A superb Car cleaning, polishing & detailing guide

varunroy · 15th May 2007, 20:44

All Blues are easy to maintain in the sense that they do not fade in the Sun. Red and Maroon are the worst colour and no matter how well you maintain it by regular polishing they tend to fade rapidly.

Most well Maintained Dark colours invite deep gashes from vandals. It gives them some sort of saddistic pleasure to see these cars ruined.

Suggest one refrains from buying the dark ones unless they are sure that their cities are free from these attacks.

So long....

Kaizer Sozay · 15th May 2007, 23:40

There are 3 services that TPC3 provides can anyone suggest their experiences with regards to Valuguard, miracle glaze. & turtle wax.
Which would you suggest

hari_rama · 16th May 2007, 00:41

I use the Formula1 Carnauba Paste Wax for my Black Baleno...it brings superb shine after the wax is applied....but however wen i wash the car afterwards,even after drying out the left over water with cloth,i can see some white scars caused by water....are these caused by hard water or due to improper way of waxing??how can i remove those scars or marks??
my car being black,these scars are very visible.....

yeah the marks do go off if i scrub the surface carefully with a cloth...but still this isn an easy job....

Vid6639 · 16th May 2007, 23:12

Just got this from the 3M representative at the HM garage. For some reason the rates are comparatively lower than the other places.

3M Authorised Distributor & Service Provider
Spot Free solutions
#12, 8th cross, Indiranagar,
1st Stage, Bangalore 560038
Ph. 30964922, 51255281.

For older cars i.e. more than 1year they recommend Surface Refinement. This involves the following steps

1. Complete External wash
2. buffing/scratch removal
3. claying to give a smooth finish and fill in
4. Polish using 3M machine polish
5. Miracle glaze finish to get wet look and shine.

For the lancer the entire process costs Rs.2600 of done at HM.

yogi1771 · 17th May 2007, 00:17

hi vid6639 can you get info from 3M guys in bglore where they provide this kind of service in Mumbai thanks

sanrys · 24th May 2007, 13:06

In the places like Delhi & NCR where cars are almost park in open area and keep on heating like a Oven, Is there any way by which we can protect our pricey possetions?

Please advice.

gkrishn · 24th May 2007, 13:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by vid6639

For older cars i.e. more than 1year they recommend Surface Refinement. This involves the following steps

1. Complete External wash
2. buffing/scratch removal
3. claying to give a smooth finish and fill in
4. Polish using 3M machine polish
5. Miracle glaze finish to get wet look and shine.

Dont go for this so called "more that 1 year old car" treatment. Go for the new car treatment. Believe me, they did the exact same steps, except may be the step 5. Refer my earlier post. The adv with new car treatment is, you get 2 more service with same steps, for free.

Quote:

For the lancer the entire process costs Rs.2600 of done at HM.

Thats indeed a good rate for lancer. At sundaram, the 3M guys quoted 2750 before VAT, for sail. Just check they have included the VAT or not.

headers · 24th May 2007, 13:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by mobike008

Any color other than black is easy to maintain. Only problem with lighter colors like white, beige etc is that even minor scratches are clearly visible.

Scratches have a high visibility in darker colors!! rather than lighter ones..!

shivkumar19 · 30th May 2007, 09:47

Hi guys i recently purcased a brand new black wagon R duo,and got a teflon caoting done ( i know its not recomended by a few guys here),But the problem is no matter how much i wash & clean the car there are few dust stains it looks so dirty even after a wash ,plz help me what do i do ,
First i dust the car then was it with only water but still the prob........Should i use any kind of shampoo????

Shivkumar BS

dadu · 30th May 2007, 13:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by ajayclicks

Running water... to clean engine bay..... maybe in older cars... but in MPFIs???

Cheers

Thats how its done, first they spray kerosene and then spray the engine bay with water to remove the oil and grease.

the MPFI assembly is not open so nothing goes inside, dont worry.

ajayclicks · 5th June 2007, 18:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by dadu

Thats how its done, first they spray kerosene and then spray the engine bay with water to remove the oil and grease.

the MPFI assembly is not open so nothing goes inside, dont worry.

