Detailing Thread [For Newbies][continued 2]

[indiej]

sir indiej, the best lights to use are:

1)xenon bulbs
2)LED lamps

thanks. so formal, you.

[flakez]

Haha ganyan din ako nung unang gamit ko ng swirlx bro. Pang minor corrections lang kasi yan. Pero maaapreciate mo rin yan pagtagal. Pwede mo siya gamitin sa mga watermarks at light swirls. In the end, may gamit parin naman.

Bro, would you mind posting a a pic of what you're working on? Para makabigay gurus natin ng tips.

here's the pic.

nano gloss + 476s.
yung swirlx sa trunk lang and half ng roof. hahaha. wag niyo na lang pansinin ung gasgas sa hood. hehehe. napagtripan dati ng mga makukulit eh. hehe

[flakez]

double post

[franster]

a new layer of clear coat is great if it's convenient for you. 3-4 months 3m Imperial Hand Glaze before you can really detail. i'm gearing up to be able to do this.

So if I provide a layer of clear coat to the paint, would that be enough? or would it just be redundant for the paint? OR should I wax it instead?

Is clear coat available over the counter? TIA

[Chikselog]

Kabibili ko lang ng suka, SM Bonus Vinegar.

Mahal kasi nung Heinz na distilled eh. I hope mag work naman itong SM Vinegar na to hehehe.

Question: Since 1 liter binili ko para sure na rin, kailangan ba as in sa pure vinegar lang ibababad yung MF cloths? Bawal i-dilute ng konti sa tubig?

Up ko lang po question ko. Thanks

[flakez]

Up ko lang po question ko. Thanks

gamit ko pure lang since hindi ko alam tamang ratio. hehehe. ok din naman.

[x_jason_x]

Guys, Meron ba sainyo gumagamit ng wheel brush to clean the wheels? Is it scratch free? I'm planning to buy one pero yun nakita ko yun sa Mothers and Meguiars, I was scared that it might cause scratches in my wheels.

[Chikselog]

gamit ko pure lang since hindi ko alam tamang ratio. hehehe. ok din naman.

Thanks sir . BTW nice detail! Inggit ako. Gusto ko rin gawin yan sa EK namin kaso wala ng clearcoat.

Guys, Meron ba sainyo gumagamit ng wheel brush to clean the wheels? Is it scratch free? I'm planning to buy one pero yun nakita ko yun sa Mothers and Meguiars, I was scared that it might cause scratches in my wheels.

Sir I suggest you use a cheap wash mitt instead, yung mga tig 90 pesos sa ACE. Not only mas way lesser ang chance na magasgasan mags nyo but also madali rin since parang kamay mo na mismo naglilinis. HTH

[jmpet626]

Guys, Meron ba sainyo gumagamit ng wheel brush to clean the wheels? Is it scratch free? I'm planning to buy one pero yun nakita ko yun sa Mothers and Meguiars, I was scared that it might cause scratches in my wheels.

I use SM arnold na wheel brush yung mahaba. No scratches at all and abot niya pati back part ng rims. Best paired with Meguiars Wheel Brightener, tanggal brake dust lalo na sa Tucson na malakas mag generate ng brake dust

[madkatz]

kelangan pala natin maghanap ng seller ng DP

you don't need DP to clean your MF towels properly, there are a lot of ways to clean them, like the distilled vinegar suggestion, we've tried it before and it works wonders we just stopped using that method because everytime i buy one people at home just end up using it so i have to buy another one for the next load

suggestion for load is 1/2 to 1 cup distilled vinegar to 5 gallons of water

[madkatz]

mga paps, questions..

ONR cleaning QD - though dahan dahan naman ang pahid ko (nakaka strip ba ng wax)

yung mothers reflections advance spray wax would it compliment the 915 o baka ma-strip nya...

ano kaya magandang spray wax for 915 or any spray wax like mothers reflections advance spray wax would do..

ONR won't strip wax

any spray wax would compliment 915 but i would recommend OCW and DG aqua wax

reflections would do, reflections actually also has a deep wet look with it

[madkatz]

Bro, badtrip nga yan. Ilan beses naganyan yung akin sa The Fort dahil sa mga contruction sites. Kahit clay o polish hindi matanggal. Dapat talaga hindi patatagalin. Kundi kutkot talaga aabutin. :| No choice, kundi magasgasan nalang auto kaysa may white spots

you might need to use an aggressive clay, there are a lot of different clay grades and some or really really hard and aggressive that you could actually see some very old paint spots and transfers slowly abrade away, its like literally wet sanding the overspray but it is still gentle on paint

[madkatz]

i think yday morning ata siya nag re-coat nung pipe frame nya as confirm by him..i think morning kasi di ko napansin.....before nung nag-pintura sila eh umalis ako baka kas madali yung tsikot ko..kahit nga mga 4 yards ang layo...



yun nga napansin ko parang mas ok if hindi over lube yung clay para dumikit yung over spray..



yup mothers yung clay ko...and may wax ako over sealant...


sa tingin mo bro pag-bayarin ko sa pagod hassle and pagod na inaabot ko...though nag-sorry naman siya and sabi nya sabihan ko lang daw siya if how much daw yung damage..



yun nga bro eh..badtrip talaga until now di pa ako matapos tapos...eh kanina ko pa tinitira yan..


