Detailing Thread [For Newbies][continued]

[ennzo]

hi sir! sa pagkakaalam ko optional yung step 3..pwede niyo nang hindi gawin since brand new pa naman yung white car niyo..yun ang alam ko,
as ma'm madkatz said to me search ka sir ng mga nagbebenta ng murang meguiars para makatipid..

thanks sir sa reply...actually nakita ko nga sa meguiars online yung topic ng waxing your car 15mins or less..ang ginawa lang nila...wash..qd...wax.. hahaha 3 step lang finish na

sana mag post na si mam madkatz para ayus!

[watusi]

mam madkatz tanong lang po pasensya na makulit ako...thanks pala muna dun sa advice ninyo last time...but sad to say napa WTF ako sa shipping ng AG kaya hindi ko na kinuha muna...so now I have to stick with Meguiars kasi yun lang avail dito sa place namin. ask ko lang if tama ba gagawin ko..new car po na white yun akin. 1 day old palang

Exterior

step 1 WASH = Meguiar's Ultimate Wash & Wax
step 2 CLEAN PREP = Smooth Surface® Clay Kit ( N/A NEW CAR ? )
step 3 POLISH = Deep Crystal® System Polish
step 4 WAX PROTECT = Collinite 915 or Fleetwax ?
step 5 MAINTAIN = Meguiar's Ultimate Quik Detailer™

Interior ( crap wala pa ako idea heheh can anyone help ? ) Thanks

since it's a 1 day old car, check you paint if claying is needed. after washing the car and if the paint feels rough, you need to clay, otherwise you may skip this part.

for the polish, i don't reco using polish for a brand new car since polishes are designed to strip down old coats of wax, water marks, and paint oxidation. since your car is a day old, i don't believe that you have above mentioned stuff on your paint.

IMHO, for a brand new car, go with wash+wax+maintain. there's a curing time before waxes can be applied to new cars, let's wait on the gurus' input on this.

enjoy taking care of your new car, remember to use proper washing methods

[jed_015]

Question: pwede ko ba iapply ang mothers fx synwax after ng collinite sapphire??o wala din magagawa yung synwax?? wala pa naman akong balak gawin yan pero baka kasi pwede gawin since mothers fx synwax mas makintab yung characteristic tapos yung sapphire naman durability..pwede kaya to??

[PSI]

WOAH!!! Sir, paturo naman pano mo napakinang nang ganyan altis mo??

idol madali lang yan....attend ka ng detailing eb sa 12.....la pang wax yan hehehehe! salamat

[madkatz]

mam madkatz tanong lang po pasensya na makulit ako...thanks pala muna dun sa advice ninyo last time...but sad to say napa WTF ako sa shipping ng AG kaya hindi ko na kinuha muna...so now I have to stick with Meguiars kasi yun lang avail dito sa place namin. ask ko lang if tama ba gagawin ko..new car po na white yun akin. 1 day old palang

Exterior

step 1 WASH = Meguiar's Ultimate Wash & Wax
step 2 CLEAN PREP = Smooth Surface® Clay Kit ( N/A NEW CAR ? )
step 3 POLISH = Deep Crystal® System Polish
step 4 WAX PROTECT = Collinite 915 or Fleetwax ?
step 5 MAINTAIN = Meguiar's Ultimate Quik Detailer™

Interior ( crap wala pa ako idea heheh can anyone help ? ) Thanks

Hello, well either if its just 1 day old or 2 months old it all boils down to the paint condition, you could have a 1 day old car with you right out of the casa but its been baked under the sun for weeks in the assembly plant so there is still a chance it might get contaminated with other environmental contaminants so before you proceed with anything on your fresh car this is what i recommend you do

1. Wash the car with Joy, Yes i mentioned Joy since you will be waxing after anyway so its best to use this detergent to help remove grease and grime, it also offers great lubricity, use a decent washmitt and apply the two bucket method to ensure you don't scratch the paint, on the drying stage i also recommend you use a MF towel to dry it like Microtex Elite, Megs Water Magnet or Moms Drying Towel, of all i prefer Microtex since its larger

2. After washing and drying the car, make sure every crevice is water free, you can use a blower if you have one or you can use a straw to get to those tight spots, or you can use the ever so popular woo-woo method that i've recently learned was the term used here in tsikot from my BF, meaning blow the water out of crevices so they don't cause water marks

3. Now that you paint is clean and dry, its time to inspect the paint, get a soft plastic bag those that you usually see from the market, make sure its clean and dry and cover your hands with it and gently glide it on the paint, if you feel rough spots on the paint thats one check for Claying, if you see stains and very very light marring and micro fine scratches then its one check for polish as well

4. Now you clay first before you apply the polish, if you see that the paint is rough and doesn't have stains and is crystal clear then claying is just needed, if the paint is smooth but has some stains then polish is needed, if both checks are up then both are needed, again clay first before polish, prepare a QD solution and lots of MF for this stage.

