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 Car Care and Detailing [V4], Caring for your car apprearance

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post Aug 17 2015, 02:26 PM

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QUOTE(chew3344 @ Aug 17 2015, 02:02 PM)
no headlight tint but the car does come with that crappy eyelid stuff doh.gif  It's a second hand car bought from car dealer so  sweat.gif update * asked my sister and she did give to some bangala shop do headlight polish  doh.gif

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Because it kinda obstruct the light so i just remove it with a knife and goo gone  for the residue  biggrin.gif
oh ya not my car i just google myvi eyelid  laugh.gif

Chronology goes as follows

- last year december did projector retrofit by a forumer here ( Didn't put HID yet just put the projector  laugh.gif )
- polished my headlight with plastx and seal with headlight protection myself (still clear but have very minor hazing)
- removed the stupid bloody eyelid and cleaned with goo gone and reapply headlight protection
- February borrowed my car to my sister till last sat take back
-Feb- august (???) polished by bangala as my sis told  sweat.gif
- Currently - Ruined lens  doh.gif
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ok this seemed like a case of "having a problem, then making it worse trying to correct it"

things like this, sorry to say you were "cooking" the headlamp via convection (if my science is still correct, do correct me if i am wrong)
oh and projector retrofit? speaking of making matters worse.
let this be a lesson to you: please avoid HID/projector retrofits. (and those silly eye lids)

so, chances are there is no hope but to replace the headlamp.
that is my opinion, feel free to find a second opinion.
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post Aug 17 2015, 02:31 PM

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QUOTE(ben3003 @ Aug 17 2015, 02:27 PM)
yaya not exposed areas, is at the b-pillar there, u know they sell those kind of rubber thing to clamp on the lip of the rear door, to reduce wind noise.
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clamp? i know know got those 3m adhesive ones.

i supposed in the future, you may consider avoiding those devices.
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post Aug 17 2015, 02:59 PM

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QUOTE(ben3003 @ Aug 17 2015, 02:38 PM)
yeah, lesson learnt. Is actually a rubber, but instead of sticking with 3m tape, it hold itself tightly on the end of the door by having metal inside the rubber so it can hold on the lip tightly. So wat are the rust removal product that i shud be using? and also touch up paint product, can give me some link or product name?
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ah that's the problem.

generally for rust removal there isn't any specific product. i would personally suggest wd40 (or equivalent product, so long penetrates rust) and sandpaper.

for paint, if the part isn't exposed, cincai any paint will do.
coat a few layers after dry/cure.

of course make sure surface clean (of wd40 or products you used to sand off the rust) before painting.
touch up paint, i would recommend ezytouchup (google/order online)
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post Aug 17 2015, 03:33 PM

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QUOTE(chew3344 @ Aug 17 2015, 03:21 PM)
i also feel that way  laugh.gif  expensive lesson tho  laugh.gif btw my projector never put HID cause lazy  laugh.gif i suppose is the polishing by unskilled people and probably extreme exposure to sun for that 6 months causes it to deteriorate that fast  sweat.gif i also noticed alot of swirl and scratches on literally whole car. WTF  shakehead.gif 

TLDR- never borrow car to anyone that don't bother to take care of it  laugh.gif

btw thanks man for the insight  laugh.gif  time to hunt for potong headlamp liao  brows.gif
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np, good luck in your hunt, be it a detailer that may be able to correct it (i doubt, or the service charge is probably more expensive than a half cut headlamp) or as you said, half cut headlamp.
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post Aug 24 2015, 11:53 AM

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QUOTE(stevenng97 @ Aug 23 2015, 02:02 PM)
Guys need help my car found black color thing on the paint even I wash , detailer or wax also can't fix it what I need to do , if not mistaken the black thing is the flower or leaf that are rotten and fall down on my car so become the brown n black color below is the picture fo reference

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try to clay and if cannot clay polish.

obviously detailer or wax (particularly wax, as they are meant for last step protection) won't fix it if it's deeply etched in
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post Sep 1 2015, 11:17 AM

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QUOTE(TANNY @ Aug 30 2015, 10:16 PM)
Windscreen got stone chip hole. Can be repaired by windscreen repairing shop? How much charge? DIY is difficult? Anyone try?
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personally, i let it be.
i have unlimited numbers of these on my car since i tend to go >200kph lol
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post Sep 1 2015, 11:19 AM

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QUOTE(heavy rain @ Aug 31 2015, 12:04 AM)
im using ezy touch up paint to repair stone chip on my car but i think i use the paint to much and now it look uneven and a bit ugly. anyway to fix it?

wet sand maybe?
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sand > compound > polish > glaze/filler

start from mildest to aggressive polishing if the milder one doesn't help. then after you got the results, work back to milder to smoothen out the surface.

patience is key, please do not rush it as you may worsen things.
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post Sep 7 2015, 08:06 PM

