Degreaser Test

[seonadancing]

May nabili akong LA Auto degreaser sa Pricesmart before and di ko masyado nagagamit. Pero nung pagkatapos ko paasyos yun aircon ko meron mga natirang grease dun sa hood so ginamitan ko ng degreaser. To my surprise parang natangal yun libag ng kotse and lumabas yun kaputian. Puti kasi yun kotse ko pero dati ng maputi talagaa nd makintad. Pero nung pinahiran ko ng degreaser lalo pa pumuti.

Ni wax ko sya after kaso i'm sure natangal na yun dating wax. Try nyo kung meron kayong puting kotse. Tuldukan nyo lang yun isang part na hindi masyado kita. Iba talaga yun kintab ngayon tsaka puting puti. What i did was:

Wash the Car
Wipe the hood with degreaser using a make up sponge.
Wipe in a 8x8 inch area then wipe with a wet towel immediately after.
When complete either wax the car or apply sealant, or maybe glaze.

Popost ko yun pic mamaya.

[umzzzzz]

correct me if i'm wrong sir pero...diba pang engine lang yun??? hindi ba masisira ang paint?

[seonadancing]

Actually di naman nakasulat na pang engine lang sya. I know it's used to get grease off your paint nga. Actually naisip ko din na baka masira paint ko o matagal yun luster but i can easily apply glaze over it and i saw na makintab pa din. Pero kitang kita talaga yun kaputian.

[BoEinG_747]

baka iyan iyon all around degreaser?

[ILuvDetailing]

it would be easier if you used a cleaner wax sa white paint para isang step na lang. Actually parang kerosine ang effect ng degreaser, preferable used in the engine bay not on the paint. But I don't think it will damage the paint basta punasan mo kaagad

[theveed]

Yes it can work that way, but it's not very recommended since it dries up the paint a bit too fast.

[seonadancing]

I have tried Kerosene and Cleaner wax before but none of them were this effective. Ang dali pang gawin. I guess try at your own risk na lang. I looked at the paint this morning and makintab naman and hindi dull yun paint.

[seonadancing]

Ito yun pics ng hood ko, as you can see iba yun kulay nung left and right side.

[seonadancing]

Ito yun kinalabasan. Pansin nyo na iba kulay nung gilid ng hood? Di pa kasi ako tapos, ngayon ko pang ttrabahuhin =). May katabi pala akong bagong Jazz na puti kanina, I can say na not bad na yun pintura ko for a 10 yr old car.

[chain]

hmm using that may work but ingat ka din sa ratios na gamit mo. or you might be removing more than just accumulated dirt and grime on the paint.

a good thing to do after that is to get a pure polish then seal it with your fave LSP.

[ILuvDetailing]

IMO you can get the same result with proper detailing techniques and using the right tools. But then if it works for you then good :D.

[buknoy2002]

interesting...

[seonadancing]

I did apply QD right after i wipe off a part. It does dry up the surface kaya kailangan i-moisturize kaagad with sealant or glaze. Mas makintad pa sana yan if i have a polisher but wala e. Tsaka pag pinahiran ko konting punas lang. There's a spot na natuluan and mas maputi pa yun part na yun so don't let the degreaser dry on your paint.

Pareho pala yun effect when i used Tar remover before pero mas madali gawin ito. Parang ineerase mo lang yun dumi sa pintura.

[chain]

bro, a sealant doesn't moisturize a car's paint.

while I do applaud your resourcefulness, yes, using a diluted APC will strip the car of all of its dirt, grime but also the protective wax and oils. Often times, a QD wouldn't suffice.

you mentioned slapping on wax afterwards. I hope you used something like a cleaner wax or even Megs Gold Class because these are something that would contain even just a minute amount of polish that would restore the oil that was removed from the paint. (that's why I mentioned in an earlier post that a good thing to do is to rub in a pure polish afterwards)

anyway, hope this helps.

[seonadancing]

I guess moisturize is the wrong word. More like bringing the shine back. Yun QD kasi parang oily e so that's what i used after. Hirap kasi tangalin nung wax kaya di ko na ginawa. Although the haze can be easily removed with a wet MF towel. Anu brand meron yun pure polish?

[ILuvDetailing]

please visit the Detailing Thread

[seonadancing]

Here's the finish product. This was without claying, waxing, and I didn't use a polisher. The degreaser was P100 and the QD was the blue Zymol which is also P100. I used one P30 make up sponge and a P15 towel. So all in all mga P250 lang nagastos ko and 2:30hours of labor. This is a 10 year old paint. If you want to the convential way of getting a mirror finish then go ahead and visit the detailing thread.

[seonadancing]

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[umzzzzz]

hmmm...pwede...250 for that shine...not bad for a 10 year old white paint.