Detailing Thread [For Newbies][ARCHIVED]

[Starex_Gold]

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Si Hotwheels ang gumawa niyan. Makinis talaga diba. Yung repainting ng front bumper ko 1 day lang ginawa. Tapos binalik ko after 1 month for re buffing. Then ok na.

madkatz, yan yung car na favorite ko i-detail. Sobrang ganda nung color pag newly detailed.

But.. She's not with me anymore :cry:

[privatezone]

I'm new here in tsikot. I read a lot of threads here and it's very helpful. Pina-new
car paint protection namen yung bagong vios namen last week. Aus lang po at pulido ang pagkakagawa nila. Help naman po kung ano magandang dashboard and sidings protectant. Yung hindi naman masyado glossy basta malinis at bago laging tingnan at hindi nag cracrack in the long run. Yung hindi rin oily at greasy pag hinawakan. Kaya pinanglinis ko lang ay clean damp cloth lang muna para matanggal lang yung unting dumi. Ayus lang po ba yun? May nakita akong cyber clean na pede sa kotse maganda rin bo yun? kaso parang mahal e. Salamat po sa opinions nyu.

[Starex_Gold]

I'm new here in tsikot. I read a lot of threads here and it's very helpful. Pina-new
car paint protection namen yung bagong vios namen last week. Aus lang po at pulido ang pagkakagawa nila. Help naman po kung ano magandang dashboard and sidings protectant. Yung hindi naman masyado glossy basta malinis at bago laging tingnan at hindi nag cracrack in the long run. Yung hindi rin oily at greasy pag hinawakan. Kaya pinanglinis ko lang ay clean damp cloth lang muna para matanggal lang yung unting dumi. Ayus lang po ba yun? May nakita akong cyber clean na pede sa kotse maganda rin bo yun? kaso parang mahal e. Salamat po sa opinions nyu.

Microtex protectant or ArmorAll original ang magandang ilagay diyan sa dashboard and sidings ng car mo.

Pero ako, hindi ako gumagamit ng protectant. Sa exterior plastic parts lang ako gumagamit

[scharnhorst]

hehe. jumping into this thread too.

had touch up paint applied by TMC earlier - it's raining like hell, and ayokong maunahan ng corrosion yung mga chipped paint.

couldn't help but notice na nagkaroon pa rin ng blobbing yung paint kahit na tingting yung ginamit na pang lagay.

may magagawa pa ba for that? been reading through the threads and the internet, the main solution seems to be wet sanding then re-polishing afterwards... but I'm not brave enough to DIY it.

(oh well, the price of highway driving. hehe )

[daney_waney]

I plan to buy a porter cable soon. ano po bang pads ang kailangan ko? I plan to use it mainly for waxing and very minor paint correction. But waxing lang most of the time

[Chikselog]

*doc scharn
Tanggal ba pintura? Na try nyo na po ipa-check sa casa? Try nyo rin po hingi kayo sa casa nung mismong paint ng oto nyo, kahit kakaunti lang, tapos pa apply nyo sa expert detailers.. Hehe

Dami na ring dimples ng vios namin sinabayan pa ng scratches from i don't know kung saan nanggaling

BTW guys.. Recommend naman kayo ng shop na magaling mag PDR (Paintless Dent Removal/Repair)

[scharnhorst]

*doc scharn
Tanggal ba pintura? Na try nyo na po ipa-check sa casa? Try nyo rin po hingi kayo sa casa nung mismong paint ng oto nyo, kahit kakaunti lang, tapos pa apply nyo sa expert detailers.. Hehe

Dami na ring dimples ng vios namin sinabayan pa ng scratches from i don't know kung saan nanggaling

BTW guys.. Recommend naman kayo ng shop na magaling mag PDR (Paintless Dent Removal/Repair)

sir Chikselog, applied na yung pintura, anzahl na same code. yun nga lang, nag "blob" sya (kasi malapot).

I might let Paul *bigbert's have a look see at it before I avail of optiguard. Sana kaya yon ng bigbert's. ayoko na istrip kasi baka madamay pa yung clearcoat pag linagyan ng thinner

btw, I'll recommend FRANKLINE for PDR. Nag avail na ako ng service sa kanila. ang galing. 5 minutes nawala yung dimple. 500 per pop pala. hehe

they're along Examiner.

