no wash and wax but, got wax yo.


also, newly discovered Hyundai branded car care products while was at Hyundai SC. just so you all know this kind of things exists lols.


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your exhaust manifold seems rusted a bit?? can see some red patches lols. and can see K&N sticker right there ya haha. brave you didn't cover anything up at all lols. i'll still try to cover some places..

Probably you would.. haha.. their display room (where they'll serve you) is full of detailer geek's tool you can imagine. All their MF cloth is there for you to touch and feel. They do accept credit card payment.

for me, yup like Krismas says, no velcro backing pad. you've to use the bonnet wrap. and i can't ever get the wrap balanced while rotating lols.

would that be me? lols

isn't this website the official online store of Meguiar's Malaysia? i mean, all the buy link i click from meguiar's malaysia's product homepage link right to this supremecare page. and it is listed in hypercoat's email signature.

errr, hi guys, need your help/opinion here..
today i did an engine bay wash again, on my family car AE101. the engine is like this:


after the final rinsing, i used 2 hair dryer to blow dry. after like 10-15mins of blowing, it seems like everything is dried already. so i proceed to start the engine. engine start-up fine, no problem. so i just let it run for 5-10 mins like that to warm up the engine.

BUT to my horror after like 5-6 mins of normal running, the engine shuts off by itself! and i've been unable to restart my engine since any ideas which part possibly needs engine running 5 mins (vibration, etc) for the water to ingress???

after the success of the first time engine wash on the other car, today is a disaster for me any help/advice/opinion is very much appreciated.

my case is confirmed distributor problem.. my foreman swapped the distributor and the engine can start up fine. so i just bought the distributor (2nd hand). heavy price for my engine cleaning lesson need to wrap the whole damn distributor and not just the plug cap area as i did.

by the time i read your advise on opening up the distributor and spray with WD40 (or contact cleaner better?), i've already changed the distributor. so.. now i got a possible saveable denso distributor laying around for my experiment and learning..

btw, already a few days didn't check-in in this thread, looks like everyone is onto sealant/coating

This post has been edited by efaceninja: Sep 30 2014, 11:15 PM

"i want to buy Meguiar's Ultimate Dark Gloss, Ultimate Rain Act, Ultimate Fast Wax... wait, whattt?? those are Waxco???"

been so quiet a few days already...?

some photos of my session of TB cleaning, engine bay washing ( ), interior cleaning, washing, claying, spot polishing, and finally waxing. windows treated with rainX too.

https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/11285589...874298742469201

did some head lamp polishing using tooth paste (the thing you brush your teeth with) and PG Polishing Cloth. i got to say the result is quite good!! and its only tooth paste!

The rest of the photo here. https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/11285589...171165641593169

anyway, i still hope i can improve the result (ie making the head lamp looks absolutely clear and brand new), especially on that corolla. so i guess i need a heavier weapon? i'm thinking of a small polishing pad/ball that you can mount on a standard drill one... anyone knows where to get those cheap? or get similar function item?? and also should i get the fine grade sand paper to hand-sand it? can i remove the hand-sanding marks afterwards if i don't have a machine polisher?

those headlamp restoration kit is normally in the league of RM 150 or more...

"hmm, i want to buy Soft99 polish.. my friend told me the one i need is in blue colour tin can one, with wording like LUSTER Wax.. oh yeah, i found it, this must be the one! oh waittt, this is WAXCO, whaaaat???"

been so long didn't visit this thread.. still alive and kicking lols

just wanna pop some questions for Quazacolt.. its not really detailing related but, its originating from photos which you posted here.. so..

i see that you're using Insulflex, you tied it on the hood stand, can i know why? to reduce vibration? also seen you wrapping (tying) it on the aircon hoses for insulation purpose i suppose. did the aircond cools better?

i'm asking this because in my recent research on noise insulation/proofing, i came across this Insulflex material. it is supposed designed for heat insulation, but some ppl sold it as sound proofing material. since i saw you using it, so just wanna ask you how you reckon this Insulflex material as heat insulation, and or sound insulation.

my main interest is insulating the noise from engine bay. so i plan to stick sound proof material on the outside of the firewall, meaning in the engine bay (or at least upper half of engine bay, depends on how well my cutting is and how small my hand can slip through those hoses, etc attachment on the firewall) so right now i'm searching for this kind of material, buy one roll, hopefully can have enough to stick on firewall (outside), engine hood, maybe firewall (inside). but then will this material retain a lot of water? i also scare that it will retain water for a long period of time and may or may not promote faster rusting on my firewall?? lol its my current project.


and btw..

you should really wash your car more lols. even when i seldom visit here recently, i still wash weekly yo, rain or snow

Just wanna share my recent headlamp restoration weekend project. Method is wet sanding:
1 - wet sanding with 600 grit sandpaper
2 - wet sanding with 1200 grit sandpaper
3 - wet sanding with 2000 grit sandpaper
4 - wet sanding with 3000 grit sandpaper
5 - polish with Colgate toothpaste with an old PG polish cloth
6 - finally, polish with Meg's Ultimate Polish with PG polish cloth
7 - added a layer of Meg Ultimate wax

i didn't use any headlamp / UV protective type of clear coating in the end.. so i'm not sure if the yellowish will return soon or not. but at least i'm very happy with the current result.

Before


After

hmm.. any good recommendation on such products? hopefully not too expensive one...
i'm looking at Meg's Headlight Protectant which cost RM 47.. anyone used that before? review?

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?

I was thinking of something more like the one in the video. there's so much foam!

this is good info..!

This post has been edited by efaceninja: Oct 5 2015, 04:34 PM