Hey Dadu,

Thanks for the clarification

Cheers

romyeo4u · 5th June 2007, 19:33

which is the best way and DIY to remove the scratches on the car?

mobike008 · 5th June 2007, 19:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by romyeo4u

which is the best way and DIY to remove the scratches on the car?

if the scratches are light then buffing and polishing will help them fade and if they are darker ones then you have to buy a spray paint. Which color is your car?

dadu · 5th June 2007, 20:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by mobike008

if the scratches are light then buffing and polishing will help them fade and if they are darker ones then you have to buy a spray paint. Which color is your car?

I usually let the small scratches stay as compared to spray painting them, since the spray will never be able to match the shade and will look even worse. A touchup job by a paint shop (they use small brushes), might be a better option though.

romyeo4u · 5th June 2007, 22:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by mobike008

if the scratches are light then buffing and polishing will help them fade and if they are darker ones then you have to buy a spray paint. Which color is your car?

Black

did the touch up job from the service guy , it aint' good.

15th May 2007, 20:44	#46
varunroy BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 385 Thanked: 14 Times	All Blues are easy to maintain in the sense that they do not fade in the Sun. Red and Maroon are the worst colour and no matter how well you maintain it by regular polishing they tend to fade rapidly. Most well Maintained Dark colours invite deep gashes from vandals. It gives them some sort of saddistic pleasure to see these cars ruined. Suggest one refrains from buying the dark ones unless they are sure that their cities are free from these attacks. So long....
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15th May 2007, 23:40	#47
Kaizer Sozay BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 333 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	There are 3 services that TPC3 provides can anyone suggest their experiences with regards to Valuguard, miracle glaze. & turtle wax. Which would you suggest
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16th May 2007, 00:41	#48
hari_rama BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Trichur Posts: 270 Thanked: 16 Times View My Garage	I use the Formula1 Carnauba Paste Wax for my Black Baleno...it brings superb shine after the wax is applied....but however wen i wash the car afterwards,even after drying out the left over water with cloth,i can see some white scars caused by water....are these caused by hard water or due to improper way of waxing??how can i remove those scars or marks?? my car being black,these scars are very visible..... yeah the marks do go off if i scrub the surface carefully with a cloth...but still this isn an easy job....
	() Thanks

16th May 2007, 23:12	#49
Vid6639 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,690 Thanked: 44,156 Times View My Garage	Just got this from the 3M representative at the HM garage. For some reason the rates are comparatively lower than the other places. 3M Authorised Distributor & Service Provider Spot Free solutions #12, 8th cross, Indiranagar, 1st Stage, Bangalore 560038 Ph. 30964922, 51255281. For older cars i.e. more than 1year they recommend Surface Refinement. This involves the following steps 1. Complete External wash 2. buffing/scratch removal 3. claying to give a smooth finish and fill in 4. Polish using 3M machine polish 5. Miracle glaze finish to get wet look and shine. For the lancer the entire process costs Rs.2600 of done at HM.
	() Thanks

17th May 2007, 00:17	#50
yogi1771 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 697 Thanked: 16 Times	hi vid6639 can you get info from 3M guys in bglore where they provide this kind of service in Mumbai thanks
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24th May 2007, 13:06	#51
sanrys Newbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Noida Posts: 23 Thanked: 0 Times	How to Gaurd the car from Sun burn?? In the places like Delhi & NCR where cars are almost park in open area and keep on heating like a Oven, Is there any way by which we can protect our pricey possetions? Please advice.
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30th May 2007, 09:47	#54
shivkumar19 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 90 Thanked: 118 Times	washing Black wagon R Hi guys i recently purcased a brand new black wagon R duo,and got a teflon caoting done ( i know its not recomended by a few guys here),But the problem is no matter how much i wash & clean the car there are few dust stains it looks so dirty even after a wash ,plz help me what do i do , First i dust the car then was it with only water but still the prob........Should i use any kind of shampoo???? Shivkumar BS
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5th June 2007, 19:33	#57
romyeo4u BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hyderabad - Now Bangalore Posts: 299 Thanked: 13 Times	which is the best way and DIY to remove the scratches on the car?
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