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

[Kitoy22]

Thanks sir Kitoy. I own a black car actually. Alam niyo naman, maintaining a black car is really difficult. It's quite hard to describe yung condition ng paint but to give you an idea, swirls are not visible from afar. Makintab yung paint but when you look closely, dun palang obvious yung swirls. And maybe obvious din when shed by sunlight. I've seen black cars with worse swirls than mine.

Medyo natatakot lang ako kasi my ride just turned 1 yr old this july tapos compound agad. -.-

I understand your dilemma sir, but if you can post pics, It will be easier to visualize. Usually swirls are really not visible from afar, they only show when you put a strong light on it, if this is the case baka light swirls lang. There's a rule in paint correction to use the least aggressive first, if you have both products already, you can try first ultimate polish in a test area then evaluate if your satisfied with results. Then compare this using ultimate compound beside the first test area. Now evaluate which gives you better results.
But i assure you, if your doing this by hand, you will have a hard time decreasing your paint thickness, unless gagamit ka ng liha.
And dont also expect to get rid of all swirls even with ultimate cmpnd by hand, may matitira dyan na mlalalim. Take your time and rest between panels, if you cant finish within the day, wag mo pilitin bro, your arm will not be as effective towards the later areas.
Good luck! And enjoy! Sarap nyan pagkatapos, mas lalo na at black.

[Lyle]

Have a pro detailer/shop remove it(swirls) with some quality polish and proper tools.

Btw that wax i think doesnt have fillers for the swirl marks

Thanks. Since you mentioned it, parang wala ngang filler. I wonder why.. :\

[Lyle]

I understand your dilemma sir, but if you can post pics, It will be easier to visualize. Usually swirls are really not visible from afar, they only show when you put a strong light on it, if this is the case baka light swirls lang. There's a rule in paint correction to use the least aggressive first, if you have both products already, you can try first ultimate polish in a test area then evaluate if your satisfied with results. Then compare this using ultimate compound beside the first test area. Now evaluate which gives you better results.
But i assure you, if your doing this by hand, you will have a hard time decreasing your paint thickness, unless gagamit ka ng liha.
And dont also expect to get rid of all swirls even with ultimate cmpnd by hand, may matitira dyan na mlalalim. Take your time and rest between panels, if you cant finish within the day, wag mo pilitin bro, your arm will not be as effective towards the later areas.
Good luck! And enjoy! Sarap nyan pagkatapos, mas lalo na at black.

Duly noted bro, thanks. I might end up wasting the product if I do it by hand nga. Pagod ka na, di mo pa makuha yung gusto mong results. Oks lang sana if medyo cheap ang megs UC at UP but it's the other way around.

Try ko nalang magpost ng pics after magpacarwash. May mga light linear scratches din since I wash my car in a linear back and fort motion. I assume dun galing yun hehe. Pleasd help me assess yung paint condition.

[monty_GTV]

Duly noted bro, thanks. I might end up wasting the product if I do it by hand nga. Pagod ka na, di mo pa makuha yung gusto mong results. Oks lang sana if medyo cheap ang megs UC at UP but it's the other way around.

Try ko nalang magpost ng pics after magpacarwash. May mga light linear scratches din since I wash my car in a linear back and fort motion. I assume dun galing yun hehe. Pleasd help me assess yung paint condition.

another thing you can do para less pagod at ma-attain yung gusto mong result, kung may malapit din lang na "reputable" detailing shop sa place mo ay ipa detail mo na lang then ikaw na lang mag-maintain ng regular wash saka apply ng QD at wax in between. it may be a bit costly pero in the long run baka makatipid ka pa kesa bibili ng compounds/polishes saka di ka pa masyadong pagod yan din sana ang gagawin ko kung may malapit lang na detailing shop sa probins kaso wala ako makita eh, kaya ako na nag-aral magdetail mismo. btw, pareho tayo ng kulay ng sasakyan, black is beautiful talaga kapag bagong polish pero mahirap i maintain...

[Kitoy22]

Duly noted bro, thanks. I might end up wasting the product if I do it by hand nga. Pagod ka na, di mo pa makuha yung gusto mong results. Oks lang sana if medyo cheap ang megs UC at UP but it's the other way around.

Try ko nalang magpost ng pics after magpacarwash. May mga light linear scratches din since I wash my car in a linear back and fort motion. I assume dun galing yun hehe. Pleasd help me assess yung paint condition.

Sure bro, anytime,

[venerzky]

2 bucket method car wash and a boost of Mothers Reflections spray wax while the car is still wet.

[Kitoy22]

[QUOTE=monty_GTV;2574275]another thing you can do para less pagod at ma-attain yung gusto mong result, kung may malapit din lang na "reputable" detailing shop sa place mo ay ipa detail mo na lang then ikaw na lang mag-maintain ng regular wash saka apply ng QD at wax in between. it may be a bit costly pero in the long run baka makatipid ka pa kesa bibili ng compounds/polishes saka di ka pa masyadong pagod yan din sana ang gagawin ko kung may malapit lang na detailing shop sa probins kaso wala ako makita eh, kaya ako na nag-aral magdetail mismo. btw, pareho tayo ng kulay ng sasakyan, black is beautiful talaga kapag bagong polish pero mahirap i maintain...[/QUOTE

Iba talaga ang black, pag napganda, sobrang ganda. Pero one of the most difficult color to detail, mas lalo na black ng honda. Kahit punas ng soft mf cloth with qd, may cause a bit of marring the paint. Hirap din imaintain, pero fullfilling if makita mo yung ibang black na full of paint defects tapos sayo konti lang.

