Big Bert's Thread [ARCHIVED]

[mulder]

pinasok ng tubig ung Right side (passenger side) ng Mazda 3 ko and ung likod. Magkano ba pagawa un? Basa kasi ung carpet and open ba kayo sa sunday? Sunday lang kasi ako free. Hope to hear from you. Thanks.

[Wilson CHong]

sir tanong ko lang po how much paconvert ng HID sa inyo? civic 2009

[calvin089]

Good day,

i just like to ask, is weather a factor when doing the optiguard?
i mean is it better to do it on a sunny day so that the chemicals would bond better?

Or it doesnt really matter if its sunny or rainy when doing the optiguard on your car?

[Wilson CHong]

open ba big bert's kasi tumatawag ako bz at wala sumasagot... if closed kailan kaya ang open nito? ty

[_Qwerty_]

open yan.. kaya lang malamang puno..

[Helly]

open yan.. kaya lang malamang puno..

Open ang Big Bert's Ortigas pero mahaba ang pila.

Sarado naman ang Big Bert's Araneta. I was there about three hours ago. Naglilinis pa sila sa loob, inabot sila ng bahe. Inabot hanggang sa taas ng pintuan nung waiting area/office. Lubog yung mga kotseng naka-park dun last weekend, pati mga kagamitan nila. Pati circuit breakers nila kinailangan nang palitan.

They can't commit to an opening date and I can't blame them. Grabeng pinsala talaga dun. I'm sure next week na ang bukas ng Big Bert's Araneta.

[Helly]

pinasok ng tubig ung Right side (passenger side) ng Mazda 3 ko and ung likod. Magkano ba pagawa un? Basa kasi ung carpet and open ba kayo sa sunday? Sunday lang kasi ako free. Hope to hear from you. Thanks.

Open Big Bert's kahit Sunday, 8am to 6pm.

Ito yung pricelist ng Big Bert's: pricelist

[jmpet626]

sir how much magpa carpet cleaning?

[impulzz]

thanks Helly for helping us reply a few queries here,

sad to say we got hit bad bay ondoy, vinz, paul and crew plus our friends from stage 1 friends got stranded on the roof since saturday afternoon till sunday morning, all we could was just call him to see if they are ok there. water rose so fast that they couldn't do anything but pick up a few important things are hurry up the roof.

ortigas branch is open on normal operating hours, but phone lines are down in the whole home depot compound.

you can reach our ortigas branch at 0932 3190371 please ask for willy

thank you

[impulzz]

also Vinz will be interviewed on umagang kayganda on ABS CBN tomorrow morning sept. 30. i think it will be about on the first things to do with flooded cars.

[Wilson CHong]

sana maayos nyo na nga yung shop sa araneta sa tireboy din daw balita ko hanggang bubong yung baha at sira din equipments.

[theveed]

While I'm still associated with BBPD, I can't answer your enquiries anymore as I'm no longer living in Manila.

However, those of you who are planning to get your cars cleaned inside/out. I do suggest you DIY your cars ASAP, even on the easy stuff while waiting to have a shop (any shop) service your vehicle.

Take out the seats, trunk stuff, trunk side panels, door panels (if you know how to remove them, they're not hard), tires, air box (engine), battery and battery tray, tail lights, etc... Whatever you can safely and confidently disassemble and reassemble.

The longer you let mud and water stay, the worse the water and corrosion damage will be.

The upholstery will develop molds quite easily especially if you leave your door/trunk/hood closed.

Clean all those out with running water, use a toothbrush and get all the grime out of the crevices, then spray contact cleaner on all exposed electronic harnesses and such.

Spray WD40 on screws and bolts and grease all joints.

These are all very easy things to do, but very time intensive. Don't waste another minute.

At least, when the time comes where you'll be sending your cars for mechanical, interior/exterior, or electrical service, a big chunk of the car has been cleaned already.

Also, if you're sending your car in for repairs, especially electrical, it'd speed up the mechanic/electrician's job if you bring your car without the seats/door panels/trunk panels, etc.

[_Qwerty_]

saw Vinz kanina sa Umagang kay Ganda.. artistahin pala si Vinz!

[madkatz]

Sir theveed thanks for that very helpful information!

I've started a new thread that also has a link here, its basically all about what to do immediately with flooded cars

sir can you give us an outline of how to properly detail a flooded cars interior? my friends have been looking far and wide for a detailing shop that can do their flooded interior to no avail, one of my friends even spent over 2k already to have their car towed to different detailing shops and every single one we know is full

i think that would be greatly appreciated by everyone that got hit by ondoy and is clueless as to what to do

i think even suggestions of using make shift household items to use as cleaners would also be greatly appreciated, ace hardware is Sm north got flooded i can't even buy detailing items for my car right now, so are a lot of malls that are closed

[theveed]

Here you go...

http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63552

[madkatz]

here are some advises from my friends in the auto and racing industry

1. remove the battery terminals, although chances are you won't get grounded anymore since your battery is already shorted, still try to wear a glove or use a dry rag to keep your hands insulated when removing the battery, when removing the battery remove the ground cable first, usually the black one

2. Remove any part of the car's interior that can easily be removed and put back, separate the seat covers if you have them, and let them dry out in the sun, the suns UV rays should do the trick in killing molds and most fungal problems, this will also help a lot in removing the awful smell. but if its really flooded all the way to the roof, better get big berts to do it for you.

