20 ways you waste money on your car
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imported_Wes
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31st:
Great job:xyxthumbs
At night when your car is under some street light or in a lighted parking lot you will discover it just glows and shine better than ANYTHING around you. Stay about 50 feets off the car and walk around it and you will know what I mean.
Glad Zaino is working well for you.
Great job:xyxthumbs
At night when your car is under some street light or in a lighted parking lot you will discover it just glows and shine better than ANYTHING around you. Stay about 50 feets off the car and walk around it and you will know what I mean.
Glad Zaino is working well for you.
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<em class='bbc'>Originally posted by gti [/i]
<strong class='bbc'>31st:
Great job:xyxthumbs
At night when your car is under some street light or in a lighted parking lot you will discover it just glows and shine better than ANYTHING around you. Stay about 50 feets off the car and walk around it and you will know what I mean.
Glad Zaino is working well for you. [/b]</blockquote>
I did that last night, actually. honestly, though, I don't think it shines noticibly better than medallion.
<em class='bbc'>Originally posted by gti [/i]
<strong class='bbc'>31st:
Great job:xyxthumbs
At night when your car is under some street light or in a lighted parking lot you will discover it just glows and shine better than ANYTHING around you. Stay about 50 feets off the car and walk around it and you will know what I mean.
Glad Zaino is working well for you. [/b]</blockquote>
I did that last night, actually. honestly, though, I don't think it shines noticibly better than medallion.
kc's
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why paint protections matters?
Cars make us irrational. We call them our babies and lovingly wax them every weekend ... Either mindset will cost you money, sometimes a lot of it
MSN recently wrote a beautiful article "20 ways that we can waste money on our cars will be "
Car washes. Ten bucks for long lines and gray water? Nothing shows you care like doing it yourself.
a common scene in Malaysia (this was shot 14 months ago) (car age - 8 months old)
the most severe country affected with acid rains
just after 10 days or so without washing her (this was shot 14 months ago) (car age -8 months old)
that is the very reason, our car instruction manual hand book recommends us to wax as often as we change our engine oils....
I have been doing a study on the effectiveness on paint protection?
at my own discretion, in quietly & secretly on my sis new car....
22 months ago (car age 1 month old)
when she got her ride 2 years ago, I offer to detail her ride, at the beginning I did the washing & wax
but 8 months later, when she is got busy....the ride became.....turning from white to zebra
a year later I got some OPTI COATING from USA and without her knowledge, I embark on this secret voyage...since she doesnt have the time to maintain her ride, by putting on the world's acclaim coating on.
.........hoping to find a solution for people like her..........perhaps to treat her laziness
nobody knew in my family, i even make some shots after the coating (car age 8 months old)
position mark on the hood
the uncoated side
the following day, i did some day light shots, in order to documenting this study
not too bad after 8 months (age 8 months old) driving & in spite of sending it regularly to the road side wash
(age 8 months old)
left side - Pls pay extra attention to this part (the non coated part)
giving back to her ride like new (age 8 months old)
__________________________________3 months later
(car age 12 months old)
on the uncoated side - Left side
12 months later (car age - 20 months old)
pay more attention on the Left side - swirls & rids became very visible
read more
after coating for 12 months (car age - 20 months old)
very obvious difference & visible
day shot (car age - 20 months old)
by this time differences is more define
___________________________________(13 months later)
(car age - 21 months old)
13 months later after coating (car age - 21 months old)
13 months later after coating (car age - 21 months old)
now
______________________________________________________________________________
remember this pic after coating
3 months later
12 months later
13 months later (now)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
remember what happen to the uncoated side 3 months - minor scratches is already found visible
some compassion close up shot
and now 13 months later became worst
day time after 14 months
simple conclusion
better protection = means lesser contamination = means lesser scratches gonna to be inflicted during washing (a coated surface is a tension surface - better repellent) in this case better protection on the coated side
see again
on this very left side (uncoated) very visible scratches can be seen
as compare with the protected side (it is not so much of an issue)
the conclusion
the very part of the paint is protected - it will with stand the stress & test of time
12 months later
NOW - 13 months later
look at the coated side
better protection = means lesser contamination = means lesser scratches gonna to be inflicted during washing
its time every owner should start taking care of their investment.
just a weekly wash & a monthly wax will drive a long way
Cars make us irrational. We call them our babies and lovingly wax them every weekend ... Either mindset will cost you money, sometimes a lot of it
MSN recently wrote a beautiful article "20 ways that we can waste money on our cars will be "
Car washes. Ten bucks for long lines and gray water? Nothing shows you care like doing it yourself.
a common scene in Malaysia (this was shot 14 months ago) (car age - 8 months old)
the most severe country affected with acid rains
just after 10 days or so without washing her (this was shot 14 months ago) (car age -8 months old)
that is the very reason, our car instruction manual hand book recommends us to wax as often as we change our engine oils....
I have been doing a study on the effectiveness on paint protection?
at my own discretion, in quietly & secretly on my sis new car....
22 months ago (car age 1 month old)
when she got her ride 2 years ago, I offer to detail her ride, at the beginning I did the washing & wax
but 8 months later, when she is got busy....the ride became.....turning from white to zebra
a year later I got some OPTI COATING from USA and without her knowledge, I embark on this secret voyage...since she doesnt have the time to maintain her ride, by putting on the world's acclaim coating on.
.........hoping to find a solution for people like her..........perhaps to treat her laziness
nobody knew in my family, i even make some shots after the coating (car age 8 months old)
position mark on the hood
the uncoated side
the following day, i did some day light shots, in order to documenting this study
not too bad after 8 months (age 8 months old) driving & in spite of sending it regularly to the road side wash
(age 8 months old)
left side - Pls pay extra attention to this part (the non coated part)
giving back to her ride like new (age 8 months old)
__________________________________3 months later
(car age 12 months old)
on the uncoated side - Left side
12 months later (car age - 20 months old)
pay more attention on the Left side - swirls & rids became very visible
read more
after coating for 12 months (car age - 20 months old)
very obvious difference & visible
day shot (car age - 20 months old)
by this time differences is more define
___________________________________(13 months later)
(car age - 21 months old)
13 months later after coating (car age - 21 months old)
13 months later after coating (car age - 21 months old)
now
______________________________________________________________________________
remember this pic after coating
3 months later
12 months later
13 months later (now)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
remember what happen to the uncoated side 3 months - minor scratches is already found visible
some compassion close up shot
and now 13 months later became worst
day time after 14 months
simple conclusion
better protection = means lesser contamination = means lesser scratches gonna to be inflicted during washing (a coated surface is a tension surface - better repellent) in this case better protection on the coated side
see again
on this very left side (uncoated) very visible scratches can be seen
as compare with the protected side (it is not so much of an issue)
the conclusion
the very part of the paint is protected - it will with stand the stress & test of time
12 months later
NOW - 13 months later
look at the coated side
better protection = means lesser contamination = means lesser scratches gonna to be inflicted during washing
its time every owner should start taking care of their investment.
just a weekly wash & a monthly wax will drive a long way