It is all on technique. Mine was first time with paint cleaner.
And I cleaned my car from 7PM to 10PM, no light.

i highly agree.

the pictures i posted previously shows significant difference between a clayed surface (front/engine hood) and non clayed (roof, rear)
front clearly beads better and the wax last longer.

after 1 month the rest of my car barely have any beading at all, while the front hood still fairly decent especially after using quick detailing.

I am confused, because I see Osren got sell this thing call "Drill Adapter".
Since I have a drill, might as well try it without a proper polisher ...

btw, can we use the Power Dissolver to clean MF cloth?

Don't. It'll harden the fibers rendering them useless on paint. Use liquid detergent for mfs...preferably ones without softener. Dynamo or normal dish washing detergent would do. Just remember to rinse thoroughly or, better still, mix a little distilled vinegar in a bucket of water and soak the mf before your final rinse to neutralise any leftover detergent. Over time the fibers on the mf will harden, but the above *should* prolong its usage.

Yup. I have one. But I do suggest you use that for smaller pads only...like their 3 1/2" LC spot buffing pads. It would be *very* difficult to control larger pads with a drill. My drill is single speed and I'm having so much problem controlling the speed with the trigger. It's practical...but could be better if I have a variable speed drill.....

Guys, wanna ask about KEN brand of polisher or dual action polisher i dunno, saw it at a good detailing shop. So wanna ask whether it is worth it or not to buy as it cost around RM300 compare to Makita 9227 which is RM900 plus. Care to shed some light?

KEN....my first rotary polisher (yes it's a rotary and not a DA). Manage to do *almost* one whole car with it (my own car - waja). Sold it off after two months.

Comparing the KEN with the Makita is like comparing a proton with a porche. The 'spinning' will bog/slow down immediately once the buffing pad touches the paint - not enought torque on the motor. The head will heat up if you put too much pressure when polishing. There's no cut off if the motor overheat so if it does, then it's into the trash. If you're on a budget and don't mind it behaving like that, or you're just doing occasional polishing, then it could be an option to start with. But if you're seriously OCD like me, I'll rather spend another RM200 or so and get the DeWalt instead.

Just my 2 sen.

Hi, just wan to check, if you guys do coating like sierra glow, do u need to send your car for touch up? Normally how long is the interval period for a touch up session? thanks

Nop, I did not do coating because I enjoy detailing my car myself regularly.

....sierra glow is not a coating......
....or is it?

This post has been edited by KrisMas: Jan 16 2013, 03:48 PM

It is not? Then what is it? Pure thicker sealant?

sifu.... can i skipped claying and straight away polish? what is the effect of polish without claying? claying take too much time.....

Can. But you'd need to understand the risks and weight whether it's worth it or not to forgo claying. Worst case, the bonded contaminant can be in the form of large dirt/grit. When you're polishing, the applicator/pad would pick up these grits and you'll be instilling swirls/scratches while using the contaminated applicator/pad.

Theres no short cut in detailing....that's why it's called DETAILING. Well....there's no short cut but there IS a QUICKER WAY of doing it...for a price...

clay is a heaven sent!

I only wish I have endless supply of clay.

how can you say claying takes too much time and when you plan to do polishing o? claying is so much faster compare to polishing leh, unless you cincai wipe one wipe off polish la haha.

anyway, touch your paint with a plastic bag over your hand. If you feel alot of roughness, that means you need to clay, else you will risk causing scratches to the paint and the sponges get dirty fast, causing you to use more sponge.

seconded!! claying is so much easier. you hardly need to apply pressure, just let the clay glide over your paint. Polishing on the other hand, if done by hand.. after half a car my arm is like numb already..

pretty much what all the sifu said.

i still spent over 3 hours just to clay the front portion of my car... i cannot possibly imagine polishing works by hand oTL

ayam confused actually, claying to pick up bonded contaminated dirt... polish is like cut off the clear coat... so wouldnt polish will do what claying do?

what is the quicker way of doing it?

i use buffer.... polishing one car much faster than claying

use buffer lah... me think 3 hour also not enough to clay the whole car... that is why straight to polish