i have few questions hope the sifus will help me..

1) for clay bar what lubricant should i use? Meguiar's ultimate quick detailer is quite pricey. is it ok to use just soap water?
2) compound & polish can be done by hand? or DA tools is best?
3) if DA tools is needed, can i use Meguiar´s G3500INT DA Power System on a normal SKIL hand drill? the normal drill only has 1 speed. its that ok?
4) waxing is ok to apply by hand right?
5) for the application pad, can just use normal pad? MG's pad are so expansive.
or im thinking to get the Meguiar's G3501INT DA Compound Power Pack
6) if i have not done any of the above, and use Meguiar's ultimate wash & wax, i won't be able to get the wax effect after the car wash right?
7) if i have done the above and use ultimate wash & wax, do i still need to apply ultimate quick wax after each wash?

thanks bro. managed to get the answers from youtube last night..

this morning i started off by cleaning my car at 10am. finish that in about 45 mins.
claying really took a while. the 3M clay bar that i use could not remove the tiny black tar marks on my white car. i had to use finger nail to really remove them.
i use about 3/5 clar bar. they kept dropping to the floor when i work  on the bottom side!
claying took about 1.5 to 2 hours 

compound - i use foam pad, 3 pcs, and run out of foam pad. 3pcs was not enough to compound the whole car? i managed to finish about 2/3 of the car.
no choise, had to clean the foam pad and let them dry while i take a break. my arms were really tired already.
by compound, managed to get rid of the stubborn black stain on the bonnet..
compound also took about 1.5 to 2 hours 

it was close to 5 pm already. i had to skip polish if not i won't finish in time.

finish waxing around 6.30pm using MG ultimate paste wax. it comes with black foam pad. i think i apply too much wax. 9pm and it is not fully cured yet. should i wait til tomorrow morning only buff off the wax?

no photo as i was really tired lol. i think i might get the DA tools for corded hand drill for the next car.. 

lol.. nobody commented that compound shouldn't be done by hand.. and i thought i just start detailing, not sure if i will continue, so first try it out by hand first.. who would have known... my arms alright tho.. still feeling sore after 2 days, great workout indeed lol

after compound, i felt the white car is more white now. and i buff off the wax monday morning, it pretty much cured and i can feel a layer of wax that's smooth. will wait til this weekend to wash & see. will apply spray wax also.
i'll leave the polishing to another time when the wax wear out i guess..
and noted taken, next time i'll just apply a thin layer of wax 

by the way, how many times can a car paint sustain compound before the paint wears out? i assume by compound you actually remove a thin layer of the undercoat or the paint?

great, will read up more as you suggest, thanks 

i see, i see =(

i'm already very light handed already when applying the wax, just a 1/8 of a turn and i applied very light pressure while applying and still this occurred =/

i guess the form applicator that comes with the wax isn't really good -.- i'm going to use the Meguiars applicator for my other parts and see if this problem happens.

thanks for your insight =D i thought for a minute that i "burned" the paint =(

hi guys

i use the two pail system but haven't get the grit guard, but i try not to stir too hard.

will consider to get grit guard from osren. anyone know how much are theirs?
Meguair's cost around RM70 i feel is too expansive..
talking about pressure washer, i have a unit but too lazy to use it. is it recommended after i've done paste waxing? will the pressure washer somehow remove the wax because of the high pressure? lol

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ok thanks, i actually wanted to ask if anyone how much Osren is selling. will make a call there or visit them after i come back...

GC more expensive. Err are we talking bout the same GC? Paiseh new in this car wash thingy...

But does GC has the Wax ability?

I just wanna wash only, not planning to do anything else. Do you recommend GC then? Thanks.

What is the difference between a polish and a compound?
I have both and I bought the meg's ultimate compound mainly to deal with the swirl marks better.

But I really have close to no understanding behind what it does to my clear coat.

Ohhhhhhh

Thank you so much bro!

Matilah I went one round compound my whole car unnecessarily 

About 1 year plus. Almost twice a month I wax myself with Meguiars ultimate wax and apply spray wax after each car wash.

Worst come to worst, I would just repaint the whole car few years later or once the condition get worst since White solid paint is cheap.

When I was running my shop previously, my biz partner has a white Myvi that has also turned yellow from wear and tear. After polishing he applied coating for his car and it managed to maintain the whiteness of the car for a much longer period of time. So, if you prefer to keep your white car white for a longer period of time without constantly repolishing, I would suggest applying coating instead.

thanks for the tip. Do you send your car to professionals or diy yourself? Any recommendation?

Hi guys, need opinion on buying either meguiars Gold Class Car Wash Shampoo or Ultimate Wash & Wax.

i usually will wax my car with Kit Wax about once a month.

so if i use the meguiars Ultimate Wash & Wax before waxing the car, will the Kit wax actually removes the meguiars wax?

or if i already wax my car with the Kit wax, will the meguiars Ultimate Wash & Wax later removes the already applied wax??

Thanks for the tips. I guess I really put too much wax.(the more the better mentality.)

Buffing off the wax is really a pain in the ass. It takes me almost 2 hours to wax and buff off the wax, and the whole car is covered with wax dust. 

im using  Meguair's ultimate paste wax on my white car, apply late sept, now also need re-apply already.
but before re-aplply new wax need to compound again, the paint surface got blackish dirt mark. due to i was busy and wash only every 2 weeks.. seems like after wax u can't be lazy and need to do weekly wash... lol
or the UPW is over rated?
read some say use dishwashing detergent can remove old wax - im not sure..
This Meguair's forum say u can use ScratchX or Ultimate compound to remove old wax

Osren did a video on this. The link as below.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OxK-NZnIqSc

Btw, how much is the bottle?

Hi there everyone, I'll be picking up my car this week.  It's a second hand City (used 1 year +).  Can anyone recommend some good car wash/wax/polish workshop? Planning to send it in for a one time fix.

Read a lot of bad reviews on Cars International.

Thanks a lot! =)

tq2. erm 6-ish hours a day? it was raining during the evening so i had to stop working

All i can say..

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