Yeah, it associates itself with brands like Aston Martin. Expensive here but other places it's cheap. Got it in Singapore for quite a good discount. That's the only reason why I got it and because I was curious.

Anyway, it may last long with good water beading but application wise is more difficult and shine factor is ok only. In my opinion, there are better waxes for lesser price. I'll revisit it from time to time.

Yes, I always thought synthetic waxes are better in handling dust than carnauba and longer lasting too. But in terms of warmth, the carnauba cannot be beaten. The Ultimate Wax looks quite good actually combining strengths from synthetic and carnauba.

I always associate wax as oily / greasy. With the Ultimate Wax, I thought the applicator and microfibre cloth was a little oily. Will check it out.

My cars are picture shy. Will try and take some.

Anyway, a question to all hobbyist detailers. What's your take on the current water situation? Wash or don't wash your cars?

My conscience is pricking me. Perhaps I should seriously look into ONRs.

3 to 4 weeks only wash once? Wah...

You're right. Pressure washer uses less water. But the impression you give your neighbours when you use a pressure washer is that it uses lots of water with all that noise and water splash.

I got the same bottle (RM 40 or 50++) but never modified it like you did. Did not venture further since I got a real one from Ebay to fit on my pressure washer.

Maybe insufficient soap dilution or air? Soap mixture too dilute? Ever tried just using concentrated soap with the highest mixture ratio to see if foam is produced?

Yeah, that's why hard to believe eh? If you take out the lance and just use the handle, you can see the water going through the handle unit when the power washer is on is very little. You'll be amazed.

Not cheap. I use it to clean other stuff as well and that's why justified. Mine's the Karcher K5.700.

No lah. Did not work. I never went beyond modifying it.

Dare not open it up. But I think it's a trick of pushing enough air inside the nozzle to make up the required foam. The air is the one that a power washer is capable of producing.

Garden section.

Yeah, I believe I have somewhat the same one for my Karcher.

After a few tries I gave up on the wannabees and went for the real one.

Will try and look for the turtlewax rinseless wash. Speaking about washing microfibre cloth and power washer, I use power washer to clean my mircofibre cloths after each car wash. Most of the time soap is not required. Safe a lot of water and elbow grease but need to be careful if too powerful, microfibre cloth will tear at the edges.

Electric ones are max about 140 barg. Pressure is one thing. Flow rate is another. The higher the flow rate and pressure, the more expensive it becomes. Higher pressure type is usually for professional / industrial usage and are usually gas powered. But nowadays you can even buy the electric powered professional / industrial usage like the Karcher HD series.

The other part of the PW equation is the different lances. There are normal ones like the Vario Power lance is for washing normal stuff and the more powerful type for washing stubborn dirt on walls, roof tiles and floors is with the Dirtblaster lance. That one can rip your skin from your flesh.

http://www.karcher.co.uk/uk/Onlineshop/Hom..._Lances_PPC.htm

That's what I do lah. Wash car porch, windows, unclogging drains etc. But not toilet lah. How to wash toilet if upstairs? But if you're going to be doing those stuff, you need a slightly higher rated PW. The less than RM 500 Karcher PW series are for light duty stuff.

Engine compartment preferably use normal water garden water hose pressure. Dangerous to use PW as it can make water go into places you do not want it to go.

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Gas / engine powered type of power washers are rare and expensive and bloody powerful. Up to 200 barg pressure delivery.

Your paint and tires will also dilaminate.

They have wheels on it. No problem to shift it around if you have the space.

LOL

Actually by right, nobody can stop you from doing anything you wish to the water that you pay. The only thing that will stop you to consider and pull you back is your own CONSCIENCE.

We know as with all things bad, it's bad management and that's why we still live in Malaysia.

I saw a friend's house before that had a power washer permanently fixed onto a corner with the tap. And that's how I got the idea to get myself one actually. But mine's not in a fixed position. Even though the K.5700 has a 9m hose (which I like), I still need it to be mobile to reach places like high windows and gutters.

Anyway, these power washers are water cooled but still aren't you afraid of overheating the power washer with that kind of enclosure?

Those fine swirl is very easy to get rid off if you have the right tools.

A cheap and quick solution if you already have a normal drill is to get the small 125mm Bosch sponge that looks like this;



Ace Hardware sells them for RM 23 if I'm not wrong. It comes packaged in a box.

Attach to the end of a drill bit (spinning motion, not in hammer mode), put a few drops of Meguairs Swirl X, Scratch X or Ultimate Polish Compound on the sponge and polish on the surface that has those fine scratches.

Be careful not to over do it. No excessive force required. Control the speed of the rotation with the the drill trigger. After running over the surface back and forth for 10 to 15 seconds, stop and check to see the condition of the scratches. Repeat a few times when required.

I personally use this method when I'm doing localised spot correction and don't want to mess with bringing out the RB. Some times if not careful, a big and powerful tool like the RB can do more damage that is not intended when you just need a simple solution.

I actually got the Meguairs DA Power System. Expensive but ok lar if you want to do small spot correction. But the correction power is slower because it's a DA.

Cannot check out myself. Have not washed my cars for more than a week.

What are you using as LSP?

Anyway, I think it's a fantastic idea for those intending to strip their waxes off their cars. Just leave their cars in this type of rain. j/k

For car show lah.

Will try and check it out in April when I'm there. Hopefully the political situation will be better.

AndrewTan ah... Why are you posting a Mazda question in a detailing thread?

I take it there were no water marks before this?

Then the water marks that occur after the recent short rain is not a serious one in my opinion. If normal washing cannot, then try claying.

Looks like some kind of oil stain?

Tried to clay yet?

The Flex XC3401 is cheaper? I'm interested.

I skip #2 most of the time. I find the power washer is strong enough to loosen up the dirt without soap. With 1 step less, I use less water to rinse the soap off.

Wheels a little more difficult and I soap it most of the time because it really gets dirty. Power washer helps a lot. If the car body is really dirty, I snow foam and leave it to dwell for a few minutes before I hose down with power washer.

These days because of the limited time I have, I use a blower to dry most parts of the car especially in between doors, mirror crevices and the wheels. I still use microfibre towel to dry the body.

Strip wax? Dish washing liquid.

Bug / Tar remover? Sifu KrisMas recommends Zippo cigarette lighter fluid or diesel. You can also use clay.

M85 and M83 is considered old school. I still have a lot of M80 left. Don't know what to do with it since you now have many new products from Meguairs available. So many products, too little days to work on cars.

They have a shop or just operate online business? There's an address on their FB though.

Sorry. Paiseh, I don't have FB.

Thanks man. I'll send you a PM you soon.

I always question the need for grid guard. I make a habit to wash off the microfibre cloth / sponge outside before I dip into a pail with soap or water. In fact, I don't use a pail even. After every panel, I wash the microfibre cloth / sponge.

But before doing all that, I make sure I power wash the panels so that all stuck debris are off. Depending on how dirty the car is, I sometimes go without soap. If soap required, I apply via foam lance with the help of my power washer.

Does it have soft start like the Makita?

Yeah, I got my 9227c for around the same price too. Pretty fixed.

Didn't know that. I think my unit must be Made In China then since it's new and I did not have to replace any nut or use an adaptor to fit my backplates since I remember reading that you need to change it to M14. Will check when I go back.

Thanks for the info. Yeah for some people it may save them the hassle but would be worse for those who use 1 cloth for each panel, right? Anyway for me, I personally dislike the idea of using same water I wash the cloth again and again even though with grit guard. I rather know that the water I wash with is fresh and clean and does not have the possibility to be contaminated.