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newbie here in detailing been reading previous post in detailing thread kaso medyo nahihlo pako sa process eh...

Q on newly repaint car so correct me if im worng ha ang pwede ko lang sa kanyan na gawin ay wash and dry, glaze and QD... then kailangan ko pa ba ng foam applicator para sa glaze and QD???

BTW ILD, Dehadista, Patopig and Ts1n1ta galing ng pagkadetail nyo.

[n (o) n (o)]

newbie here in detailing been reading previous post in detailing thread kaso medyo nahihlo pako sa process eh...

Q on newly repaint car so correct me if im wrong ha ang pwede ko lang sa kanyan na gawin ay wash and dry, glaze and QD... then kailangan ko pa ba ng foam applicator para sa glaze and QD???

BTW ILD, Dehadista, Patopig and Ts1n1ta galing ng pagkadetail nyo.

[ILuvDetailing]

Q on newly repaint car so correct me if im wrong ha ang pwede ko lang sa kanyan na gawin ay wash and dry, glaze and QD... then kailangan ko pa ba ng foam applicator para sa glaze and QD???

Yes you can do that. A Megs Foam applicator would fit nicely to your glaze application needs. Mag tiis ka lang ng mga 2 months then detail away

[B2Bomber]

'di ko sure kung uso pa'ng posting ng experiments pero pa-post cum evaluate na rin sa mga gurus. :-D sensya na wala nga lang before pic... medyo mababa pa kasi yung araw nung umpisahan kong magdetail e...

[B2Bomber]

medyo sa mall ko na rin kinunan kasi medyo na-shy na ako sa mga neighbours ko na nakakakita sa aking nagdedetail ng 1.5 days. hehehe... kaya habang nasa loob yung mga nagmamall...





tama ba pagkakapic ko o kailangan talagang "naliligo" sya sa araw for proper "evaluation"?

[B2Bomber]

lessons learned: well, naibalik ko na sa pagiging black yung mga trim ko na nadale ko ng wax (pati na yung mga wax sa mga singit-singit) nung first session (3mos + ago), medyo nabawasan na yung mga light scratches (I guess di kayang mawala lahat yun ng isang upuan lang? o kulang pa ako sa effort? o kailangan ko'ng i-level-up konti yung gamit kong polish which was Megs Deep Crystal System Polish & Megs ScratchX to Megs DACP o kung ano man ang maimumungkahi ng mga veterans dito), sarap ngang haplusin ng malinis at smooth na pintura hehehe, tama nga si dehadista: nakakamesmerize nga ang beading sa mga glass...hehehe. although 'yung TW Rain Away pa lang nasusubukan ko ok naman s'ya..naaliw nga kami ng GF ko habang hinihintay yung take-out namin pos pinapanuod namin yung kotse habang nauulanan sa parking lot ang matindi nung tumatakbo na kami... nung di ganun kalakasan yung ulan, halos di ko na kailangan yung wiper ko... hehe overall... mas happy na ako sa kintab nya ngayon...pero subukan ko pang i-outdo 'to next na session. BTw: ty sa mga inputs ng mga tsikoteers sa mga previous threads.

Qs, say next time na mag S&G ulit ako... kailangan bang mag-clay, cleaner wax, polish ulit (i.e. automatic na 3-step ulit ako)? medyo binubulong sa hangin na "Oo" ang sagot pero panigurado lang kaya ko natanong. TIA ulit.

[ILuvDetailing]

Nice pics B2Bomber, keep it up.

tama ba pagkakapic ko o kailangan talagang "naliligo" sya sa araw for proper "evaluation"?

Well one of the purposes of having a "Sun Shot" is it see if you have any swirls, or more appropriately to see how much swirl your car has.

medyo nabawasan na yung mga light scratches (I guess di kayang mawala lahat yun ng isang upuan lang? o kulang pa ako sa effort?

I'm guessing you applied the wax and polish by hand. To smoothen out the swirls, you need a Rotary, (Makita rotary will set you back around 9-10K depending on where you buy it. one reason I havn't bought one yet). Carnuba Wax can fill up the swirls hence you'll see less swirls after a wax session.

I havn't applied any of the RainX or whatever stuff on my windshield, it still beads after almost 2 years. Papa detail ko sana kina theveed, sabi niya wag daw muna malinis pa naman, clay na lang.

[B2Bomber]

Nice pics B2Bomber, keep it up.

ty.will do.

Well one of the purposes of having a "Sun Shot" is it see if you have any swirls, or more appropriately to see how much swirl your car has.

I see... hmm I guess kung for my own evaluation lang... di ko na kailangan kasi florescent ang gamit sa car port namin...i.e. walang maikukubli...akala siguro nung mga kapitbahay ko hinahalikan ko na yung pintura nung nagi-inspect ako ng mga scratches. hehehe

I'm guessing you applied the wax and polish by hand.

yup.all by hand.

To smoothen out the swirls, you need a Rotary, (Makita rotary will set you back around 9-10K depending on where you buy it. one reason I havn't bought one yet).

Ngek! so iba na naman yun sa ROP? Mukhang lalaki nga muscle ko nito sa presyo ng mga tools na yan. Sabagay, ang payo naman sa akin nung bago ko makuha yung goodies ko e pag-aralan ko muna'ng magkamay...makapag-ipun na muna siguro...tutal mukhang matagal pa bago ko maubos yung mga goodies sana nga lang di mauna ang expiration (kung meron man).

I havn't applied any of the RainX or whatever stuff on my windshield,...

thought I'd give it a try kasi super plugging ang GF ko regarding this prod. hehe.

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B2Bomber: nice.. more pics pa.. great job by the way.

ganda ng yellow. tapos kuha ka ng full-on sun shot.. haha parang pre-requisite na talaga yun when doing reflection pics!

[B2Bomber]

B2Bomber: nice.. more pics pa.. great job by the way.

ty couldn't have done it without the inputs from pages 1 to present of this thread by fellow tsikoteers AND ofcourse theveed for the help on the detailing goodies.

ganda ng yellow. tapos kuha ka ng full-on sun shot.. haha parang pre-requisite na talaga yun when doing reflection pics!

will try on my next session... which is ideally 3 mos from now as I am back offshore... actually, I gave it a try (specially when I was trying to get a perpendicular reflection from the side panels) on the same day I took those photos but I couldn't seem to get a good angle or my inexperienced photog's eyes weren't just working 'coz all I could get were too much glare... any tips from the seasoned photog enthusiast cum detailing enthusiasts around?