Bro, next time just use a sprayer la......

Honestly, sorry to say but I'm really not that impressed (with the product la...not you ah....).....let see if I can come up with some comparison/tests...

Today's rain is an LSP KILLER!!! Beading on MY WHOLE car just went flat...including vertical panels too....

Sorry...didn't bring any litmus paper along....

This post has been edited by KrisMas: Mar 4 2014, 11:37 AM

You guys are a cheerful lot aren't you. Reviews and opinion please....cuz some of the stuffs i also never use before...

This post has been edited by KrisMas: Mar 7 2014, 07:45 PM

1. Yes, it'll fit fit the Bosch.
2. If you plan to do one whole car, i would suggest 2 x orange & white, 1 x black. If on budget, one of each colour would do.
3. I haven't tried UP with a cutting pad before. But knowing the type of polish it is, you should be ok with that combo. Just not sure how the outcome would be.
4. You can. But if you car's paint is very soft, you might get a some slight hazing. Better use black la....to be safe.

Errmmm....just to note: you might need Ultimate Compound for that....or maybe a few passes if using UP. So don't give up if you can't remove it in a couple of passes. If you see any improvement, just keep going.....

Was really worried after the sudden heavy (and dirty) rain early last week. Dirt film everywhere and there were signs that looks like water etchings. Didn't get the chance to wash the car until the weekend. Fortunately, all is well. Looks like the 22ple VX1 is holding up well to our harsh weather.

Somebody requested to see some open hose sheeting....here we go:

Sorry, I haven't. But I've heard lots of good reviews about them from local enthusiasts.

DP...I guess you're a fan of Autogeek....hehehe....

I love red...especially when it's been nicely detailed

Heads up guys....carguys is having another crazy sale....

hahaha...gues what? The first product to go 'out of stock' is the Micro Restore.....

Text first if u're coming....my weekends schedule are quite erratic except for night time....can't say anything for sure....

If can get Rupes LHR75E for <RM1,100....I'm interested too....

I got my 99.9% 2.5L container for RM50. And btw, I think the xx% is not 'concentration'....it's xx% purity...correct me please....

Yeah...our resident chemical engineer in the Kakis....

The higher the % purity of the IPA, the lesser 'foreign content' in it and would leave lesser stuffs behind when it evaporate. Which one to get would depend on how anal and what you're trying to achieve. Unless you're cleaning *very* sensitive electronics, in general, anything above 75% purity is more than good enough already.

The highest in the MOH scale is 10 - Diamond. Nothing else can cut diamond but diamond itself. So....go figure....

I've used all of them except for the yellow one. Now on tab and not so convenient to type. I'll put in more details once i'm on my laptop tomorrow.

Just a quick note before I start, I did a little checking on the product code/number and it seems like they might have change them since I last checked. So, I'll just assume that the green, blue and tan coloured tape that I have are the same as the ones mentioned above. I don't have the yellow one.

Firstly, they're TOTALLY far superior than those normal 'RM5' masking tape that are selling in the hardware store. Two major differences:

1. Adhesive transfer/residue when peeling the tape off is *almost* non-existent, even on plastics.

2. You can safely polish over the tape without worrying about the tape edges peeling off or polishes sticking onto the tape surface.

3. The adhesive is strong, but somehow 3M had made it easy to remove.

I think the main concern when choosing masking tape would be no. 1 & 3, as cleaning off adhesive residue is a PITA especially on plastic trims, etc. Strong adhesion could mean higher chances of peeling off the tape together with paint, but somehow the 3M tapes have strong adhesion but easy to peel off.

Now, the differences between the three that I have.

The blue seems to have thicker edges (more like the thickness is uniform) whereas the green and tan ones are thinner towards the edge. So when you're polishing across the tape, you'd get a little bit more polish caught there.

I also feel that the green and tan are less 'stickier' than the blue, but nevertheless, all three are easy to peel off and I haven't had any adhesive transfer/residue yet with any of them.

Of the three, the surface of the green one has the most 'wax-feel'. Sometime I can even feel the wax on my fingers after taping.

Between the green and tan, I feel that the tan tape is a little easier to mould and shape around emblems, wordings, etc. and also around corners and edges.

I only see the blue ones selling in ACE Hardware. The green ones I think can get in hardware store, I know one store in Klang has them but forgot the name of the store. I got the green and the tan tape from my 'regular' supplier in KB. Both the green and tan 3/4" cost me RM9/pcs.

Another thing that you might want to take note is that these 3M tapes are normally 55m in length. I'm not sure what's the length of the 'normal' masking tape but, judging from the thickness of the roll, they sure looks lesser than that. So it *might not* be as cheap as you think.

If the DG coating is anything like the one DG malaysia and Maddetailer had been selling these last few of years, then it's really a bang-for-bucks coating. Well...I wouldn't categorize is as a 'coating' per se...more like a 'super-sealant'. I don't think can get the 2 years durability here. I did manage to get it past 6 month before the beading/sheeting started to reduce drastically, heavy water spots starts to form and dirt starting to easily stick to the surface. But considering I got it for 'only' a little bit more than RM100 for a 110ml bottle, I would consider this a value-for-money 'coating'. Oh...used around 25ml to coat my whole Waja...a few years back. [they might have changed the formula though...or at least they definitely had put it into a 'proper' bottle/packaging].