Do you wash your car by yourself?

[cjv_justice]

vinj try mo next time yung Meg's na NXT car shampoo (purple)...

buti sa inyo malakas yung water pressure... sa amin it will take a few more weeks pa, ngayon palang pipe-laying ng Maynilad sa village namin. i'm still enjoying the use of my pressure washer ala carwash.

and iba talaga feel pag ikaw nag linis ng sasakyan mo. lately di nako masyado pagod whan i do my carwash and interior cleaning routine, nasanay narin katawan.

[renzo_d10]

Usually ano ba ratio ng soap-water ?

[greenlyt]

wash my car, halos every week wag lang may tugtog kami pag weekend,
microtex products gamit ko.
* renz gamit ko panukat yun takip ng car shampoo, mga two capfulls sa kalahating timba ng tubig ang ratio ginagamit

[vinj]

and iba talaga feel pag ikaw nag linis ng sasakyan mo. lately di nako masyado pagod whan i do my carwash and interior cleaning routine, nasanay narin katawan.

Iba din yung feeling pag naulanan yung kotse mo.

I'll consider the NXT then. Tamang tama, may carshow at the end of the month, baka may display with discounts.

Renzo, usually one to two caps depending sa size ng balde mo. May instruction naman.

*Shadow, dati yung isang katulong namin naturuan ko maghugas ng kotse ng maayos. Galing. Everyday, ang linis ng kotse namin; sayang nag retire na si Manang (with house and lot na sa probinsiya). Ngayon sariling kayod na ako sa bahay since pagod na rin yung all-around househelp namin sa luto-linis-laba tapos yung isa, sa kids nakatutok. Gusto ko magkadriver na ulit... irony of it all; nung bata pa ako, gusto ko walang driver (pero may family driver kami), ngayon na nagsarile at nagtratrabaho na, gusto ko na ng driver.

[Retz]

Some malls have this car wash service in the parking tower area. This is good business especially for families during weekends where they go the malls. They enjoy shopping while the car is being wash and clean.

[shadow]

pahugas mo sa driver or katulong...Kung sino available kopal! mapspgod ka Lang niyan turuan mo na Lang kopal talaga!!!

take advantage of the 3rd world country cheap labor...kopal

[greenlyt]

pahugas mo sa driver or katulong...Kung sino available kopal! mapspgod ka Lang niyan turuan mo na Lang kopal talaga!!!

take advantage of the 3rd world country cheap labor...kopal

sa umaga kotse, sa gabi sasabihin sayo: "koya ikaw naman e-washing ko"
hanggang dito kopal pa rin

[JohnM]

Twice pa lang na carwash ng ibang tao ang oto ko: nung 1k at 5k PMS sa casa

Otherwise I do all the washing myself. Iba pa rin ang may hinihimas na basa at madulas at makinis :naughty2:

[mda_]

Masaya mag DIY car wash! i do this every weekend for our 2 koreans. I just use the following:

1.) Regular Hose
2.) Human Shampoo (i just buy yung cheap shampoo sa japan home, 88 pesos for 1.5L)
3.) Foam Chamois (autogard) for soaping and drying
4.) regular basahan for the wheels (i dont like tire black), paminsan na lang pag sa carwash

Procedure is to wet the car, soap it down, rinse and wipe dry with the synthetic chamois. i find the synthetic ones dry cars better compared to cloth ones (walang lint)

waxing once every two months lang, or kung may mga hairline scratches. use the regular turtle wax (green).

so far, been able to maintain the shine and cleanliness ng kotse with this routine. hassle lang pag umulan right after mo hugasan!

[shadow]

Masaya mag DIY car wash! i do this every weekend for our 2 koreans. I just use the following:

1.) Regular Hose
2.) Human Shampoo (i just buy yung cheap shampoo sa japan home, 88 pesos for 1.5L)
3.) Foam Chamois (autogard) for soaping and drying
4.) regular basahan for the wheels (i dont like tire black), paminsan na lang pag sa carwash

Procedure is to wet the car, soap it down, rinse and wipe dry with the synthetic chamois. i find the synthetic ones dry cars better compared to cloth ones (walang lint)

waxing once every two months lang, or kung may mga hairline scratches. use the regular turtle wax (green).

so far, been able to maintain the shine and cleanliness ng kotse with this routine. hassle lang pag umulan right after mo hugasan!

Ako na rin mag hugas kung 2 koreana huhugasan ko... Kopal!!!

[renzo_d10]

* greenlyt: thanks bro!

*shadow kopal ka talaga

[sgt_taga]

Some people like to have a "personal touch" kasi kaya ayaw ipa-hugas sa carwash. Yun iba naman, basic carwash lang na tig-70 petot every 3weeks-1month solve na.

Ako kasi, I'm more of the latter. I never really paid interest in detailing my car by myself. Simpleng carwash lang sa suking carwash eh ok na. Sakin lang naman, basta malinis ok na.

