Exactly!! Planned to buy but does price matter depends on duration of use?

Okayy, make sense
I will try Mr. DIY towels then, dont want to spend too much
Just problem with drying only, I will find a way for that

One question guys, cloth like this suitable for waxing? I have big drying cloth from DIY already.

Getting smaller one like this to buff wax.

May I ask which blower did you get? I am think to get one too for quite some time now.

Ahh.. the cordless ones very tempting but also over budget for me. Haha. The Mr DIY one works ok so far? I am a bit curious whether is it durable for the price or not.

My car has white spots of outdoor wall paint (water based acrylic paint) what’s the best way to remove them? If I use finger nail, it will come off but I would have scratched the surface 😅. My black rims also have some 😑.

Dear all sifu
First timer posting here
Just wanna get some advise before starting to purchase my tools to detailing my ride

Based on the picture what kind of the paint conditions are ? And what method to bring back the shine like mirror ?
Many thanks

m_man may I ask what torchlight (or other lighting equipment) do you use for paint inspection?

Hi sir,
many thanks for taking your time to reply on my questions
Yes, a simple project to bring back to gloss and shine as the current paintwork looks dull even i tried it with Meguiar's ultimate compound (done by using hand) as per told can do the tricks but only removes some light swirls and scratches .
Yes, is a GM2 H.City 2009 which i bought from used car.

hi, is there any way to restore this leather car seat without having to replace the whole portion of leather? i dont aim to have it restored to like-new condition, but just to prolong its usage and looks a little nicer. its a 12-year old daily driver so wear and tear is really bad. kinda on a budget so would opt for the cheapest solution possible.

I've seen certain leather repair products like
1. https://www.lazada.com.my/products/auto-car...7203pjpTcG&mp=3
2. https://www.lazada.com.my/products/carcore-...l__null__null__
3. https://www.lazada.com.my/products/carcore-...l__null__null__

have anyone tried any of these products and can vouch for its effectiveness? will any leather cleaner and conditioner able to restore the seats to look better and last longer?

Interesting. I presume when using it to inspect you always zoom out the beam? Does it work better that way?

If let's say I were to get a torchlight, to what criteria or requirement should I pay attention to?

Nitecore MT06MD?

Its a bit hard for me to get the hang of it, paint inspection with torchlight. Especially when it comes to dark coloured metallic paint. Tho I guess it's something that comes with experience. Haha.

Nice. Haha. Waiting for Raya discount at Gadgetworld2u? Anyways, thanks for sharing

1st time detail engine bay . just simply clean with apc then apply carpro perl. dont know perl can withstanf the engine heat not? what u guys using actually?

m_man, may I ask you about flashlight (for paint inspection) in more details?

Basically I would like to ask, is picking flashlight with convex lens critical in a good paint inspection flashlight? I mean the usual flashlight all have flat lens and the beam it produces usually have too big & too bright a hotspot and too soft spills for our purposes (refer below picture, No.3 & 4). I believe that flashlight with convex lens even them out will smaller, softer hotspot and more even, stronger spill (refer below picture, No.1 & 2). All the expensive detailing lights (like scangrip) have big convex lens I noticed. Tho maybe torchlight with convex lens might not be bright enough to show holograms, but more suitable to show swirls and scratches.

If so, I think I finally found the magical unicorn of a flashlight that has convex lens and with all the range of colour temperature  I have been searching for so long. lol.

Edit : Sifu blurcase I borrow your below picture ya what do you think of the above?



Note : original post of the pic - https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=ST&f...post&p=88074539

I agree with the person in the video that you can't correct what you can't inspect properly. I feel that the topic of paint inspection lighting is not discussed enough.

It is said different lighting colour temperature work better with different colour of paint, tho I further suspect different lighting colour temperature also have certain advantage of better showing light or deep searches as demonstrated by Osren's video shared earlier. As you mentioned there probably is no 1 light to rule them all. Haha.

And the market of handheld paint inspection lights is also somewhat underserved. I feel paint inspection have rather unique requirements, in that it needs specific beam patterns that mainstream brands does not cover because they mostly design for everyday use case. The lens, reflectors, LED, colour temperature, etc.

Even so you find a lot of people using lights from mainstream brands for paint inspection. In this I believe there are techniques to make mainstream lights suitable for paint inspection (holding it at angles, distance from paint).

I really wish I have different lights and panels to experiment with to figure this out. Haha. Btw, I ordered a Nicron B22 too hope it can help me learn a bit more on paint inspection lighting. Haha.

Quick one... Can I use this to dilute with water to make it suitable for surface cleaning after polish? If so what's the ideal mixture?

Really? I thought the ideal colour temperature would be around 5000k as they say it's close to sunlight at noon. Oh well, good to know.

Opening shop! You're living the dream man If the shop's in Penang let me know I'll pay you a visit. Haha. I would say if you're opening shop just bite the bullet and get scangrip if have budget. One time purchase for critical equipment

By the way, I mentioned earlier I found a suitable light, it's from Convoy, model BD04. Convex lens (and zoomable), no reflector and most importantly, you can pick 5 different LED that covers 3000k all the way up to 7000k. If once I get the Nicron, and it proves that Convex lens is crucial for paint inspection, I might get these BD04 in the future once I have the budget.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32279728868.html

Hi,

Anyone has had their wax grows mold? My Turtle Wax has got mold growing after I used it few weeks back.

Any advice?