For those who are considering if they would want to have their cars coated or not.

1) Please forget about the longevity of the coating or so they proclaim.
What you should be seeking for is how well is the after-sales service. If after-sales service is good, your car is in good hands. Ideally, you want to seek for service, not just product feature alone.

2) Understand the coating package. 1 year, 2 years, 5 years or so, prices will vary. Again, ditch the mentality of durability of coating. Basically operators are selling service, and according to your budget or selection, that's how long your car will be taken care of. Any shine that comes after that is a bonus.

3) Understand the terms and condition of the warranty.
If you pick a 3 years coating package, operator has to honour that 3 years. So please understand what is covered and what is not. If they are selling 3 years warranty but only give 1 year of free "maintenance", basically the package is 1 year, not 3 years. Please and I stress upon this: Ask about if the warranty is on water beading on or the shine & gloss. Most maintenance will involve spraying a layer of sealant. Once sealant wears out, there will no longer be water beading. But gloss is entirely different. (long story short - gloss is also part of the feature of the presence of coating, not just water beading)

4) Understand what you are getting into.
Deciding which service provider means subscribing to their service. It also means entrusting them to take good care of your car for the number of years you are subscribing to. (much like signing up digi plan for 2 years la.)

5) Coated cars are not invincible
As discussed, also prone to waterspots and scratches la. It's not a product whereby after application it will increase your car's armor. It's similar to assigning of a beautician for your car. That doesn't mean you don't have to take good care of your car too. I advise washing it with 2 bucket + grit guard method if you really want to retain that shine. For everything else, go back to your service provider.

Bonus
If you have spare time on hand, DIY! Detailing can be quick and simple. Sometimes, a well taken cared car will outshine a coated car too.

This post has been edited by douglas_tong: Jan 7 2019, 10:43 AM

Personal opinion.

The most important aspect of "protecting" your ride is a proper and regular wash.
among others, don't tailgate cars, especially lorries, avoid driving behind lorries at all cost to prevent stone chips.

Don't park under trees and perform paint cleaning once in a while.
Wax and coating is not invincible and still requires regular washes and some tlc

More like turning the glass blur. Hazy, murky
Gg
Why you no come try bead maker with me?

Loose dirt will still float on top on the suds.
Squeezing the mitt dry very important step
Water will help to flush it out a bit.
Idea is not to swirl free the washing, but to minimise

That machine is only good for waxing

It's a shine booster and slickness enhancer. In terms of quick detailer, usually it comes with dirt encapsulation function, I wouldn't categorise it as such.

Some label it as "water wax". A lot of funny terms.

You try lo.


Streak 99

Not formulated for glass.

http://www.osren.com/product/coatz/all/04a...-abrasive-cream

this is intended to be paired with :

http://www.osren.com/product/tools-and-acc...-polishing-disc

The new formulation of 04A is improved with much more working time and now comes with mineral dissolver properties in it. By hand also easier to polish now unless it is heavy waterspot which requires machine. And yes, abrasive is cerium oxide based.

I've seen brand new cars with sanding marks.

Yes paint is painted by machine. However before every car is due for delivery, there will be inspection and restoration by PDI centers.

All cars will be polished and beautify prior to delivery to branches. Shit tons of stuff will happen during that gap of delivery.

In pdi centers, there would be a spray paint room, just in case there are paint chips or defects during assembly or storage (like driving around in the storage facilities or while transporting it to branches - this case, if the branch inspector doesn't approve it cause car isn't up to standard to deliver to customer, reject balik restore in pdi).

If paints isn't perfect, there would be a touch up respray being done, and this is not done by machine.

Best is to inspect before signing and refuse to collect la hahahahaha. Bring a powerful pen light and be anal if you want to.

Yes. Apply wax after using 51. It's meant for paint cleaning. Previously I used it every month to clean the paint. Just pair with a finishing soft pad

Take longevity or durability of waxes/sealant with a pinch of salt.

In our humid weather, every claim of wax durability is not applicable.

Weather and climate is a major factor in durability of wax. Anything that last beyond a month in Malaysia should be considered a good product.

My personal opinion. You can choose not to believe in it. But travelling around different countries to learn about detailing have definitely gain me some insights about how weather affects everything. From washing to polish solvents to wax durability.

Only this month I finally understand why pre foaming is a waste of time in my home country and why it is damn useful in other countries. #weather #humidity #differentproblem

In other countries, their dust and dirt is so loose that water rinsing would have cleaned the car really well! Foaming would help on really thick dust and dirt.

I suspect it's because of our humidity that grime and greases are more airborne. In dry countries where skin would crack, usually a pressure rinsing would have done a really good job.

Got free giveaway that round you no participate

Open detailing shop. Else your product won't see any roi or even finish half a bottle

I don't recommend using front and back windscreen. There are chances of blurring things up. Use with extra caution.

Basically it's acid. And acid dissolves mineral. But acid also etches.

i recommend using paint restorer 51, it is an AIO/3in1/cleaner wax. It goes by many commonly-used-terms in detailing, but the function has always been about cleaning the paint while removing minor light swirls (with hand probably minimal) and leaving behind a layer of wax.

As to why they recommend not to use in circular motion is because the write up isn't done by a detailer back then. (dulu tak popular tak ada budget hire good copywriter HAHAHAHAHA)
It is safe to be used in any direction.

whatever motion it is, it should be an overlapping motion to ensure even coverage. the more important thing to be aware of is pad cleaniness and paint cleaniness. else, any straight, circular or whatever motion is a guarantee motion to cause marring.

I have not come across any "nano mist" that can kill bugs. Seriously if someone tells you it can kill bugs or cockroaches, you should be worried because those buggers are tough and builds tolerance easily. If it kills a bug, it would harm us as well. no doubt.

Glycol is the smoking and carrier agent. I should run a test on it and smoke a shit out of bugs and cockroach and see if it clogs their abdomen or not. i doubt it will la...since vape juice also dont kill bugs...

Most nano mist consist of Benzalkonium Chloride, a common antiseptic agent.

Yes it will.

polymer = many + "mer" (part/unit)
even butter is polymer. janji it's a repeatitive chain.

this term is used too loosely and causing too much confusion.

Ceramic = non-metallic that usually hardens.

to me, sio2 sealant/coating or ceramic coating/sealant. It's all play of words and has caused much confusion among detailers and enthusiasts. I don't deem a spray coating that is <5% sio2 a "sio2 based sealant". It should be whatever that is dominant in the formulation that dictates the basis of it.

yes formulation might be different, user experience, process, and results might vary. But such confusion and usage of words or term should be avoided if we are trying to convey facts to others.

I believe none? Most are just inclusion of sio2 in small amount.
Sio2 itself is in powder form and would need further process to make it spreadable or in liquid form. Which then has a different chemical structure entirely.