Carpro products got official distributor in Malaysia.

http://cquartz.com.my

Lol, same, guilty of hosing bird poo without wiping dry. I dont have ONR, so dont even hose down car after rain. Think I like accumulating dirt on my car before washing, more satisfying after washing a dirty car.

Hmm, while I am not expert in matte wrapped cars and have no experience in it whatsoever, my basic understanding of matte cars is that u wash with any regular car wash soap is fine, just dont use those that is wash and wax combo soap. U may also need to wash more regularly than normal cars due to the fact that if your matte wrap gets any defects like water spots, there is not much u can do. Apart from that, bird poo needs to be cleaned as soon as possible, as its damage to matte cars is quicker than normal painted cars.

Other than that, I wouldnt know if any extra maintenance is required. Again, I am no expert, just sharing knowledge from my old car detailing suppliers.

Personally I think if u want to wash your own car in condo without car wash bay is to use rinseless wash like ONR. Should be able to settle most your basic wash with 1 bucket.

On side note:

Today I finally found more time to complete my detailing. After leaving car few days, dust collected (also alot of dog hair from neighbour's dog), so had to give a good wipedown before claying the last 1/4 part of the car.

Again still disappointed with TarX, as I noticed alot of tar spots at the back bumper sides that were not removed from last round. Most likely will not use it anymore.

However, since I am short of time to do compound/polish before balik kampung, decided to just seal it with Carpro Reload and Carpro PERL for the trim. Just sharing quick summary of my usage:

Carpro Reload:

1) Super easy to apply, 4-5 squirts on a folded microfiber towel, wipe 1 section, flip and buff off excess. Can feel the car paint pickup the sealant as the initial wipe will feel grip, then as keep rubbing it feels slicker.
2) No streaks in latest formula, but not sure if due to product improvement from previous versions, or my application method.
3) 1 disadvantage against traditional paste wax and wax pad method is it does not have any paint cleaning ability (paste wax tend to have a very fine bit of paint cleaning function).
4) Gloss level definitely looks decent even without polishing.
5) Yet to test durability, so will have to update again next round.

Carpro PERL:

1) Also super easy to apply. Diluted 1:3 (1 part PERL, 3 parts water), sprayed on small microfiber cloth, wipe, and buff excess with another cloth.
2) Definitely gives a much deeper black look for all the plastic trim.
3) Super easy way to apply for tyres also.
4) Yet to test durability also, will update again next round.

Anyways, Happy Chinese New Year to everyone celebrating! And happy holidays to everyone else! Safe journey to those balik kampung!

From a brief look and your description, I think there's 2 possibilities:

1) Etching of some sort (possibly due to acid)
2) Clearcoat damage

On how to remove, I would suggest try claying, then follow up with wetsanding with 2000 grit to 3000 grit sandpaper, then follow up with compounding and polishing. Since the spot is small, doing compounding and polishing by hand shouldnt be a problem.


Erm, honestly I would suggest that u dont use any chemical that causes allergic reaction from your body. Allergic reactions can have fatal consequences. There are plenty of products that can do similar work, dont risk your health for 1 product. Just my 2 sen.

Mmm, as far as I know soap shouldnt have the ability to eat into your paintwork until u can feel rough texture, so clearcoat damage could have come from other causes. Generally its hard to gauge what caused it, but since considering u mentioned that it has a rough texture, then trying to level the texture with wetsanding would be a good idea to start.

Please do find videos on youtube on how to wetsand a car before starting. Also always have the finest grit sandpaper u can find, preferably 2000 to 3000 grit. Wetsanding by hand is also the most convenient and cheapest way to go, no need to buy machine for this purpose.

Just my 2 sen.

Car looking great! Actually if just small spot and seems annoying to u, then just just put a drop of polish on microfiber towel and polish the spot off. Else can collect more then one time do all.

Wah! 3 times a year! When I think about the prep work just to do 1 time also the brain already thinking too much work, lol.

But it is true that clearcoat isnt as soft or thin or fragile as many may think. If not mistaken I remember the guy from Forensics Detailing Channel in youtube got mention before that he measured per polish only removes 0.01 micron of clearcoat, so it is generally safe.

If your car has a custom paint job, u could wetsand abit more times before it hits colour coat or base coat.

Yup, this guy tries to go into more technical (even though sometimes when hit chemical explanation part he abit kelam kabut). Overall he gives very good reviews, just that his videos is generally more talk, not so much of demo technique.

