"Tamang OC lang" - a newbie's guide to car appearance maintenance

[halowan]

To those peeps na wondering gano kalaki yung Microtex Elite. I bought one even tho ang mahal. Pero I must say, its worth your money. Napatuyo ko yung car ko without even squeezing the towel. And to those (like me) na ayaw mag pa carwash sa labas, worth talaga to.

My friend, I think Starex_Gold recently bought a Elite JR? I think its half the price of this one. If you can find the JR, its also okay. Napatuyo nya naman daw yung car nya (IX35) with that towel. Mas hassle nga tong the one I got kasi it's really big lol

[StockEngine]

yes. there are 2 types the "wash and shine" and the "wash and wax". was reading through their pagr. halos pareho lang ang description

ONR vs ONR with carnauba?

[venerzky]

Check also Ultima waterless wash plus concentrate.

[vinrem]

What is the proper way of using qd in a dry car with dust? What I do is, first I use duster to wipe off the dust and then spray qd, am I doing it right or wrong? 😕

[Kitoy22]

What is the proper way of using qd in a dry car with dust? What I do is, first I use duster to wipe off the dust and then spray qd, am I doing it right or wrong? 😕

When using a duster, you carry the weight of the duster, so that the duster will lightly touch the vehicle's paint, enough to remove surface dust. Then spray enough qd and wipe lightly with a plush microfiber towel folded in halves twice. Change sides of towel when it is dirty, more or less baka mka gamit ka ng 2-3 towels per car, depende sa dumi at laki ng sasakyan.

[vinrem]

When using a duster, you carry the weight of the duster, so that the duster will lightly touch the vehicle's paint, enough to remove surface dust. Then spray enough qd and wipe lightly with a plush microfiber towel folded in halves twice. Change sides of towel when it is dirty, more or less baka mka gamit ka ng 2-3 towels per car, depende sa dumi at laki ng sasakyan.

Got it, thanks!

[celine]

Im confused...can someone pls enlighten me?im new to all these things. Anong mas naglalast/mas quality na qd,yong microtex na nano sliq or ONR?nasa province kasi ako all i can see in the malls are microtex products.Ive been to blade wala ring ONR. mgkano ba price ng onr?is it even match to nanosliq or malayo difference sa result? Sorry po newbie ako.d ko pa napapaliguan honda jazz ko since nkuha ko 3months na.ive been reading and reading this thread and sa dami ng nabasa ko i got mixed up.

[sirkosero]

Im confused...can someone pls enlighten me?im new to all these things. Anong mas naglalast/mas quality na qd,yong microtex na nano sliq or ONR?nasa province kasi ako all i can see in the malls are microtex products.Ive been to blade wala ring ONR. mgkano ba price ng onr?is it even match to nanosliq or malayo difference sa result? Sorry po newbie ako.d ko pa napapaliguan honda jazz ko since nkuha ko 3months na.ive been reading and reading this thread and sa dami ng nabasa ko i got mixed up.

walang ONR na readily available sa malls. usually inoorder ito abroad or sa olx meron. havent tried ONR but plan to buy in a few weeks.

microtex is generally good. issue ko lang sa nanosliq is madami magstreak.

[Kitoy22]

microtex is generally good. issue ko lang sa nanosliq is madami magstreak.

Haluan mo bro ng distilled water, try these dilution rate, 1 part distilled water to 2 parts nanosliq.

[Kitoy22]

Im confused...can someone pls enlighten me?im new to all these things. Anong mas naglalast/mas quality na qd,yong microtex na nano sliq or ONR?nasa province kasi ako all i can see in the malls are microtex products.Ive been to blade wala ring ONR. mgkano ba price ng onr?is it even match to nanosliq or malayo difference sa result? Sorry po newbie ako.d ko pa napapaliguan honda jazz ko since nkuha ko 3months na.ive been reading and reading this thread and sa dami ng nabasa ko i got mixed up.

You dont expect QD's to last long, and dont depend on them to protect your car. What they are meant for is to help you dry your car (drying aid) and help your wax last longer, if your qd has some carnauba in it, like nano sliq. And also give that instant shine when you need one. Lastly help you remove bird bombs, without damaging your car's paint. Hope this does not confuse you more.

