Detailing Thread [For Newbies][ARCHIVED]

**zechs** · May 17th, 2005 08:18 AM

pardon my ignorance, para saan nga uli yung waterblade? para sa mga glass ng ride? i might drop by this week to pick up a gallon of your car shampoo. yung LS nyo ba, is it wax? what is it for?

**chain** · May 17th, 2005 09:21 AM

parang squeegee for the whole surface ng ride mo. (hindi lang sa glass...)

**zechs** · May 17th, 2005 09:27 AM

ah ok..so it eliminates wiping off the water after you wash it...hmm..for 500bucks is it worth it? i mean would it last long? mmya kasi biglang mag-harden up yung rubber?

**chain** · May 17th, 2005 09:31 AM

some folks swear it by it, some don't. I think Black Magic uses it all the time sa shop nila...

brand-new Cal Water Blades even go for P1,400.00

**zechs** · May 17th, 2005 09:38 AM

yikes! mura na pala in-offer sa akin ng bigberts here..hmm...i might buy it na..

**BlackMagic** · May 17th, 2005 10:49 AM

Originally Posted by zechs

ah ok..so it eliminates wiping off the water after you wash it...hmm..for 500bucks is it worth it? i mean would it last long? mmya kasi biglang mag-harden up yung rubber?

It doesnt totally eliminate the need for wiping off after a wash. It just speeds up the process by taking out as much as 90% of the water. kumbaga, you just have to wipe off the remaining water after the water blade is used. These water blades are just imitation of California Water Blades. They look, feel and perform like original Cali Water blades.

**zechs** · May 17th, 2005 10:59 AM

blackmagic,
ah ic..ok..will DEFINITELY drop by one of these days..konti na lang ang time ko for this summer to start up detailing our old car. sabi nga ng kapatid ko ipa-detail ko muna sa inyo and then maintain na lang..

**ILuvDetailing** · May 17th, 2005 11:09 AM

zechs: I use the Cali Water Blade on my Windows, It does a better job than a regular squeegy... I don't use it on the body tho have lots of towels already.

**patopig** · May 17th, 2005 11:33 AM

I've been reading on what people have been saying about the cali car duster and water blade. So far, everything has been positive!

I just ordered the "waterblade" along with mom's claybar from BigBerts! I'm also sourcing a cali car duster. Whenever I'm at Ace or at True Value, I can't stop looking at the B&D ROPs and polishers. (Kaya lang wala na ako pera. ehehehe) Methinks I got the detailing bug now...

BTW, any idea on how mom's clay bar lasts? I mean how many cars can it go through (if the cars are all cleaned properly) before it can be deemed unusable (of course without dropping them)... Claybars can get pretty dirty from pictures I have seen....

**BlackMagic** · May 17th, 2005 11:40 AM

patopig,
Here is a guide for you. We normally use up 1 Mother's claybar every 4-5 mos. With a load of 1-3 cars, it should last you at least 2 yrs. not unless you drop it hehe. What we do is we slice the Mom's claybar in half. 1 pc lasts us the 4-5 mos. You could slice it up into 2-3 pieces then use 1 piece at a time.