alam nyo ba until now meron parin...na maliit na maliit na lang..kala ko nga eh tapos na ako sa trunk yung pala meron parin...grrrr...pero maliit na lang siya ...pero maliit naman talaga ang overspray diba..hehe..

tingin nyo neglectable na kaya ito...

if you ask me, if he's sincere enough with his apologies i think that would be enough already, i mean hey everybody makes mistakes, what matters is that they learn from it, but if you're really bothered about it then try to ask for a small sum in return, but if it would be me as long as if he's sincere i won't ask for anything just hope he learns

[madkatz]

kudos nga pala sa tip nyo regarding vinegar....kasi parang lumambot yung mf plush ko na pink tas parang bumalik siya sa pagka pinkish nya may favorite color...di ko lang sure kung dahil ba sa basa siya kaya ganon..

question mga paps

1) ok lang ba na ginamit ko ay yung datu puti? kelan ba distilled vinegar...

2) ganito pala ginawa procedure
banlawan ng tubig
sinabon ng perla
banlawan ng tubig
soak with vinegar
then banlaw
air dry

pwede kayang ganito

soak with vinegar
sabonin ng perla
then banlaw
air dry

many thanks..

you should wash the MF first and let it dwell in soap water first before you soak it with vinegar, and finally rinse it off with cold water, warm water is good for soaking the MF towels with soap as this helps unclog the fibers.

if you would notice if you're dropped by my BF's place that his MF towels are still very soft pretty much like new, what he does is when he's done with the MF he immediately throws it to a bucket filled with water and soap solution so that the polishes and waxes doesn't have that much time to dry, this really helps a lot in maintaining MF cloths

[madkatz]

mga paps, ano gamit nyo pang linis ng foam pad applicator (tama ba yung term ko maliit na bilog gamit pang apply ng wax by hand)

pwede ba yung any of the following belolw

1. Plantex All purpose cleaner
2. joy dish washing liguid..
3. perwool

kasi ginagamit ng ermat ko eh ariel..

TIA....

i haven't tried plantex but im interested it it

you're best bet would be joy

don't use perwoll i know it contains other chemicals that might be left on the applicator pad

[madkatz]

Guys, naranasan niyo na ba maging mabalahibo(parang dust) ang MF niyo? Yung tipong pagkatapos magbuff ng wax, makikita mo naiiwan mga balahibo sa paint. Ano kaya cause nito? Mali kaya paglinis ko? What I do is, laba with perla sa washing machine, banlaw, spin dry, then sampay.

well with our MF's what we do is we have a dedicated washing machine for MF towels since we go through a lot of them if a detail session or a detail gathering with our friends happen, this way we don't get lint and fibers of cotton from other clothings into the MF cloth and we also don't get chemicals and polishes in our clothes, i remember before i accidentally threw a collinite applicator pad in the washing machine and our clothes ended up smelling like wax, so since then we opted to separate them, the stuffs you see might be a cross contamination from older wash loads, if its just a few pieces like 4 or 5 what i would do is just hand wash them on a separate pale and air dry after, this way no mixing of dust, chemical fibers and etc

[madkatz]

hmm parang ang pagkakabili ko sa akin e 1.2k ec and 1.4k lls sa BB araneta ave. di ako namamahalan kasi for the benefit naman ng car natin ito. at yung presyo na yan e di naman 1 time ur 2 time use. years yan bro...

i agree with this one, its not much of a price once you know what you are getting i mean take a look at it this way

16oz of NSC and LLS will give you about at least 40 applications, lets say you do double coats of LLS, that gives you 20 applications of double coat, and lets say you abide by what BB advices regarding LLS being applied quarterly, 20 double coats is already 5 years of superior durable protection

my BF was telling me earlier that he was surprised with someone here, i won't mention who, but was able to use only 8ml for a whole car including wheels, thats like 60 applications already

[madkatz]

guys,

maganda ba ang eagle 1 na nano wax? i'm looking for a better nano wax than microtex nano glos e.

napansin ko sa BB nung nagpa optiguard ako dati don e ang gamit nila na nano wax e microtex nano glos.

ok naman ang nano glos pero i need to compare it so some other product na nano din...

EO is good enough, its not bad, one of the better OTC's but IMO its only good on silvers and golds, it has great cleaning ability for a cleaner wax and it fills decently but if you compare it to darker colored vehicles Nano Glos takes the cake

it all depends on what the color of the paint is, if you could tell me i would recommend waxes for you

[madkatz]

Zaino Z5. Baka meron si master! Much better than klasse

hehe he has Z5 on stock but for me Z5 works well only with certain colors, and im a bit let down with its claim to fill swirls

[madkatz]

Di na ko gumagamit ng Ultra Plush or plush sa pang buffoff ng wax. Gamit ko na lang yung Yellow MF's from SNR na naka 36 pack.

Actually for removing waxes and sealants, basically anything that doesn't need pressure to remove, those MF's area already great, but try to use those MF's to remove gummed on polishes and compounds and you will see it will actually instill scratches, those MF's are ok for light pressure usage but with moderate you might be a little bit disappointed, thats why we have a lot of MF's at home depending on the purpose of use, for QD and easy wax removals those are fine, but there's also a reason why we invest on the much more expensive MF's from Microtex and from abroad, BMW and mercs clear coat are very sensitive and believe me the MF's we use for them are very expensive hehe