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**Starex_Gold** · January 2nd, 2010 10:58 PM

Mothers Sealer & Glaze + step 3 wax
December 25 '09

**Starex_Gold** · January 2nd, 2010 11:00 PM

Mothers step 3 wax
January 1 '10

**Chikselog** · January 2nd, 2010 11:03 PM

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Sir SG, by hand po ba pag-apply niyo ng Step2 at Step3? Great results btw :thumbup:

**Starex_Gold** · January 2nd, 2010 11:32 PM

yes by hand. kapagod

thanks

*edit: btw, wag mo na ako i "sir" SG lang

**Chikselog** · January 2nd, 2010 11:47 PM

Hehe okay po..SG

pa-diagnose naman po nung post #3120 and #3121 ko hehe..Di ko po kasi alam kung paano gagawin ko sa problem kong yun.. Hehe salamat po

**Starex_Gold** · January 2nd, 2010 11:57 PM

alam mo brad, problema ko din yan

merong service ang Bigbert's para sa ganyan eh. i re-dye ata nila para umitim ulit. nakalimutan ko na yung price.

grabe yung water marks sa wiper arms ng Vios mo ah :shocked2:

**Chikselog** · January 3rd, 2010 12:13 AM

Ganun po ba hehehe..Oo nga po eh, di ko aakalaing magiging ganun ka-visible.. Kapag nag washer po kasi tinatamaan talaga yung wiper arm kasi halos nakatutok yung washer sa wiper arm tapos ayun, natutuyuan.. Elevo kaya? hehehe kaso baka mag-fade naman yung black color ng wiper arm :laughbounce:

**madkatz** · January 3rd, 2010 04:34 AM

just got back from canyon woods and my car is so filthy with all the bird droppings and tree saps it badly needs a detail, but the sad thing is i got fever im now at 39.3 so that means no detailing yet for me =(

*water: tried that shampoo already, its not bad, nice lubricity and its main selling point is that its biodegradable thats basically it. as for the syringe thing, i actually don't use one, what i do is just apply all kinds of waxes and sealants sparingly. As for paste waxes i use foam pad applicators since its a lot easier to spread them using foam pads, and as for hand applying them as long as i see a thin film on the paint i try to spread it even more and i only stop when the foam pad no longer spreads smoothly and when there are no longer any thin films that i can see.

*jmpet626: wow thats some nice shine, and nice combination of cleaner wax + wax and sealant.

*praetor: the damage of water drying on paint would mainly depend on how good the paint condition is, if you still have a lot of clear coat then your car should be able to hold up for quite some time but eventually repeated instances would lead to clear coat failure, as for the damages water can do to the paint, this can also be reduced when you wax your car, regularly putting on some wax or sealant would greatly reduce the chances of drying water to penetrate through the wax or sealant and if done regularly then you have a regular dose of sacrificial layer before the drying water damages your paint, during rainy seasons i would actually recommend using some water beading waxes since using them would mean less water on the paint and the smaller the beads the faster they dry as compared to large water beads. and yeah basically what chickselog said is right. As for me when it comes to washing cars in the sun when i have no choice like when i was in bacolod, what i did was rinse the whole body, wash the body starting with the roof, hood and trunk, rinse again, start with one side of the car and then rinse again and then go to the other side before i rinse again. this was something i learned from meguiars in simex, they actually don't have a roof in their washing area but they compensate it by rinse frequently after a few panels, this way they said that the paint would always remain wet and constant rinsing would lessen the chances for water spots to dry and frequent rinsing also flushes away dust and dirts carried by the wind.

Hope this helps, and thanks for the help BTW it was so useful now i get to post pics here, thanks a lot!

**madkatz** · January 3rd, 2010 04:45 AM

*SG: nice detail on all 3 rides! all that work and painful muscle is well worth those vehicles looks

*chickselog: i wouldn't recommend using elevo water mark remover to those since you're dealing with either paint or plastic for one which is a lot more sensitive, and reason 2 is because most water mark removers are actually strong acids that can eat through water marks so i guess im with you on your hunch with it turning white. For both plastic and paint you could try using some APC and some old toothbrush to scrub it gently to remove whatever white stuff you can remove. As for the wiper i guess thats paint over metal so maybe you could try on some paint cleaners and try in on a small test spot and see if it works, oh yeah maybe you should add more water to your washer reserve to dilute the solution and hopefully make it less stronger. As for the black plastic parts, you could dry cleaning them with APC + MF + Toothbrush and then finish it off with some Moms Naturally Black or Megs Ultimate Trim Detailer. Oh yeah in everything you do always test it on an inconspicuous area first before you apply it to the whole.

Happy new year to everyone!!

**water** · January 3rd, 2010 05:07 AM

Manigong bagong taon madkatz

Ok gagamtin ko muna ito eco shampoo. Next try ko turtle wax platinum shampoo.

Sa mga microfiber cloth pala. Ano difference ng plushy/hairy type versus non-plushy microfiber towels? Kasi meron ako microtex. Ginagamit ko yung plushy type to wash my car.

Pag waxing di ba foam applicator gagamtin tapos wait to dry. Pag dry na ano klase microfiber gamit nyo to remove/buff the wax? (plushy or non-plushy?)

Maraming salamat.