[Chikselog]

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I see.. Sa bagong baby mo ba yan sir? Hehe mukhang nabinyagan agad sa highway driving ..

Examiner? Yung sa west ave?

[scharnhorst]

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I see.. Sa bagong baby mo ba yan sir? Hehe mukhang nabinyagan agad sa highway driving ..

Examiner? Yung sa west ave?

naka ilang beses na rin. hehe. daming flying rocks sa highways natin

yup. yung sa west ave, andun yung frankline

[madkatz]

*Chikselog: as for the pics i really can't tell i have to see it in person, but if ever its not removed totally im sure it will visually improve with some buffing

[madkatz]

*Excalibur: detailing is basically the systematic restoration of a cars interior exterior engine and etc to excellent condition, so if you have a really weathered car then you might need to do a 4 step as your detailing process, this would really reduce paint, conversely if your car is in excellent condition then you only need to wax it as your detailing process, the detailing process determines how much paint would be reduced, if the car is in great condition then the detailing process would not reduce clear coat, so to answer your question, if by exterior detailing you meant the 3 step where they use 1. rubbing compound, 2. polish, 3. glaze or wax, then this will definitely reduce clear coat, as to how many times you can have it 3 stepped, that also depends on your paint and its thickness, normally for earlier cars you could even perform a 3 step up to a maximum of 7 times and still be safe, nowadays paints are really really thin, some honda paint already transfer color, meaning there's no clear coat already, just after 2 3 steps, and if by detailing process you simply mean a two step which is polish and wax, then this is definitely more compared to a 3 step, you could polish earlier cars more than 10 times and still have enough paint, so it all really depends on a lot of factors

[madkatz]

sorry 2x post

[madkatz]

*SG: those are really nice repair shots, that would greatly help in giving people and referring people to a good shop, as for your baby, thats too bad, but don't worry you already have a new baby to take care of hehe

[madkatz]

*privatezone: yes using a clean damp cloth is good, if its just for maintenance cleaning thats also what i do, the cyberclean is actually good just for those hard to reach places like inbetween buttons and aircon vents, its good for that but you would want to use that as less as possible since it gets contaminated easily but yes its very good at giving a car that brand new look by cleaning those nooks and crannies.

[madkatz]

*scharnhorst: well regarding the wet sanding part, if you do it carefully its really not that scary, but i would suggest you let the blotted parts dry for about 2 week to 1 month before you wet sand them, just get 2000 grit and 3000 grit sandpapers, soak them for at least 30 minutes in water, sand the area until even, of course start with 2k and then 3k, apply a few polishes, good ones are like Megs SwirlX, Megs ScratchX and Moms Scratch Remover, you might have to apply repeatedly since we won't be using rubbing compound to be on the safe side. and then lastly seal the paint by putting wax, its not really that hard, if you want have someone do it for you for the first time and watch how they do it, im sure you could repeat the same process again

[madkatz]

*daney_waney: you might want to get the PC 7424XP, and before you buy that make sure you have a high capacity transformer on standby already with at least 1k to 1.5k watts rating, as for the pads, LC orange pads for swirl removal, white pads for hazing and dulling and buffing to a high gloss and black for applying waxes and sealants.

[madkatz]

*scharnhorst: don't you just hate stone chips? hehe its gonna be a regular part of your vehicles travelling life, so yeah better watch how they do it so next time you could just DIY it and save time and money

[scharnhorst]

*madkatz: thank you for the advice sir!

regarding the stone chips... yep. it's the price paid for wanting to get out of the drudgery of city driving

just for reference, where can I get 2000 and 3000 grit sandpaper? and for the polish, do I use microfiber terries to apply and then remove it?

[Chikselog]

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Sa mga hardware po try nyo kung meron.. Tapos yung mga polishes pwede na yung mga applicator pads pag-apply, then microfiber cloths/terry towels to buff off

BTW ma'am si madkatz hehe..

[scharnhorst]

oops.

*madkatz: sorry ma'am