5. Now you can apply the wax and use the QD to maintain, always remember with waxing and QDing to always use the lightest pressure when working the MF to the paint, in most cases if you wax thin and you just mist your QD you don't need pressure to make a streak free shine

Hope this helps and grats on the new car!

[madkatz]

mam madkatz tanong lang po pasensya na makulit ako...thanks pala muna dun sa advice ninyo last time...but sad to say napa WTF ako sa shipping ng AG kaya hindi ko na kinuha muna...so now I have to stick with Meguiars kasi yun lang avail dito sa place namin. ask ko lang if tama ba gagawin ko..new car po na white yun akin. 1 day old palang

Exterior

step 1 WASH = Meguiar's Ultimate Wash & Wax
step 2 CLEAN PREP = Smooth Surface® Clay Kit ( N/A NEW CAR ? )
step 3 POLISH = Deep Crystal® System Polish
step 4 WAX PROTECT = Collinite 915 or Fleetwax ?
step 5 MAINTAIN = Meguiar's Ultimate Quik Detailer™

Interior ( crap wala pa ako idea heheh can anyone help ? ) Thanks

Oh yeah for interior theres Microtex Sunshield and Mothers Protectant, as for megs if you're after the very shiny finish Ultimate Protectant is the way to go if you're more of a matte finish then use Quik interior

[madkatz]

*Chikselog: natanggal ng microtex chamois yung 476S mo?

*madkatz: ma'am, is it safe for the wax or clearcoat if I wipe it dry with the chamois (microtex) after a proper car wash (with shampoo)? or pat dry po ba dapat talaga?

Yes as long as you don't wipe it too hard its alright, Microtex Chamois is not like most chamois you see outside that is purely like rubber, Microtex Chamois has MF like fibers covered in it so it doesn't squeek and marr the paint. so yes you can wipe but not too hard.

[madkatz]

Thanks, madkatz!

Yes I did use ZFX and put on 3 layers of Z5. After three days i put on another layer without ZFX. I took the picture 10 days after application. No wash yet. When the Z2 arrives next week, I'll put on more layers, haha!

Zaino is good BUT the price is obscene! Darn!

Cool! i like the Z2pro for blacks and darks, it really gives that mirror shine, and i like Z5pro for lighter colored cars, i sort of see that z5pro kinda makes dark paints look a little like plastic.

[madkatz]

Thanks for sharing this!

Anyway, regarding the AQu*rtz. I tried to contact aqu*rtz.co.kr and they gave me the pricelist of their products. I think they only sell to detailing shops just like opt for their optiseal. Payment method is TT only. If you are interested, I can send the pricelist to you.

Hello i would greatly appreciate that, thanks you! pls pm me the price list im sure Edwin will also be happy to check it out, BTW whats TT?

[madkatz]

since it's a 1 day old car, check you paint if claying is needed. after washing the car and if the paint feels rough, you need to clay, otherwise you may skip this part.

for the polish, i don't reco using polish for a brand new car since polishes are designed to strip down old coats of wax, water marks, and paint oxidation. since your car is a day old, i don't believe that you have above mentioned stuff on your paint.

IMHO, for a brand new car, go with wash+wax+maintain. there's a curing time before waxes can be applied to new cars, let's wait on the gurus' input on this.

enjoy taking care of your new car, remember to use proper washing methods

95% of the time its true that the paint is clean and doesn't need claying and polish but there are some unfortunate ones that have gotten hack jobs from dealers on their first day with the cars, but yeah it is also recommended to just wait for the defects and contaminants to accumulate to use a polish, i so agree with that, this way you really save and make the most of your clear coat but some people just want their brand new cars perfect hehe