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Looking great Sunnyboi.

The rains spoilt my detailing plans :( im not even able to touch the car. Morning cleaning to evening dirty again.

M21 is totally vfm stuff. Do let us know about the durability also unless I get my hands on it first hehe :p

Water beading on the M21. S-W-E-E-T!

More sad pics from camera phone :\

C Pillar after M21



Close up



Perhaps I should start my own thread on detailing...what say? Too many posts by me and few from others.

My 2p is that this is the place for your great work and great pics.

Water beading on Bilt Hamber Finis Wax.

Its been 3-4 months since I've done a round of machine polishing on the car. Time has come!

Nirmal gave me some Meguiars #83 Dual Action Cleaner Polish. Tried it with Meguiars Yellow Polishing pad and SKIL rotary. Below were the results:



Another angle:



Hatch:



:D Enter M21 :D



Another angle:



Rear view:



I'm now honestly done with the exterior. Just the roof, rear bumper left; hoping to finish it in the next couple of weeks.

Another coat of M21 in the evening + M26 in the morning; done for the week.

Bilt Hamber Auto Balm on the boot after 1.5 months

Hi guys

Do we have any good polish available in India which can restore the shine on aluminium bits, especially on motorcycles?

Thanks in advance.

...perhaps one last exterior related post, maybe not :p

Time for the rear bumper. Its that time for the month for the car; sheeding a lot of paint.



End result :D



Proceeded to do something different - Machine Waxing! M26 with finishing pad on DA Power system. Can't get thinner than this:



Hood with M26. Crappy pic, looks much better in real - dunno why I couldn't get a proper pic



Rear. Notice the wet bumper :D




You can get Mothers Mag and Aluminium polish whic is decent. However - the best; Mothers Billet Polish is also available but at close to 2K for a small tin :(

Detailing Experts, how do you clean the Microfiber towel when it gets dirty?

a) with mild detergent (surf diluted in water? ezee?)

b) specialized cleaner for MF

I give them to my mom. She does some magic and I get fresh warm ones.:D

On a serious note - for regular dirt, just keep it soaked for sometime in regular detergent, machine wash it with towels / linens, and line dry.

For sticky residual dirt , I once soaked one with dynacone pad cleaner, and then followed the above steps.

Yes, just wash microfibre, by hand or machine, like any other towel or cloth. Nothing special at all, except for one thing: Do not use fabric conditioners.

Just soak it in surf water and toss it around a bit. Then dry.

Please dont use ezee or any other fabric softeners. It seems fabric softeners neutralise the static on the microfiber, that is the main reason for their ability to hold dirt.

meanwhile ;) Ive started buffing today on my hood. Some pictures of the test spot

Swirl heaven :-











90% swirl removed with just a 1 step on 105. Thinking whether or not to jewel with Ultimate Polish :D

Here is how i clean my MF towels.

1. First rinse them under running water for removing dirt stuck on the surface.
2. I have bucket with soft water(metro water as we call it here) which is warm and i use liquid detergent and soak the towels for some time.
3. After a few hours, i remove the towels and rinse them again and dry them. They are clean by the time i am done. Also, do not wring excessively as i found out it causes the fibers to become slightly stiff.

Fabric conditioner/softener coats fibres, and covers up the micro indentations in microfibe that absorb the dirt.

(EDIT: you can see a nice diagram of how that works here.)

Thankfully, fabric conditioner/softener is a money waster that has not much caught on here yet --- but I'm seeing it in supermarkets, so somebody must be buying it.



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