Yeah, they did polish and wax your car but what they did not do was to correct your car.
All in one polish + wax have lesser abrasives so you may not entirely correct the car.

4 years, might be best to start from scratch again otherwise send it to the experts.

It took me from White/Black Wax > Swirl X > Ultimate Compound to truely correct certain panels.
Even that, I did not get the swirls off completely (there are still hairline swirls but I can live with that).

I'm just missing the all important DA!

Rubbing the wax out is kinda tired too hahaha

Ya, wiping it off..  Alright thanks man! And when applying the wax I dont really have to put alot of strength applying the wax? Do you own a machine as well?

Thanks for the tip!

Hi bros
I'm adamant with my regiment of washing, claying, polish, and wax twice every time.

My question is this: what the fuck is a sealant? what does it do?

Car Wax
On discussion forums, most people think of a car wax as something that contains some kind of naturally occurring wax, as in a type of wax that is found in nature, for example Carnauba wax is the most commonly used naturally occurring wax used in car wax formulations.

Paint Sealants
On discussion forums, most people think of a paint sealant as something made from synthetic polymers with no naturally occurring wax type substance or other naturally occurring ingredients.

Anyone knows where to find a good brush/other tool to clean wheels (painted wheels)?
I'm using those sponge pads with microfiber cloth. Find it real time consuming to get all the nooks and crannys.

Thanks! Did a quick search and it costs over USD40 overseas.. costly indeed, but might be a worthwhile tool if it can last for quite awhile (any ideas on its durability? will it become shredded/damaged after couple of uses?).
Any ideas where we can get those wheel woolies locally or if we have a local producer which would make it cheaper?

Oh.. I did toy with the idea of using wash bottle brushes but could not until now find a suitable one. All the ones i've looked at seemed too stiff and like it would scratch painted surfaces. Also the middle of the brush is usually made of metal.. kindda worried on that. Do you have a particular brand that maybe i have missed?

Thanks again!

hmmm actually it is indeed hard to find a good wheel woolie here. in fact no one in my list that sells.
But closes would be antirain. link
quality is ok for the price of RM 10. very soft though.

Common car wash shampoo comparison. As always, they might not be the best but I just thought of sharing them. Feel free to share the shampoos, their behaviour and methods that you use in the comments. Happy detailing.
http://carporchdetailer.blogspot.my/2016/0...sh-shampoo.html

Mine left less than half after usage of 6 months. 

Sorry shud have highlight in the pic earlier. Not the handle but the door as now indicated in the pic. So u think i shud just appear sealant here too?

Yea the clearcoat is gone =(
Thx for the advice

This is the first time i hear someone polishing till clear coat is gone by hand...hmmm. a lot of strength was put into the paint?

certain honda city are with single coating, meaning paint+clear coat were mixed as 1 layer...not traditional 2 layers, paint + clear coat..and its not even across the surface..that's what I heard earlier..

the compound u used earlier could be too abrasive for your paint condition, therefore the loss of 'gloss' is happening there. Luckily urs is silver? the condition is not that obvious...

if u go wif the touch-up paint route, lucky, u can cover the area and make it looks like original again, unlucky, it will look worse because even if the color code is the same, when it is applied on our car it may look different than our existing paint due to various reasons.

Alternatively, u can go wif non-abrasive polish and coat wif wax to "lighten" it up and make it less noticeable...which I think u shud try this way, as its more practical and cost effective, and less risky too compared to the above

Just my 2 sen.

If you look at the price of coating charged by those "professional", you can basically repaint the whole car. And coating last like a year or 2 maybe?
I don't know but I am still skeptical in coating? 9H hardness? It's just pencil hardness but most claimed to be glass or diamond!: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pencil#Gradin..._classification

It is a pity, the author of this blog did not update the results for this test: https://wetshine.net/2011/06/09/mega-coatin...st-application/
But he did reply in the comments:

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Anyhow, this could be out-dated with better and newer coatings. Maybe others could share their thoughts?

anyone know where i can purchase menzerna and valetpro products around pj area?

looking for menzerna jescar power lock polymer sealant and valetpro bilberry wheel cleaner. thanks!

Hello
Newbie here.

Wnat to ask. Any simple beginner way to "fix" clearcoat damage by bird poop?

They are like tear drops in size in multiple places.
Just want to protect the paint underneath. Dun want rust. Any idea waht to use?

There are longer lasting and easier to apply products available locally compared to powerlock.
Duragloss 101/105 is similar to powerlock and is available retail through their local distributor and lelong.
The better products are:
Optiseal (detailien) - spray on, no need to buff off, just as durable.
Gyeon cure (waregem)/Fireball coat (check facebook) are spray on products and silica/glass based so should last longer. Very similar to Carpro reload. I'm testing fireball coat right now.

All these similar spray sealants are charm! So easy in application.

Back then I tried osren paint restorer 51 topped with carpro reload on my gf car. Lasted almost 2 months, horizon panels lasted only 1 month, vertical panels was still going strong

My car with essence as primer and carpro reload as secondary layer lasted more than 2 months. But I topped it up last week anyway.

Carpro reload will sheet instead of bead after few washes. I assume it's the same for the other 2. So can't really tell if protection is still there or not. After all, sheeting or beading =/= protection.

I got mine from waregem. (500ml)
Waxxon is the sole distributor here, but only selling 1 litre at Rm400, (last i heard)

it contains a lot of filler (semi-permanent) but really brings the shine out. many are saying it's comparable to klasse aio, but essence last much longer.
Some detailer did a test to remove essence after curing and felt short of oven cleaner to remove it. It was really hard to strip it according to him

hi
long time did not follow this thread
getting busier to take some time off for serious detailings
therefore, decided to bought a AIO wax yesterday, meg cleaner wax, to do one step since my paint is still in good condition
took 1 hours to wash and another 2.5 hours to wax the car with cleaner wax, i was surprise by the result. Paint is now sleek and free of swirls under the sun. i even use it on my headlight and my it made them look like new. 70% those plastic oxidation is gone. Could not believe how easy is this product. Maybe my eyes are cheated by the filler?
one down side of using this wax is.... it makes more severe paint defects such as watermark more prominent as the less severe one has been removed from the eyes.

my plan for future maintanenance is to use cleaner wax once every 3 months and OCW or ulti spray wax as drying aid. should be enough for protection i think

1 month would be a disappointment unless the seller was giving a more realistic estimate based on local weather + pollution.
The new versions of carpro reload has considerably better durability. I came across reviews which state the new reload has considerably better durability compared to hydro2.
https://youtu.be/YG3SRus2WSQ
https://youtu.be/7aIT2PF3HKM

The official gyeon cure info states that cure (reload/fb coat copy) has only 1/2 the durability of gyeon wetcoat (hydro2 copy) despite having more sio2% but the consumption per application might have something to do with it (30ml for cure vs 100ml for wetcoat)
http://www.gyeonquartz.com/product-guide/q2m-cure