea to solve this?

1. Wash, make sure you use two-bucket system. Not necessary need to use meguiars. There are still other cheaper products out there (eg: mothers, optimum car wash, etc.)

2. Lubricant can be quik detailer. Cheaper way would be using diluted car shampoo. Should be fine. For the type of claybar, need other sifu to point out too.

4. I leave this to other sifu too. Not very experience on this.

5,6. I guess wax and sealant, you just apply either one. I would say the term wax refers more towards natural wax whereas sealant is more about synthetic wax. Natural wax gives you glossy and wet shiny look. Synthetic provides last longer protection.

These are what I know. I am still a beginner/learner too Feel free to correct me if I am wrong.

This post has been edited by windskill: Nov 13 2013, 08:35 PM

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^^^^Sifu above replied.
You're looking at a whole package of detailing products from start to finish there matey. Any budget in mind?

hmm...budget about RM300-500, i dont know if i should start on my own or i hire ppl that does this for their job, and observe for 8 hours...

wanna do it myself cos i sayang my keta, but...scared i will scar it for life

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If you have time, do it your own and enjoy the satisfaction at the end of the process

Haha, 10-year-old car can be your test ground to practice first before applying the technique to your new car.

This post has been edited by windskill: Nov 17 2013, 09:04 PM

Which product are you looking for?

Oh okay. Yeah, they have some physical shops/distributors at certain location.

Actually I am looking for duragloss product too. Just wondering whether the website of duragloss malaysia is still operating or not. Because Google Chrome is telling me the certificate is suspicious. So not dare to carry out any transaction there.

I am not staying in Selangor/KL area. Haha. Do they provide shipping to other places? Anyone tried before?

Has anyone actually tried Osren Diamond Seal 7 before? How's the result? Is this more like a LSP type product?

http://www.osren.com/products.asp?categoryid=45&list=19

I actually asked the same question before too. Found it again!

Hope it helps!

Clay is not very tough to use. Just make sure you have enough lubricant(eg: use ONR, Turtle Wax Rinse Free Wash & Wax, car shampoo,etc.) while claying. Apply gentle force when claying on the paint.

If you ask me where to get the clay, I would say lowyat Automotive Garage? Haha. There are people selling for 3M, Meguiars claybar.

I was searching for hand applicator pad. Then, I saw this:



Is the yellow-color-holder a holder that can buy from the market? What's it called actually?

Also, most of the time I only found pads for DA. Are those pads applicable for hand use?

Okay, I see. So, it's not necessary to purchase those specialized hand applicator pads(eg: CCS euro foam,etc.) but you can just use DA pads to polish/wax by hand.

Is that correct?

Hmm, I am not sure. I guess as long as you have an applicator pad, apply the product on the applicator pad (make sure "pre-wet" it), then work on the scratch area, then it will work like a charm? Just my opinion.

This post has been edited by windskill: Nov 24 2013, 10:01 PM

Looks great! Did you use IPA or panel wipe after you polish your car? Or you just wax the car with Collinite #476 after polish?

Also, how's Osren 2.4? Thinking to buy this product too haha.

This post has been edited by windskill: Nov 25 2013, 09:07 PM

Is it possible to use normal torchlight to see the swirl marks, besides using sunlight?

Probably you can try to use tar remover to remove the tree sap. Make a few pass on the contaminated area. Re-wax the area after that.