Hmm..saw a brand "Kit" clear coat for metallic & solid colour, is it suitable for mine for my car? pls suggest which one should I get? after doing clear coat then need to wax/polish over it?pls advise for 1st time user..

hey just a question...

i've just recently change my wipers cause it getting old and its giving this kind of wiping lines on my windscreen.. and the lines/effect is very noticeable when driving at night + raining...

what should i use to clean/wash/rub off those "stain/markings" on my windscreen ??

Some updates of Kuching Detailing hands on session with KC

participant



Most basic of car care & most imjportant about car detailing is a simple Basic car wash _ the most important of car detailing - begin with a simple humble wash

giving the most express wash in the world - ONR no rinse wash with 3 microfibers



this is what & how we do
Proceed to clay (ONR 2 ounce dilutes in 500ml water) as lubrications the least aggressive but most effective (cost saving & good ROI) - it also prolong yr clay life spent , as most shampoo degrades & break it...


Moving on engine - spot cleaning - (optimum power cleaner) the far most better cleaner i ever use - so strong that can use as degreaser but so gentle can be diluted & safe for car paint & leather (safe for clear coat) i like to dilute 1:5 for engines & 1:8 for interior & leather cleaning

after Optimum power clean - dilution 1:5 parts water ( we are only going to do a spot cleaning test)

after opc wash & onr rinse

Paint correction - product comparison (between OTC & professional range)
*
Started with consumer product - OTC
proceed to Polish - Optimum hyper spray polish & M205
proceed to compound - Megs 105

*part 2 (advance level)
Wet sanding - levelling paint coat


ending with - LSP (protection)
10 minutes optiseal ( a prefect bonding & protection )5 minutes car wax by OCWax

ended past midnight



before



ta da - no more tears - johnson baby shampoo - aka no more stains





the owner say - do what you want - as i have order a new Carbon fiber hood - but after seeing the correction - he change his mind
lets read on to find out why? here

moving on to paint correction



did you notic e some thing strange of the paint
go in & zoom in



Pigmentation - most common cause - the root problem- where when the ride is repainted - there was no proper putty & sanded down carefully ( what happen when you ask for a rush job, where the putty is not 100% cured - pigment of such resurface once it is cured
another Paint defect

moving to advance level - paint correction & levelling


sanded with 1500 grits onr as lube & continue with 2000 grit



a well sanded level

This post has been edited by KC's: Jan 23 2011, 11:40 PM

Very nice review there bro KC.

JLean @ http://undercoverproject.blogspot.com/

Bro KC, do you provide paid detailing service for people out here, like me??

Read through your blog, and i'm amazed by what you've done.. Especially the headlamp restoration job on the Honda.. My family has a 6 years old black color continentals, never done polishing job before (except waxing on my own), plenty of swirls, hologram, water marks on the surface under sunlight. Not to mention the paint surface itself is dull after a car wash (by those road side car wash). It has plenty of scratches on the doors by some idiots who don't know to to open their door (I always park my car in a good shape, and i neglect to park in a area which cause inconvenient to the others as i don't want the car end up being scratch)

Oh, and more scratches done by my dog. He love to stand on my front bonnet, driver / passenger door whenever we reach our home.

I always love doing all this job myself, but sometime due to busy schedule, i left no choice but to send my car to the road side's car wash. Another reason is, lacks of the right equipment to do the detailing jobs..
I hardly send my car to those detailing center as i doubt on their skills, not to mention most of them are foreigner workers.

This post has been edited by victor87: Jan 24 2011, 04:54 PM

Hi Buddy

its nice to get feed back from you

My whole approach of blogging & posting is still trains enthusiast like you... would really love to see you moving yr hands on yr ride

will keep in touch once i am back from KK


Thanks

I don't mind spending my whole weekend doing the job as long as i have those equipments..

Yupp

Like My friend from ipoh

@KC's

looks like ur kuching TT was at Sin Heak Hin along Green Road..am i rite? recognized the suzuki with Louis Vuitton stickers..damn..its just nearby my house

This post has been edited by Mooneyes: Jan 25 2011, 11:42 PM

We miss you buddy - 2 full night we were there


come to KL la join us

sadly i'm not in kuching now..working far from home..rugi i can't join the TT..wanna learn detailing from the master himself do u have any contacts in kuching..worry bout scratches and swirls on my black car

hi kc, i actually emailed you about power clean and ONR. still haven't gotten any response yet . could you pm me the price? i tried using Turtle Big Orange. Works very well. Hope to give power clean a try.

no worries I am at Dalit - being to Mt kinabalu - Karambunai & many many more

sorry pal - out of coverage & lines - travellling now, OPC new shipment be coming in soon

Hey guys, any idea of getting the 7" polishing pads in KL ? Most likely gonna get a polisher real soon

what is the basis for yr 7" pad for

what product do u want to have it for

Meg's ultimate compound and deep crystal polish.

btw.... whats the diff between wax n polish...n what a sealant?


is this the right things to diy detail ur car?

1.wash
2.clay
3.wash
4dry
5.wax




This post has been edited by PVCpipe: Jan 31 2011, 09:24 PM

here
hi buddy

I have hundreds of such post with pics



ok will get u a affordable one

This post has been edited by KC's: Jan 31 2011, 11:55 PM

thxs for the link... so i see there u polish, and then wax.... what r the different between these 2? from my understanding both r for making the surface shine n glossy.... correct me

This is the favourite question everybody seems to ask



HI Buddy

there are 2 issue you are facing here - dull paint & dirty ride


Paint Dull - usually a sign of worn out, uncared for neglected & oxidized......
eg. a 16 years old oxidized paint


Look at the 50/50% comparison before & after


is there any product, whatever WAXES, SEALANT will do...many products over the counter - in the market & place alot of effort in to promoting & sell hard.


2 nd case study - can polishing with wax restores this paint? (yes & No)
Yes - a short live of gloss - once it wear out - it return back to dull (just like our Kiwi shoe wax) topping a layer of dressing wax - shine it back - once the wax worn out - it reflect the truth

remember this 4 area set
bottom right - wax with rotary
top right - polish by consumer products
top left - compound by cutting pad
bottom left - compound by wool, cutting pad & polishing pad

look at the depth & so called the best looking area on the centre bottom



the wax part - not bad - depth is good, but scratches is still visible (as there is no correction done) now there is another issue holograms we are facing



Washing is good - provided it is done properly - whether is a conventional 2 bucket wash or a contemporary 3 microfibers + onr wash

a good good old *wax/sealant is best to put on to protect yr paint from oxidized

* proper recommended once ya - not those contain high cleaning base ones

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