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Pinaka makintab na FD..

FD ni Juan591 (bakit di ka nag popost dito ha? )




hi madkatz!

[madkatz]

by the way, these are all i have (as of yet) for detailing: mothers carnauba cleaner wax, microtex plush (pink?), microtex terry towel (orange), microtex chamois, microtex nanoglos, and microtex nanosliq. planning to buy collinite 915 and/or 476 (na-enganyo ako sa inyo) kasi ang kikintab ng mga rides nyo! should i also buy mothers 3-step system and megs swirlX? balak din bumili ng black and decker wp1300 or makita (but expensive). my truck's color is dupont dark blue metallic. help! hirap magpakintab kasi dami na watermarks, first time ko i-wax (3yrs after repainting it) about a month ago. ang hirap din pla handwax appli and buffing kaya parang gusto ko laging may machine na gamit na lang. i guess ngayon ay kelangan i-detail (ippadetail ko sana sa bigberts kaso parang napakamahal e) na talaga using a machine polisher.

i would suggest you bring your truck over so we could properly see what products work, and i would also suggest you don't buy any products just yet, this way you could see which products work best for you and what products you like the most

[madkatz]

doc scharn: yung 88 pesos po tapos 4 pieces na. Maganda naman daw po yun sabi ni chikselog.

Yung Mothers applicator pad ganun din naman po. mas mahal lang

i agree with SG and chix on this one, the micromagic is really a bang for the buck, hehe of course! i was one of the product reviewers care of a certain friend before this was released into the market hehehe and its really cheap if you ask me

[madkatz]

*SG medyo malayo kasi dito 'un eh.. mas malapit ako sa Blade. Anyway, pwede bang parehong applicator pad ang gamit for Step 2 and 3?

Anong brands ng cloths gamit niyo for the different tasks/steps?
1. washing
2. drying
3. applying wax
4. buffing wax

Thanks!

1. washing - TW Ice or Megs NXT are both good since they are gentle
2. drying - Microtex Elite
3. applying wax - Megs Foam Applicator pad, Microtex Wax Pad
4. buffing wax - Microtex Plush or Ultra Plush

[madkatz]

Ms. Whiskers strikes again!!! Pestengyawa! Leche!


Suko na ako. Nakakawalang gana na talaga pag may pusa na umaaligid sa neighborhood!

awww, thats really bad, yeah better wait for the rainy season to be over

[madkatz]

mga sir advisable na po ba na idetail ung exterior ng bagong kotse? ang gamit po is ung meguiar step 1,2,3? tsaka pwede na po bang gamitin ng swirlx ang dami na po kasing swirl dahil ung nagamit po ata ng casa na basahan hindi maganda...by the way ung kotse po is a month old pa lang po ang black po ung kulay...thanks...

Hello, sorry for the late reply, if i were you i would wait until there's a lot of swirls already before i remove them using a polish, in the mean time there are a lot of waxes and glazes out there that can be used to hide and conceal the swirls marks, Microtex NanoGlos is honestly one of the best filling waxes i've tried, next comes NXT, Eagle One and #26, but i've had varying results with NanoGlos, for glazes you could try Mothers Step 2 sealer and glaze or 3m Imperial Hand Glaze, for glazes you apply these before waxes. this way you could save more clear coat and in the mean time you could practice how to properly wash your car the scratch free way

[madkatz]

Doc suggest ko lang iba na lang gamitin nyo for the dirtier part of the car. Ako kasi cheap MF towel ginagamit ko pang hugas ng wheel wells at wheels mismo. Kapag kasi wash mitt medyo mahirap tanggalin yung mga contaminants dyan. And most likely na maka gasgas sa paint

What i use is 3 different washmitts

1 for upper half of the car

1 for the lower half of the car

1 old and rugged washmitt for the tires and wheel wells

[madkatz]

2x post sorry

[madkatz]

hindi ko ata pwedeng itapon yung nakagasgas sa auto namin. hehe.

tried something with the mz2 today...

mothers step 2, then step 3, then nanosliq.

nag umpisa ako merienda, pagtapos ko dinner na. hehe.

ambango ng carnauba at ng nanosliq

tomorrow... the ranger!

question lang mga sirs, what do you guys do pag inulan auto nyo? para kasing nakakastrip talaga ng wax kahit anong car shampoo kahit gano ka mild...

