Car Care and Detailing Dreams (Part 2)

[accord7362]

So continuing to my prior teaser of showing the bottles of werkstat range. Here are the results with the routine I followed:

Friday night (2-3 hours)
1. Washed the car with turtle ice shampoo
2. Clayed the car with the yellow poly elastic clay. My first experience with the clay. I had cut a small 1/4 piece from the bar and utilising the stretching ability of poly elasticity without crumbling, I used that to clay the entire car.

Saturday morning (3-4 hours)
3. Paint prep using WERKSTAT ACRYLIC PRIME (chemical cleaners to remove prior layerings of wax, tar, sap, etc. So wipe the product in with pressure that cleanses and also has polishing (non abbrassive) agents for bringing out the ultimate flake pop, reflection and removing some imperfections. I also did all car windows with this which worked excellent and made the glass super slick.
This is how the pad looked after this step (and both sides looked the same, just had one MF pad ):

4. This was immediately followed by a layer of sealant, WERKSTAT ACRYLIC JETT. Applying this sealant is a real ease. Just spray on a panel and using the MF towel spread the product, switch to a dry MF and buff it out (no powdery residue). So takes about 20 minutes to do the whole car.
I applied 3 coats of this with an hour of cure time in between (the product bottle says 30 mins though). Applying these additiona 2nd and 3rd coat just brought the result to a different level MashAllah. I was doing this all alone and weather was pretty humid so didn't take pictures in between.

5. Once i was through with sealant, I then applied ACRYLIC GLOS to finish things off. This is a quick detailer with a good concentration of sealant and gloss.

Here are the results MashAllah (pics taken in the evening after the sun was almost gone with google nexus phone) :

3. Yet another side pose

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bohat zabardast preparation 'n' procedure
Out come is very good as its a tough colour to play
Pictures are unedited as background is clearly visible
& In Above night picture she is stand shining :*
last but not least writeup is very good

[accord7362]

nice glossy machine Doc, is it 1.5? & love "Kalia" on back screen

[dynamicallyStatic]

Dear All,

I am sure u ppl mst have answered this question many times but i couldnt find it wile going through the threads...ok i need some advice and suggestion....i am new into car care stuff...have started using turtle wax synthetic products laterly..they seem quite good..ok i live in karachi so there is alot of dust and moisture around. first question:

1. how do i clean the dust that settles overnight inorder to avoid scratches and swrill marks....
2. i wash my car with a car shampoo and then i wax it with synthetic spray wax. so when do i need to use detailer...the paint of the car is new so i want to make sure i take good care frm the start to avoid swrill marks in the future...
3. once a week wax is ok or is it too much?

your answers will hoghly be appreciated...
Thank alot

Water Beads

1. You use a detailer to clean the overnight dust since that reduces the scratch effect from dust. Mist your towel lightly with detailer and then Just spray the detailer over the body while moving your hand (to increase the spray coverage area), clean with a light hand and then move to the dry side of towel to dry the detailer. Swirls will come eventually, but you can prolong the time by carefully cleaning the car with detailer and avoiding dry dusting. Also, i am assuming you use a microfiber towel and not the regular cloth.

2. You wash and wax. To finish things off, you use a spray detailer that removes an excess of wax (that couldn't be buffed off) as well as reduces the static charge that you developed during the rubbing waxing process. This will eventually result into lesser dust attraction.

3. Once a week wax ... will depend if you use your car too much and if it stays too much exposed to environmental conditions. The use of detailer even right after the wash can also help extend the life of wax. Also, the quality/type of wax that you use dictates how long it will stay on your cars skin. Turtles product dont have a very long lasting durability but its ice range is better than its other products. Since you're using the spray version, it wont take a lot of time for you to do the car. But every week does seem like an overkill. If you can switch to a better brand e.g. Meguiars and use its Ultimate wax, then that will give you best of both worlds (looks and durability).

[taz_rulez]

So here it is again The mehroo getting some treatment

[Shehrozeae101]

wax session after a very long time

and thats all

[Marwanpasha]

So here it is again The mehroo getting some treatment

Beautiful bro...!

Products pls.

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[Marwanpasha]

wax session after a very long time

and thats all

Sir jee great work.

But y the interior is not got any treatment from your hands?

