Boxing day with my orbiter

[Garlic]

1) Shampoo (NXT)

2) Claybar (Soft99)

3) Rinse

4) Polish (#80, depending on panel's condition, 2-4 passes with cutting/polishing pads)

5) Glaze(#7, polishing pad)

6) 2 coats of wax (#16, finishing pad)

7) Final wipe with detailing spray(#34 with MF towel).

 

Yet to apply dressing on the exterior trims and tyres.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 26, 2005 by Garlic

[Gen2]

Nice work there and the car looks great. This coming week I will be doing this exact same car .

[Garlic]

Tks Gen2, looking forward to your pics.

 

Having lots of ice cold water helps to quench the thirst.

 

Will be doing my mum's car next week, will have to use a more aggressive polish/light compound if the cutting pad can't fix it.

 

Last pic of the day.

 

 

Oh man, I see patches of dark clouds ...

Edited December 26, 2005 by Garlic

[Steelblue]

Brilliant!!! Love the 3rd pic

[Koren]

where did u buy the pads ar? and how much do they cost? is it really worth it polishing ourselves?

[Silver_blade]

Nice

[Kentheman]

wah piang, bro, ur car super shiny sia... at least u make an effort to maintain ur shine..i'm juz lazy, get other pple to do it for me..haha

[Spade]

boxing day dressed in boxers ah?

[Nemesis]

Damn it's shinning Nice work, worth the time & effort

 

Cheers

[Hwong]

Nice!

[Garlic]

where did u buy the pads ar? and how much do they cost? is it really worth it polishing ourselves?

 

The 6.5" Meguiar's foam pad cost about $20 each, I got it from the local distributor Hypercoat. I prefer DIY cos' I can pay more attention to the details and the feeling afterwards is shiok!

 

The initial investment is quite high but the pads and machine can last quite awhile. :)

 

 

Cutting pad: http://www.meguiars.com/?pro-pad/SOFTBUFF-Cutting-Pad

Polishing pad:

[Lukie102]

u've got urself another m/c?

[Koren]

ya.. of course more shiok.. haha.. was just wondering price wise worth it or not..

[Koren]

aniwae.. how does the cutting pad work? wun it create more swirl marks?

 

my car has lots of swirlmarks.. wondering how to remove them..

[Vtec78]

i believe ppl who do their own detailing wun care abt the price....it's their passion to do it.....price confirm cheaper if u diy, tat is in the long run.....

[Toalson]

Awesome work!

[Garlic]

Tks for the comments guys, heres another pic.

 

Will be posting pics of my mom's car after I restore it. :)

 

Edited December 27, 2005 by Garlic

[Garlic]

Unlike wool pads, foams pads are pretty safe and won't leave additional swirls onto the finish. The difference between a cutting, polishing and finishing pad is mainly its cell structure and 'stiffness'.

 

You might find these links useful for scratch removal by hand.

1) http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/showt...=&threadid=1516

 

2) http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/showt...hlight=scratchx

 

3) http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/showt...=&threadid=2409

 

 

I personally find these detailing articles and videos very useful.

 

1) http://www.bettercarcare.com/topics.php?topicId=20

2) http://www.bettercarcare.com/topics.php?topicId=17

 

Video: http://www.bettercarcare.com/articles.php?articleId=31

Edited December 27, 2005 by Garlic