If i use a Collinite wax, what i do when it rains is immediately get a water hose and hose down all the water since chances are they are acid rain and can etch into the paint, then i use free flowing water to sheet out most of the water particles off the paint by using beading, and then i pat dry the remaining water particles with a chamois

Also using a good brand of wash and wax shampoo can prolong the shine of your car

[madkatz]

just bought some materials for tomorrow's honeymoon plan with my ZZ.



any reviews about this? sachet lang binili ko, try ko muna.


sayang di ako nakabili ng buffer? polisher? Black and Decker KP600 ata? cost 3200, kulang ang pambili.

hehe you should have waited to try out different products on the seminar, the scratch remover is not so bad, its more towards the aggressiveness of a rubbing compound but it does get the job done fast, but with this kind of scratch remover you need a finishing polish after

[madkatz]

eto after!

the weird blurry thing at the right is my very first accident, linagyan ng kyutex kaya ganyan...


with my dad's innova. parang gusto ko rin sana gawin yun... kaso too tired. hehe.


the tailgate is battered


pinavulcanize ko na yung naflat: hindi pako, fiberglass yung nakahole nung tyre!


yupi yupi yung hood, courtesy of mga mangga. hehe. dami nang gouges at scratches ng hood namin

Nice Detail!

[madkatz]

+ 1 to this..

1. slickness of the paint
2. water beading
3. shine
4. repelling ability to contaminants

[madkatz]

Howdy

Had my first experience of detailing a while ago and it really is tiring! I don't know if I did it right so I guess I'll be throwing a few questions again.

It was already dark when I finished so these don't really show much.











Moms Step2 and 3 lang 'un nilagay ko. Di lang talaga ako sigurado kung gaano karami 'un kailangan ilagay sa applicator pad. ?? Sobrang konti lang nilagay ko kanina so di ko tuloy alam if that's enough. *Step2 - paste, Step3 - liquid. Gaano kaya karami dapat?

I was also using the chamois to dry it after washing, okay lang ba na 'un pang dry? Medyo ramdam kasi ung friction kapag pinupunas.

Great job for a first detail! if you want to use a chamois, try Microtex Chamois, i know i might sound like im pushing a product already but there's a reason why most of the top detailers use Microtex Products hehe, either that or Microtex Elite or any soft towel

oh yeah and don't forget to dry the lower part of the bumper, you can get water marks leaving them that way

[madkatz]

after:








medyo di pa tuyo...di ko pa napunasan ng maayos



bakit ayaw kumintab?




now i know what "dugo at pawis" means hehehe

Awww, be sure to treat that properly, at least you now have a better appreciation for your blood and sweated engine detailed car hehe, great job!

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Minsan ko lang ito sasabihin

pag dating sa detailing kits, huwag po natin titipirin ang sarili natin kasi baka hindi gaano kaganda ang kalabasan

diba maam Madkatz?

[madkatz]

kaya dapat konting ingat sa mga singit singit na maraming hoses!

buti nga kayo eh may kung ano ano pang protectant!..ako Gaas lang gamit ko tapos ariel sa balde at basahan na pantuyo, yung sampu isandaan!...

ito pa matindi!..baby oil ang pampakintab!...

ang premyo ko?...pinuri ng carwash boys yung engine bay ko after 3days nung nagpacarwash ako!...

Haha thats actually the SOP in most Casa's and Big detailing shops, the reason they use kerosene is because its very safe especially when you get them into someplaces water cant like alternator and such, its pretty much the fail safe way of engine detailing, another bonus to this is that its very good against oil and gunk, but there are some cases where rubber parts actually crack and some even liquify when used with kerosene but these are usually horror stories from very old cars, not with the new ones, and for the baby oil its actually a nice tip i've come across years ago but protectants nowadays are cheaper than baby oil hehehe

[madkatz]

convincing iyang nanosliq na iyan.

Diba spray direct to the body lang yan tapos wipe with MF cloth na?

Yup, pretty much like a QD, and yes i agree with chicks that it does feel slick like a just waxed car, not to mention it even beads water hehe

[madkatz]

Classified ba as spray wax ang nano sliq or Quick detailer lang siya?

NanoSliq is actually more like a spray wax, based on how i understand how it was designed was that its designed for removing light dusts and finger prints and contaminants but its also designed to prolong and further enhance Nano Glos' shine and protection, and based on how it performs its more of a spray wax than a QD, its too thick for a QD actually.

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tsikot Detailers:

I-Nominate/Refer kaya natin si Maam madkatz para maging moderator ng More than the looks forum?

Kasi napapansin nyo, hindi at wala siyang pagod sa kasasagot ng questions natin. Sobrang bait at helpful niya. Good example of a good moderator

Watcha think?

[olidotcom]

Hi all,

is there any other minor/budget friendly remedy sa deep scratches? (halos labas na yung metal..) but many said that it reached the primer lang.. but still.. malalim pa din siya...=(

i saw this clip sa youtube na merong parang nilagay na filler-type paste.. then touch up paint.. it looked really good.

thanks.