the overcoat and water mark remover are miracle product.

the water mark remover is smell-less like water, feel like water, but work like god.

sifu,
  any recommendation product to remove water mark on the windscreen (safe DIY)

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   

"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

My guts told me to go with the RM600.00 but my wallet tells me otherwise.

I really like the RM600.00 guy though cause he seems to have a lot of insights with Honda paints where else Kevin from Maximus is just your common "not too bad" detailers.
The previous detailer basically takes an axe and hack my paint =(

To all Rupes Bigfoot owner here, what pads do you all use for polishing? Rupes one or Lake Country?

Which LC pad you use? Flat, CCS, CP or other types?

Btw, you got the LHR15 or the 21 version?

Awesome haha. So I guess it's true that even with huge throw dual action motion, the machine is real breeze to handle with very minimal vibration?

I know that detailing a car isn't a simple job. Moreover, a car with black color paint job (like moi). I feel the pain even by trying to wipe dry my car after a car wash. Sometimes, it just seems like no matter how many times i wipe, it appears that it's not perfectly wiped and then the more you try to wipe it, the patches of water gets even bigger *sigh*.

Basically, I just killed myself by purchasing this Crystal Black Pearl thinking that it's easier to take care than other bright colors. Should have stick with Tafetta White back then, at least, it's not that obvious =(

Yeah, I think i'll go with the RM600 guy too. He seems to be more well verse and I think i'll be more rest assured if my car is in his hands. I rather spent that extra RM300.00 than to cry later on irreparable damage on the paint job. I can always earn back that differential sum but if my car paint go kaput then the cost of having the entire car repaint is well... 

By the way, the RM600.00 guy is from Detalien, Sunway Damansara Tech Park. JK Tan attended to me. Heard of any poor reviews on him?

Actually I also prefer to DIY but staying in a condominium really hinders me from doing so. Not only with the lack of proper lighting source but the lack of power source. The nearest power socket is about 15 parking lots away.

.....because they're softer....

Yeah, black colored car is amazing to look at when it's superbly well done. This has always been the case before this stupid detailer ruined my pain. I applied Sonax BSD though on monhtly basis and it always seems to give it that very shiny. Attached is a picture before it got ruined =(

I drove a white colored Gen.2 before i switch to my City but i don't remember at all the hassle involved in maintaining but may because of the quality of the pain is different. It looks great after every car wash but of course, those dreadful black streaks after rains but other than that, nothing much.

That's why my impression on white cars are still great but after listening to your opinion, i think i'll get darker colors from now on =(

Personally I agree with Krismas, if you are going to have a single Bigfoot machine, the LHR15 is more versatile as you can polish smaller and curvy areas like bumpers easily.
I have the LHR21, and I rather get the LHR15 instead.

"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???"

OOiii....what's all this PM PM ah? This is not a sale thread. If you want to promo then put up the price here la....so that everybody else can also see (AND BUY) your racun....HAHAHAHA....    

Hi, sifus!

I need help with something....
I just recently got into the hobby of car detailing, and after 2 weeks of experimenting on my car I realized my windshield has a lot of tiny white dots on it. They're not stone chips as I've tried to run my finger nail across them and they look like they're from inside the windshield.

I tried to take a photo but my camera couldn't catch the tiny white dots, so it's useless. ><

Does anyone here have any idea what those white dots might be?
I'm afraid it's because I didn't clay before applying sealant on the windshield.

I'll just do some guesswork here until you have a good look at it again. But, my best guess is, those are pin holes size pitting caused by small grits, most probably sand particles, frm frequent high speed driving (highway, etc). I'm also guessing that the Glaco u're using is either acidic (which in actual fact not a bad thing and normal for a windscreen cleaner/protectant) and reacted with the laminated glass or some sort of polish that left some residue inside those 'pin holes'. You might not have noticed it before this because those pittings are 'empty' but now, since it's 'filled' with something they became more obvious. Check frm inside, up close, it would look something like minute stone chip, darker since the whitish stain are only on the outer top surface. 'Speed Hunters' should be quite familiar with this....what say you Quazacolt?

Hi sifus ...

I just realised there were scratchers on my car bumper last week .. so sad.

I tried to remove using Meguiars UC , with sponge by hand , but the pinkish wont dissapear . Is this a paint from my base coat car bumper or from the thing that it was scratched ?

I bought the ezytouch up combo kit :  do i need to remove the pinkish scratched first before I apply the touch up paint ? Or just use a sand paper to remove it ?




Thanks bros

sigh, anyway, sad la =( respray is the only option? or i should live with it xD

IT IS, factory paintwork is better due to the temperature baked in. And that's why you learn detailing (some sort of how to prolong or keep your factory paintwork as long as you can).

Unless really some rather high end professional paintshop that will strip everything from your car to repaint and bake at such high temperature, else really your plastic panels would not survive.