Detailing Thread [For Newbies][ARCHIVED]

[madkatz]

*Praetor: Thanks so very much for helping me post those, im such a noob when it comes to websites pages and codes, again thanks and Merry Christmas

*water: the Zymol carwash is actually a bit nice, its far better than your standard shampoo, its hmm a somewhere a little less than polyglaze shampoo, the only thing i don't like about it is that you need to use a lot to make bucket full of shampoo but then again it is compensated by its cheap price

*jmpet626: yup thats the one with a free useless lubricant hehehe, as for the asphalt removal, initially i just used kerosene, sprayed it all over the lower panels and let it sit for around 3 minutes, sprayed it again and let it sit for a few more minutes, and then i used Citrus Solv with an old and worn out MF towel to wipe whats remaining, and then i sprayed some extra concentrated car shampoo on the sprayed parts and let it sit before i finally rinse it off and dry it again

[madkatz]

*water: nope, i was thinking about it since i had lots of gallons of megs and moms but nah, its too much hassle and i don't have time to set it up but who knows, but now no, thats just our garage.

[water]

madkatz,

Ah kala ko nagdedetail business ka.

So maganda pala polyglaze. Di ba dalawa variant nun. Yung autowash and yung wash and wax. Ano ok sa dalawa na yan?

Kasi dati may nabasa ako hindi daw totong wax yung halo sa mga car shampoo.

jmpet,

Tago mo lang yan magagamit mo din.

[Chikselog]

*ma'am madkatz
Hindi po ba nakakabawas na ng clearcoat yung 3mins. of letting kerosene sit on the paint? I'd like to try to remove the asphalts on the paint na hindi kinaya ng Mom's Claybar.. Kaso medyo nakakatakot ang kerosene hehe.. Dun din marami sa tulad po nung inasphalt removal ninyong part nung lynx..

[jmpet626]

*ma'am madkatz
Hindi po ba nakakabawas na ng clearcoat yung 3mins. of letting kerosene sit on the paint? I'd like to try to remove the asphalts on the paint na hindi kinaya ng Mom's Claybar.. Kaso medyo nakakatakot ang kerosene hehe.. Dun din marami sa tulad po nung inasphalt removal ninyong part nung lynx..

Sir di talaga kaya ng claybar.. Try nyo Mothers step 1 pre wax cleaner. Yan gamit ko pang tanggal. Apply mo lang sa area na may asphalt and let it sit for about 5 mins. Tanggal sya kagad with minimal effort

[Chikselog]

Sir di talaga kaya ng claybar.. Try nyo Mothers step 1 pre wax cleaner. Yan gamit ko pang tanggal. Apply mo lang sa area na may asphalt and let it sit for about 5 mins. Tanggal sya kagad with minimal effort

Kaya ba sir ng step1? Ma-try nga mamaya hehe..Kasi the last time I did that nag iwan lang ng white residues bale dumikit siya sa asphalt making it more noticeable..With applied pressure niyo po ba ginawa?

BTW here are the pics..

Left Front


Left Rear


Left Rear Close-up


Right Rear


Right Rear Close-up

[madkatz]

*jmpet626: hahaha same here i have tons of those cans, sometimes i even just use them everywhere even if i don't have to use them like door hinges and such, its also a good thing to use if you're planning on removing your tires for wheel polishing, it helps a lot in making the lug nuts easy to remove. Its also quite usefull if you will be tackling engine detailing for those rusted spots.

*chickselog: using kerosene is actually safe for the paint, its not that strong even if it dries on the paint. the worse i encountered when using kerosene and accidentally totally forgot about it was just a slightly dulled out finish that just needed some step 1 and 2 and some good old waxing, its doesn't really seem like it reduces you paint. As sir Paul from BB told me, its ok to soak the area with kerosene just don't let it dry, make sure that when you do a spray pass on the affected area, do it twice to be really able to loosen up those asphalts, and then with a old MF towel just quickly wipe out all the brown spots that you see before it totally dries up, its also handy to have the kerosene bottle in hand so that when you wipe an area and there is still asphalt left just spray some more and proceed to the next area and just come back for those re-sprayed persistent asphalts. Actually most of the time i don't have to use cirtus solv anymore and kerosene would already do the trick. Another thing to note is that immediately after you do the wipe off of the asphalts and after inspecting the affected area's rinse off the affected panels with water and then just follow it up with a good wash with some concentrated shampoo, you need extra strength shampoo to be able to dissolve the kerosene

