Ooo... thought new car come with coating 1....

it isn't harder to get the mirror-like finish per say, more like if you're OCD black (or white) cars will give you a heart attack when minor defects are revealed easily
in my case, what the f*** white paint particles :/

anyways forgot to post this before i went Ipoh:
Hmm would list the products used, however too long for Twitter, will just have a more detailed write up later http://twitpic.com/dtyq79

Final shot on my completed detailing project for the new Proton Inspira http://twitpic.com/du0x3a

products used (hopefully i don't miss out anything):
- Karcher pressure washer
- Rupes bigfoot
- LOTS of microfiber cloths
- buff and shine black finishing pad
- lake country ultra fine finishing blue pad
- meguiar's hand application foam pads
- lots of IPA (for in between compounding/polishing sessions)
- meguiar's m101/gold class wash shampoo/mirror glaze mild clay(C2000)/final inspection as lube/ultimate polish/endurance tire gel/headlamp protector/ultimate liquid wax/ultimate quik wax
- osren clay cloth/MFs/gritguard system
- poorboy's black hole (http://www.shinecars.com.sg/detailing-store/glaze/poorboy-s-black-hole-16oz.html) DAMN GOOD for black car or rather, proton's tranquility black that isn't fully black at all (because whoever designed the metalic color coding is retarded)
my meguiar's foam applicator that's yellow in color is now slightly black/darkened lol.
- turtle wax f21 shampoo for the clay cloth's lube
- notty lambswool wash mitt (awesome stuff lol)/notty miracle drier (lol damn huge, a little bigger and it can be a bath towel for humans XD)
- turtlewax and sonax glass cleaner
sonax way better lol, no leftover residue to clean up and it evaporates easier too. but eh need to finish the turtle anyways
- darlie toothpaste lol
- rain x
- car pro's iron x (didn't really scrub/rub/clean the tires, just iron x > pressure washer lol)

project duration spanned from Saturday until Friday

Saturday wash > Sunday wash + quick clay cloth + iron x on wheels > Monday wash + megs mirror glaze mild clay + toothpaste polishing on glass + compounding

Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday are generally compounding/polishing works (imho hardest and most tiring step)

Thursday + Friday = finishing glaze > wax. did glass cleaning and afterwards rain x too

Friday = final touches, buffing off the wax/rain x after baking them in hot sunny weather (whoever in the weather department up there must be touched by my efforts haha) at night after i woke up (no sleep straight work just so i can get the LSPs done before i crash out from exhaustion)

i finally understood what people meant by ultimate liquid wax being hard to buff off/streaks, it's the carrier oils and what not in their liquid formula. interestingly enough, after application and baking the wax gets fully "melted" into the surface and the only thing left is the oily residue/streaks, i didn't really need to buff them off, just use ultimate quik wax and top up which also serves as a buffing off (you'll need to quite a number of passes with moderate pressure to get rid of the oil streaks though) for a great lasting finish

hopefully i don't miss out any steps, feel free to ask me anything/feedback as i'm still in the learning process so i'd appreciate the tips and pointers

Any sifu here tried before the Turtle Wax Bug & Tar Remover ??
Looking for budget tar & bug remover.

Welcome any suggestion to beginner like me 

What are you using now for tar remover??
Seeking for budget and effective one...
Tar. mostly found in my car skirting..

The Brilliant Shine Detailer looks promising. Do correct me if i am wrong. This "spray topper" is something in which you apply after you have applied the wax and cannot be in any manner whatsoever be used as a substitute to an actual wax application, yes?

So, is it safe to say that this "spray topper" is an additional step people used to enhance further the appearance of their car?

I intend to get the SGCB Coating Wax RM69 because the price is very very competitive and it was the same kind the shop used to finished off my 4 layer polish so i am comfortable with it because i have seen its outcome but it seems that the phone calls to the SGCB HQ hotline went unanswered for 3 days straight so i am looking at alternatives.

Any suggestions to a specific product which carries the same effect of the SGCB Coating Wax?

You went to Osren to buy Brilliant Shine?  LOL!!!

and the guy told you to put wax on top of a quick detailer?  LOL!!!

Im using the Turtle Wax rinseless wash n wax also... 1L spray bottle + 3 MF, can finish clean up my car dy.. Result still nt bad le..cant compare with Mag UWW.. U can try that.

Eh guys...would like to ask..how am i gonna strip off my AIO that i had apply...
I read some article..said use "Dawn" wash or APC..
But wht is the meaning of "Dawn"? Or can i re-apply another product AIO on the previous 1? Thanks

This bucket from TESCO also can use the grit guard sold by bro KrisMas, or to be exact the grit guard from the USA grit guard.com
My typical washing routine items:

Now using 4 buckets system, 2 for wheels 2 for body.
But I am interested with your bucket. Where do you get it? It looks like it was originally used to fill other chemical stuff like paint.
I was once searching for it but could not find it. Then I accidentally came across this tesco bucket, I even bring my grit guard to test.
The bucket from tesco 5 gallons, less than RM10 if I recall correctly.