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QUOTE(efaceninja @ Sep 4 2015, 10:32 PM)
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good write up bro!

consider using megs headlamp protectant as that's basically sun screen (looks and smells like one too rofl) for headlamps haha
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post Sep 8 2015, 09:41 PM

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QUOTE(chew3344 @ Sep 8 2015, 08:57 PM)
today i was chatting with my buddies about pressure washer and hose thingy then he shoot me a random question about why his (and my house  tongue.gif ) water hose keep getting detached from the tap when a spray nozzle with on/off is used. which means the water pipe could not sustain the pressure build up and "pop" detached  laugh.gif i never bothered about it before but now that it is discussed i am also curious about the solution. if my understanding is correct we need
-a good hose
-tap adaptor that lock the hose onto the tap
right sifus?

*sorry out of topic but since it is hose used for car washing so i guess it is somewhat relevant right  icon_rolleyes.gif
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and that is why i modded my hose with a tap that can screw on this setup:
http://www.claber.com/en/cod/9035/Spiral-k...ral-Kit-De-Luxe

and when i need to use my karcher, just unplug the trigger gun and plug it into my karcher pressure washer (its an anti leak universal clip thingy setup)
http://www.claber.com/en/cod/9025/Quick-Cl...-13-mm-coupling "clicks" to fit
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post Sep 9 2015, 12:06 PM

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QUOTE(KrisMas @ Sep 9 2015, 11:58 AM)
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ya exactly same as my setup laugh.gif

sifu explained it better than i did hehe
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post Sep 11 2015, 10:57 AM

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QUOTE(chew3344 @ Sep 10 2015, 04:44 PM)
thanks to sifu quaz and sifu krismas's suggestion and help  biggrin.gif  biggrin.gif  thumbup.gif
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not sifu la haha, you're welcome though
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post Sep 11 2015, 10:58 AM

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QUOTE(tony2000 @ Sep 11 2015, 10:09 AM)
Does anybody know is there any car coating sub forum? Like cs 2 or ceramic pro?
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no sub forum
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post Sep 22 2015, 02:59 PM

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QUOTE(douglas_tong @ Sep 22 2015, 02:21 PM)
What is the difference between masking tape and painter's tape.

Went to the hardware shop and asked for painters tape, he showed me masking tape. He ensured me that painters use this paint to cover the edges.

??? I'm confused.

Can anyone enlighten me on this? TIA
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good/expensive painter's tape from 3M will leave minimal to no glue residue.

imagine having to deal with glue residue stuck on your car after you dont your polishing. nightmarish isnt it?
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post Sep 22 2015, 03:38 PM

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QUOTE(douglas_tong @ Sep 22 2015, 03:36 PM)
So there's only 3M quality painter tape? It's pretty hard to source in my opinion

Any other brands or perhaps pointers to obtain this 3m painter's tape?
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ace hardware got, only problem is they aren't cheap.

other brands not familiar myself. i only gotten 3M lol
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post Sep 23 2015, 10:45 AM

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QUOTE(nVidiaFX @ Sep 23 2015, 10:01 AM)
Anyone can recommend a good APC? Been previously using Alien Clean
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ive been using megs, no complaints so far
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post Sep 23 2015, 12:38 PM

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QUOTE(nVidiaFX @ Sep 23 2015, 12:32 PM)
Where do u get them from?
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from a guy on LYN, he no longer sells unfortunately.
i think theres still other sellers so can look around.

buy a gallon and dilute, been using for many years still havent finish haha
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post Sep 23 2015, 02:07 PM

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QUOTE(efaceninja @ Sep 23 2015, 01:57 PM)
anyone here have any experience cleaning the aircond's condenser coil before?  the one infront of the car dissipating air cond heat.  Any good recommendation on the A/C coil cleaner?
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not specifically the ac condenser, however when i clean the engine bay i will spray degreaser on the condenser/radiator fins as well since the majority of dirt they will get are exhaust/carbon etc from other vehicles/on the road.
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post Oct 28 2015, 10:38 AM

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QUOTE(shaniandras2787 @ Oct 27 2015, 11:01 AM)
F***

I mistaken Sonax Wheel Cleaner as Sonax BSD last night -.-
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just wash and reapply LSP lol
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post Oct 28 2015, 11:15 AM

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QUOTE(shaniandras2787 @ Oct 28 2015, 11:09 AM)
LSP? you mean BSD?

I really almost died when I found out it was the wheel cleaner. So scared it will do harm to my car paint but luckily, no visible harm ='(
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last step protection, could be wax and then BSD layered/topping over it, or plain bsd, your call.
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post Oct 28 2015, 11:50 AM

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QUOTE(shaniandras2787 @ Oct 28 2015, 11:49 AM)
I see. I don't have wax available to me so i just apply BSD over it laugh.gif oh well...
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highly recommended to get a wax over as a base layer and bsd will really enhance it's protection/gloss/durability smile.gif
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