One thing that i do, sort of my personnal style would be to soak the areas with kerosene and then start with the first panel i sprayed and then do the whole car leaving behind any stubborn spots, as for those spots that are already clean i quickly spray them with the concentrated shampoo to quickly dissolve them, i then just go back to those stubborn areas spray kerosene take out the asphalt and then quickly spray some concentrated shampoo this way as soon as you're done you can quickly dissolve the kerosene as soon as possible. This also helps you with washing the area since most of the kerosene is already dissolved by the shampoo solution, there's no need to buy citrus solv actually i just use it since i have a gallon of it and haven't been using it for a long time.

Try it, just don't let it totally dry, and try to see the results, you'll be amazed at how fast the kerosene melts away the asphalts and since those panels look filthy, take before and after shots, that would be nice, im sure there would be a huge difference.

Also i would recommend you remove asphalt this way before you clay, so that you end up with less contaminants on your claybar prolonging its life, someone also advised me to use mineral or baby oil if you're afraid of kerosene which i did at first but eventually when i saw Megs and Moms use kerosene i told myself what the heck i just might as well give it a try and it did a nice job without really harming the paint.

*water: yup there are two types of polyglaze shampoo and both are actually good, the shampoo is quite nice, very nice lubrication and good in cleaning and as for the wash and wax its also nice, i would agree that it doesn't feel like its wax and it doesn't seem to protect but it does leave you with a sleeker and smoother finish, its actually more of some kind of paint gloss agent. Even the plain shampoo has some of this properties its just more prominent on the wash and wax, its a lot like using Carplan Demon Shine. Speaking of which i think i need to drop by concorde and get some liters of that Demon Shine as well.

[jmpet626]

*Chikselog

Ni rub ko lang yung step 1 dun sa area ng ashphalt and iniwan ko ng 5 mins using foam applicator pad. Medium pressure lang gamit ko hindi naman sobrang diin.

[jmpet626]

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[water]

madkatz, jonjon, anyone

Nakita ko na bigberts araneta ave. Bitin yung bubung. Pasok yung araw habang car wash and wax. Yung katabi car wash ganun din. Sabi sa autopia cardinal rule wag maghugas pag direct sunlight. What more pa pag summer.

May alam pa kayo yung covered talaga pero well-lighted?

Sa shampoo pala ano nagamit nyo ok lubricity, suds, slickness.

[Chikselog]

madkatz, jonjon, anyone

Nakita ko na bigberts araneta ave. Bitin yung bubung. Pasok yung araw habang car wash and wax. Yung katabi car wash ganun din. Sabi sa autopia cardinal rule wag maghugas pag direct sunlight. What more pa pag summer.

May alam pa kayo yung covered talaga pero well-lighted?

Sa shampoo pala ano nagamit nyo ok lubricity, suds, slickness.

Sir Microtex shampoo po gamit ko.. P150/Liter ok naman siya, mabula at ok ang lubricity..

I'm sure may diskarte naman siguro ang BB regarding sa araw..Baka may cover sila na binababa para di tamaan ng araw yung mga dine-detail nilang sasakyan

*ma'am madkatz
Salamat po sa inputs I'm gonna try maybe later the asphalt removal..BTW, ok na po ba ang strong concentration (more shampoo than water) ng Microtex shampoo kapag ididissolve na ang kerosene? Wala na kasi akong ibang shampoo hehe, and mauubos na rin nga pala ang Microtex ko

[praetor91313]

*Praetor: Thanks so very much for helping me post those, im such a noob when it comes to websites pages and codes, again thanks and Merry Christmas

After learning so much from you, it's the least I can do. Thanks for teaching newbies like me! Merry christmas to you too and have a happy new year!