may i konow what product is actually good if we can consider money is not a problem.

ZAINO!!..

Anyone can guide me hot to get rip of stracth mark which done by "coin or key" ??

btw do ur got do compounding ar>?

i m a autoglym fan.

Err, i have meguiars scratchX, ColorX, NXT Techwax and Step2 polisher..

However, i find the NXT wax does not prevent watermark ler...Any can recommend how to prevent watermark, buy Synthetic sealant and apply few layers on the surface before waxing??

In the US, they have nice public car wash area, wide space you can do anything you like. You feel very comfortable when doing the work...

I think we just need to pay $1 or $2 for the water?

sealant the a layer of wax. but the bottomline is, there is no product that can prevent water mark. Just wash the car regularly, once or twice per week will do.

Hi, anyone can tell me different about this:

Synthetic resin made wax
Synthetic polymer wax
Soft paste wax
Conventional solid wax
Conventional hard paste wax

thanks.

Synthetic resin made wax [sealant]
Synthetic polymer wax [sealant]
Soft paste wax [usually carbauna]
Conventional solid wax [usually carbauna]
Conventional hard paste wax [usually carbauna]

sealant usually comes in liquid form, but there are paste version as well. While carbauna usually comes in paste form. There is not much diff in terms of liquid or paste type, is all preference. Liquid usually easier to remove, while paste usually give u that thick wax feeling.

I see, thanks.

Bought the Meguiars No.21 synthetic sealant d..rm115, quite expensive..
how come the liquid is Purple in color..hmm

Hi lonewolf,

so i use the carbauna then use sealant right?

no no..

the usual process clay->paint cleaner->polish->sealant->carbauna...

the carbauna will always be last, you can skip the sealant and go straight from polish->carbauna also can.

doesn't really matter lar. For the price of RM115, there are other options that you can try. You can look for Klasse SG which selss around RM120 and it last longer and more blink than M21.

This post has been edited by lonewolf: Oct 22 2007, 10:03 AM

ya, those steps are more then enuf for me ...

Another car detailing thread

For my DIY car detailing/maintenance, I use:

- Kit Wash & Wax car shampoo
- Kit UV Guard for interior- dashboards, panels, leather seats
- Meguiar's ScratchX
- Soft99 Meta Clean liquid wax
- PermaGlass RainZ Dura windscreen treatment
- PermGlass Tyre Bumper & Trim Shine for tyres (Going to finish this and change to TurtleWax Wet'n'Black hopefully)
- Meguiar's applicator pads
- Microfibre cloths

I also have a bottle of Meguiar's NXT Generation spray wax but it's really hard to buff off and the results aren't as nice as I would expect. Soft99 Meta Clean liquid wax is a really good yet cheap wax... the results are just excellent- shiny and smooth and beads water very well. Recommended to me by a professional detailer (Panel detailer/car wash for my car club) and have no regrets about it

Considering getting a sealant and clay.

I usually try to wash my car every 2 weeks to a month, and every once a month after the wash I'd apply the ScratchX before applying the wax. Waxing is done every 2 weeks to a month as well

The stuff that I use- all except Soft99 Meta Clean liquid wax which is not in the photos

scratchX once a month?.. ..how did u apply the scratchx?..wipe on wipe off?

scratch x is a polish also , only a bit abrasive

so..she polished her car every month...

no comment ... since not my car ...

my fren use the scratch once and he said so scary, the scratch really gone ... means is kinda abrasive, not a bit ...

It worked for your friend then good for him... for me it took about 4 times (4 months) for the swirl marks to be lessened... not even gone. Yeah, it's applied like wax, except no need to let it "cure". Just apply and buff off, one panel at a time. Plan to reduce the usage of ScratchX now though, since the swirl marks are almost gone anyway. I guess the abrasiveness depends on car to car.