Also some people suggested rubbing baking soda in your carpet and seats scrubbing it with a soft bristle brush and then spray a little white vinegar with equal parts of water and let it kill whatever fungi, mold or bacteria there is, another one suggested using plain car shampoo diluted with water and for one pail add 2 cap fulls of zonrox (preferably the one thats more gentle on fabrics) I honestly have never tried these stuffs and there are concerns with my friends as to whether these procedures can change the color or remove the color of upholstery and carpets, but since we're left with no choice we're gonna try it tomorrow morning and let you guys know what happens, also it would be nice if someone can confirm if this is a good practice, these are just suggestions from other friends and some car detailing shops we went to a while ago that unfortunately was unable to accomodate us

3. With the battery safely removed, as stated above, clean and hose down the car with running water and dry it with a blower or a clean dry cloth, and then spray the electrical componenets with contact cleaner, and this is just an added tip i got, you could also try to wipe the rusted dirty and greasy parts ( not painted surfaces! ) with kerosene, this is supposed to be a good cleaning agent at the same time it can provide the car with a small layer of oil to prevent further rusting. You could also use some vacum cleaners with a reverse function where it can be turned to a blower to dry your engine bay.

4. For those flooded to the roof, its always better to have the professional check your car either at home or have it towed, but if your car wasn't flooded all the way to the top or flooded over the engine and air filter and if you are feeling a bit confident that your car can start and is planning to give it a shot, try these things, check your engine oil dipstick, pull it out to see if it has bubbles of water, if it has water, better have it towed to the nearest gas station and chances are you're in at least for a change oil, check your air filter, check if the filters are clogged with dirt and mud especially if you see the lower part of your air filter thats discolored, chances are water has got inside, again have it checked, next find a make shift dipstick to check your fuel, same style with checking your engine oil, if you see water upon checking, have it towed to the nearest gas station and have it professionally changed. if everything looks ok and if you still wanna give it a try, go ahead its your car, although i strongly suggest you have a professional check it, a friends neighbor in talayan tried to start his car and it went from bad to worse, what we did was hire a mechanic and drove him around my friends houses to check each one if we can start it.

5. In the recent surge of customers towards kasa's car shops, and detailing shops, i would strongly recommend that you go to those places that are known for their services, i would personally prefer to spend a little more and wait a little longer and have reputed people to do the services for me rather than some shop which i don't know, chances are there are some opportunistic shops out there that just rush jobs to get a faster customer turn over in short you end up with a "Minadali na trabaho" which could in the worse of scenario's leave you unhappy and worse just waste your money. So its sometimes better to leave it to the really good professionals like Big Berts haha ( do i get a discount? Just kidding ) not just those that get paid for mediocre services

So there, i would add more if i come across some more helpful tips and advises.

PS. Bigberts ortigas- are you still open for interior detailing? and when would be a great time to drop by some of my friends cars?

[theveed]

Good info, you might want to add that to the link/.thread I provided as well.

[madkatz]

Here you go...

http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63552

Haha it took some time to write my previous post i didn't notice you already had a very informative and complete guide posted.

Thank you so much for the very fast reply, Grabe! i posted it during dinner and went out to drop dinner and some basic needs to my friends houses have coffee and when i came back, Viola!! a complete guide! Thank you so much!! This guide will definitely be a huge help, i would be forwarding this to my friends

i think it would be a great idea if the admin could sticky your post

[madkatz]

Good info, you might want to add that to the link/.thread I provided as well.

Alright, will do, hope it helps

[madkatz]

just a heads up guys! typhoon pepeng is reported to be getting stronger, i don't know if its just the wind speeds that are getting stronger since yesterday its max winds were only at 185 now its at 230 very close to milenya winds, or if its humidity is also intensifying, i've been trying to contact pagasa to get some readings on its humidity to no avail. To those that has barely recovered or to those that has friends that have not yet recovered i guess this would be a great time to warn them and have them be prepared, a few of my friends would be staying at our building tomorrow morning just to be sure since their houses are still flooded and still has no electricity

also try to get ready by keeping some of the basic needs around

1. prepack extra clothes into plastic bags
2. charge your cellphones and rechargeable batteries or buy extra batteries for flash lights
3. try to store some candles
4. prepack rice grains (bigas) and bread in airtight plastic containers
5. try to get those easy to open canned goods that can be readily consumed
6. get some multivitamins