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This car is only a few months old and the owner is pretty worried about some minor swirls developing on the car. The process done on this car is not too complicated because the defects are not too serious, 1) wash 2) clay 3) PO85RD + polishing pad + DA @ speed 5 4) Carlack68 (nano...

After the first pleasant encounter with Jeffs Werkstatt Acrylic Jett, I decided to give it a try again on a solid black colored car. This time round my target is a solid black Mazda 2. This car has moderate swirls and surface scratches, I started with Menzena IP + cutting pad + DA @...

Last Sunday my friend received his bottle of UPP & UPC and we tested it out on a black car. The looks is very impressive, wet and shiny. But what impress us the most is the slickness it produces, the slickest sealant I have tried so far. For the past 3 days, it has been raining pretty often...

This red sexy 307CC is simply gorgeous except the dealer gave the owner something extra which was not expected by the owner, swirl marks. If not for the swirl marks, the car is simply flawless. The process for the makeover is, 1) Wash with Optimum Car Wash 2) Spot claying 3) Wash and dry...

There is a discussion going on in one of our local forum discussing about how much better acrylic product is in term of protection against bird dropping etching. Below is a quote of what is being discussed in the forum, I would like to hear some construtive opinions from the detailing gurus...

It was a cloudy and rainy day when the Mazda 6 was detailed, so cannot really get good shots of the defects on the car. There were scratch and swirl marks on the car and also some sanding marks on the front passenger door panel (a ‘gift’ from a painter shop). The car was wash down with...

Another big challenge, a 7 years old black Honda Integra. There are lots of intense swirls, hologram and scratches. Defects removal process, Optimum Compound (OC) + cutting pad + DA machine @ speed 5 – 2 to 3 passes Optimum Polish (OP) + polishing pad + DA machine @ speed 5...

Hey guys, I need some tips on how to de-wax a brand new car. I might be asked to detail some brand new cars which the thick layer of wax is still on the cars. Never done it before and like to get some help here as to how to do it fast and at the same time safe. All those are brand new cars and...

This BMW 318 came to us through a referral, the owner did a good job in maintaining the car and the products he used range from Autoglym to Zymol. But some how swirl marks and water etched marks found their way to the car. After accessing the condition, we assured the owner we will bring back...

This is a 4 yrs old car, the owner works in a chemical plant at industrial area and usually the car is washed at the petrol station. The car has quite serious swirls, scratches and etched marks. Below are some before and after photos of the defects removal,

After reading many good reviews on the Optimum Polish (OP), we couldn’t resist the temptation and in the end ordered a bottle to try it out. To give it a tough challenge, we choose a silver colour car to see how well it can bring out the shine. This time the car we are working on is a silver...

When I first viewed the car I know it is going to be a big challenge for me. The car is coming to 1 yr old and it has similar swirls and scratches found all over the car as shown in the pics below, and some of those are pretty bad. Water etched marks are also spotted. The initial impression is a...

Hi there, today my friend and I were introduced to this brand of polishing pad by one dealer. Never heard of it being mentioned in the forum before so not very sure whether to pick it up to try. The smallest size come in 8 inches, does not seem to work very well with a DA polisher but the dealer...

I have been using this DA polisher, RupesBR65AE, for the past 4 months It has a wattage of 550 and speed 2000(1) - 7000(6) opm. Whenever I set the speed to around 4.5, the polishing pad will not only orbit, it will also start to rotate but very much slower than a rotary. Is this normal ...

Presently I have 3M PI3RC, FI2M and PIFPPG as shown below. I have tried using the RC and FI2M with a rotary but the material seems to dry up very fast and become powdery. Will these powdery residue induce swirl and how long should I work on it ? Normally I will put a 8" long of...

Hi I've got a habit which I do not know whether is it doing more harm or good to the car, so try to get some feedback here. Whenever my car is caught in the rain and so happen I park my car into a covered carpark, I will always wipe dry the hood so that the water beads will not dry up due to the...

After gathering all the experts' opinions from the forum, I started to detail my car again over the weekend. This time I did some changes in the products I used and the process. Here is how it goes, wash clay wash #80 with W8000 and rotaty #80 with W8006 and DA polisher Mother's Sealer...

Hi everyone, after looking through the forum, I am pretty impressed by the wet look effect created by Souveran wax. I could not get the Souveran wax locally and don't feel like ordering over the net. So I am hoping to get some suggestions from the experts here which wax can create similar wet...