I generally follow AMMO NYC for technique, Forensic Detailing Channel for technical and product reviews, and Dallas Auto Detailing for alternative detailing ideas.

https://www.facebook.com/GlamourSurface/

U can try checking them out if u wanna plastidip your car.

What pad do u combo with AIO? As I recall from supplier if want more cut with AIO then use compound pad, else use polish pad. I never used AIO before, so not sure.

Anyone tried before Meguiars Paint Reconditioning Cream D151?

From my experience and research, generally yellowish type lights (generally known as warm white) can show swirls better on lighter color cars (white, silver), and white lights (generally known as cool white) tend to show swirls better on dark/black cars. The difference in the light temperature (the yellowness or whiteness of light) will show swirls differently depending on your car color. Street lights are generally warm white category, and your phone torch light should be in the cool white category.

The overall ideal light for inspecting paint defects is neutral white color lights, which commonly is sunlight equivalent type of light. Sun guns are what some pro detailers like to use when doing such inspection because they use bulbs that somewhat emulate sun type of light temperature.

I have the same car color as u have, so I use a strong warm white torchlight (powered by 18650 battery) for defect inspection.

I would say its still due color temperature. Intensity wise your street lamp is far away even though strong light, your phone LED is very close even though much weaker light.

Here are my torchlight arsenal:


This is a comparison of the lights:


This is my version of Sun gun:



Sun gun uses Solux bulb (google DIY Sun gun to get the specs of the bulb), with 4x 18650, its too bright so cant really catch a right photo for comparison.

These are the links to the torchlights I bought and where I bought them:
https://www.fasttech.com/products/2139702
https://www.fasttech.com/products/4251200
https://www.fasttech.com/products/1319201
https://www.fasttech.com/products/1319303

The AA torchlights are only good to use if u have poorer lighting conditions or the day is generally cloudy. Else the 18650 versions work better.

Sorry if this is abit nerdy, I generally do post-polish inspection with few lights just to confirm removal was complete as sometimes one light can deceive.

If u dont mind, we could do a small group buy on this product. Lazada is selling RM320 (exclude shipping). Maybe can split 4 bottles (1 Gallon = 3.78L, divide 4 = 0.945L per bottle). Possibly each person pay RM90-95 per bottle (including rebottling and shipping fee).

Lol, think your reply is to another post, yes? I was just answering to the question regarding light temperature.

But I do agree with u, swirls are generally hard to avoid even with the best of care techniques. We must learn to close one eye and accept that so long as car is clean and regularly protected, we will have less work ahead of us when we do a full paint correction work.

In my case I am somewhat a defect collector. I let my car collect enough defects until one point where I have the time and drive to do a complete compound/polish/protect. I even have cat scratch marks on my bonnet that I have yet to do much about. Hehehe...


I actually tried 2 cordless drills to fit my Solux bulb, but so happen both had trouble screwing back together, so had to try other methods. Took me a few weeks to figure this build.

Yup, cuz the only way to keep a car in flawless condition is not to drive it, and that is as good as not owning a car. As long as our cars are daily drivers, like it or not some defects will come eventually. We can only do our best to minimize creating defects when washing and all that, but it eventually accumulates anyway. Close 1 eye lor, as long as generally clean and protected, then its good enough.

On the flipside also, if u like to keep polishing your car, no worries also. If polish until end up clearcoat gone, worst case just respray. Not the end of the world. Most important is learn to experiment, learn what works best for u, and learn from experience.

As I know u can, but not sure what purpose would it serve, as claying would prove far more effective. Feel free to try.

Me interested. As I proposed earlier, we could do a small group buy on this product. Lazada is selling RM320 (exclude shipping). Maybe can split 4 bottles (1 Gallon = 3.78L, divide 4 = 0.945L per bottle). Possibly each person pay RM90-95 per bottle (including rebottling and shipping fee).

Agree with g88 on this. This bucket commonly get when ppl doing renovation, they buy paint and comes in this type of bucket. If u have friends or relatives that are renovating house, then can ask them.

Only issue is cleaning all the residue, but otherwise its free. However, if the bucket was used to mix cement, then my advice is dont take, because cement usually harden in the bucket.

Good to know. Mind sharing how its done?

Mmm, not bashing the service provider, but those things that is written “cleaning” and vacuum I would suspect is actually part of a typical car wash procedure, so advertising them as though they are separate are kinda marketing gimmick more than actual value to me. Perhaps only the clay/polish/wax and nano mist carries more value beyond a typical car wash.

Personal opinion, maybe u can go to their shop and see their service quality before committing to these packages.

Just to clarify, Henry is Osren. During teh tarik session are we allowed to talk about other brands products?