[celine]

You dont expect QD's to last long, and dont depend on them to protect your car. What they are meant for is to help you dry your car (drying aid) and help your wax last longer, if your qd has some carnauba in it, like nano sliq. And also give that instant shine when you need one. Lastly help you remove bird bombs, without damaging your car's paint. Hope this does not confuse you more.

Thanks for the clarification. So what can help protect the car? The wax?

[Flip]

Im confused...can someone pls enlighten me?im new to all these things. Anong mas naglalast/mas quality na qd,yong microtex na nano sliq or ONR?nasa province kasi ako all i can see in the malls are microtex products.Ive been to blade wala ring ONR. mgkano ba price ng onr?is it even match to nanosliq or malayo difference sa result? Sorry po newbie ako.d ko pa napapaliguan honda jazz ko since nkuha ko 3months na.ive been reading and reading this thread and sa dami ng nabasa ko i got mixed up.

1st step really is ordinary ligo. most qd cannot or are expensive to substitute for a regular wash unless di gaanong nadumihan yang car niyo for 3 months.

after washing, para di kayo ma confuse sa detailing or waxing, read about or watch videos about mother's 3-step system and products. yan yung basic steps and products sa detailing and as far as i know for most of us, qd is step 4. for cheaper alternative meron din 3-step products yung microtex + nanosliq qd for step 4. but microtex does not explain or label its products as simple and good as mothers, so for learning purposes read about the system from mothers.

basic yang 3-steps in waxing, as you advance you will learn variations like claying instead of step 1 products of mothers and microtex. also rare products which do all 3 steps in 1.

if i were you, wash your car, apply 3-steps and step 4 qd is optional. for maintenance, repeat wash + step 3 only or step 4 only or both. Do entire 3-steps when you feel na magaspang na sa touch yung paint or dull yung kintab.

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Im confused...can someone pls enlighten me?im new to all these things. Anong mas naglalast/mas quality na qd,yong microtex na nano sliq or ONR?nasa province kasi ako all i can see in the malls are microtex products.Ive been to blade wala ring ONR. mgkano ba price ng onr?is it even match to nanosliq or malayo difference sa result? Sorry po newbie ako.d ko pa napapaliguan honda jazz ko since nkuha ko 3months na.ive been reading and reading this thread and sa dami ng nabasa ko i got mixed up.

1st step really is ordinary ligo. most qd cannot or are expensive to substitute for a regular wash unless di gaanong nadumihan yang car niyo for 3 months.

after washing, para di kayo ma confuse sa detailing or waxing, read about or watch videos about mother's 3-step system and products. yan yung basic steps and products sa detailing and as far as i know for most of us, qd is step 4. for cheaper alternative meron din 3-step products yung microtex + nanosliq qd for step 4. but microtex does not explain or label its products as simple and good as mothers, so for learning purposes read about the system from mothers.

basic yang 3-steps in waxing, as you advance you will learn variations like claying instead of step 1 products of mothers and microtex. also rare products which do all 3 steps in 1.

if i were you, wash your car, apply 3-steps and step 4 qd is optional. for maintenance, repeat wash + step 3 only or step 4 only or both. Do entire 3-steps when you feel na magaspang na sa touch yung paint or dull yung kintab.

[celine]

1st step really is ordinary ligo. most qd cannot or are expensive to substitute for a regular wash unless di gaanong nadumihan yang car niyo for 3 months.

after washing, para di kayo ma confuse sa detailing or waxing, read about or watch videos about mother's 3-step system and products. yan yung basic steps and products sa detailing and as far as i know for most of us, qd is step 4. for cheaper alternative meron din 3-step products yung microtex + nanosliq qd for step 4. but microtex does not explain or label its products as simple and good as mothers, so for learning purposes read about the system from mothers.

basic yang 3-steps in waxing, as you advance you will learn variations like claying instead of step 1 products of mothers and microtex. also rare products which do all 3 steps in 1.

if i were you, wash your car, apply 3-steps and step 4 qd is optional. for maintenance, repeat wash + step 3 only or step 4 only or both. Do entire 3-steps when you feel na magaspang na sa touch yung paint or dull yung kintab.

