I use CG I use ButterWetWax, i like it a lor. Make the car gloss more.
Anyway, where do you guys buy Sonax product from? Can't really find in the market much in malls.

damn that thing smell like sh!t or puke or anything bad
so far did not notice obvious tar sticking on my car
I clay my car like twice a year, might be that removed all those tar

i am using their osren degreaser and compare to OPC
i like OPC more, the osren degreaser smell like they put too much fragrance. OPC smells like chem but more subtle. when both used undiluted., OPC clean sealant off better(how clean my brush after used to clean my pad and go thru both). Currently, they have more versatile cleaner called 'multi cleaner'. Too bad i still have 3/4 of the degreaser left

i've been thru the journey. Still have 'alot' product' and STILL kinda of passion in detailing but due to family time commitment, durability - EASY of use become very important....

btw...how u handle ur interior detail like dashboard, leather seat..? alway talk bout exterior only...haha...

since u all talking about claybar , i do actually see Clay Block or Clay cloth on net , from youtube they claim that clay cloth and block is more save time compared to claybar , even there is a clay pad for DA , any sifu here try using them before besides claybar?

I watched his video also. I kinda think the message is subject to individual interpretation. He mentioned his car has not been clayed in years, but for us who use our cars as daily drivers and with our tropical climate conditions, it can be quite different.

Personally I have had situations where I may not clay my car but go straight to paste wax. This is quite possible if I apply my paste wax more regularly (like once every 2-3 months). I believe wax helps the car in the sense that less contaminants have the chance to stick onto the paint and unable to remove via wash and requiring to clay to remove.

For situations where the car is very well taken care off (means regular wash and protection maintenance and also minimal driving in rain and parked indoors), it is possible to quickly clay the car around 10 minutes or so. But again, given many of us are probably regular working folks that require our car to go out and park where required and convenient, the reality is more likely that our cars will pickup more contaminants which longer claying time to remove everything.

After detailing my own and family cars for over 15 years, I now "close 1 eye" abit more when it comes to regular detailing. My own car only gets clayed 1-2 times a year, other cars may get at most 1 time a year. Dont do the plastic bag test and close 1 eye, can pass lor. But when the semangat strikes, then extreme mode comes in and claying alone takes 2-3 hours, compound/polishing takes 2-4 days, hehehe...

u using the yellow pad is the small pad , or the 5inch pad?

Well said. After a while, most of us tends to close one eye d.

I think the message Larry is trying to deliver is clay+compound+polish if necessary. If the new car condition is okay, straight away coat it. I think in some of his older vids (or maybe some other guy), it is stressed that clay will mar the paint as it contains abrasives. So I guess, if you are planning to compound and polish the car, claying is advisable. But if you are just planning to wax/ coat the car without compounding and polishing, then try not to clay.

For me, if I need to clay, I will polish after claying. If I don't need to polish, I won't clay. That's just me . That is why I prefer to apply sealant/wax by hand. Also claying normally only takes 10-15 minutes for me.

Haha, i think that the question for newbie like us for the first time using DA 

I even PM gfwong / blurcase / slk for this problem , DA tend to easily STALL !!!  And as i have same machine as sifu gfwong, so asking is that i got faulty DA from clover

After this i understand that DA mostly wont spin if the panel is curve even how i tilt and adjust the angle and it will only stall , so now i understand using 1 machine actually cant be done for whole car especiall modern car with alot of special curve

https://youtu.be/aJPZmUlAdAw

I recently love to see white detail jim video, now i understand and found that the Large throw DA is for when u using for large flat area , while if u are picky for the edge area , the Mini DA which have 3 inch pad come in very handly,  especially Pillar , lower bumper and tight area (rear panel near the car plate)  do check out how White detail Jim do paint correct, he mostly use small machine doing edge, then only move to large DA for middle correction,  he make me feel wanna get the Mini DA in future because the 3inch pad really really come in handly , from he video i mostly see he use the mini DA more than the large DA

Another option can come handly is the Rotary machine with extension (save cost , else u need buy rupes idris which cost a bomb) , the extension can fit from 1inch to 7inch pad, there is a small rotary machine from shinemate too that slk recommend to me with weight 2kg+ only , can fit 1-3 inch pad with extention, but i stil not so pro in polishing, wait i familiar and pratice more with 15mm DA, then i will only figure out what i need and what i want

Erm, I dont think its dual action that way. From Autogeek and Makita official website description, its actually “random orbit with forced rotation” (aka forced-rotation DA like Flex XC3401) or “random orbit with free rotation” (typical DA like Porter Cable or Rupes). So, technically there is no rotary function.

5.5mm throw isnt alot of cutting power though, as Flex XC3401 and Porter Cable 7424xp have 8mm throw and Rupes has 12mm-21mm depending on machine. Just my 2 sen.

Any alternative for Meguiar's Hot Rims All Wheel & Tire Cleaner? Nice product but a bit costly to use with regular wash...

me too after i finish the osren degrease , i will just put shampoo mix with sprayer foam gun , i feel degrease work almost same haha , maybe i never meet very dirty rim as i wash my car every week
but what impress me is Carpro IronX (sold by Cquartz malaysia) , no need scrub the rim , all dirt will get over?

any of you guys using dirt trap when using bucket to wash car? where can I buy this item from?

Erm, fabric cleaner for rims? U sure? Starting to sound like Meguiars APC and Super Degreaser, cuz APC is recommended for interior cleaning and Super Degreaser for exterior. Hehe...
Erm, as far as I know D handles for polisher machines are designed specifically for the machine. Maybe u wanna ask the seller if they sell it?
Can use, long time dy.