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[ess]

in between what steps po below ko ilalagay yung pag-glaze and pag seal? also, any brand you can recommend for glaze? seal?

1. wash using 3m car shampoo
2. dry using microtex yellow cloth
3. dilute 3m car shampoo with water then apply sa car bago i-clay using soft99 <- is this step necessary?
4. rinse with water then dry
5. wax with mother's carnauba (since red yung color ng car)
6. apply eagle 1 wet wipe & shine

salamat...

between steps 4 & 5 --> apply the glaze before you wax.

By the way, soft99 nga ba yung clay na binili mo?

[archerwin]

sa SM mall ko nakuha yung towel, naghahanap nga ako ng waffle weave e, kaso wala sila, try ko maghanap sa ibang mall, bka mas mura kesa sa microtex waffle weave

saan SM mall po? and saang section ba yan? ayos sa laki ng towel na yan ah.

[bankai]

saan SM mall po? and saang section ba yan? ayos sa laki ng towel na yan ah.

nakita ko po sya sa SM north, department store, ok naman sya for blotting

[antz-z]

between steps 4 & 5 --> apply the glaze before you wax.

By the way, soft99 nga ba yung clay na binili mo?

thanks sa sagot ess...

wala pa akong soft99 na clay... bibili pa lang po... would you recommend it or yung sa mothers na lang? thanks ulit...

[antz-z]

just got my CCD last night.. atat na ako gamiting kaso nakalagay sa instruction settle on a newspaper for 48 hours... also got some towels but i'm not sure kung saan ito best gamitin.. need your suggestions lang as based on experience...

1. ccd towel -> eto yung kasama dun sa CCD kit na binili ko..
2. microtex green -> used this as duster kaso meron na akong CCD
3. microtex blue
4. microtex yellow
5. jml MF cloth -> bought this at ace for interior kaso meron na din ako nung CCD for interior

thanks...

[userfriendly]

userfriendly: QD under direct sunlight? I think I've done that before during times na OC talaga ako but normally, I try to avoid that.. kung tulad na ng bird poo, pinapaabot ko na lang sa bahay tapos diretsong car wash. usually, I QD when the vehicle's alot cooler.

I work in the province where we have hard water and the car is under the sun. No garage. Only go back to Manila on weekends. So what I do is wash and wax during weekends and QD in the province. Is this correct?

[archerwin]

thanks sa sagot ess...

wala pa akong soft99 na clay... bibili pa lang po... would you recommend it or yung sa mothers na lang? thanks ulit...

i'll go for mother's. you'll have the QD, pre-wax cleaner and the clay.
you can cut the claybar in half, safekeep the other half in an air tight plastic... 1st half lasted for 3 sessions only since there were a LOT of debris in my new car. the 2nd i'm still using but only for spot jobs since most of the car's surface is already smooth... it's a good buy! you'll definitely feel the diff on ur car's surface.

[archerwin]

I work in the province where we have hard water and the car is under the sun. No garage. Only go back to Manila on weekends. So what I do is wash and wax during weekends and QD in the province. Is this correct?

actually you can just do spot QD'ing for areas with bird poops and saps. if you have CCD, it will help you keep the dust level down.

[ess]

i'll go for mother's. you'll have the QD, pre-wax cleaner and the clay.
you can cut the claybar in half, safekeep the other half in an air tight plastic... 1st half lasted for 3 sessions only since there were a LOT of debris in my new car. the 2nd i'm still using but only for spot jobs since most of the car's surface is already smooth... it's a good buy! you'll definitely feel the diff on ur car's surface.

Yep! Stay away from the Soft99 clay unless you can guarantee that it's not old stock. If you find any at Concorde, it's most likely old stock.

I myself bought a Soft99 clay from Concorde. It's almost as tough as frozen beef! I had to dunk it in the mug of water and microwave it until it softened up. Afterwards, I had to knead it for some time to be soft enough not to dent the car...hehehehe... great forearm workout. Once softened, it did do a nice job taking out the embedded dirt from my car's surface. It even worked great at removing the overspray I picked up from EDSA courtesy of the boys painting the MRT wall.

[archerwin]

nakita ko po sya sa SM north, department store, ok naman sya for blotting

ok thanks... anong section kaya? linen ba?