no commercial activity there? The shows and meets I go to - usually have some commercial activity there, e.g. in a recent one of old MB, I sold about 10 splined sockets for old MB injection pump delivery valves.
Some other guy had some nice car waxes and leather restoration etc.
in the end we sellers had to pay a flat fee of 25 dollars for the day.
Why lemon max? There are much better alternatives like presoak, apc and even conc. car shampoo..What area are you in?
am very much in Karachi and i find lemon max / vim liquid diluted as the best degreaser for engine bay. why spend 3 digits when result can be achieved in 2 digits if ' phukkar kangla etc etc ' term comes to your mind against my choice ! smile wide I'm
Here's what i did last saturday night!Removed the thin film of dust with a mist of turtle rinse free. Then waxed with dc crystal wax!Love the wax! super easy to apply and remove and gave a rich watery effect which could not be captured in the photos.
Water beading..
Bhot aaallaaa
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Salam people. Me and my brother built a g101 charade around 4.5 years back which was sold around a year and a half back. Now I've bought it back and the guy probably had it parked under sun all this time and the paint has faded on the roof. Everywhere else, the paint is fine. Even the hood is fine but the roof has something going on. What do you suggest that I do with this? Sand it a little with a 2000-2500 gritt sand paper and then buff it?
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Guys, similar question to the above - i have to park my car in open day in day out under sun, rain and dust.
Is there any sort of paint protection coating I can use to prevent the color from fading and losing its shine?
There are three ways-1. Waxing- A wax forms a temporary shiny coating over your cars paint and protects it from uv rays leading to clear coat failure. A few options are Meguiars Ultimate Paste Wax and Meguiars NXT gen 2.0. This cost around 3.5k rs.
Paint sealant- A stronger version of wax with synthetic polymers which protect your paint from uv rays, industrial fallout, smoke, etc. It costs around ~4k. Options are wolfgang DGPS , autofinnesse and klasse. This lasts upto six months.
Paint coating- It is a long term paint coating which protects paint for upto 2 years. This costs 10k. Options are opti coat and cquartz.
I only wash and wax my cuore weekly which stands infront seaview from 7-30 -2-30 without any shade at all. Its been six years now and Allhamdullilah the paint is still in good nick.
Happy Detailing.
Thanks Omar.
Are there any places which do it for you?
I mean for the lazy/busy clan, if we could leave our car with someone for an hour or two and get it back done, that would be great.
Also how much should once session cost of the opt 2 - Paint Sealant and how much will it last?
Well it depends, what car and colour do you have? What is the paint condition? Where do you live?
The car is a 2000 Civic in Shalimar Rose Mist, the paint condition is good. One fender was faded but I got it resprayed recently, the rest is original and is as good as new.
And the car is in Lahore.
Here's a photo of the car for color reference.
if the cars in lahore, why not pay a visit to DC or ahmedyar's auto spa. you can leave the car with them sir and come back to get it when its done.
polished it today with turtle wax
My brothers new Honda CityHe asked me to detail it with himNow for those of us who think brand new car paint is just perfect without the need to clay believe me her skin was dry grainy as hell. So car was already washedSo after inspecting the paint I started the clay processMeguires Clay Bar with QD ( Liberal use )The clay bar turned black on the first panel I didn't clay the whole car at once, went panel by panel Since there were minimal swirls I didn't do any compound or polish ( May b I should have polished )The paint prep was done with Auto finesse Paint PrepThen Tough coat paint sealant was appliedShe is wearing a single layer of Ultimate Liquid WaxTo be Honest I'm not happy with hood as paint is shiny but Dry, will apply more layers soonI also sealed all the windows except wind shieldTires were dressed with Auto finesse tire gelInterior was done with Ultimate Protectant
InshAllah I'm getting AIO Opti Poli Seal in a couple of days so will detail her again soon
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Nicely Done Junaid bhai..... and the dirt on the clay :o damn..
BTW in one of my previous post I mentioned applying Tough Coat sealant on wind screen but I had my doubts " was this stuff safe for wind screen? "So I contacted auto finesse rep at FB and my fear was correct. AF tough coat can be applied to any paint or glass surface Except WindScreen So guys kindly follow this while applying Tough Coat Hope This HelpsCheers
Thanks Brother
Me and my brother were stunned with the clay turning black, on a white colour lol
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First of all, congratulations to your brother for getting the new ride. May Allah bless you all with safe journeys in it!I couldn't agree more. When the car is in the dealership it is abused and people rub crap on the paint. Claying and polishing is necessary. MashAllah the car is looking fantastic. The paint looks super glossy and I don't think it is mal-nourished. I would suggest you to give two coats of dodo light fantastic and watch the magic. Make sure you teach your brother to maintain the paint by washing using the double bucket method only!
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