Waxing

[Assassin]

Hi there,

 

Well...I've only done that once so far... and the car was relatively clean then. My usual steps are rinse, shampoo, rinse, claybar, rinse, dry.

 

Then once in a while will polish and use swirl mark remover to clean up the fine spiderwebs.

[Assassin]

So you can see the moon reflecting off your bonnet is it ?

[Chromas]

Next full moon, we do night W&W... onz???

[Jiayong]

u claybar everytime u wash your car?

 

how often do u wash?

 

and do u klasse after that? wah...one session take how long?

[Sapience]

Hi Steelblue,

 

Zaino clay bar is too expensive liao.

 

Personally, this is what I use, Soft99. ~S$10 from most car accessories shops.

 

SHUCKS!!! i just bought meguiars clay bar for $36! home-fix at compass point doesn't carry this... some more it's the AGGRESSIVE type of clay bar, dare not to use it yet...

[Zany]

I bought the Meguiars clay bar too and used it on my light blue car last weekend.

 

Very soft texture compared to the Zaino one which I find really hard. Easy to fold

to a new section after the one section gets dirty.

 

Being of a soft texture and dark maroon in colour too, you need to be careful to ensure that there is enough lubrication (car shampoo will do) on the car surface before rubbing the clay bar otherwise some parts of the clay bar may break off and stick on the car surface and you'll have some difficulty removing it.

 

Car surface definitely very smooth after the clay bar session. Possibly smoother than when I used the Zaino clay bar.

 

Since the piece is so big and expensive, suggest that you cut it up into 2 or 3 pieces to use.

[Sapience]

thanks!

 

can't wait for the weekend for my "virgin" claybaring!!

[Wenwen]

Can anybody advise how often should I polish & wax my car?

 

I hear say polish too often is also no good for cars..

[Assassin]

[reply]

SHUCKS!!! i just bought meguiars clay bar for $36! home-fix at compass point doesn't carry this... some more it's the AGGRESSIVE type of clay bar, dare not to use it yet...

 

I'm not sure about the Meguiars clay bar tho.... any usage instructions on it ?

 

Where does it say its "aggressive" ?

[Karsoon]

me too, me too. virgin claybaring!

[Assassin]

Hi Wenwen,

 

You might want to check out this thread for more info on detailing and the differences between a wax, polish, and sealant.

 

 

Cheers

[Assassin]

Hellooooo !! Long time no see ! How are you ?

 

For How To Clay Bar steps.... you can check out this thread in the RESOURCES folder.

[Assassin]

u claybar everytime u wash your car?

 

how often do u wash?

 

and do u klasse after that? wah...one session take how long?

 

Hi Jiayong,

 

I only clay bar the panels/areas that I can feel that is not smooth anymore. When you shampoo your car, run your fingers over the paintwork... if you can feel some grit or rough particles on the paintwork, its time to clay bar liao. So clay barring is as and when required. Typically try to do a full once every 6 months, but it also depends on how you take care of your ride.

 

I try to wash my ride at least once a week.

 

After washing, you can use whatever products on your ride. For me, its either Klasse, Mothers Sealer & Glaze, or Meguiars NXT Wax.

 

From washing to applying sealant and buffing off.... would take me around 1.5-2hours.

[Linus]

if i claybar too often, will it affect the paintwork of my ride ?

[Assassin]

Next full moon, we do night W&W... onz???

 

Wah.. waxing under a full moon ah ? Hope we dont change into something were we wolf down our food.

[Assassin]

Nope. Clay barring just removes the minute contaiminants stuck on your paintwork. Thats it.

[Chromas]

Sometimes I have no time to do my W&W on Sat so do on Fri night after meetup lor

[Assassin]

Wah...next thing you know.. you'll be waxing at the meetup liao !