Showing posts with label car grooming. Show all posts
Showing posts with label car grooming. Show all posts
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Grooming Session
Due to acidic liquids coming from un-sacred trees and birds, it seems that I've to send the Pocong for detailing at least 4 times a year ... sigh
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Grooming session part 3
Happy Chinese New Year everyone :)
It has been exactly a year since Pocong received last grooming session and tendency of getting bird droppings almost on alternate days basis, the paintwork has been unrelentingly oxidized and dull. Realising this, I just bought myself a Black & Decker WP900 polisher, extra pad sets and other grooming goodies for today’s slaving activity together with my brother for his new Fiesta. And after five hours of slaving and 3 sets of torn pads, wet shinning glossy surface is back with the Pocong! And yeah I’m tired as hell!
It has been exactly a year since Pocong received last grooming session and tendency of getting bird droppings almost on alternate days basis, the paintwork has been unrelentingly oxidized and dull. Realising this, I just bought myself a Black & Decker WP900 polisher, extra pad sets and other grooming goodies for today’s slaving activity together with my brother for his new Fiesta. And after five hours of slaving and 3 sets of torn pads, wet shinning glossy surface is back with the Pocong! And yeah I’m tired as hell!
Not as powerful as I'd have imagine
Can't deny the convenience though
Just applied tar remover on the lower half of the car
Damn, this was my last pad!
RM300 expenditure plus 5 hours of slaving is more expensive than sending it to detailing shop
My brother was on Kit Wax, as expected the shines is good but won't last long. And he still hasn't pass me the keys for testing...double bummer!Sunday, February 14, 2010
Grooming session part 2
Let me start first by wishing Gong Xi Fa Chai/Happy Chinese New Year to my Chinese friends, may the year of the tiger bless our hidup segan mati tak mahu economy :)
And this means I’ve got two days (excluding Saturday and Sunday of course) of nothing to do. But after berangan long and hard, it pops my mind that it has been three months Pocong receives grooming session and the water beads getting large and flatter. So I guess it’s no harm to ruin my Sunday morning by being a dedicated car slave.
As usual, I’m using the cheap and cheerful PermaGlass Tar Remover, PermaGlass Polymer Sealant, TurtleWax Clear Vue and Ambersil Dash & Trim carried over from last exercise. A solid 4 hours slavering session bar car wash (this one I outsourced to under coconut tree car wash :)).
End result should last another 3 months of seeing high and small water beads after raining. After doing it twice in a row, I began to realise that this is an addictive hobby. Next time, I kinda fancy Bosch GEX-270AE and Meguiars, hoping for mega wonders!
PS: While the PermaGlass Tar Remover is a life saver when it comes to removing stubborn contaminants, a word of caution – don’t use it on the bonnet because it eats up paint!
And this means I’ve got two days (excluding Saturday and Sunday of course) of nothing to do. But after berangan long and hard, it pops my mind that it has been three months Pocong receives grooming session and the water beads getting large and flatter. So I guess it’s no harm to ruin my Sunday morning by being a dedicated car slave.
As usual, I’m using the cheap and cheerful PermaGlass Tar Remover, PermaGlass Polymer Sealant, TurtleWax Clear Vue and Ambersil Dash & Trim carried over from last exercise. A solid 4 hours slavering session bar car wash (this one I outsourced to under coconut tree car wash :)).
End result should last another 3 months of seeing high and small water beads after raining. After doing it twice in a row, I began to realise that this is an addictive hobby. Next time, I kinda fancy Bosch GEX-270AE and Meguiars, hoping for mega wonders!
PS: While the PermaGlass Tar Remover is a life saver when it comes to removing stubborn contaminants, a word of caution – don’t use it on the bonnet because it eats up paint!
Monday, November 2, 2009
Grooming session - the slow, cheap but definitely special
The last time Pocong receives skin beautifications session was slightly more than a year ago and he’s badly in need one now. The problem with me is that I’m a bit tight on cash now where just a month ago he had a set tyres change and I just moved to a new place and for that, my cranky wife keeps on blabbering for this & that for our new home leaving me for no choice but to DIY. And the day is today.
