10 Steps in Detailing your Car by "Fifth Gear"

[chuaed]

all you want to know how it is done...

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK7DWeMZyFQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK7DWeMZyFQ[/ame]

[suv]

Galing nung nagwawax ah....tinatrato nya sya may-ari nung sasakyan kaya maayos.....

Dito sa atin sa pinas kahit saan ka mag pa car wash hindi kagaya nung trabaho nung nasa video.....dito mga walang pakialam eh.......Kaya mas ok pa bumili na lang ng mga gamit tapos sarili na lang mag carwash....

[jaspi11]

sinabi mo...ilang beses na din ako nagpa car wash sa mga gasoline station ayun, nagkakaroon ng minor scratch buti nahahabol ko ng konting pahid ng rubbing compound tapos i wax ko...kaya ako, under wash na lang ang pinagagawa ko sa gasoline station yung malapit sa bahay tapos ako na lang mag car wash sa oto ko.

[ressie]

tama po kayo sir! walang pakialam ang mga carwash boys dito. minamadali nila ang paglinis nang sasakyan para next money naman.

[chuaed]

ganyan din kaya quality of service sa BigBerts?

[mbeige]

It's actually 61 steps, not 10. At the end of the video it's mentioned

[StraightSix]

Dapat lang na ayusin niya trabaho niya. Sa singil niyang abot sa £5,000 (more than P442,000), wala dapat pwedeng i-reklamo ang customer niya.

Ikumpara mo sa mga ordinaryong carwash na £7 (abt P600) lang ang singil, wala rin silang pakialam sa tsikot mo. Pareho din sa Pinas. Kung gusto mo na babaeng naka-bikini ang magwa-wash, syempre mas mahal ng kaunti. You get what you pay for.

Du'n ako sa mahal ng kaunti.

[theveed]

washing under bright sunlight

i admire his marketing skills, though.... to create a service that takes advantage of rich folks' who doesn't want to wipe their own car and have him drive to them just to wipe some bird crap is amazing (no sarcasm here, just really amazing "need" he has created to a very niche market).

[mbeige]

I think he's the same guy who did the detailing on a compact European car similar to a Focus or something. He uses a lot of things to measure the amount of paint, see if it's consistent, etc. I don't remember where I found that thread though maybe somebody does.

[Taurus]

I think he's the same guy who did the detailing on a compact European car similar to a Focus or something. He uses a lot of things to measure the amount of paint, see if it's consistent, etc. I don't remember where I found that thread though maybe somebody does.

I know I've seen this one before from another thread. :google:

[StraightSix]

washing under bright sunlight

What's the effect of bright sunlight while washing?

[Wouie]

wala naman talagang effect yon dahil kahit naman matingkad yong sikat ng araw dito di mo naman feel yong init. Kung sa Pilipinas yan baka pa.

[theveed]

Wouie: What are you talking about again?

StraightSix: Heat from the sun accelerates evaporation of water on the surface of the paint causing water spots during the wash process.

[StraightSix]

Wouie: What are you talking about again?

StraightSix: Heat from the sun accelerates evaporation of water on the surface of the paint causing water spots during the wash process.

Wouie's in England ... so I guess he knew why I posted the question. I just thought bright sunlight has another detrimental effect besides rapid evaporation.

Watching the video again made me think that the weather wasn't that warm - not enough to be in the middle of summer anyhow. The guy was wearing a jumper/sweatshirt, while a pair of bystanders were wearing thick jackets.

Besides, for a guy with such attention to detail (and billing), I'd assume he knows a thing or two about sunlight.

[mbeige]

I think washing in the sun is OK there, it's humid naman most of the time so it won't evaporate as easily as it does, say, here in the US where the sun can burn the skin due to less humidity and clearer skies. Of course if it can be avoided, the better.

Then again if the engine is still hot, let it cool down first, and wax it when it's already cool so the hood will not dry up the wax or let the water evaporate too soon.

[Wouie]

Wouie's in England ... so I guess he knew why I posted the question. I just thought bright sunlight has another detrimental effect besides rapid evaporation.

Watching the video again made me think that the weather wasn't that warm - not enough to be in the middle of summer anyhow. The guy was wearing a jumper/sweatshirt, while a pair of bystanders were wearing thick jackets.

Besides, for a guy with such attention to detail (and billing), I'd assume he knows a thing or two about sunlight.

Tama ka dyan tol. Nag-iisip din ako lagi kung bakit lagi nilang comment yong paglilinis ng kotse pag matingkad ang sikat ng araw. Kala ko tuloy nakakapamuti ng paint gaya ng labada pag kinukula sa araw di ba namumuti.

[theveed]

Ah, should've seen the location of wowie first heheh.... high noon during winter or end of fall in colder places shouldn't have an issue as well :D

[Memphis Raines]

Mas ma-alaga pa sa Big Bert's. Eh siya naghuhugas ng $500,000 na Maserati under the sun eh

Pero grabe ng mahal sa mga kasangkapan na gamit nya. Para sakin Mother's ok na

[theveed]

Well, some of it is, again marketing... It would be naive to think that a pro would pay retail sticker for those supplies.

[Wouie]

Ah, should've seen the location of wowie first heheh.... high noon during winter or end of fall in colder places shouldn't have an issue as well :D

My mistake, should have mentioned my location in the first place.

Normal na detailing nya ay nagkakahalaga lang ng £400-600 na sa palagay ko'y fair lang sa UK price. Recommended sya ng mga nakasubok na. Yong £5000, ewan ko lang kung alin yon. Sabi nila yong mahal na carnauba wax ay free top-up for life.