Do you wash your car by yourself?

[vinj]

On waxing, sayang din if you have it done sa carwash where they'll charge you P 400-P 800 (Depending sa detailer) kasama sa car wash. If you have the time and proper materials, you should do your own waxing. A good wax will cost anywhere from P 500 to P 1,000+ and this will last for quite a long time. I used to get Meguiars by the ketchup bottle from Simex for P 275 and it lasts me for several months, waxing several cars; Now i use Carlack 68 (P1,200).

[lowslowbenz]

I wash our daily driver every weekend and vacuum the interior. I perform a "wheels-off" carwash every month. The other cars, I clean after every use. :D

[greenlyt]

naku d na pala ako magpa car wash sa mga carpark, mga 2 or 3 times ako nag pa car wash dito sa dela rosa carpark 2 kasi d ko ma linis kotse for almost a month dahil sa every weekend may tugtog kami last Dec. and January

[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

[shadow]

On waxing, sayang din if you have it done sa carwash where they'll charge you P 400-P 800 (Depending sa detailer) kasama sa car wash. If you have the time and proper materials, you should do your own waxing. A good wax will cost anywhere from P 500 to P 1,000+ and this will last for quite a long time. I used to get Meguiars by the ketchup bottle from Simex for P 275 and it lasts me for several months, waxing several cars; Now i use Carlack 68 (P1,200).

pati waxing pinapagawa ko na rin Sa maid..Wala naman ginagawa yun eh, hinde nagluluto, hinde naglalaba, assign lang maglinis ng ground floor Sa bahay Saka magpaligo ng aso...kaya pati carwash siya na pinapagawa ko, sosyal pa yun 1car per day lang kina carwash...

[sgt_taga]

pati waxing pinapagawa ko na rin Sa maid..Wala naman ginagawa yun eh, hinde nagluluto, hinde naglalaba, assign lang maglinis ng ground floor Sa bahay Saka magpaligo ng aso...kaya pati carwash siya na pinapagawa ko, sosyal pa yun 1car per day lang kina carwash...

hmmm so walang araw na walang kina-carwash ang maid mo brader shadow? hehehehe

teka... ang swerte naman pala niya. walang ginagawa sa inyo kundi himasin ang mga tsikot at pets mo.

tapos eh me sweldo at stay-in pa!

san ka pa! ikaw na ang sagot sa panalangin ng mga kasambahay! hahahaha

[shadow]

hmmm so walang araw na walang kina-carwash ang maid mo brader shadow? hehehehe

teka... ang swerte naman pala niya. walang ginagawa sa inyo kundi himasin ang mga tsikot at pets mo.

tapos eh me sweldo at stay-in pa!

san ka pa! ikaw na ang sagot sa panalangin ng mga kasambahay! hahahaha

wala naman Tao buong araw Sa bahay eh sila lang Ang doon,

[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.