Nothing much to shout about. The name is great but the location and the condition of the shop gives the wrong image. It doesn't look good and I definitely will not go there. Waiting room? Well, there's mamak next door. Go wait there. For those looking for the shop, concentrate on looking for an air con repair shop, that's the name it has on the shop. One member of the forum brought this shop up and I'm always on the hunt to look for car detailing centers. So I went to check it out and I was quite disappointed. I didn't even drive my car in after looking at the shop and so far none can provide the services like that one I go to.

Look at the detailing threads in the technical forum.

The one I go to is AutoBavaria and EuroAutoKar's detailing center le.. everytime I'm there I'm sure to find at least one BMW and a lambo/porsche/ferrari being detailed. So what's a Civic 8 Gen club official car detailing got to compare with? I know Albert's brother and met Albert a few times. We all have our own place we like but owner comfort is as important as the job they do.

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Added on August 19, 2008, 3:10 pmI've been to both that you mentioned. Hypercoat's PJ branch is known as Ardy's Detailing. Nice showroom with show office but still not as good as Autospa's. The only good thing about Hypercoat is that you can buy your own Meguiars product and leave it in a locker there for future use when you return.

I've had a few issues with Autospa before, complained all the way to the big boss and now they all remember me by name when I walk in. It still feels great to be greeted by name, it has a very personal touch and that is the one thing that keeps me going back. After the complain, I believe they've marked my car for extra careful detailing and every wash now is spotless and doubled checked by their supervisor before handing the car over. At least they respond to complains well and improve. Now they've up their standard again and it's packed like sardines on weekends again.

This post has been edited by sleepwalker: Aug 19 2008, 03:10 PM

I have a deep coloured car and for Hypercoat to use synthetic wax on my car was all wrong. Yeah, water beaded off but that's about it. I lost the deep shine that only carnauba waxes can give and next trip was back to Autospa. They should have known better than to use synthetic wax on a deep coloured car.

Wax twice a week or twice a month? You should not need to wax twice a week or even twice a month. If your car's finish does not reach the level you want, you are either using the wrong products or that your car's paint is not good enough to produce the finish that you want.

Haven't you noticed on their site that their dark coloured cars are shining? You don't want a shining dark coloured car. You don't want it to look like you have just sprayed plastic on it. You want the 'blackhole' effect, where it almost absorbs light instead of reflecting back. That is what you will get with carnauba wax and the plastic look you get with the synthetic waxes.

It's not necessary to clay all the time if you use a pre-wax treatment paint cleaner before each wax. Claying is only really necessary if the paint is really gritty, which should not be if it is maintained properly.

Yes, to claim surface preparation is important is only partially correct. Depending on the quality of the paint, even straight from the factory, the level of shine would be different. This esp holes true for the very thin and poor finishing of the clear coat on our local cars. No matter the type of prep or polish would create the kind of gloss and shine compared to one with high quality gloss.

I've seen the poor souls dishing it out trying to shine a surface that cannot be shined. It just does not work if the surface is not perfect to begin with.

Andy,
My car is parked outside everyday too, from my apartment to the office, and yes the product will make a big difference. My wax will last about 2-3 months when I use the highest quality wax from Zymol in Autospa. Their cheaper one would last only about 1 month. Also you need to wash your car using wax safe shampoo. Most carwash center uses snow wash which is very strong and will clean out the wax in one wash. In your car, I don't think it's the product or user issue. It could be your clear coat not giving you the shine that you want. Clear coat quality differs from car to car and if you can't replicate the shine from another just even if you use the same product, then the problems lies at the clear coat itself.

Here are some questions to ponder about. We have so many Protons and Peroduas on the road but have you seen any that really shines? I don't it's because they don't take care but there is really nothing they can do short of a respray. Haven't you noticed that Protons and Peroduas which has been resprayed with non-Proton colours looks great?

I've know friends and members here who wax twice a month and yet it does not have the showroom shine. It's not the product or user but the clear coat that does not shine.

This post has been edited by sleepwalker: Aug 20 2008, 10:08 AM

I believe he's talking about the clearcoat. If he's treating paint, the car's screwed.

Please continue all other detailing discussion in the detailing thread.