Detailing Thread [For Newbies][ARCHIVED]

**ILuvDetailing** · June 18th, 2006 10:49 PM

may mga sun shot pics si dehadista dito, maybe you can search this thread

**B2Bomber** · June 18th, 2006 11:05 PM

hmm... mabalikan nga yung mga sinave kong 92 pages nitong thread...at maumpisahan na ring magsave ulit nung mga latest bago ako matambakan ulit. hope the mods don't mind me saving the pages for reference. hehehe

**ILuvDetailing** · June 18th, 2006 11:10 PM

B2Bomber: Also check the "Maintening a Black car thread" dehadista has some sun shots over there, also some wet sanding pics

**B2Bomber** · June 18th, 2006 11:25 PM

a-ha! wet sanding pics. hehehe. I hope additional pics pa 'to from dun sa pinost na nya rito. hehehe. thanks ILD. mukhang online tayo ngayon ah. hehehe

**theveed** · June 19th, 2006 01:04 PM

B2B: Make it easy for yourself. Click the THREAD TOOLS sa taas and choose Show Printable version. You can save/print everything in one page. hehe

**H1Tman** · June 19th, 2006 02:09 PM

mga sir, yung excess wax sa kotse, paano tanggalin? nag-apply kasi ako two weekends ago ng 3M finish restorer. pagod na ko di ko pa natanggal lahat. nagpa-carwash na ko this morning, andun pa rin.

**theveed** · June 19th, 2006 02:21 PM

tyaga lang toothbrush and pure shampoo or use an all purpose cleaner.

**B2Bomber** · June 20th, 2006 05:18 AM

ganun pa rin s'theveed e... page per page pa rin basically, di yung isang buong file (spread) na for the entire thread... even kapag yung "view 20 posts in this thread on the same page"... thanks for the tip.

**B2Bomber** · June 22nd, 2006 05:49 AM

was going through my saved pages of this thread earlier before hitting the sack then some Qs came to mind regarding my last detailing session:
1. I noticed that when I applied Moms Back to Black on my tires, I got the wet look I wanted. I figured, maybe I'd put Moms Protector as well (I was thinking somewhere around the lines of carnauba over sealant...) but the wet look turned into matte finish... is it just me or was this to be expected? If it was supposed to happen, then I guess it was a waste of product AND time applying the Protector over the Back to Black.
2. I can't remember where I read it but before I forget the ask again is Moms S&G really not a sealant per se? If it is then should I have waited for some time before topping it with carnauba? What I actually did was S&G, Carnauba (2x), Spray Wax with just the 2 coats of Carnauba having a reasonably longer interval between coats, the rest went on top of the previous product as soon as I was done applying the previous product on the entire car.
3. IN the event that Moms S&G IS not a sealant, which of the following Megs would be better, the Polymer (#20) or Synthetic (#21) sealant?
4. When reapplying Sealants is it necessary to do the clay (I guess Dehadista would say... "It never hurts to clay" ;-D), cleaner and polish ritual again?
5. I had my center console and door handles trims sprayed (I'm not quite sure whether the shop used 2K on it-- is there anyway to tell?), how should I maintain these finishes IF needed (i.e. do I have to detail away at it like I would on my external finish?)
TIA.

**ILuvDetailing** · June 22nd, 2006 08:43 AM

Originally Posted by B2Bomber

I can't remember where I read it but before I forget the ask again is Moms S&G really not a sealant per se?

Nope its not a sealant but a glaze.

When reapplying Sealants is it necessary to do the clay (I guess Dehadista would say... "It never hurts to clay" ;-D), cleaner and polish ritual again?

It never hurts to clay

It really depends on the condition of the surface, if it has some embedded dirt or light scratches then by all means polish it, if not you can just apply another coat of sealant.