Car Care and Detailing Dreams (Part 2)

[omarabdullah022]

bhai u r very rite, but the fact is that adam motors should not fool their own patriot brothers, i kno that the price they set is low,but thats not good enough as as they are new in market they should be having a penetrating price which make ppl feel that yes this is wat local technology costs. their 105i model costs just 55k less than suzuki alto. ppl here are becoming more money & sstus oriented. i kno that it sounds strange but its a fact that chinees were our friends but now they are only money makers, they just want to capture another market. they have been in pakistsn for about more than 10-15 years & now they are starting to dump each & every thing in our market just to destroy local industry. another fact is that if adam motors are aquiring technology from china i think it would be a better practice to get the top of the line tech so that they can compete in local market. why is it like this keh in 105i there is EFI & in 80s there is still carborator. both models are supported by leaf springs (kamani system) at rear, as Pakistani roads are not in good conditions the car will jump like hell when it will come on bumpy road.adam motors truck sort of flopped as another chinee brand came into competition named "master" & i personally feel that people are purchasing master more than zabardast. adam's jeep is having isuzu engine, fine with that but wat about shape, it is just like old fox shaped jeeps used by army in mountanious regions like rawlakot & e.t.c. initially when they launched their car & all other wheicles i was the most excited person in Pakistan, but after looking at quality issues they simply disappointed me. here in Pakistan for a middle class person 269k is still a huge amount. if they do not get value for their money in shape of revo 80s they will loose their belief in Pakistani products & in future belief is all wat pakistani industry need to survive as vw, porche, chivorlet, mitsubushi, kia, bmw & tata are looking forward to invest in Pakistan. i kno that in west trend is changing & governments are crying on imported products but they brought it on themselves as china is making each & every kind of product & from lowest to highest quality that can compete any where & every where. so is it wise to get old technology on high price of shaking patriotism, loyality to local products & hard earned money???
i kno ur concern & appriciate it but facts are to be catered as well, there is no running away from it. ppl pakistan do not kno much about cars as they take it a matter of prestige that we are not to maintain our cars, it is the job of mechanics.
last but not the least, wat if suzuki lower its prices just give hard time to adam wat will happen??? an exaple is the rivelry of amrat kola & pepsi kola, initially pepsi bought all the empty bottels stock just to kik out amrat from the business, amrat had another option & shifted to plastic bottols, so is there any other choice for adam? as their technology is inferior, relatively price is on higher end being new enterant to the market. all i am asking is that they must act more realistically to have a sustained progress.
(sory for posting the reply as new topic but i don't kno y i get page not found message when ever i try to submit my reply to topic)
regards.

Ali.

JazakAllah for the kind words..
Just trying to achive results like yours:)

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[omarabdullah022]

omarabdullah022 Omer too good yar , & pictures tabahiiii :*
Well done Boy

Thank you so much aamir bhai. Just testing out my new lens;)

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[omarabdullah022]

Hi guys..
me back with my Laado
i had some detailing session on Saturday now today got time to put few pics..
so guys comments..

1st off all I tried to take out some flakes but unsuccessful..
Still manage to have very few swirls hardly seen on sharp sunight

MashAllah incredible reflections and the flake pop is indeed there..
Welp kept ride..

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[omarabdullah022]

Super wet hood shot. Somehow, by seeing the first picture and without reading which products you used, Dodo LF came to mind since I recently used it.
The product stack selection is excellent for silver. I am sure flakes are actually popping out in daylight sun with both the sealant/wax very good at it

JazakAllah for the kind words.
Thanks once again for the sealant! Yep, the flakes are popping everywhere.

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[omarabdullah022]

Darker side of DoDo (H)

MashAllah there's so much depth thag the paint is almost black!

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[fazalwahab11375]

Opti Coat @ work

20140617_160317 by wahab11375, on Flickr

[omarabdullah022]

Opti Coat @ work

20140617_160317 by wahab11375, on Flickr

Nice results!

Im thinking seriously about these paint coatings but the thrill of applying a coat of carnauba every two weeks is just unbeatable. Plus they are very expensive:/... if I go for one most prolly it will be CG second skin, pinnacle or dp (dp sealant was very economical and the results are really nice.

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[vague_one]

More pictures...

Kaafi shadeeed kaam hua hai yahan ! MashAllah ! Looks the part ! Days of thunder are back I guess !

[omarabdullah022]

Kaafi shadeeed kaam hua hai yahan ! MashAllah ! Looks the part ! Days of thunder are back I guess !

JazakAllah!
Weeell, just couldn't resist the urge to detail.

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[Abd008]

Which place is recommended in Lahore for detailing where i can bring my own items and they do only services, on fare prices?

[wonder_guy]

Which place is recommended in Lahore for detailing where i can bring my own items and they do only services, on fare prices?

DIY detailing centre.

[Ehsan4808]

Which place is recommended in Lahore for detailing where i can bring my own items and they do only services, on fare prices?