I first went to under coconut tree shop for normal wash as early as 8.00am and got it done an hour later for merely RM8. Quite pricey where I ended up having to wipe the car again on my own after half cooked job they’ve done and don’t get me started on having to wait for an hour. And I can even further be annoyed with the rims not cleaned properly!
Only about 9.30am, the actual spa session commenced. I started off using PermaGlass Tar Remover to clean visible contaminants especially on lower half of the car before applying PermaGlass Polymer Sealant to do so called polish & wax layer on top (twice). Then TurtleWax Clear Vue for the windows and headlamps; and then Ambersil Dash & Trim for the interior trims and exterior rubber parts.
A solid 4 hours job and the end result won’t match the quality of Carnauba AutoSpa, Autoglym or Meguiars finish, nevertheless I’m pretty content. At least, there’s some layers on top of the paintwork to shield from our monsoon acid rains and dirts for 3 months. And the cost is pretty cheap too :)
On another note, I took the Pocong for a drive using Ulu Yam road a day earlier where this time it was dry. My praise for the RSR went a notch higher with it sticking the tarmac like it doesn’t know how to loose grip. Only I wish the car has more power. 200-210hp on wheel should make it psychopath again. Custom FMIC and Ah Heng’s downpipe might do just that. Got to start saving then!
I first went to under coconut tree shop for normal wash as early as 8.00am and got it done an hour later for merely RM8. Quite pricey where I ended up having to wipe the car again on my own after half cooked job they’ve done and don’t get me started on having to wait for an hour. And I can even further be annoyed with the rims not cleaned properly!
Only about 9.30am, the actual spa session commenced. I started off using PermaGlass Tar Remover to clean visible contaminants especially on lower half of the car before applying PermaGlass Polymer Sealant to do so called polish & wax layer on top (twice). Then TurtleWax Clear Vue for the windows and headlamps; and then Ambersil Dash & Trim for the interior trims and exterior rubber parts.
A solid 4 hours job and the end result won’t match the quality of Carnauba AutoSpa, Autoglym or Meguiars finish, nevertheless I’m pretty content. At least, there’s some layers on top of the paintwork to shield from our monsoon acid rains and dirts for 3 months. And the cost is pretty cheap too :)
On another note, I took the Pocong for a drive using Ulu Yam road a day earlier where this time it was dry. My praise for the RSR went a notch higher with it sticking the tarmac like it doesn’t know how to loose grip. Only I wish the car has more power. 200-210hp on wheel should make it psychopath again. Custom FMIC and Ah Heng’s downpipe might do just that. Got to start saving then!
An hour!
Had to borrow my auntie's porch
Plenty of contaminants just my phone camera don't reflect that
First layer done, now onto second one
I'm pretty content with the job
This is better reflection of that compared to previous one
Still couldn't remove all of the dirts
Ok lahSaturday, July 11, 2009
So called Wheels Grooming
It’s slightly more than a year owning the Pocong and as expected tar and dirt contaminants already built up around the wheels. Far from being car detailing freak, I still very much particular about rims cleanliness.
Going through my old boxes, I managed to find Perma Glass Tar Remover which hasn’t been used. Great! Since it works on body paintwork, for sure it’ll do just as good to the wheels.
It’s not rocket science to do this job, all you need is a plain cloth to rub the contaminants and another to wipe it clean (hell I just use kain buruk). 20 mins and mission accomplished. Almost all have been wiped clean almost having brand new wheels. A cheap excuse not to upgrade these just yet :P
Before
After
Close-up 1
Close-up 2
Perma Glass Tar Remover - Not Bad!
Going through my old boxes, I managed to find Perma Glass Tar Remover which hasn’t been used. Great! Since it works on body paintwork, for sure it’ll do just as good to the wheels.
It’s not rocket science to do this job, all you need is a plain cloth to rub the contaminants and another to wipe it clean (hell I just use kain buruk). 20 mins and mission accomplished. Almost all have been wiped clean almost having brand new wheels. A cheap excuse not to upgrade these just yet :P
Before
After
Close-up 1
Close-up 2
Perma Glass Tar Remover - Not Bad!
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