Detailing Thread [For Newbies][continued 2]

[tribal]

yup, 2 bottles yun. isang all-in-one, at isang pure sealant lang. dapat combo sila pag ginamit. ganun din ang presyo ng klasse, actually pareho lang sila, iba lang ng packaging. zaino is even more expensive.

so pwede din po ba yung sealant lang mismo bilhin?any idea how much kung yung sealant lang po?

[kafph2000]

so pwede din po ba yung sealant lang mismo bilhin?any idea how much kung yung sealant lang po?

experts say that they use AIO to clean the paint first, at the same time layering some protection. if you think your paint is prepped enough, you can already use long life sealant. but still, using sealant on its own will not guarantee 100% protection as compared to using both. Long life sealant is 1.4k.

[georgeD]

hi guys!
Finally got a claying kit! I have questions though.
To what smallest portion can I divide a single clay bar?
Will half of it suffice to clay the whole car?
And for how many times can I use a clay bar before i throw it away?
Btw, it will be the first time I will clay our cars, so I guess there's a thick layer of dirt on them. Thanks!

i use mothers clay bar and here's what i do: i usually cut one bar in halves and use 1/2 and save the other half for later use... i then make ball out of it and press it thin like a burger patty and spray about 2' x 2' panel with the QD spray (showtime) and slide the clay left-right, up-down without any pressure, i just let it slide until it smoothly sliding, then fold it and make a ball again and thin patty-like... when i see the clay becomes rough or it does not smoothly slide, then that's the time you discard it... also when you drop the clay, don't use it anymore as this might scratch the surface of the car... 1 bar of new clay is more than enough for 3 ave size car (sedan), but on my SUV, i always use a new half every 6 months and discard it after... HTH

[KrisKros]

My Chevy Cruze is getting released this coming week.
Is there anything that I should do after getting it? (Detailing wise?)
should i have it washed right away?
have it washed n waxed waxed within a week of having it?
or straight to a detailer?
btw the car will be black.

[kafph2000]

i use mothers clay bar and here's what i do: i usually cut one bar in halves and use 1/2 and save the other half for later use... i then make ball out of it and press it thin like a burger patty and spray about 2' x 2' panel with the QD spray (showtime) and slide the clay left-right, up-down without any pressure, i just let it slide until it smoothly sliding, then fold it and make a ball again and thin patty-like... when i see the clay becomes rough or it does not smoothly slide, then that's the time you discard it... also when you drop the clay, don't use it anymore as this might scratch the surface of the car... 1 bar of new clay is more than enough for 3 ave size car (sedan), but on my SUV, i always use a new half every 6 months and discard it after... HTH

Thanks for the complete details bro! btw, regarding new clay bars: can you buy the clay seperately? where and how much?

[GulongGong]

Hi everyone, newbie here sa detailing and getting pretty much interested with it. I've been reading thu the pages on detailing for newbies kasi di ko mabasa lahat sa sobrang haba kaya di ko ma extract lahat ng info.. medyo overwhelming narin sa dami ng "terms" na ginagamit.. anyways, marami narin ako natutunan so first let me say Thank You for sharing your knowledge.

Now, I just got a ford fiesta and hope I'd be able to preserve its beauty kaya sobrang naging interested ako sa detailing stuff na to... and also, I have a 2006 everest na medyo napabayaan na ang paint, gusto ko sana gawing project ko yun, baka sakali kasi ma maayos ko at matuto narin at the same time. hehe..

So far, may mga nabili na ako na mga detailing stuff but mukang mali yata yung iba.. anyways.. these are..

- Microtex washmitt
- washmitt from ACE hardware
- Microtex kit ( yung may pink, purple at chammy )
- Microtex duster
- micromagic applicator pads
- formula 1 pva chamois
- sponge

- Elevo Water mark remover
- f21 car polish
- formula 1 carnauba car wax
- formula 1 carnauba gold clear coat car wax
- formula 1 wash and wax shampoo
- collinite 476s (sa monday pa dating from autobisyo)
- auto gard rain repellant
- formula 1 scratch out
- Armor all original
- Armor all extreme Tire Shine
- turle wax rubbing compound


... as you can see mukang marami akong maling nabili na products... I'm still looking for "Optimum car wax" but still no luck in finding one, also in my list is a clay (Microtex?). any recommendations mga sir? ano ba sa mga to ang dapat kong gamitin at wag gamitin? basic steps sana para sa pag maintain ko nung new car and likewise anong magandang approach para naman dun sa everest ko na medyo napabayaan ang paint. Thanks again and more power!

[bombitmd]

For tomorrow's EB, baka may gusto bumili nung pressure washer ko? 4500 na lang, with gun (iba pa yung kasama niyang long spray gun). Few months pa lang, great condition. Dalhin ko na lang bukas just in case may interested.

Sa mga pupunta bukas, maraming way around - from fairview/project8/north area, mag sauyo road (for those coming from Fairview) and then Mindanao-EDSA-Aurora-Katipunan. Mga galing south, wala masyado problema.

[madkatz]

Guys need your expert advise,

Which is better for black colored cars in terms of durability and looks, autoglym hd wax or p21s 100% carnauba wax? What's the advantage and disadvantage between the two waxes? Thanks.

both are great and pricey but i would say that AG HD is better, in terms of looks they are both the same but AG HD lasts a lot longer compared to p21s and p21s is also smaller compared to AG HD, but p21s is a lot easier to apply and remove

[madkatz]

mahal ba yung swissvax mga sir/ma'm??curious lang

yes the most expensive wax of their brand that i have cost me around 300$ for one small tub and some even go as far as 10k USD

[madkatz]

guys i need tips maintaining black car..first black car namin medyo mahirap pala maintain to, O.C. pa naman ako...wala naman matinong detailing shop dito samin...ano po kayang mga products kailangan ko?

For maintenance washmitt, shampoo and Microtex Elite would already be good to prevent causing more swirls, if you already have swirls SwirlX would be nice and for protection any wax would be good but some OTC waxes would require more frequent waxing than some premium waxes, sealants can also help but might be more finicky and a bit more expensive, its also good to get a duster to maintain the finish so you don't have to wash too often and always keep a MF and QD in the car at all times to remove bird droppings and tree saps