Go Mr DIY and look for aeropak bugs and tar remover. Does not contain chlorine and acetone. Good stuff. Cost about rm 10 for the whole big can.

From my experience American and British are really bad in packing. You are lucky they fill up the empty space in the box.

Korean are indeed very good in packing a to be shipped item. China are good too unless it was shipped from their dropship partner from Singapore.

I'm using that too after my China orbital decided to die.

Handy rotary. Mine looks a bit beat up as I use it for wet and dry sanding as well as polish cut kitchen counter top too. Just wish that it can be lighter when dealing with side panel. Maybe should invest in the side panel rotary too.

I normally buy sanding disc from eBay and aliexpress since they are way alot cheaper. 10 pcs of 4" 2000 grit cost rm4.i just ordered some 2", 4", and 5" sanding disc lately for restock. Cost me about RM12 for total of 25 pcs. I use them for bondo surface and orange peel too as I sometimes DIY spray paint on my cars. Orange peel happens on my clear coat when I under estimate the distance of spray paint nozzle and surface.

I never look at 5000 grit though. I normally just use 1000 and 2000 grit.

They are basically generic or some people call it OEM. It does not show any brand wiyhon. The hook backing only show grit value and image lable.

I never really look into how long do they last because they comes very cheap. At least it does not tear when performing wet sanding.

This post has been edited by therain01: Aug 14 2017, 01:06 AM

Alright I did some sanding on my old myvi before touch-up spaying the car. So basically the sanding disc could last for 3 parts until the velcro part detached. The sanding disc is still useable as hand sanding paper. Working great in removing oxidize clear coat and base color. Not sure if you would call to see durable.




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Not necessary. It's silky smooth on each washes.

I'm wondering was the car left unwashed for too long?

Nope. Not going for full body respray. I will leave those panel with original paint as it.

Well frankly speaking I never really look into Brand name. I browse through aliexpress as long as no one is complaining that should be a good seller with decent product.

Yes I'm sanding it with rotary. Basically I use it on big surface with deep imperfection. There are some "pimples" starting to pop up due to lousy paint job from a spray/insurance claim shop named city alignment. I need to perform a deep cut before primer and finish coat. I also use the rotary to feather out the bondo/filler to silky smooth. Btw, see that slipper beside the rotary? It is use as a base for hand sanding with the detached sanding disc.

Rotary does not seems as scary as many thought. It sure cut really fast. All you need is 88steady hand with care and light pressure. Most important is remember to spray water on panel from time to time and avoid corners.

Was it original factory paint btw?

Another way to remove water mark from glass is to use works ( see attached) or Clr. Cost around rm 30 to 50 from ace hardwares. Spray some of those on the glass then paste and soak with kitchen paper towel for 10 mins. wipe off to clean. Hope that help.


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Unlike 3M glass cleaner, The works and Clr are not glass cleaner. It works by soften soap and hardwater deposits.

Well I can't really say if those are acidic base but since it soften the mineral deposits and remove surface rust then I guess it is. However, it does not cause irritation to skin. The smell is kinda stink though if used in closed area.

Sounds like you overpolished and removed the clearcoat. A second thought told me that if the clearcoat is lost the base paint is even easier to be removed so this might not be the case.

Maybe straight go for fine polishing compund to check if it will bring back the gloss.

Indeed. AIO is nearly no cutting ability I believe. The possible cut is from the pad in case if he did removed the clear coat. For some reason the paint on accessories for example spoiler and skirt is easier to be removed by machine mishandling most of the time.

Clear coat is very easy to repair though. A simple clear 2k in a can would solve the issue.

You can get Samurai clar 2k in a can from lazada. To get full range of colors 2k paint you may refer to their Facebook for their distributor address. I get mine from a hardware shop off Jalan Sungai buloh in Shah Alam.

For 2k in a can, you don't need others to mix hardener for you. It comes with mechanism where you can mix it by yourself by just shaking the can. I personally never left the mixed paint for more than 2 hours so I'm not sure how long it would last until it gets dry in a can after mixing. The 2k paint however takes 48 hours to get very hard. Wet sanding is rather easy when done within 48 hours

Clear coat is still there. Just use fine polishing to bring back the luster.

Forget about removing the scratches. Seems like too deep to be removed. Chances are caused by dirty pad. Btw seems like your car paint need a good fine polishing work. Apply the all in one only after fine polishing.

This post has been edited by therain01: Sep 6 2017, 11:36 PM

Tape your headlamp. The rest is fine as no permanent damage will be done.

Can't judge. It's easier to know if you put the car under a bright direct sunlight.

For me I will ignore minor swirl. Just wondering how's the hologram with your dark paint. For me I always have some issue with it when I'm too lazy to end polishing with soft pad.

Factory UV coating