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1st step really is ordinary ligo. most qd cannot or are expensive to substitute for a regular wash unless di gaanong nadumihan yang car niyo for 3 months.

after washing, para di kayo ma confuse sa detailing or waxing, read about or watch videos about mother's 3-step system and products. yan yung basic steps and products sa detailing and as far as i know for most of us, qd is step 4. for cheaper alternative meron din 3-step products yung microtex + nanosliq qd for step 4. but microtex does not explain or label its products as simple and good as mothers, so for learning purposes read about the system from mothers.

basic yang 3-steps in waxing, as you advance you will learn variations like claying instead of step 1 products of mothers and microtex. also rare products which do all 3 steps in 1.

if i were you, wash your car, apply 3-steps and step 4 qd is optional. for maintenance, repeat wash + step 3 only or step 4 only or both. Do entire 3-steps when you feel na magaspang na sa touch yung paint or dull yung kintab.

Tnx for the help... will read about mothers... buti na lng andito kayong mga expert to guide newbies like me. Alam nyo po yong feeling na gusto nyo ng ipacar wash sa iba pero hesitant ka kasi baka don mgkakaswirls kasi hindi ikaw ang gumawa at thesame time hesitant din akong ako gagawa kasi baka ako unang gagawa ng swirls/gasgas sa kotse ko. Haha.so im choosing the lesser evil.ako na lng mgkacarwash w/ tlc.. just gathering some inputs from this thread para lesser mistakes in the process. Ano po gamit nyo sa paglilinis ng windshield/windows? Ive been using microtex ultra plush in cleaning w/ zim glass cleaner.parang ang lagkit lng ng glass pgkalipas ng ilang araw kng paulit ulit nilalagyan.is there other quicker way of cleaning the windshield in lesser time?

[Flip]

learn from the gas station boys and use rubber squeegee. pero mahirap talaga, i rarely clean windows myself kung hindi sabay car wash. gas boys make it look easy though. kung ayaw niyo po malagkit banlawan niyo or use formula 1, may wax yata ito kaya madulas

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learn from the gas station boys and use rubber squeegee. pero mahirap talaga, i rarely clean windows myself kung hindi sabay car wash. gas boys make it look easy though. kung ayaw niyo po malagkit banlawan niyo or use formula 1, may wax yata ito kaya madulas

[DarkMatter]

Tnx for the help... will read about mothers... buti na lng andito kayong mga expert to guide newbies like me. Alam nyo po yong feeling na gusto nyo ng ipacar wash sa iba pero hesitant ka kasi baka don mgkakaswirls kasi hindi ikaw ang gumawa at thesame time hesitant din akong ako gagawa kasi baka ako unang gagawa ng swirls/gasgas sa kotse ko. Haha.so im choosing the lesser evil.ako na lng mgkacarwash w/ tlc.. just gathering some inputs from this thread para lesser mistakes in the process. Ano po gamit nyo sa paglilinis ng windshield/windows? Ive been using microtex ultra plush in cleaning w/ zim glass cleaner.parang ang lagkit lng ng glass pgkalipas ng ilang araw kng paulit ulit nilalagyan.is there other quicker way of cleaning the windshield in lesser time?

Usually sinasabay ko na windshield/window cleaning on my scheduled wash. Kung wala naman gaano dirt/stains from the glass, i use any ammonia-free glass cleaners and plush MF towels. Ammonia-free cleaners are safe on exterior/interior/tinted glass. Armor all and Turtle Clear Vue are some of the products and are readily available on blade stores and diy shops.

[ninjababez]

TW ice liquid wax is awesomw and last really long. But i hate the bottle design, ang dami nasasayang eh

[dr. d]

TW ice liquid wax is awesomw and last really long. But i hate the bottle design, ang dami nasasayang eh

errr... which lasts long... the product in the bottle, or the shine on the car ?

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TW ice liquid wax is awesomw and last really long. But i hate the bottle design, ang dami nasasayang eh

errr... which lasts long... the product in the bottle, or the shine on the car ?

[celine]

Thank you *darkmatter

[valcrist]

mga bossing, if isang step lang ang kayang idagdag after ng wash, anong ma advise nyo na ilagay? medyo kulang kasi time , laging umaalis ng weekends. Thanks!!

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[venerzky]

mga bossing, if isang step lang ang kayang idagdag after ng wash, anong ma advise nyo na ilagay? medyo kulang kasi time , laging umaalis ng weekends. Thanks!!

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Spray wax will do.