u can do a phone call to SC to check the availability of parts...
last time i went to glenmarie SC, they able to check their other branch's stock levels by using their computer...

polish? new paint not need polish lah...

for me, wash + claying + sealant (wax) will spend 1 day...

better prepare for hairline scratches, they may using cheapo good morning towel and scratching paint...


DIY always.
wash 30-60 minutes, clay 3-4hours, sealant 1-2hours, wait the sealant totally dry 1-2hours, rub sealant 30-60 minutes.

the reasons i spend more on clay bcos i didnt do polish, i use clay to remove road tar, bug tar, stain, etc on paint...
i use it to rub the each part of car paint at least 3-5 times to ensure the the contaminants removed from the surface of the paint...
especially the side skirt and doors, plenty of tiny road tar after 1 months and difficult to remove it bcos of the position...

This post has been edited by gkl83: Feb 23 2008, 07:26 PM

especially black color car...
sometime i can see some of black new honda accord with plenty of hairline scratches although look clean...

This post has been edited by gkl83: Feb 23 2008, 07:33 PM

Carrefour, Eneos...
PG (perma glass) wonder clay...

can remove most of the tar stains, it almost like polish but it not remove the paint layer...

still need some force to remove it... just also same like how u polish...

it should be wax, adding a layer on paint... but recommended to clay 1st before wax...
otherwise u will wax the dirty layer under wax layer...

ur household unwanted cloth? on par with good morning towel leh...
better use microfiber, or cotton clothes at least...


u should tell ur agent now, since u booked myvi SE...
the car registration card must mention the model is 1.3 GHS or 1.3 ZHS...
otherwise ur insurance coverage will lower...

thought more power = can lighter foot = better FC (if low power)

if u dont do claying b4 wax/sealant... u will "trap" the contamination such as road tar under the wax layer...
in other words, u protecting not only car paint but the road tar also...
i can confirm that after 2-4weeks after done claying, sure the road tar will appear on ur car body again...
imagine the number of road tar if u clay every 6 months...
no matter how u wax, the road tar will make ur car paint rough like ur finger touched a tiny stones on slik clothes...
no believe? go to touch ur car side skirt now and feel it by ur finger, sure u can feel the unsmooth surface...

after done claying + wax, the feeling should almost same like touching slik or jelly (food)...

This post has been edited by gkl83: Feb 24 2008, 10:05 PM

maybe ur car parked at the places which too obvious to be seen... maybe park at lorong or somewhere far away which may reduce the itchy hands...

depend on each person desirability bah, for me is perfectionist.... if i want to do sure do the best...
but i hate the claying bcos time and energy consuming, sometime i wish to skip this step...

but the link http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/75541 that u showed is recommended to clay before wax even the using meguairs

that thread is where i begin my detailing life...
and they ask wax for monthly... not polish monthly...
but mine also is not 100% detailing, i only do a normal 1 layer wax to maintain paint gloss
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=ST&f...dpost&p=7848721
and i also follow my sifu lonewolf do wax monthly and later do major detaling 8-10months... according to him, he said normal wax/sealant will gone after 1months if not mistaken... unless use the real high quality wax like detailing shop, claim that can last for 2 year at least, forgot which 1... and i went to a SS2 detailing "shop", that guy done detailing on my myvi, that guy ask me go there each months for another 6 treatments again, and confirm after 6months will gloss like mirror, should be wax gone after 1 months and reclean the wax & car paint till it look gloss... that why i wanna to do wax each month... but dont know is he conning me or not lah, but at last i dont let him do again...

and clay bar have different abrasive type, most of them should dont have much abrasive ingredients... like PG wonder clay have No 1, No 2, No 3... No 1 for dark color car, No 2 for light color car, No 3 for badly contaminated paint. i no sure what different between No 1 and No 2, but for sure No 3 contained abrasive ingredients to do cleaning...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_detailing


not yet pump full tank lah bro... maybe 2molo loh....
afraid the bad result will make me heart attack...

This post has been edited by gkl83: Feb 25 2008, 07:50 AM

using air con all the time while u in the car?more power u get without compressor kick in...
check tyre pressure also loh... pump slightly higher than 31psi, maybe 32/33psi... will help some to save FC...

higher psi = higher pressure = tyre harder = lesser grip = lesser road contact/friction = wheel easier to turn

if pump too hard, adsorb bars will kong faster also lo... bcos tyre loss the funtion to adsorb vibration if too hard...
32/33psi should ok... 40psi will same like ur rim used with stone tyre...

how u can lost the manual book? quite a lot information inside there...
did u try to look on it on Popular and MPH book store? joke...

got power steering still hard to turn the steering?

maybe 200km++...
mine 6 bars 450km at least...

today just pump full tank again,
eneos engine oil doesnt give me better FC than p2 engine oil, same FC like p2 engine oil...
will do few FC test again for next pumps to get average figure...
sometime my FC will shoot up till 16km/L, sometimes 17km/L, sometimes 18km/L, few times 19km/L...
maybe pump machines problems pump too less or more for me?

This post has been edited by gkl83: Feb 26 2008, 06:21 PM

i think is pump machines problem bah... sometimes good, sometimes bad...
try another petrol station's pump machines... maybe petronas is good but bcos of the pump machines pump less petrol...

if pump full tank then just use ur eyes to see petrol over flow lo...

huh? really? just a joke just now...

so far i dont have such experience that over flow on shell station, except i keep pump petrol after the gun trigger released itself but my hand itchy forcing petrol going into tank...
maybe bcos petronas pump machine too old and they never planned to change it and the sensor rusted...

This post has been edited by gkl83: Feb 26 2008, 06:47 PM

maybe myvi chassis lighter?