i like the Meg's recyclable bag that they gave.  i believe those gallon & 4L products can last me a long long time and therefore its cheaper for me in the long run, especially the Osren's one.  just pop opened D155 yesterday, i can't say i appreciate the smell at all lols.

and look at my self-printed product label.. hehe..

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if it beads like that at 90km/h AFTER 2 yrs of application, i think it is pretty awesome man?  in between the 2 years, no reapply anything? how's the maintenance required??  i mean, i only have my experience on DuraZ.  first week apply, first rain, it start to beads at about 70 km/h like that. after a few wiper usage, a few weeks, a few more rains, it start to beads at 80, then 90, and slowly diminish after roughly about 2-3 weeks/rain lols.

No abrasive in dishwashing detergent so you should be ok
hehehe....shouldn't cause any problem la. Used to use dishwashing detergent for quite some times and so far my polishing pads are still sound.

A little suggestion for cleaning those difficult-to-clean sealants/AIO/glaze from pads, etc. - Dawn Power Dissolver. You can use it straight but I've been using it at 1:1 dilution and it still work (especially in this case cuz DPD is a little on the expensive side). Spray liberally onto the face of pad, leave it for NO MORE than 1/2 hour to let it work and soak into the pad, squeeze and agitate with your finger. Blast the pad with a pressure washer, if you don't have one use your garden hose at fan setting or strong jet, or just squeeze and rinse under the kitchen tap. So far DPD had never failed me. Just take note NEVER leave it to soak overnight or for more than an hour cuz it would deteriorate the foam/sponge. Oh...another thing...DPD would require much more rinsing as compared to dish washing liquid so...well...just take note of it la.

This pad (Megs Finishing pad) was loaded with residue of Megs M21 (also some dirt) and M21 (a little purplish in colour) is notorious in staining pads and difficult to clean. I've already used the pad for some times before decided to 'experiment' with DPD. And believe me when I said it's even more difficult to clean M21 off the pads as compared to DG501.

Here we go:

roxx Just Opti Coated my friend's new City. One pass with Flex paired with Opt Red Foam + Opt Hyper Polish. Ok, Flex not mine... Borrowed from shop.

Flex XC3401 bro... Here around RM2.3K last heard.

Moving forward a few months...got myself some sanding disc and this time using an ROB....

Lol.. Pushing me to wetsand ya.. I rikeee.. How I wish I have the PTG so that I can monitor my CC condition.. (ayat mau pinjam PTG    )


I nubis also.. Just trying to use OPT product..

You stay around cheras IINM.. You can get Makita at roundabout taman muda.. Call Ms Yen from Soon Heng sdn bhd distributor for Makita - 03 4297 6898.. But the price as last time i checked RM890..

Where do you get 2000 sand paper?



Fuuuu... Nice... 

I have velvet pad.. Is it easy to use?



Wahlao.. now everyone pushing for sanding process.. you all make my hand itchy wehh..

My friend who had his car done with opti-coat, the front hood beading gone after 1 year. The roof degrade after 1 year.

The rest of the vertical panel still ok.

The car is coming into 2 years now after application.

He doesn't detail his car like me, just washed with Meg's only on a weekly basis.

Recently just helped him to apply Iron Gloss from Dodo Juice on front hood, can see that he was kind of disappointed with the Opti-Coat on the front hood. Back then kena me brain washed so hard, but the result is not as what promised.

He in only driving a hybrid, wonder how other cars would experience...

Hi all. Requesting for advise on polisher machine. So far I m leaning to skil model 9080 rm230 or bosch gp012ce rm500. Is bosch worth the money or I shall just settle for cheaper skill polisher? Thanks.

haih.

so i've sent my car for a normal 2 layer polish and wax and the car came back with hazing (ie. holograms).

anyone know how to remove them? I've read from online that quick detailers could actually get rid of them but some say the paint needs another polish to remove them.

i think the rookies who worked on my car might have actually introduce multiple scratches to my paint job also.

Yeah, I contacted Kevin from Maximus who apparently has quite a good reputation amongst car detailers. He told me that a "compound polishing" is required because the "clear cost" is thrashed =(

I don't think this original retailers is going to give me a refund. I think I'm just going to go for Maximus and then lodge a complain against this original detailers at the consumer protection department to get my refund back =( and probably some compensation to ease the additional payment i have to make.

Talking about pictures. These are the best i could get out of my camera.

Well, i haven't seen MORE than holograms so i guess that's a consolation.

Yeah, that Maximus guy suggested that compound polish is required (ie. 3 layer polish + 1 layer of wax). Ordinary 2 layers won't cut it anymore because the whole process has been ruined during the polishing procedure. The original detailer offered to fixed it for me but I am afraid of taking my car back to them again. Since they sucked the first time, they most probably sucked the second time and subject my car paint to another abuse by them, is just stupid.

Hmm, how do they measure? Maybe i should ask this Maximus guy to measure it. I know for once they say Honda paints are very soft.

Talking about orange peel. I have several stone chips on my front hood. Very very small. The black pain is already gone revealing a white base but after that disastrous polishing and waxing, one of the chips reveals orange base =(

Is that bad? Do i need to take care of it?

Ouch....those readings are already on the low sides. Hopefully the damages aren't that severe and doens't need to take more of the paint off to correct. Polishing shouldn't take more than 0.5 micron off, but it all depends on how 'deep' those scratches are (yes, holograms are also a form of scratches). Looks like the previous 'detailer' took lots of the paint off. Was it that bad that your car previously required that much of compounding?

Looking back at the pics, a 2-steps polishing sounds more likely as compared to 4-steps. And, judging from the way you described, the '3rd detailer' sounds like he means *serious* business, especially when you mentioned he did (and showed you) a test spots in front of you. Let me have a wild guess here, Maximus will charge you RM300 and deliver your car in 3 ~ 4hrs and this 3rd guy would take longer....maybe 6 ~ 8hrs...right? In my personal opinion and without knowing the details, the 3rd guy sounds like he's more passionate and concern about how your car would turn out. Anyway, you've met both and you should be better in judging their characters. Personally, RM600 sounds like the more reasonable price for a good quality details.

Good luck and hope you get everything sorted out.