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YouTube - Water Behaviour on Different States of Paintwork This video shows different patterns of water repellency on three states of paintwork: 1st state: Levelled paintwork with wax. This panel has least exposure to environmental attacks such as UV rays and acid rain. The paint has been...

Hey guys, so this is a detail for an ’06 Honda City in nighthawk black. It has been in an accident and resprayed in a few areas and there were some colour mismatches as well as other minor damage in other areas. So the whole car was resprayed and Honda kindly provided free buffer marks service...

what are your combos to getting black absolutely perfect (no fillers from waxes to help:chuckle:) is it possible with a rotary? or better to finish off with a DA:waxing: let's hear your process/opinions!

Hello everyone, the car today is a Mitsubishi Airtrek Turbo in metallic black, with the colour of the flakes similar to Honda’s Nighthawk black. Here is the car upon arrival. The swirls were more evident after a wash and clay. Wheel wells and tires...

I have about 9 hours for this car, and have to correct the paint as best as I could in that time. Process as follow: Cleaning • Clean wheel face, tire and wheel well with Meguiar’s All Purpose Cleaner • Pre-wash soak with Meguiar’s Hyper Wash • Rinse at...

The car is a Nissan Skyline GT-R 34 in metallic black. The original plan was just to give it a one-step polish and then straight to wax. However when the owner brought it in, he realized of the horrendous scratches after I switched on the halogens. The scratches weren’t there before and he...

Are these products identical in any way?. both when not used with a finishing pad, will still finish down nicely. both is very very well lubricated to prevent dry buffing. I'd like to hear your thoughts on both these products when compared to each other. thanks

*warning long post ahead* This MPV belongs to my uncle and was polished with M80 via ROB about a year back, it was the first car that doesn’t belong to me that I ever detailed. I've learned a bit more about detailing since then. So it’s back again for me to do a proper job on it. It is a...

The car is a Mauritius Blue Audi A4, when the car came in at night, it was IMMACULATE, the back of the wheels were clean, the paintwork, SPOT ON! No swirls, the paintwork has been sanded to remove orange by a renowned detailer here in Malaysia about 11 months ago. Nothing but perfect...

Hello everyone, today I am to detail a car to prepare it for my good friend’s wedding day. This car is a year 2000 Jaguar XK8 with metallic red paint. When the car came in, it was obvious that the paint was really letting it down, lots of defects like swirls and mainly RDS caused by cat claws...

I'm in the middle of correcting this car and I'm not sure what this is. If it is premature clearcoat failure, how should I go about handling it? will appreciate your comments!! thank you

Anyway here’s a write-up for a quick detail on a Honda City Metallic light blue in colour. Enjoy! When the car came in, the owner pointed the main problem that needed to be resolved, tar. The newly tarred road splashed lots of tar, hitting mainly the front bumper and the whole of the...

Hi guys, I recently got hold of a bottle of Optimum Polish. I have been using Meguiar's line of polish(M83,M80,M82) before this, and the Optimum Polish does not behave like any of them at all. 1) Do you first put a few pea-sized drops of polish on the pad(so little compared to a line of...

Hello, a few days back I had the greatest opportunity to detail a Nissan 350Z. The owner takes care of it and washes it himself. Car is parked indoors most of the time, so the condition shouldn’t be that bad. Or so I thought!. There were horrible buffer marks on the roof and some type of...

hi there, firstly many thanks to the forummers on autopia and the pros here that give good advice to help newbies like me out, appreciate them. I was looking into getting a pressure washer to get wheel wells 100% clean. I have Meguiar's Super Degreaser and a brush, still, the dirtiest...

hi hi :D This is a Kia Spectra with Metallic Black paint. The car is four years old and has never seen wax or polish. It has *HEAVY* acid rain etchings on the horizontal panels, especially the bonnet. The interior has *NEVER* been cleaned with any chemicals, it was very very dirty. Sorry...

This car is a 2005 Proton Wira SE(Special Edition) in Metallic Deep Red. It has been poorly taken care off and receive washes from outside when it get’s dirty. Never been polished or waxed. The owner is a good friend of mine, so I wanted to make this special for him. ^^ Interior Firstly...

Hi guys, this is my first click and brag in Autopia. Hope you enjoy this write-up Pre-Detail Evaluation Vertical panels had a fair amount of swirling The hood was really bad as it had heavy waterspots etched into the paint with a lot of cat scratches! The wheels were...

How much lumens is required for a flashlight to be bright enough to be able to find swirls? I've done a search for the Brinkmann Maxfire Dual Xenon Spotlight. - 135 lumens Do I need that much lumens? or Can I opt for other flashlights? because the Brinkmann is not available in my area...

What is your Sealant and Carnauba of choice? Only one each, and tell us why with a short description. Thank You:grinno: