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[ILuvDetailing]

thats why every time I have my car serviced, binibilin ko kaagad no wash and vacuum, kakadetail lang niyan. :D

[vice]

meron po bang available na meguiars water magnet drying towel dito ? saan po ako makakakuha?
TIA

Meron ako nito pero sa states ko nabili. Mas gusto ko pa yung Microtex Elite.

[picantorange]

Quick question po: I bought Turtle Wax Zip Wax Wash n Wax (ang haba ng pangalan) today. Naguguluhan lang ako, kase I'll be using this to clean the car. Do you think I can use it on the windows too?

[theveed]

You bought it na, might as well use it... Any shampoo with wax is bad news in the long run.

[picantorange]

Yeah, I'll just use it til it's done. Then I'm back to EagleOne carwash and WAUD.

[CLAVEL3699]

Clavel: NXT is a cleaner wax, just clay the car and use nXT straight.

Veed: Hindi ba sya Sealant? Cleaner wax lang ba sya? Sensya na naguguluhan na ako.

[cardo]

Im sure they would but I'd be more than scared to let them do it... hehe.

With your skills, ikaw na gumawa no! Gagasgasin lang ng gas station yan.

veed...

I've leaving for abroad for a number of months. I'm going to leave my cars at my folks house in the province. I'm not sure what I should be more worried about? My dad taking it to "bangketa" car wash stalls(since medyo tamad din sya hehe) or my mom wiping the cars with old pranela hehe I can't scold my dad or my mom hehehe. The past few days I been piling on coats of waxes hoping it'll last til I get back(I doubt it though). There are'nt alot of options for quality car wash in the province.

Iniwan ko na nga yun mga pads, microtex mf's, cali duster at mga wash mitts ko. hopefully my mom can instruct their driver to take care of my cars hehe I've already had the cars serviced and renewed the insurance policies til 2007, hopefully ok pa yun paint pag balik ko hehehe.

Anyway, if worse comes to (more) worse... dalhin ko na lang sa professional detailer or buy another car(I wish)


picanto,
I tried those shampoos with waxes a number of years ago. I found them not as sudsy or bubbly as those stand alone shampoos are. And I could not feel the "wax" the shampoo claimed it came with with...

maganda yun eagle one shampoo cost around 500+ in Makro, 700+ in True Value for the gallon. Cheaper in makro although its hard to come by these days. hmmm sino kaya umuubos ng stock?

[theveed]

cardo: kaya pala... hehe... well, kung mga wash swirls lang don't worry too much about it, alam mo naman pagrestore eh, can't avoid it forever

clavel: synthetic cleaner wax.

[miLes]

aku when i left my car sa parents ku may instructions pa ku written on paper how to properly wash my car and description ng gagamitin hehe....the things we do because of our cars talaga

umabot ata ng 1hr bilin ku sa kanila on dos and donts sheesh

[bigfellow2k]

available pa ang meguiars water magnet drying towel sa meguiars kamias. got 1 of 1,175.00, FYI

[AlbertB]

hehehe...baka nga...sabi lang sakin yun e...not really familiar e...thanks...san ba mga branches ng meguiar's?

City, excuse me if you already have the info but if not, I know of one branch sa Kamias, QC near Anonas.

[miLes]

City, excuse me if you already have the info but if not, I know of one branch sa Kamias, QC near Anonas.

yup this is simex

[miLes]

just a question guys how do i minimize water spots? the last time i washed my car may water spots agad and to think less than 30mins lang aku nagwawash, yung last time naman wala naman

im moving fast na nga so the water wont dry agad before i have the chance to wipe it, kala ku ok na but then sa pagtingin ku sa light meron pala

i think matagal aku sa shampooing, kasi pansin ku after shampooing the last section yung first section na shinampoo ku wala na yung sods, or is it too much water in dilution of the shampoo?? di kasi kesang bula nung pagshampoo sa BB yung akin hehe

tia

[ILuvDetailing]

are you washing during the day? under sunlight?

[theveed]

Main reason kung baket nababawasan ang bula and water spots ay hard ang water sa area nyo. There's really nothing you can do to change that unless may water softener ka, which, of course, doesn't make sense kung pang hugas lang ng oto.

What you can do to minimize it is to wash by part. Meaning, when you wet the roof/side windows, wash mo na agad yun and dry (kahit 80% dry lang), then you wash the hood, and fenders... Ganun ulit, then trunk and rear quarter panels. Then doors.

Or better yet, just wash at night when it's cool.

[miLes]

i wash under the shade of our garage naman hm baka sa wind

is it advisable to wash per section? i tried it once kaso nababasa yung nawash ku na na section eh

[miLes]

hm ok thanks theveed, will revise the per section washing and improve on it

cant wash at night, am lang kasi time available ku

[herbularyo]

Sir theveed,

If I remember correctly, you're selling CCD for 1700 yata yon. Is it still available? I've read it somewhere pero di ko na makita. If ever available pa yon puwede i reserve mo sa akin. then I'll find a way how you can ship it to me in the province. TIA

[IJM_LEX300]

If you guys want some good tips how to keep your car clean in & out, waxing, clay bar... check http://autopia.org/ <- - - - - A very big help

EDIT: I guess someone already posted the site LOL. My bad

[theveed]

herb: no we don't consign lang ni fafa chieffy dati yan, 2 years ago pa ata.

but a friend of mine is selling a couple, go to PAD nalang and check out the OFF TOPICS section...