Ahh yes. That was the missing step. Probably too excited to 'do something' to the car yesterday itself that I overlooked the clay/IPA wipe part before applying the Glaco.

Silly me.

Yup, you're right bro. Subsequently I didn't need to clay my previous car's glass areas anymore and just recoat the products and voila!

Wow, 4 months +! That's quite long.

I cannot tahan the shine fading especially if car is driven in very bad weather. The moment I see browning on the tyres I will recoat.

From my experience, very little products can last in our weather, except for the Meg's and Black2.

The others give insane wet shine look but doesn't last at all. I usually test other tyre shines on my wife's car cos my Black2 coating on the Myvi had hardened and pretty much rendered any subsequent products applied on it not being able to 'stick' thoroughly to the tyre sidewalls due to that hard coat in place. 

Despite the faded shine, it still is black/rubber color and brake dusts don't easily stick to the tire surface (or even if it does, a rain is more than enough to wash them away)
That said however, the rims will have horrendous brake dusts and my performance brake pads (600c rated) doesn't do it any favors.
It depends how much you can accept either tire clean rim full of brake dust having 2 tone/2 condition vs both tire and rims uniformly brake dust color

The Sonax wheel coating is well, weak.
Fortunately I gotten them on sale price.

I wonder what coating products on the market can deal with wheels getting 100-200c (brakes itself going >600c)
On serious Sepang track sessions, the plastic center wheel cap (mounting legs) can get melted and whole cap flies off

Hi! I'm new to detailing stuff.
Planning on trying out Glaco products, but on shopee product pages, the instructions says to not apply on wet windshield as it would damage the surface, but what if it rains after applying?
Why will Glaco damage the surface if mix with water?

Also, does it matter if it is applied on my car with tint applied?

could it be the wax is picking up the residue from the clay and leave it on your surface?

eh , just this then settle ady ?
when to apply wax?

i see , can u recommend budget friendly compound for polishing ?

edit : will try Turtle Wax Premium Polishing Compound

edit 2 : inb4 top up abit get Meguiar's G-17216 Ultimate Compound 473ml / 16 oz , better result summore 

Invest in Meg's Ultimate Compound.

That should be all your need and not even needing Ultimate Polish.

Or...

Racun you a bit to go check out Osren's detailing range.

I bought NAO46 etc previously for use with the DA but I use it sparringly.

Got sell here ah or need to import?



Shopee cannot find ONR items anymore.

Anybody knows where I can stock up my ONR [either blue or green]?

Hmm, wheel wells and my rims are pretty much the least detailed part of my rides.

I just use garden hose blast any apparent dirt in the wheel wells and for the rims, I just use either sponge or old MF towel to wipe.

Thanks for the heads up on ONR availability.

It's either this or Osren's Rinseless Wash Pro then. If got chance might decide to visit Osren HQ again.

actually, is Osren's Rinseless Pro good?

i have been looking for a solution to ease my wipe down of those water beads on my car after rain and couldn't find any that i could really put my trust into.

i really REALLY did consider wanting to get a leaf blower but spending that amount of money just for this one purpose seems, wasteful, overkill as well.

i just want something that is portable that i can just chuck into the boot and then use it anywhere i find appropriate. i figured it would be too dramatic for me to whip out a leaf blower in a (let's say) parking lot of a shopping mall and then just blow away :haha:

Haha battle scars from Sepang ah or touge?

I can still see some 'lines' on my rear windscreen. That day I only clayed and IPA the whole front glass area to remove that oil patch.

I was thinking to use Glass Refresh but my screen ain't watermarked though so I kept it in the end.

Now it's raining cats & dogs every single evening so I just leave it as is first until the weekend when I have some time to do some TLC.

Is it norm to still have this stain despite coating? Of late it's been raining...

Well andrwss mentioned its been few years after applying and he's still satisfied with the $50 coat. I too started using cheap ass ceramic coat fro Aliexpress for few months and I'm satisfied with the outcome till now. Will surely observe especially when washing the cars weekly. I'd think the expensive ones are truly hyped up too much and pointless to invest if one does not maintain them

Any idea to remove these stains from the windscreen?  Tried Sprayway glass cleaner but it does not work.

that's great info! thanks for clarifying

Hello car fans
Im trying to restore/maintenance my car's leather recently and im not sure which product to use
There's some minor cracks currently and it is enough for me to purchase Leather cleaner like Meguiar's? Or i need to use Leather dye or some sanding skills to make it looks nicer in this case?

Thanks.

Hi. New to car detailing here, just got my new ride last week. Is there any guide for newbies like me? So far I learned that its best for us to wash car weekly and do waxing quarterly. Is there any recommended car care package (detergent, wax, cloth etc) for newbie to start learning?

nope, as in car vents and tints are more than sufficient to prevent any fogging.

Soft99 black2 nice? how long can last? Still in wishlist together with Soft99 iron Terminator (if needed).