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Originally Posted by fiat_tarun Lovely pictures Karthik. The car looks great !
How much do these mud flaps cost ? They seriously do transform the look of the car. |
Thanks fiat_tarun. These costed me 899/- for the set of 4 mud flaps, procured from and fitted at Prerana motors showroom.
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Originally Posted by naut Karthik,
Awesome effort there (both towards the car & to keep us all posted). Thanks for sharing. I am tempted to see the fiat siblings in person. They look wicked! By the way I stay quite to close to east end road (Near Madhavan park), lets see if we can arrange a small Jayanagar meet up someday?
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Thanks a lot naut. Glad to know a BHPian staying so closeby (~2km) to my place. We can definitely meet up some weekend
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Originally Posted by kaka46 What do you do to keep your car gleaming all the time ? Man, that's the glossiest punto around . Is it only 3m detailing products ? This beats the red color that I feel looks best on a polo (I'm told that shade of red is patented by VW. Not very sure though). This one easily gives VW a run for it's money. |
Thanks for the wishes kaka46. Yes, I tend to use only 3M detailing products. I used to get Sonax earlier, which is also equally good, but now since I visit the 3M store often, I pickup my products from there.
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Originally Posted by shashank.nk Your car looks brilliant with these mud flaps. Fiat should have given these as stock fitments. |
Completely agree there. Not sure why OEM guys cringe for some 800 bucks of additional expense when they sell cars worth 8-9L *clueless*
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Haha! I like the logic, hasn't worked on my car till now though :(
I must say, you're Punto is probably the most pampered and best maintained one on the forum. The body panels shine like they are mirrors!
Or you could do it all yourself like I do |
Of course, luck also is involved in the spotless record, hehe. Lets see how long my luck lasts in the horrible ORR traffic.
I keep following your posts on the detailing part too, picked up a lot of pointers from your posts. Multiple thanks for the informative posts.
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Originally Posted by Sheel Not washing frequently? Whenever I take the Car out, I have to wash it. The environment is too dusty (you can see its always hazy, hence I NEVER roll down the windows). Haven't tried the dusters (Rs. 200 wala) for exteriors. |
I'm using the Jopasu duster for the dry season, since this time of the year there is just dry dust and no rainwater / slush stains. I suggest you try it - it doesn't put swirl marks on the car, and just takes 2 minutes of time to dust the surface before you take out the car for usage. I picked it up from here :
http://www.ebay.in/itm/Jopasu-Car-Du...item1c2590be9c
I tend to go for the 3M foam wash once in 2-3 weeks (costs ~300 bucks) which removes other stubborn stains. The paint sealant + TechWax 2.0 coating ensures water stains don't form on the surface.
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If you don't wash frequently, you achieve the results by using duster & mf cloth?
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Duster for dry dust removal (it isn't supposed to be used on wet surface) works 90% of the days during this non-rainy time, and Microfibre cloth if and when I am forced to wash the car. I avoid washing the car as much as possible, and when the car gets really dirty (in 2-3 weeks of usage), I head to 3M for the 300 bucks comprehensive wash.
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None of that luxury is available here & neither the products. Still, I try to keep it clean & waxed with the help of Amway (I think that is the best available, or is it Formula 1?)
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I have heard a lot about Amway's car products, but never tried. How would you rate them compared to Formula 1 / Sonax ?? The TechWax 2.0 has produced probably the best results for me so far.
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Originally Posted by Arkesh I too make it a point to never wipe the body with dry cloth. It is the main culprit for circular marks. |
+1. That will just rub the dust particles on the paint surface and cause swirls / scratches.
Duster for dry dust always works best.
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I wash my car once a week using motomax car wash. I polish using amway silicon glaze and for lights i use scratchout. It really clears up the head and tail lamps making it sparkling clean.
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Could you elaborate on the scratchout part? Any pictures of this that you could share with us? It would help me