Detailing thread- Q&A Welcome!

[vp920b]

My tyre brush was lost. Need to buy a new one.

205 easier to buffing off. 85RD was hard to buff(because of ceramic coating something?) but both of them great product.

Anyway I still prefer 205 for finishing, easy and fast product. Flawless and metallics just popping out, wet look too.

Gonna buy more in my hometown, far cheaper.

Thanks

[vp920b]

Greetings from my hometown..

Hyundai i30..

Tools:
-Das6
-Suburf Pad
-QD
-Megs UC
-Clay aggressive zaino
-Meg's carnaubra plus

IN this case it's not perfection that I seek, but to make a smooth paint(this car has been in warehouse for few months and dust is stick to the car).. Looks dull before now shiny

Enjoy the pics.. C&C appreciated

[hamish_023]

Very nice Naldo, got before shots?


Give 85rd another go and make sure you work it until clear. So easy to buff off! Or use one wet towel one dry towel.

[vp920b]

Nah Hamish.. Before is pretty good color only dull and rough surface..

Did not bring my PO85RD..

I still got 1 more car to go, same car but black color.. Gonna be PITA but challenging..

Thanks Hamish

[vp920b]

Another similar car but in Black color

Hyundai i30 black

tools:
Das6
Suburf pad
Megs UC
Megs QD
Zaino Aggressive clay
Megs GCCP
Reload
Megs hot n shine tyres

Work time: 3.5 hours

Same condition, rough surface because of dry dust on the paint. But claying+UC makes it smooth

Love GCCP, metallic pops out also UC, very fast to use and easy. Love Megs product..

Comments appreciated.

Thanks

[hamish_023]

Did a swirled up VZ Maloo yesterday, 10 hours later:

























Unfortunately it was dark so no sunlight or decent photos

[matt_3.0rb]

That looks great Hamish. Nice work. What did you do to get rid of the swirls etc.

I used a clay bar over my car for the first time today, followed up with a wax and a polish, has come up really well, but nothing like that. I take it you used a machine polisher? Anything further than a hand wax and/or polish i have no real idea about.

[hamish_023]

This car has so much contamination so clay bar took a while but polishing the swirls is the time consuming part

Used machine polish with Menzerna 203S with white Lake country pad or Tangerine hyrotech pad on main panels and then Menzerna 85RD with black Lake country/white Festool pad to finish and get all minor holograms/swirls. Wish it was still daylight to take proper finished photos

[vp920b]

Nice safe Hamish.. Looks like brand new car now..

What sort of tools and chems did you use?

Cheers

Naldo

[hamish_023]

Nice safe Hamish.. Looks like brand new car now..

What sort of tools and chems did you use?

Cheers

Naldo

Mentioned it in above post. If i mentioned every single thing else i used I would have a very long and boring post lol

[Deep Heat]

Which one of these http://waxit.com.au/products.asp?cat=83 should I get and what other chemicals will I need?

Its mainly for getting all the fine scratches off from one of Subaru's courtesy car washes with a service.

[vp920b]

Edge 6 inch pads should be enough.

Or the lake county pads.. Prefer the lake county pads. It feels more durable and great cutting pads.. Never use edge pads though.

THanks

[Deep Heat]

May I ask what brand polish, wax and sealant you use?

[vp920b]

Meguiars Consumer Product:

Megs Ultimate Compound
Megs Scratch X
Megs Swirl X
Megs DeepCrystal 2 Polish

Meguiars Pro Product:

Megs 105
Megs 205
Megs 9

Other Polish:
Menzerna sample kit from waxit

Waxes:

Meguiars Gold Class Carnaubra Plus
Megs M26
P21S Concours Wax
Collonite 845 & 915
Swissvax Smaragd/BoS/Concorso

Sealant:

Zaino Z2 & Z5
Blackfire wet diamond

Preety much that's it (I guess, forgot my other sealants and stuff)..

Thanks

[vp920b]

Another detailing.. Mitsubishi Pajero Sport/Challanger

This is my personal car in Indo, Condition is like sandpaper with very high deep water spot for the roof.

Tools:

Das6+Suburf Pad
Clay
QD
Ivory Compund(local compound, very good at vanished the water spot)
D151

No wax given yet since I try to learned how to use Coating

Result:


Before:



After:





Now for the hood, try to use Gtechniq C1 Crystal Lacquer. Using the method below

Tools:

Right side:
Das6-suburf pad
Clay
QD
Ivory
D151
Gtechniq C1

Left side:
Das-6+ suburf pad+LC finish pad flat
Clay
QD
D151
SwirlX
Gtechniq C1






Video of C1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQEUxqB6MCA

Comments appreciated.. Will finish the whole car next week.

Cheers