Actually the cost of getting your car detailed is majorly comprising of the skill of the detailer and the electricity cost plus the rent of the place and other expenses the detailer is bearing. Plus a small Amount of PROFIT for which he is doing all this..
.. You wont be saving much even if you bring your own products..

Lets say, you get Megs Ultimate Polish done to your car. The price of Ultmate Polish is approx 1100/Rs for a 16oz bottle. But only 8% of the Polish would be used for 1 application.
8% of 1100 = 88/-Rs.. Same way you would just save around 900 - 1100/-Rs for the whole process.. Not Worth it !!

Its better you keep ur own products to play urself and get the car detailed with the detail shop's own products..

[Abd008]

hmm for me yourself means someone else not me

DIY detailing centre.

[omarabdullah022]

Which place is recommended in Lahore for detailing where i can bring my own items and they do only services, on fare prices?

Like ehsan bhai said, its going to end up costing you slightly more. The layybarr charjis are the biggest chunk of your bill. The products dont cost that much if used properly plus most detailers buy big gallons of material in bulk so it is cheaper for them.
And as far as i know most of the detailing centres in lahore use excellent products.

Btw, what sort of products do you have in mind?

[Ehsan4808]

Like ehsan bhai said, its going to end up costing you slightly more. The layybarr charjis are the biggest chunk of your bill. The products dont cost that much if used properly plus most detailers buy big gallons of material in bulk so it is cheaper for them.
And as far as i know most of the detailing centres in lahore use excellent products.

Btw, what sort of products do you have in mind?

Yes, labor charges + the electricity bill.. Let me tell you the electricity consumption watts of the equipment that I have.

Rotary Polisher = 1400 Watts

D.A Polisher = 500 Watts

Blower = 600 Watts

Pressure Washer = 1400 Watts

Vaccum Cleaner = 2000 Watts

[wonder_guy]

Yes, labor charges + the electricity bill.. Let me tell you the electricity consumption watts of the equipment that I have.

Rotary Polisher = 1400 Watts

D.A Polisher = 500 Watts

Blower = 600 Watts

Pressure Washer = 1400 Watts

Vaccum Cleaner = 2000 Watts

That is why i asked him to do it yourself because he will not be saving much rather will be spending more.

[mohsin47]

2nd wax session after WG paint sealant applied couple of weeks back

[dynamicallyStatic]

Like ehsan bhai said, its going to end up costing you slightly more. The layybarr charjis are the biggest chunk of your bill. The products dont cost that much if used properly plus most detailers buy big gallons of material in bulk so it is cheaper for them.
And as far as i know most of the detailing centres in lahore use excellent products.

Btw, what sort of products do you have in mind?

For the claybar, there are other alternates (some of which I shared with you) that cost the same/better and last 2-3 times long and aren't sensitive to throwing it away if slipped from hand :). Ideal for professionals since most of the times they are polishing the paint afterwards and a slight bit of marring (which a clay bar also does) is acceptable since that'll go away in polishing stage.

[dynamicallyStatic]

That is why i asked him to do it yourself because he will not be saving much rather will be spending more.

Besides savings, its more to do with skill as well... Having the right products isn't gauranteed to give you good results e.g. Using a clay bar wrongly can mar your paint, an ultimate compound by hand improperly can do this to you car Ultimate Compound messed up my paint .

Not that you can't do it yourself and its rocket science but you need to have the commitment to learn it end to end and be knowledgable of the do's and donts + the products/equipment. Buying that all for doing your car on off is going to expensive with compound/polishing/clay products sitting on the shelf for a long time unused. For busy people not into the passion of detailing but wanting to have a detailed clean protected car, they should look into spending some money (which is less than 1% of what the car costs 1-1.5million average) and you are basically improving your car's look/state by 50-95% (which in turn is also increasing your resale value so its a win win). One you get it detailed, keep the maintenance products and then maintain it yourself.

Just my perspective though, YMMV...

[wonder_guy]

Besides savings, its more to do with skill as well... Having the right products isn't gauranteed to give you good results e.g. Using a clay bar wrongly can mar your paint, an ultimate compound by hand improperly can do this to you car Ultimate Compound messed up my paint .

Not that you can't do it yourself and its rocket science but you need to have the commitment to learn it end to end and be knowledgable of the do's and donts + the products/equipment. Buying that all for doing your car on off is going to expensive with compound/polishing/clay products sitting on the shelf for a long time unused. For busy people not into the passion of detailing but wanting to have a detailed clean protected car, they should look into spending some money (which is less than 1% of what the car costs 1-1.5million average) and you are basically improving your car's look/state by 50-95% (which in turn is also increasing your resale value so its a win win). One you get it detailed, keep the maintenance products and then maintain it yourself.

Just my perspective though, YMMV...

The thing is if he has stuff in his arsenal he must know how to use it. Fear of making things worst will not let anyone learn anything. And one has to manage time to get the things done