Detailing Thread [For Newbies][ARCHIVED]

[prince777]

sirs and Ma'am, where can i bring my vehicle for detailing. Basically with chip-off paints(specially on the hood), light and deep scratches(bumper)and some small dents..

please help..

[Chikselog]

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You could try BigBert's Araneta/Ortigas sir.. Have them diagnose it and they'll suggest kung ano ang pwedeng gawin sa paint mo

http://www.bigberts.com/

[prince777]

do i have to pay for the diagnosis?....

[thx777]

*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?

Sir share ko lang din un problem ko, nakuha ko itong stone chipped na to ng nag drive ako sa NLEX, kakainis kse kahit maliit lang kitang kita sa color blue na paint at tama ka nag umpisa na umulan kaya nakakatakot baka pagsimulan ng corrosion. Ano po ba maganda remedyo dito bukod sa wet sanding, un mga nakita ko sa youtube sobra mahal naman touch up paint lang.

[thx777]

Sa ibabaw pala ng hood yang chipped paint na yan mga sir.
*chickselog: sir kaya kaya ng BigBert yang ganyan na stoned chipped.

[scharnhorst]

^^ hmmm. pag talagang stripped off na yung paint, hindi na daw nadadaan sa detailing.

I wonder, though, if bigbert's does touchup correction. (which is the wet sanding then polishing the small touch up paint globs)

On second thought, I think they do, sabi sa akin ni Paul sa BB araneta, may mga touchup marks yung honda S2000 na pinrep nila for the trans sport show sa mega mall.

question is how much per hit. hehe.

for the small dents... PDR

[madkatz]

*scharnhorst: i got my 2k and 3k grit sandpapers from meguiars in kamias, but i remember getting some 2k and 2.5k grit sand paper from Ace hardware, yes you would be using a MF cloth for applying since its spot treating and MF cloth for removal as well.

[Chikselog]

*prince
Di na po.. Maayos naman kausap yung mga staff dun

[thx777]

Wala naman dent sir un chipped paint lang talaga worries ko baka kse lumala e, will try to visit BB this coming week, thank sir. Share ko na din un last na detail ko first time ko gumamit ng Step 2, grabe hirap pala i apply nito compare sa Step 3 nanigas un mga daliri ko after detailing, with Step 2 mga 3 or 4 circular motion palang makunat na hirap na igalaw yung MF applicator pad, mas mahirap din sya i buff off. Sorry kung di gano kita un gloss di ko matimpla yung point and shoot ko na camera tapos sobra pa sikat ng araw kse 2pm na ata ako natapos.

[golti]

*madkatz

thanks for the advice. the swirls looks deep(masyado ksi masipag maid namin sa pag linis ng kotse e hehehe), so i might go for the swirlX approach. will keep in mind to use minimal pressure with this product as you mentioned.

from what i've read. carlack/klasse products receive high praises from people... are these products way better than meg's or mom's?

[Starex_Gold]

thx777,
nice reflection shots sir! Gusto ko iyang color blue Everest. Ganyan pala ang itsura pag detailed. Para madali i-buff yung Step 2, or kahit anong wax, mag spray ka ng konting Quick Detailer sa MF towel or sa body ng car. Ganyan ginagawa ko.

Katatapos ko lang, Mothers step 2 & 3 combo





malapit na maubos ang step 3 ko :clap: Collinite 845 naman sunod kong wax.

[thx777]

Thanks SG, ganda din ng pagka detail ng tucson mo, next time i try ko un tip mo lagyan ng konting QD ang MF towel.

[scharnhorst]

*SG, thx777: ganda ng rides nyo...!

hehe. samin may kasamang swirl marks straight out of the casa e.

hayayayay. gusto ko rin mag DIY but unfortunately, once June comes, I'll probably see our cars at most once a week. so I'm leaving it with optiguard come end of may...

[Starex_Gold]

Parang mali na may swirl marks from casa.

tama ipa optiguard mo nalang. saan ka pupunta sir?

[madkatz]

*thx777: ouch, that really does need some paint chip repairing, its not really that serious since i don't think it went through to the metal but i can see why you said it sure is noticeable, that quite huge for a stone chip, same suggestion as what i game scharn, have someone do it for you for the first time then, buy extra touch up paint and look carefully how they did it and learn it, thats what i did and it worked well for me.

[madkatz]

*thx777 and SG: very impressive details, excellent job guys!

*thx777: the picture where you showed the stone chips, if not for the stone chips would be a great picture showing how clear and clean the paint is, and very good reflection shots! very clear and i like the mirror like finish, and yeah +1 with SG on that, using a QD would greatly help in removing polishes, most polishes really does tend to gum and and become hard to remove, the trick in using step 2 is also working the product while still wet and removing it while still wet, thats why i normally recommend using on on small portions, that way the polish still remains wet and is a lot easier to remove.

*SG: nice reflections especially for a silver car and with low lights on the last shot, i loved all the shots, even the wheel wells are very clean, did you put dressings? the last shot has a very wet look, especially for a silver shade

[jmpet626]

*SG


+1 sa 845, simula ng ginamit ko 845 di ko na ginagamit yung mga mothers at megs waxes ko. Panalo collinite sa ease of application at longevity.

[madkatz]

oops 2x post

[Starex_Gold]

madkatz,
Thank you! It's bronze. Haha. However, bronze is still a part of silver family diba?

Yung wheel wells, regular cleaning lang. I don't apply any dressing para madali hugasan. Pressure washer, soft sponge and car shampoo or joy ultra lang gamit ko for cleaning wheel wells. Every wash sinasama ko talaga yan. Para malinis talaga yung car. Hehehe...

[madkatz]

*jmpet626: if you have someone coming over, try getting a tub of collinite 915, its a paste wax and its a little hard to some on the applicator pads but im sure that will really blow you away, and at 30 to 40$ per tub its still well worth it hahaha