detailing maintenance?

rex79gt

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after 1 year plus i detailed this silver arrow, i've been thinking to do some touch up
therefore i think i can do things like removing water marks from wind screen and to restore the headlamp back from yellowish

as the picture shown, water marks, after a surface condition test using water


some water marks


overall condition looks good


to clean the car:
1, wash with onr, 1 bucket of bottle, using MF clothes, top to down instead of down to up where u might scratch yr car from dirt collected in MF clothes
2, for serious dirty parts like tar other than dust, clean with OPC, dilution 1:3, using the magical detailing brush for small area
3, clay, using PG clay, ONR as lubricant, rub on the surface gently until it bcome smooth, same to the glasses

this is a 50/50 test, left side using ONR, right right, normal cloth wash for comparison
water draining speed different as well


yellowish headlamps


some of the dirty parts










when cleaning with optimum power clean


after cleaned
picture of after cleaned with ONR


reflection returned








one of the cleaned handles




under the sun


time to clear some water marks


to clear the water marks
i actually clayed the glasses b4 i start polishing them
using lake country polishing pad and M205, speed 1 to 2

masking... hav the ingredient applied 50/50






result after clayed, polish with m205 using lake country polishing pad


i must admit some of the watermark still remained, but i'm sure its ready for some water test


headlamps, clayed using ONR as lubricant, use otter headlamp restoration kit,
m205 n polished, protected with opti-seal


reflection test


my recipe, not to mention i did hav the car opti-sealed and opti-waxed
1, ONR
2, PG clay bar
3. OPC
4, otter headlamp polisher compound
5, opti-seal
6, opti-wax
7, lake country polishing pad
8, paper tapes
9, MF clothes, countless


enjoy the progress, result, from detailing


at night time when rain falls, water beadings


it turn to b crystal?










http://detailingworld.blogspot.com/2012/01/detailing-maintenance.html
 
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kc2

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thedetailers.blogspot.com
wow
How did i miss this out
no wonder you takes ages to reply my text

now i know, crouching tiger in the hidden dragon


you are so much better than those talking Detailing PROFESSOR....by simply sharing with us your handi work

Glad to read them
 

s1tl

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waaa rexx u genius to tape the handle!!:adore:
 

KrisMas

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hmmm....good idea. How about wrapping the D-handle using one of those badminton grip?:stupido2:
 

AD_EG

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can list down the products used?

and a step by step on what was done like, 1st wash with product x, then clay then polish?

just photos of the result is nice, but newbies like me have no clue how it was done... like how to use the clay bar ? when to use the clay bar? how u remove the watermarks? products required, :confused:

dont mean to be rude, but hope can provide more details and make this more informative, so newbies like me can have confidence to try out such detailing.
 

rex79gt

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hmmm....good idea. How about wrapping the D-handle using one of those badminton grip?:stupido2:
D-handle? -.-

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can list down the products used?

and a step by step on what was done like, 1st wash with product x, then clay then polish?

just photos of the result is nice, but newbies like me have no clue how it was done... like how to use the clay bar ? when to use the clay bar? how u remove the watermarks? products required, :confused:

dont mean to be rude, but hope can provide more details and make this more informative, so newbies like me can have confidence to try out such detailing.
thanx for the complaint lol
i admit i used 15mins for the write up so apologize for incomplete explanation
editing soon

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waaa rexx u genius to tape the handle!!:adore:
now i get what krismas means, the tape for the handle, that was done by KC 2 yrs ago til now -.-
 

KrisMas

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Yup. Try getting a couple of those badminton grip and wrap that handle. You'd get softer and more cushioning feel while gripping it. Although we don't normally grip the D-handle/bale-handle very hard but it does gives a good 'feeling' to it. Furthermore, when you lay the machine on the ground, it'll protect the handle from severe damages (if it matters, cuz it does to me). Not to mention it looks nicer too....hehehe.....
 

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