Haiyooo....sad indeed. So quick to get them again?

If I were any younger could go for another DIT but....still recovering from last weekend's 'excursion'....hehehe....

Words are: the upgrading of the treatment plant is completed and water is gradually back to normal....

This post has been edited by KrisMas: Dec 19 2013, 04:58 PM

Your friend there *might* be right...you *might not* need to POLISH, but you'd DEFINITELY need to WAX immediately or as soon as practically possible

But if, like you said, the car 'start to become not bright' then it's definitely time to polish already.

This post has been edited by KrisMas: Dec 20 2013, 09:26 AM

Yeah....blame it on the tool/machine...
Personally I can't see how a CONSUMER RANGE pressure washer can do any harm to the paint...unless...using the dirtblaster nozzle which is....

So....how easy was the application?

Over here, it's NOT OK if you DON'T wash your car once a week....

Joking aside...yeah...you're fine washing once a week, provided that you do it properly. Did somebody tell you there's side effect of doing this?

Ditch the suede, but can still use the block.

You'd need a glass polish/compound if want to remove rainx altogether. I use soft99 Glass Compound Z.

Clay good in removing embedded grit but sometime you'd also need polish to remove surface stain.

1st, learn proper method, techniques, tools and product for washing. Then start learning about waxing or using sealants. Then get to know about different levels of polishing/compounding and what they do or can achieve.

Niceyyyy......

Looks more like a job for paintshop....the paint had been scrapped & need to put some new one on. Could do some touch-ups but it'll still look obvious....

My suggestion, try to have a go at it first. A DA vibrates a lot, some can handle it and some can't. But putting that aside, i would say thats a good price cuz a new one retails here for about rm1300 or so.

'Roft'??? What's that? If you mean Rupes Bigfoot then yes, it's not as 'powerful' but still decent enough for some good quality results, with the correct pads and polishes.

Pads would cost you around rm50 ~ rm60 for the Lake Country ones. My suggestion, for a start, get 1 x CCS orange light compounding pad, 2 x CCS white polishing pads and 1 x CCS black finishing pad (all 5.5" ones), or at the minimum 1 white and 1 black. Pair them with Megs Ultimate twins ( Ultimate Polish & Ultimate Compound) then you're set for most of the more common medium defects correction works.

LOL....you forgot to mention about rain....hahaha.....

Nice catch....good choices...

Budget? How much is the Tribos?

Don't know much about Tribos....sorry. Most coating aren't readily available for DIY purchase/use so you,d be better off looking for some feedback from fellow mazda owners who took the package. But at that price/budget, the other better known (and trusted by detailers) brands would be from Gzox, Opticoat, Sonax & 22ple. Mind you, if you're serious about it, just make sure you read and understood the terms and conditions of the warranties and also what you'd need to do (normally a strict maintenance schedule) in order not to void it. After a little reading up on Tribos website, personally, I'm not convinced. But then, that's just my educated guess so don't take my word for it.

If they're really using Choose Nanotech DLS 9H coating, RM1200 is a steal. It would be RM3k or more around here....

I wouldn't say that. It could be legit cuz there was this one time when a salesman came over the detailing centre below my office and was selling the 50ml bottle of DLS 9H for RM270. So the coating itself isn't that expensive. It may just be that people here in Klang Valley are just inflating the prices for their coating jobs. And I also just got to know of a place that could do the Gzox Real Glass Coat for around RM1.5k ~ RM1.8k only.....

Yes.

How much is it? The salesman also did show me the sealant called nano something...rm120/100ml bottle. Expensive if it only can last for a few months....

The good side is you don't have to re-apply regularly like a wax or sealant...but, like ppl before me said, you'd still need to maintain regular and proper washing like normal. If you think you can maintain the passion of waxing your car regularly, might as well go for normal wax/sealant. These coatings aren't that easy to DIY and prep work (compounding/polishing) need to be tip top unless you dont mind sealing all those defects under it for a couple of years.

You'd also need to think about the claying, polishing, etc., i.e. the prep works before applying any wax/sealant/coating.

You'd be dissapointed then cuz no slipery feel with a coating. But wait till u see how fast water beads just run and bounce around on the surface....hahaha....

Sorry. Let see what can be done. Currently haven't got any pics of them doing that maybe because difficult to catch...hahaha....

Anyway, here's a couple that I found in my hard drive and uploaded just now....





errr....sorry if you cramp your neck watching the 2nd one...amateur at work here...HAHAHAH......

This post has been edited by KrisMas: Jan 4 2014, 10:27 PM

- double post, sorry -

This post has been edited by KrisMas: Jan 4 2014, 10:29 PM

Got it. Edited. Links working now. Thanks.

I'd rate that as 4/5. Nice one.