Detailing Thread [For Newbies][ARCHIVED]

**ILuvDetailing** · June 18th, 2005 09:04 PM

Originally Posted by dehadista

crucial din dyan ang pad na ginamit. try to work it in to the give the diminishing abrasives a chance to break down. from what you've described, polish wasn't worked in long enough. hard to describe this kasi.

What pad would work best with a DACP?

Originally Posted by dehadista

Synthetic Waxes (different from Sealants):
(among the few mentioned here sa thread...)

Opps sorry, I meant what sealants would you recommend? I'm preparing my shopping list

Thanks for the synthetic wax list BTW

**chain** · June 19th, 2005 12:06 PM

ok ba yung parang crayon or chalk na pangtanggal ng scratch.. kainis talaga nag ka minor scratch yung hood ko mga 6 lines din. or mas ok yung 3M na scratch remover? thanks!

worthless yung chalk / lipstick ng Turtlewax if car is Clear Coated. piece of crap if you ask me...

What pad would work best with a DACP?

Pads with some bite like cutting and polishing pads. defintely not finishing pads.

**chain** · June 19th, 2005 12:11 PM

I meant what sealants would you recommend?

Dito sa Pinas o abroad?

Zaino (get the polish and QD too) but this is finicky. mahirap ma-maintain ito
Klasse AIO & SG
Autoglym SRP & EGP (almost the same as Klasse)
Megs #21 (I just ordered this from relatives hehehe)
Poorboy's EX-P

andaming choices sa States.. kaso ang hirap hanapin.

**ILuvDetailing** · June 19th, 2005 08:29 PM

Dito sa Pinas o abroad?

Dito sa pinas

So my best bet would be a Megs # 21 from Simex. BTW I just bought the Megs DACP in Las Pinas, thanks for the reco patopig

. Can I use this with the 3M Waffle Pads and ROP?

**chain** · June 19th, 2005 10:26 PM

ILD: umm.. AFAIK wala pa yung #21 dito sa Pinas. But you can still get #20. it's what they have there & it's a sealant too.

**ILuvDetailing** · June 19th, 2005 10:44 PM

OOpps, hehehe got excited there. BTW How long does the #20 last? Can I apply it with an ROP? sorry dami questions, havn't used a sealant before.

**chain** · June 20th, 2005 01:11 AM

no problem in applying it with a ROP. its faster.

after sealant you can top it with your LSP such as carnauba if you wish. it depends on the look that you want.

actually I'm itching to try #21. naiinip na nga ako sa order ko. hehehe. from what I've seen and heard, the #21 provides a look very similar to NXT. pero this time, sealant na talaga.

**patopig** · June 20th, 2005 11:31 PM

Wow. The sealant that NXT never was. Heheheh. I hope simex brings that here soon.
After much searching (Several large hardware stores in Las Piñas, Alabang, and Makati) I finally got hold of two 3m waffles (old stock)! Yay! I'm itching to try them out this weekend. I only need to buy a real polishing pad now from Megs and not all. Should the red cutting pad be ok considering I have two 3m blacks already?

**ILuvDetailing** · June 20th, 2005 11:34 PM

patopig: you can never have enough pads.

you can use the waffle pads for wax application and the red polishing pad for cleaner wax/polish application. BTW are you getting the 6" or 8" pads?

**chain** · June 20th, 2005 11:40 PM

are you talking about the Megs Red cutting Pads for ROP? hmm medyo hindi advisable yun. from experience, I use the Red Cutting Pad for Rotary only.

the oscillating action of the ROP causes severe hazing when combined with the red cutting pad. medyo mahirap tanggalin yan using ROP when using milder polishes / polishing pads.