anyone has any ideas where can i get Klasse AIO or SG locally? Their malaysian webpage seems dead..

oh really? thanks.. guess i have no chance of using this great AIO.. unless buy from Autogeek or Indonesia.. XD

Actually.. There are ppl tried their own formula of no rinse by mixing Meguiars NXT wash and Last Touch Detailer

here;s the video..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9CbLGeBN_w

and beside using a quality wash shampoo and medium.. always remember that u r GLIDING the wash medium through the paint... not SCRUBBING through...

This post has been edited by capiche: Feb 20 2011, 05:54 PM

oh ok.. i got what u mean... From ur description.. it sounds like a safe method to me.. but u gotta make sure all the dirt has sucked up by the medium.. hence u wont be dragging it when u "rinsing" with ur MF..

how about this, experiment it on ur own car.. hehe.. tape an area of 5x5" with no imperfections.. then try it with ur own method and see how it fares..

I do this all the time when I'm in doubt..

This post has been edited by capiche: Feb 20 2011, 06:49 PM

no problemo bro..

eh.. u from Malacca too? Hardly found any detailer in Malacca.. .. My hometown is at Malacca..

even detailing supplies are difficult to come by.. all my supplies were bought online...

KC,

the video he uses is a Last Touch Detailer (which I believe should be same as Quik Detailer)

Anyway.. I'm a firm believer of ONR.. I have a gallon of it..

It is really a damn good stuff..

ONR is almost my daily routine d... Scratch and swirl free without any running water... I only do full car wash then I wanted to strip everything out..

Yea... but somehow 3M assures that they wont interrupt with Meguiar's business dealing... Thus Barry still the CEO... But, all this is all about business.. they can shut down Meguiar's anytime to reduce 1 competitor.. after all, they have paintcare too..

Indeed some Meguiar's product is not as good as they claimed.. Unfortunately, in Malaysia.. It is quite difficult to source alternatives... Even Autoglym product is having lesser reseller nowadays... I still remember Jusco network used to sell Autoglym..

Optimum Poli-seal is what I aiming currently.. But my supplies are really too much for one car...

This post has been edited by capiche: Feb 21 2011, 07:21 PM

NXT doesnt have polishing/abrasive compound.. there's no way it can hide/correct any form of water mark.. no wax / sealant can do this, not even collinites, or swissvax..

If u wanna know whether ur car still has water mark after waxing.. park outside a night.. next morning with all the dew on the paint, use a yellowish light to look at the paint slanted, u will see that there's circle of dew around...

NXT has filler to fill in minor scratchs n swirls..



This post has been edited by capiche: Mar 11 2011, 02:19 PM

can layer, but to ensure even coverage as the cleaning properties are not that strong to remove whole first layer..

but not on the point of enhancing durability.

#21 accd to Megs is the pro version of their NXT2.0.. it is just being made in the way that it can be apply via machine... however, most ppl claims it has better durability than NXT2.0

first of all, #21 does contains filler, but u shud not use this as paint correction.. a compound/polish should take care of this, not sealant... dun expect it will hide all sorts of imperfection..

IMHO, u dun need both ultimate paste wax (UPW) and #21... UPW is combination of sealant+carnauba... If u really plan to proceed with sealant then carnauba layering.. then purchase either UPW OR #21.. then another PURE carnauba like #16.

Hope I help

This post has been edited by capiche: Mar 15 2011, 05:03 PM

#21 has more protection as its a synthetic sealant. UPW and GC has carnauba content.. the gloss is definitely better.. but if u talk about durability, I think nothing comes close to #16 (Meguiar's line comparison only)...

the widely used method is.. sealant -> wax... but my experience tell me, i really do not see any diff in such layering... back then when i apply nxt2.0.. I like the candy-looking it gives.. however, when i layer with #16.. the effect somehow has go away.. and all it left is pure gloss of carnauba (though #16 doesnt has cleaning properties)

there's no gloss near to those from carnauba.. thts y until now a lot detailer still prefer carnauba..

reason why GC has better gloss on dark color because it DOES contains carnauba inside.. its a hybrid..

if u found that its hard to buff off a wax.. then there's problem with ur application.. try re-do.. .. if u do it correctly.. it could be easier than synthetic sealant

happy waxin..

Unless u compound ur paint every month.. then it will be thinner.. If u r doin so, then there's problem with ur washin n maintenance technique.


@Zaypher, it wont strip the wax.. however, it would definitely scrap the crap out of ur paint.. I dunno what car u drivin.. as for Perodua Myvi.. the paint is so delicate till even a wrong choice of MF instill swirls on the surface...

This post has been edited by capiche: Mar 22 2011, 12:22 AM

have u tried under yellow light instead of cool daylight fluorescent tube? street lamp is the best light to check out RIDS. nothing beat this.

no need dirt.. even inferior MF will cause damage.



This post has been edited by capiche: Mar 22 2011, 12:41 AM

actually u can try buying hyperkleen MF at Ace Hardware.. I currently using it.. so far it doesnt instill any RIDS... but it really suck big time when comes to wet usage.. the water absorption is downright terrible..

On Mr. Clean MF.. i cant comment as i nvr used them before.. nevertheless, i have use their applicator foam pad before... the surface is quite hard and spore it rather rough..

water beading is a very subjective issue to be discussed honestly..

beading is only when the water is 80% spherical.. anything less than 50% spherical is not beading anymore... so on and so on... and the other bla bla bla theories.. so u see.. diff ppl has diff opinions..

and, washing concentration, pH and strength all are diff from each users n brands.. all manufacturer has diff formulation..

it is just unfair to compare diff product, diff preparations, diff wash n diff so on.... wan compare? standardised everything except wax used..

for this, how would u rate the beading?




This post has been edited by capiche: Mar 27 2011, 11:18 AM

what i mean that some ppl has diff perception of how water beading should be. the photo above is not even 50% spherical..

no problem. is all about sharing!

anyway, the beading is from a Myvi standard spoiler. coated with Collinite #885.

Personally, I use quick wax (megs UQW) after washing. Did UQD once, not really fond it cos the protection goes off real soon.. whereas shine level, hmm.. i'm a little bit over UQW cause it gives the carnuba looks, which I like A LOT..

all this are solely on UQW and UQD.. other QD I not too sure.. but after ONR wash, the shine is great!

However, between UQW and Aquawax... I prefer UQW more.

This post has been edited by capiche: Mar 30 2011, 05:09 PM