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post Apr 22 2006, 12:13 AM

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Just finished detailing my car. Sorry for the dark and blurry pictures...blame my lousy phone camera tongue.gif

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post Apr 23 2006, 04:32 PM

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QUOTE(RedBox @ Apr 23 2006, 01:23 PM)
Can you snap with a digicam to share with us? smile.gif
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Hahaha! Can't really see the details eh? I'll use my digicam after my next detailing job. Now dirty edy lah...raining in KL everyday cry.gif
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post May 10 2006, 09:08 PM

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QUOTE(eddyann @ May 10 2006, 09:05 AM)
yeah, best if u can snap the pix under the hot sun. wanna see the shiny result.
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My next detailing job is this weekend. Will take some pics later thumbup.gif Hopefully it doesn't rain la tongue.gif
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post May 14 2006, 12:19 PM

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QUOTE(satigue @ May 14 2006, 10:04 AM)
izit true our rainy weather here in msia not so suitable for detailing? one time rain only, all hard work gone. tht's what i experience. wife always nagging say it's waste of time spending on car instead of with wife & children. sweat.gif  unlike in states or elsewhere where it's doesn't rain tht much & not humid.
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I dun think so. That's why we use wax. For protection ma tongue.gif Guys, I dun think I can post my car pics this week. I detailed my car yesterday and then it rained sweat.gif I'll try again next week wink.gif
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post May 24 2006, 02:36 PM

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Why this thread so quiet one? Where are you guys? All bored of detailing edy ka? laugh.gif
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post May 25 2006, 02:09 PM

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QUOTE(lonewolf @ May 25 2006, 03:45 AM)
because there is nothing to talk..hmmm...let me ask some stupid question..

would it be feasible to make the paint have no spider webs for a everyday use car?
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I think it's possible. Wax often and use microfibre cloths smile.gif
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post May 25 2006, 02:44 PM

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QUOTE(lonewolf @ May 25 2006, 02:38 PM)
but wax won't cover the little valleys leh...
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Sorry...I forgot to elaborate tongue.gif For new cars, terus go wax after you got the car to protect the paint. For this case or your car, send for polish first lor. Then wax often to preserve the shine and luster tongue.gif
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post May 26 2006, 10:56 AM

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QUOTE(satigue @ May 26 2006, 10:11 AM)
how often do u send for polish? any recommendation? every 6 mths?
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When my car's body got scratch here and there I go lor. Now only got 2 minor scratches tongue.gif Most detailers prefer to polish once every 6 months. Once a year also can thumbup.gif

QUOTE(lonewolf @ May 26 2006, 10:15 AM)
some recommend every six month, but it still depends on the surface condition. If u do maintain ya car like waxing every month at least twice, park under shade most of the time..you only need to do the polishing one a year. Remember, polishing will make ya paint thinner, so too much is bad for the paint.

Most of the forummers here DIY during the freetime, its a good body workout.
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Yeah...polish can make the clear coat thinner. But, try to avoid high grade polish lor. Like those 4B ones sweat.gif Use a softer polish first...soft to your clear coat that is wink.gif
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post May 28 2006, 04:39 PM

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QUOTE(hamster9 @ May 28 2006, 01:17 PM)
Adui..wonder how much will it cost?? Already got dents and scratches here and there due to parking at supermarkets, people dun care, just simply open their door slam on mine  cry.gif  cry.gif  cry.gif
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Normally around RM200+++. Standard issue price smile.gif If the dents are quite bad, I think you have to respray lor sweat.gif
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post May 28 2006, 07:27 PM

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QUOTE(yeahh @ May 28 2006, 06:24 PM)
.... some bird bird decided to poo on me back ...

and erm ... i didnt really bother to clean it up ... cuz i tot it'll easily come off ... but after reading some stuff ... seems like its one of the worst nightmares a driver can think of ....

anyone can point me towards a direction that i can work with?
so far i've used soft99 wax to wipe it off ... not working
ive used wd40 to wipe it off ... oso not working
ive used auto glym paint renovator to wipe it off ... oso not working

soo .... any other remedies?? ..  me noob in car detailing ... or even car washing ... so ... pls dont flame me ... plsss ...
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Try polishing smile.gif If you see got some bird poo on the body of your car, terus wipe or clean it off. It will bond with the clear coat sweat.gif Dun leave the bird poo on the car for more than a week wink.gif
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post May 28 2006, 11:43 PM