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[Waterbeads]

well ya i use micro fibre cloth to give it a shine...i use the ice liquid wax as well as ice detailer...now there are some issues when im doing detailing. when ever i spray the detailer and then clean it with micro fibre cloth i usually have those oily kind of marks behind. how to avoid them....
i also check for the water beading thing.. it turned out really well so i assume my wax is doing a good job... and also too much detailer will remove the wax with time or it will just give a protection layer every time..
secondly if you can give me some suggestions regarding which Meguiars wax and detailer to use and from where to find the orignal ones in Karachi ....
Thankx for the prompt reply

[fawadakbarkhan]

chalo ge...ghaareb admi ko tun do bus!

Bhai ab aap aur main he thay, durrani ne kissi ko to mandd dena tha, kismat ki baat hai

[fawadakbarkhan]

I've started using an air blower for drying my car after wash and for removing small amount of dust from it. I think I am saving a little on swirls and scuffs along with the advantage of kicking water out of tricky spots where it stays and causes whitish salt deposits.

Previously I had to blow on them with my mouth, but that failed. Blower cost me 1k Rs. Any opinions on this?

[Newton]

I've started using an air blower for drying my car after wash and for removing small amount of dust from it. I think I am saving a little on swirls and scuffs along with the advantage of kicking water out of tricky spots where it stays and causes whitish salt deposits.

Previously I had to blow on them with my mouth, but that failed. Blower cost me 1k Rs. Any opinions on this?

I was thinking of doing the same tell me about pros n cons

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[fawadakbarkhan]

I was thinking of doing the same tell me about pros n cons

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Aah well there aren't any cons of it yet, just that it feels sort of funny whirling a noisy device over a wet car. I found it useful in many aspects, in addition, it helps me clean split ac fins, my PC's GPU fins, laptop keyboards and most importantly, I can sue it while closing (DIY opened) headlights to whizz off any dust particles inside.

But hey, those are pros of the little friend.

In detailing, you can get rid of water from door hinges, number plate garnish, chrome badges, side moldings, side view mirrors (which drips with time if it stays and causes PIA), in the engine bay you can usually keep it clean by daily whirling it inside unless its been driven in mud/rainy water, water in the wheel nuts which causes fugly rust with time is also not a PIA anymore if you have a blower.

bow

[fawadakbarkhan]

Just FYI, I am gradually moving to a "touch less" wash system ( @accord7362 )which will be less time consuming and will help me reduce up to 75% of the swirls I put on the vehicle in every session.

Oh ALLAH! bless me with a pressure washer!

[accord7362]

So here it is again The mehroo getting some treatment

She is looking good but You are not using the right MF folding technique for courtesy wipe also remove your right hand from the front screen , haat ka nishan rahay jyee gaaa

garmee bohat hay plastic or rubber koo red bull peelaoo

Pat on the back , for the guy who took pictures

[fawadakbarkhan]

Anddddd, can anyone tell me how to prepare shampoo solution for a proper car wash? I mean the "glub glub glub gluppp" way is obviously NOT right.

To get more foam, I usually mix some shampoo in a pet bottle and shake it vigorously. How does that sound?

[accord7362]

Anddddd, can anyone tell me how to prepare shampoo solution for a proper car wash? I mean the "glub glub glub gluppp" way is obviously NOT right.

To get more foam, I usually mix some shampoo in a pet bottle and shake it vigorously. How does that sound?

Second part to make foam is good I usually wont do glub , glub & shraappp shraaaapppp

When I bring the MF back to bucket in few attempts the foam is there I always hit roof initially with soft hand with MF full of water & come back again with MF full of foam

[dynamicallyStatic]

Even on the painted surface thats waxed and when you are done washing , put the water hose (without any finger in front) and If the water pressure is good then a lot of water on body would sheet away so theres very less for you to dry.
With blower I have seen a few vids where people blow the water beads which run of the body surface. Not sure if this 1k (used for PCs mainly) blower is powerful enough for this.
For sheeting and beading both , the body would need to have a layer of good wax on it though.

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[dynamicallyStatic]

The best foam that I get is by putting the shampoo first in empty clean bucket and pour water with more pressure. I have my pipe connected directly to water pump machine so I get great pressure that eventually makes a lot of foam.

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[fawadakbarkhan]

Second part to make foam is good I usually wont do glub , glub & shraappp shraaaapppp

When I bring the MF back to bucket in few attempts the foam is there I always hit roof initially with soft hand with MF full of water & come back again with MF full of foam

Hehe. I have left doing that a month or so back because I failed to measure the amount of water I use with a certain amount of shampoo concentrate.

And yes, I usually soak the MF completely in solution to make it heavy, pehle roof, diggi and bonnet py saara nichorr diya so that initial gliding is made easy. It helps a lot.

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