Pero I've been planning to wash my car by myself (exercise na rin) anytime soon.

Question 1:

Ano ba magandang products na gamitin?
No detailing involved. Just pure washing. Ano ba magandang shampoo etc. ? And ang alam ko maraming procedure para kailangan talaga gawin para talagang malinis.

MF towel ba dapat pang-tuyo? And ok ba yung Carnauba shampoo na nabibili sa Concorde? Ilan ba yung ratio niya...

Question 2:

Ikaw ba, do you wash your car by yourself? Or para ikaw ako? Hayaan nalang yung carwash to do the job.

i wash my rides personally, renz.

every other weekend or twice a month.

no special products used. just water and shampoo (kung ano meron sa banyo) at sponge.

tapos eh rinse thoroughly at hand dry using any cotton cloth.

kung me time pa, rubbing compound sa mga gasgas or carnuba wax.

pero madalas, washing lang kase kakapagod. hehehehe

[jhnkvn]

Question 1:

Ano ba magandang products na gamitin?
No detailing involved. Just pure washing. Ano ba magandang shampoo etc. ? And ang alam ko maraming procedure para kailangan talaga gawin para talagang malinis.

MF towel ba dapat pang-tuyo? And ok ba yung Carnauba shampoo na nabibili sa Concorde? Ilan ba yung ratio niya...

Question 2:

Ikaw ba, do you wash your car by yourself? Or para ikaw ako? Hayaan nalang yung carwash to do the job.

As my response, I used to do the carwash myself as part of my "exercise" regimen much of what renz is trying to do now. Nakakapagod naman talaga siya so I find it's worth the time naman. However, take note that doing 30 minutes of cardio at moderate-high intensity would be better than 2 hours of "pagod" due to detailing the car. Besides, doing the car wash by yourself has some implications on your back so I'd avoid it if you have known back issues. For now, I let my suking detailing shop wash it on grounds of "outsourcing" (ex. I can use the time to do some other productive things) but I still try to wash it every Sunday personally (if it's dirty).

You don't need an expensive shampoo. Just stick with Microtex and it gets the job done. Php150/L versus NXT's Php700/L is huge and I wouldn't recommend you take the jump unless mayaman ka *cough* *cough* :naughty2: As for the dilution ratio, ikaw na bahala dyan. Overlubricating has no bad implications but under-lubricating does. I tend to follow what's on the instruction manual and just add half a "cup" more for the added lubricity. But as long as the water is slippery, okay na yun.

There are MF towels made specially for drying. I wouldn't use the MFs used for buffing, etc. for drying since they won't soak up tons of water compared to the latter. I find the Microtex (again) drying MF a very good buy for the time and money.

It's not that Microtex is being favored by fellow tsikoteers or by Doc (scharnhorst), but it's because talaga bang for the buck siya. There's news of reformulation na of the Nanoglos.. you might wanna empty your old stocks first before purchasing since I've heard it's improved in all aspects. (Hint!)

For the tireblacks, interior, and claying, sa suking detailing shop ko na rin pinapagawa yan. Especially claying.. After all, Php800 gets me a carwash, tire blackening, a claying session, interior rugs cleaning, some minor punas-punas sa engine, a Collinite Sapphire Wax using DA topped off by Collinite #845 at my suking detailing shop. I love my 30% discount and to think my car is MEDIUM :naughty2: okay na ako doon since what they do for 2 hours is 5 hours by myself (and I don't have a blower, a dual action polisher, a high-pressure water jet, etc.)

[frake]

Dati once a month sa carwash yung dati kong gamit na auto. But now, dito sa family car namin, 3 straight weeks, every sunday ako na nagca-car wash. Exercise ko na din kahit konte. Microtex shampoo, washmit na P50 sa ace, 1 for me & 1 for any of my kids who wanted to help me

Sa shampoo 2 to 3 caps (takip nung bote ng shampoo). Just check kung madulas pa sa kamay yung water.

I use MF for drying. Bigay lang ng bro in-law ko. Microtex daw yun. Okay naman, medyo napabilis ang drying. Since most of the time kami lang ni misis ang gumagamit ng sasakyan papapasok ng trabaho, kaya hindi masyado madumi ang interior. Punas punas lang ok na.

Tapos kinabukasan uulan...ayos! :D

[greenlyt]

Dati once a month sa carwash yung dati kong gamit na auto. But now, dito sa family car namin, 3 straight weeks, every sunday ako na nagca-car wash. Exercise ko na din kahit konte. Microtex shampoo, washmit na P50 sa ace, 1 for me & 1 for any of my kids who wanted to help me

Sa shampoo 2 to 3 caps (takip nung bote ng shampoo). Just check kung madulas pa sa kamay yung water.

I use MF for drying. Bigay lang ng bro in-law ko. Microtex daw yun. Okay naman, medyo napabilis ang drying. Since most of the time kami lang ni misis ang gumagamit ng sasakyan papapasok ng trabaho, kaya hindi masyado madumi ang interior. Punas punas lang ok na.

