Hi all, anyone know where to get foam lance? and the shampoo, do we really need the dedicated pre-wash foaming shampoo?

Thanks.

I'm new in detailing too. But IMHO, after compound, you will need to polish with a finish foam pad to further enhance the paint.

I myself didn't get the grit guard, but found a cheaper way after reading gfwong Car Porch Detailer blog.

Car Porch Detailer

You have been to Osren? Do you know their pricing on the car shampoo?

Hi guys, anyone heard of this high pressure cleaner?

EuroPower HP6140

I saw the details saying it is using induction motor. Wondering anyone come across this brand?

Thank you.

Yes bro, second on that. Sheeting is better than beading. But i still like beading so much. Hahaha. Btw, I'm on weekly maintenance and topup with spray wax as final layer. So it's fine for me to clean off the deposits easily.

Btw, talking about sheeting capabilities, which product do you recommend? Planning to do it on other car.

Thanks bro.

Already reply you last time and links is given there.

Hi bro, i can feel you. I'm also doing free lance by just providing waxing package to my surrounding people.

Proper car wash est 1hr, clay depends on the paint condition, probably around 1-2hrs, wheel detailing around 1hr. Exterior alone also almost 4hrs gone.

People who appreciates your efforts will understand the reason behind why consume such long time. People who look for cheap and fast and good job, will just rant about why taking so long time. Hahaha...

Perhaps a picture would provide better view for sifu here to justify the reason?

This post has been edited by toonny: Nov 15 2016, 02:03 PM

Give a good cleaning and wax it. Next time cleaning will be easier.

Bro, does Nano wash provides better cleaning ability? I'm using their bubble & wax shampoo at the moment.

What's the symptoms of claybar is disintergrating?

Awesome bro. How long does it took you to complete the restoration? In hrs..

You want less headache in selecting products or to be cost effective, head over to Osren HQ @Kepong. Ask Henry for suggestion, he will guide you what you should need to kick off take care / detailing your car.

Or if you are hardworking to do some reading and not hesitate to opt for well known / branded / proven products, digs more on the internet and you'll find yourself some good offer.

And as what Windskill said, please clay before you proceed to apply sealant / wax. Touch and feel the paint before and after, you'll appreciate why you are spending time do the clay.. cheers bro. Happy Cleaning and detail your ride..

This post has been edited by toonny: Feb 24 2017, 08:52 AM

I went thru what you are at now. That BD will not even burn your paint, no worry. Polishing pad, I assume you are using the black pad? Very low cutting power and it does remove holograms. Swirl marks? Not really.. I gave the same panel a few passes, means repeat polishing the same panel for a few times, the swirl marks are still there, but holograms were removed. Cheers~

First question, do you guys think the rain water is very clean? Come on.. that's why you see the stains after rain. And some wax, they tend to be dust magnet too.. those edges, water runway, always the first impacted area.

so, you want to keep your car clean, no choice, you have to clean it frequently, especially after rain.

Cheers.

I always purchase thru Osren FB page only. Most likely Henry is replying you as admin. Browse their product from Osren homepage, and order thru FB. Though not like Meg's Direct.com, page admin will still replies you within few hours.

gfwong has the clover DA 15mm orbit if not mistaken. He has review on the machine too.

Review by Car Porch Detailer


Osren do have 1 15mm orbit too.. but price is around 900 - 950 if i recall correctly.

This post has been edited by toonny: May 4 2017, 03:37 PM

Some correction, it's called Water beading bro, not bending. Water how to bend?

You want good beading effect, Fusso is the one. But you also realised it dont provides gloss at all. Some detailers categorised it as a sealant rather than wax. That's why, Kiwami or other high gloss wax is recommended to pair with it to provides good protection, and shines at the same time.

Here, you already mentioned you top with the liquid wax on top of Fusso, how do you feel? What's your opinion about the durability of liquid wax? More or less it still behave and lasted as it should. But your fusso is still there as base coat for most protection.

For your last question, it's all up to personal views. Some may argue beading is just for show off. But thru the beading effect, you know when you should top up or reapply the sealant or protection.

But in real world, water sheeting actually better than beading. The beads formed on paint surface, though it looks nice, but water always contains minerals, or contaminants. Now, imagine it baked by the sunlight, what is the result? Surely you can guess what is the outcome. The watermarks...

There is a forumer sells IPA 99%, 1 L for Rm30. Try serach for it. COD with him around Nasi Lemak SS2 (Paramount).

Dilute with water, 1L can use for long time.

hahaha.. this is so true. I am actually collecting swirls and scratches so that I can do a ONE TIME TOTAL MAKEOVER for my ride. But after learning and applied the correct washing technique, my god.. 1 and half yr, my car still looks good when sitting side by side with other member's car who send it to car saloon or roadside car wash. I am so dem satisfy to look at my car..

This post has been edited by toonny: Jun 21 2017, 11:32 AM

hmm.. speaking from my experience, Glaco doesn't last long. I helped my friend to do everything. It lasted around 5 months on windscreen wiper area. and other windows are fading now.. still got beading effect, but not as nice as after apply.

The Glass Stain Cleaner, not sure whether it can remove those tough and stubborn watermarks or not. Need to ask members who used it before.
I've gotten the soft99 glass compound Z which works the same as per told by the sales there, RM 40 1 bottle from Autobacs, it cleans the oil film, but not the watermarks. So far, I used the AntiRain watermark remover (can be search in Automotive sales thread), and Osren watermarks remover, I felt both works alot better.

Glass Coating, I'm using coating agent from AntiRain, 1 year and 4 months now. There coating still as good as first apply. No watermarks were formed. But, I have my ride a weekly or bi-weekly car wash. So, it might be my periodic car wash that reduce the chance to let watermarks form on the glass.