you could use the paste for larger/easier panels, then the modern ultimate wax for everything and then layer on top of the paste

I see thanks for the tips

Lucky I haven't wash my wash mitt yet. Will do as advised

this does blur the definition of synthetic and natural/carnauba waxes lol

Krismas
stone chip? can't seem to correct it off http://twitpic.com/dtohor

seems to create marring/hazing as the product lessens... http://twitpic.com/dtojwc

well minus the marring /hazing part, the Meguiar M101 does a way better job at correction lol http://twitpic.com/dtok0a

the defect I posted earlier was roughly reduced in half http://twitpic.com/dtok8q

the rupes medium gel compound (green) seems like a waste of time compared to the m101...
however the marring/hazing is an issue; Caused by lack of product/buff burns or something?

haha ok, hopefully the filler/glaze will cover it up
didn't hit the base coat, only clear coat damage as the 101 can somewhat correct it.

btw, this morning i inspect, the haze is gone WTF
i IPA'd it thinking it's just compound oil/residue, however it isn't coming off.

this morning it's magically gone? wtf lol

hehe will do

you too!
hope you can get your swirl free finish too

minor feedback on the LHR21: definitely not as balanced as the 15 is, 1 handed operation is much more difficult though doable (had to because inspira roof is HUGE, basically widest i've washed/detailed so far lol that i require a stool to extend my height/reach )

surprisingly, speed 1/2 is much more unstable/vibration than speed 3/4... didn't feel safe on 5 and it's a little too noisy for late night detailing anyways so didn't really try.
the m101 is cutting enough as it is so don't think i really need heh

considering it's insanely huge orbital radius, it's pretty much worthless on curvy/small panels.
thankfully, the inspira/lancer design is very flat/boxy lol, not too many curves etc to deal with, the rest i'll just do it by hand i guess...

pros: as mentioned, the orbital radius is so huge, i can just cover larger panels/sections at one given time
less topping up products haha

from 'that guy' lo... SupremeCareForYou

sup ray! Happy Chinese new year to you and all detailers

i just started compounding/using DA/orbital so eh can't really comment much. all the pads i gotten are foam too so no issue with the m101

Got! Not voc compliant

that means harmful chemicals = best results! (just like msg, they are harmful to your body yet adding them into food = )

btw EVERYTHING from Rupes suck except for the machine itself lol...

the provided gel compounds pale in comparison to m101 and ultimate polish
the mf cloth is hopeless in buffing off... (even the mr clean i bought ages ago for cheap outperforms it :/ )
and the lake country/buff and shine is even more stable/balanced (less vibration basically) despite not having a friggin aiming hole to properly align the pad to the machine

wow. lol.

anyways some pictures...

in the process of making mirrors XD http://twitpic.com/dtvt1x

polishing and compound done, applied and buffed off poorboy's "black hole" glaze /pre wax. Omg the shine/mirror http://twitpic.com/dtw9vr


it is unfortunate, however i can't achieve the results i desired and there are STILL plentiful of defects on the car (LOADS of white paint drops, what the f***?) that i didn't have enough time to work with else i'd miss chinese new year (in fact family already going back ipoh late )

regardless, still a GOOD experience and hopefully the next time i do this it won't take a whole damn week (granted, the weekdays i only got like 5-6 hours at most to work on the car) for a detailing project hehe.

also shout out to the poorboy's black hole.
took a leap of faith on it (then again, after the loads of explanation/Q&A from shinecars/Jeremy, i'm pretty convinced already even though i haven't decided on the car's color ROFL) and my god it works wonders! (well i got a blackened/darkened meguiar's foam pad now... rofl)

now if you'd excuse me, gotta catch some power z's and then after waking up = ipoh trip to present this "somewhat show car like not so new car new car"

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

if you have the budget, considering the essentials from meguiar's (user/beginner friendly, albeit more expensive though)

for methods, do a search on this thread or look up meguiars' site for video guides or even youtube videos

normal wash would do, they are generally rubber based paint anyways, so whatever that treats/deal with rubber good should be applicable.

1) as I separated my session across few days, in addition to compound /polishing dusts, I prefer to clean up the surface before proceed so I can spot defects easier and not mistaken it for before mentioned dusts /dirt. Not to mention as its cny, neighbors setting off fireworks /crackers really dirty up the car and I don't want to wash it up again

2) mild polishing on the glass surface, better rain x adhesion

3) for cutting /correction, I stuck with the Bigfoot provided pads (2 of them, mild and fine (green /yellow respectively)

I don't think there are even milder shampoo than car shampoo that is still effective to clean

Perhaps you can try human body shampoo if you're that ocd

http://www.shinecars.com.sg

I went Singapore and directly cod with Jeremy.
I believe he have postage as well which isn't too expensive

I'd rather you not do anything than bear responsibility on your mishaps

ultimate liquid wax? or the ultimate quik wax? (i'm using both)
and also the poorboy's glaze, not to mention my car is mostly parked indoors, and mostly being a "weekend drive".

so my durability feedback would be a bit biased/skewered

So which item you're looking feedback for?

this should be good enough, and considering i prefer low treadwear/soft compound tires for better NVH/grip, accompanied with my aggressive driving, well yeah. chances are the treads will be gone before my sidewall shows any cracking much less puncturing