Tapos kinabukasan uulan...ayos! :D

yan ang problema ko every time i wash and wax my car, buti na lang this week d pa nauulanan yun kotse ko kahit na wash and wax ko siya last sat.

[gearhead000]

Yung mga carwash sa mall, iniiwasan ko yan.... para sa price na P150 (Megamall) hindi talaga siya sulit.

Dito sa parking namin sa office me mga ganyan din. Pero not once ako nagpa-wash sa kanila. Yun nga... unang-una tipid sa tubig. Buti sana kung di maalikabok sasakyan mo. Tingin ko parang naspu-naspu lang ang dating ng mga parking wash na ito. So sa labas na lang ako ng building namin nagpa-wash. Dami naman dyan sa labas, mas mura pa. P90 yata or P100 sa kanila, sa labas nasa P60-P80 lang.

Since most of the time kami lang ni misis ang gumagamit ng sasakyan papapasok ng trabaho, kaya hindi masyado madumi ang interior. Punas punas lang ok na.

Tapos kinabukasan uulan...ayos! :D

yan ang problema ko every time i wash and wax my car, buti na lang this week d pa nauulanan yun kotse ko kahit na wash and wax ko siya last sat.

How true! I can't seem to understand minsan how buong linggo, maaraw. Then just as you are pulling out of the car wash, uulan naman. Buti nga sana kung todo ulan na, eh kung minsan ambon or mahinang ulan lang so water spots galore kundi man naninikit na mga alikabok at usok.

[renzo_d10]

Sa interior ano maganda product panlinis ng "ceiling" at nung mga window visor?

Sa maid ko lang kasi pinapapapunas yun ng tubig at sabon, nalilinis naman pero hindi masyado tapos amoy kulob pa pagtapos.

Meron ba iba pang products na di kamahalan pero sulit?

[frake]

Dito sa parking namin sa office me mga ganyan din. Pero not once ako nagpa-wash sa kanila. Yun nga... unang-una tipid sa tubig. Buti sana kung di maalikabok sasakyan mo. Tingin ko parang naspu-naspu lang ang dating ng mga parking wash na ito. So sa labas na lang ako ng building namin nagpa-wash. Dami naman dyan sa labas, mas mura pa. P90 yata or P100 sa kanila, sa labas nasa P60-P80 lang.





How true! I can't seem to understand minsan how buong linggo, maaraw. Then just as you are pulling out of the car wash, uulan naman. Buti nga sana kung todo ulan na, eh kung minsan ambon or mahinang ulan lang so water spots galore kundi man naninikit na mga alikabok at usok.

Kaya minsan biruan namin ng bro in-law ko pag biglang umulan ang tanong namin "nag car wash ka no?" hahaha!

Kundi ko lang habol makapag exercise hindi ako magsisipag mag carwash sabay kukumutan ang sasakyan namin..hehehe! nakaka-praning kasi minsan yung alam mong merong spots sa sasakyan mo na alam mong pwede sumira sa clear coat, tapos hindi ka nag carwash.

[Noel Salisipan]

... Punas punas lang ok na.

Tapos kinabukasan uulan...ayos! :D

(Hahaha...)

Then, back to step number 1, or from page 1 again.
Pag umulan pa rin uli sa sumusunod na araw, wind shield na lang punasan.
Hehehe

[gearhead000]

Some people like to have a "personal touch" kasi kaya ayaw ipa-hugas sa carwash. Yun iba naman, basic carwash lang na tig-70 petot every 3weeks-1month solve na.

Ako kasi, I'm more of the latter. I never really paid interest in detailing my car by myself. Simpleng carwash lang sa suking carwash eh ok na. Sakin lang naman, basta malinis ok na.

Pero I've been planning to wash my car by myself (exercise na rin) anytime soon.

Ikaw ba, do you wash your car by yourself? Or para ikaw ako? Hayaan nalang yung carwash to do the job.

Hihi! Parang ako lang, ah... until about a month ago.

With my first car, a 2nd hand Nissan Pulsar... I used to do the washing, rubbing, polishing and waxing myself. Syempre first car, tapos red pa. Ang sarang ng feeling seeing it so shiny. Dun sa pangalawa, a Mitsu Lancer EL, nasa mga 50/50 with self-washing and having it done sa car wash. Bihira ko rin i-wax hanggang sa na-Ondoy na nga siya.

Etong pangatlo, an Altis 1.6E... although mas bago at mas current model medyo tamad na talaga. 80% of the time nasa car wash siya. The times na ako nag-lilinis, mabilisang wash and rinse lang and minsan pa nga wala nang drying. Pero lately kakabasa dito sa forums at kakatambay sa Ace at Handyman I got interested again in detailing my car not just washing. Ayan nga kakabili ko lang ng Mothers Clay Bar Kit at sa sobrang excited, inabot ako kagabi ng madaling-araw sa pagki-clay and application ng Mothers Carnauba Cleaner Wax.