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QUOTE(lonewolf @ May 28 2006, 11:40 PM)
more that a week...wow..that too long wei...usually if u see any poo around, straight i pour water and wipe it off..furthermore, is under the sun...once is etched to the clear coat..then more work have to do....if the poo is within 24 hours and under the hot bake sun, it will etched abit already
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Yeah...better to clean it off as fast as possible. I mean 1 week is the last resort la. Still can save the paint tongue.gif Not many people care about bird poo. They think it's nothing sweat.gif
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post May 29 2006, 01:41 PM

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QUOTE(hamster9 @ May 29 2006, 10:02 AM)
Polishing also can't leh..how? Still stuck there... Can I clay it myself?  unsure.gif  unsure.gif
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Polishing also cannot? sweat.gif Better ask the experts. Serious man sweat.gif
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post May 30 2006, 03:51 PM

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QUOTE(satigue @ May 30 2006, 08:03 AM)
wah, got 2 cars...... notworthy.gif
try claying.

try claying. u'll be amazed! i was when i 1st got it. thumbup.gif
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Never tried claying before. How much is the Meguairs one? smile.gif
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post Jun 1 2006, 12:05 PM

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QUOTE(satigue @ Jun 1 2006, 10:30 AM)
konon tak tau....haha. rclxms.gif
blue clay? whow....how different izit from the meguiars one? more abbrasive? soft 99 products mostly in japanese. so we dun understd the instructuions.
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Honestly bro I've never tried claying before sweat.gif When I got my car, terus go wax liao. I wax so often one I think I dun need to do claying tongue.gif
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QUOTE(satigue @ Jun 1 2006, 05:02 PM)
sure no need claying? hard to belief la unless u dun drive yr car at all since u bought it. biggrin.gif
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I drive VERY carefully wei tongue.gif Yeah, I maintain the car as often as possible. But who knows? One day maybe I need to do claying. For now no need la icon_rolleyes.gif
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post Jun 3 2006, 03:09 AM

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QUOTE(satigue @ Jun 2 2006, 08:07 AM)
it's hard to belief cos u know la how our m'sian road condition. for eg, once u drv over new tar road, sure got tar stuck to the car. tht's one of the eg. other than tht can be due to insects. these r the few eg. i mentioned. there r many more.
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Normally if that happens, I terus remove the tar with some tar remover and rewax the car lor wink.gif
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QUOTE(Jackie Leong @ Jun 3 2006, 03:09 PM)
egiewan,
mind getting me a quotation from your friend's shop regarding his detailing package for my car? pm me the details aite? sad.gif
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You got the details edy aite? If anything, just PM or call me. I can book a spot for you wink.gif
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QUOTE(nycs82 @ Jun 4 2006, 12:45 PM)
Yo detailing kakis ... how ya doing?!! Missed out quite a lot since i went MIA ... ehehe

wahh .... meg's naik harga d meh?

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Use claying n c got effect o not ...den use ColorX on it ... den wax it ... shud heal it more la if cant completely fix it

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The 1 u got is simaliar to ColorX, it heals the oxidize paint on ur car n it DOESN'T clean as much as it shud. AFAIK ColorX has a lil wax component in it as well ...

For clay, if u refer to the Soft99, there's 2 types, u buy depending on ur car coat. There's 1 for metallic and another i forgot tongue.gif .. i use the light green 1 for my black CT ... Meg's is not bad as well ... but a bit costly

Egie ... u wanna know when ur car needs claying? brows.gif When u wash ur car ..  try feeling her body with ur fingers ... feel her everywhere ... n IF u FEEL ANY  surface which is rough or "not smooth" den u NEED claying tongue.gif .. Sorry to break it to ya ... though waxing is good but usually dirt bonds with wax .. there for even u wax a lot the chances of bonded dirt is there ... worst still it gets cover n "protected" by a new wax job ... so i would suggest a good clay n polish n wax session la wink.gif

BTW, for any detailing shop, make sure they use MF cloths for buffing n drying ...
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Yeah...I polish once every year wink.gif Will do claying as well and some touch up to my front bumper. Got stone chips cry.gif
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post Jun 4 2006, 01:48 PM

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QUOTE(satigue @ Jun 4 2006, 01:45 PM)
stono chips very difficult to avoid huh eventhought we keep like 3 cars away from the front car. sad.gif
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Yeah cry.gif The only way to avoid is keeping the car at home or installing those special tints for the bumper. I'd rather repaint the car in the coming years wink.gif
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post Jun 7 2006, 11:16 PM

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Wanna ask you guys...what's the difference between Meguairs Cleaner Wax, NXT Tech Wax and Gold Class Wax? I just tried out the Cleaner Wax on my car. It really brings out the shine drool.gif

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