[Kitoy22]

2 bucket method car wash and a boost of Mothers Reflections spray wax while the car is still wet.

Very nice red bro, I love the reflections.

[monty_GTV]

Iba talaga ang black, pag napganda, sobrang ganda. Pero one of the most difficult color to detail, mas lalo na black ng honda. Kahit punas ng soft mf cloth with qd, may cause a bit of marring the paint. Hirap din imaintain, pero fullfilling if makita mo yung ibang black na full of paint defects tapos sayo konti lang.

tama ka diyan sir kitoy. mahirap i maintain ang black lalo maselan ka pero maganda naman kapag bagong linis. there were times na tinatanong ako ng mga kakilala ko with the same color ng unit na bakit iba daw iba pagkakintab at pagkaitim nauna pa nailabas yun akin at considering daily drive pa ni misis, pero dull looking na yung paint ng sasakyan nila. sabi ko nman sa pag-maintain lang yan lol! yun na lang fulfillment ng pagod at gastos

[Kitoy22]

tama ka diyan sir kitoy. mahirap i maintain ang black lalo maselan ka pero maganda naman kapag bagong linis. there were times na tinatanong ako ng mga kakilala ko with the same color ng unit na bakit iba daw iba pagkakintab at pagkaitim nauna pa nailabas yun akin at considering daily drive pa ni misis, pero dull looking na yung paint ng sasakyan nila. sabi ko nman sa pag-maintain lang yan lol! yun na lang fulfillment ng pagod at gastos

Hahaha! Ang sarap marinig nun oh! Pag nakakarinig ka nun, mababale wala lahat ng pagod mo.

[venerzky]

Very nice red bro, I love the reflections.

Thanks. Blackfire Wet Diamond AFPP boosted by mothers reflections spray wax.

[Dobermaxx99]

Share lang mga sir.

Blade Price Watch
California Duster 1,100
Mothers Reflection Wax 1,100
Mothers Showtime Instant Detailer 600
EWD 600

(Baka off ng 50-100)

[Lyle]

Mahal na ng california fuster. Php 900 lang siya dati tsk tsk

[benchman]

900 petot din bili ko nung sa akin, buti na lang napa-aga ako

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900 petot din bili ko nung sa akin, buti na lang napa-aga ako

[ninjababez]

Kapagod, hirap pala linisin ang asphalt sa wheel well ..

[benchman]

ginamitan mo ng kerosene bro?

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ginamitan mo ng kerosene bro?

[StockEngine]

Kapagod, hirap pala linisin ang asphalt sa wheel well ..

Did you remove the wheels one by one?

Ammo nyc did a good job cleaning his wheel well...

https://youtu.be/TcMJcBpVYBI

[ninjababez]

ginamitan mo ng kerosene bro?

Yup Kerosene lang

Did you remove the wheels one by one?

Ammo nyc did a good job cleaning his wheel well...
https://youtu.be/TcMJcBpVYBI

quote ko nalang post ko sa TPC

naglinis nga pala ako ng wheel well kanina dahil may mansta ng asphalt. took almost an hour to do all 4 wells (not including the tires and rims). was thinking of spraying TW ice spray wax para may konting protection, kaso nga lang nanghinayang ako bigla :P
after this may konting oras pa ako so i applied collinite 845 narin. na-miss ko yung shine ng 845
baka ito nalang muna gamitin ko ngayong tag ulan or hanggang maubos ^_^
bigla ko naisip na-spoiled ako ng pag gamit ng TW ICE liquid and spray wax, medyo nahirapan ako tanggalin yung wax after mag haze. O_o

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ginamitan mo ng kerosene bro?

Yup Kerosene lang

Did you remove the wheels one by one?

Ammo nyc did a good job cleaning his wheel well...
https://youtu.be/TcMJcBpVYBI

quote ko nalang post ko sa TPC

naglinis nga pala ako ng wheel well kanina dahil may mansta ng asphalt. took almost an hour to do all 4 wells (not including the tires and rims). was thinking of spraying TW ice spray wax para may konting protection, kaso nga lang nanghinayang ako bigla :P
after this may konting oras pa ako so i applied collinite 845 narin. na-miss ko yung shine ng 845
baka ito nalang muna gamitin ko ngayong tag ulan or hanggang maubos ^_^
bigla ko naisip na-spoiled ako ng pag gamit ng TW ICE liquid and spray wax, medyo nahirapan ako tanggalin yung wax after mag haze. O_o

[ninjababez]

cant seem to edit my post, anyway di ko tinanggal wheels bro, medyo abot ko naman sila kahit paano.

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cant seem to edit my post, anyway di ko tinanggal wheels bro, medyo abot ko naman sila kahit paano.

[ninjababez]

Collinite 845 in 200ml packaging LOL

kainis around 100ml na siguro nasayang ko dahil sa pag salin sa ibat ibang bottle tsk.