Car Detailing?

ajmat · 28th April 2008, 21:28

Yesterday, gave the Octy a shampoo wash and then gave it a once over with Autoglym Resin Polish. It came out amazing. Would have loved to have done a rub down but too much dust and sunday afternoon is the only time when traffic is less hence no dust.

Guy who washes the car gets rather frustrated as I do a better job was than he does.

Vid6639 · 28th April 2008, 21:43

What's this resin polish? Any details and pics? Post up pics of the car as well please.

metallica · 30th April 2008, 15:11

Folks ... nobody in Delhi who provides these services at doorstep ?

I got my Astra Club polished at an authorized workshop once to get the sticker marks removed and they did a good job for about 800 bucks...

ad75 · 30th April 2008, 19:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by ravibhat

For Matiz today he charged me 548/- and for Innova last month its 748/-

Have called him for detailing of my esteem tommorow.
he seems to have upped the prices as he quoted 599/- for small cars 699/- for sedans.

Eddy · 30th April 2008, 21:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by metallica

Folks ... nobody in Delhi who provides these services at doorstep ?

I got my Astra Club polished at an authorized workshop once to get the sticker marks removed and they did a good job for about 800 bucks...

I have been looking around for ages but no luck. Please let me know if you find one.

ashthedivx · 1st May 2008, 10:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eddy

I have been looking around for ages but no luck. Please let me know if you find one.

Count me in too... as i am also looking for one since ages.

woof · 1st May 2008, 12:08

Due to stupid delhi traffic, there are some scratches (minor) on both front and rear bumpers of my 7 month old white coloured swift.

I want to get these removed. What's the best way? Where can I get it done in Delhi/NCR?

Shankyz · 1st May 2008, 17:23

Delhi guys, can get the 3M car detailing done at MSM, Okhla

As far as I know, they are the only authorized ones in Delhi.

bharatbs · 1st May 2008, 17:38

Teflon Coating really?: Now lot of car and bike dealers claim to provide teflon coating, they will generally use a solution whose brand they dont even disclose. So its upto you to beleive whatever wax/polish they use and claim it to be teflon coating.

From my research on the net I found out that teflon coating can only be done during the car manufacturing process. i.e. just like you get a frying pan coated with teflon you need to incorporate the teflon on the paint during the manufacturing process to make it really effective and permanent.

Advantages of the claimed teflon by dealers: Gives you an excellent shine, slightly better than car wax. i.e. its good to use on an old car whose paint has become very dull. This claimed teflon coating also removes a lot of surface scratches and blemishes on the vehicle.

There are however car waxes in the market expecially from dupont which have teflon particles in the wax, now these products do give you shine and help remove surface scratches but again or not permanent. Once you use shampoo to clean your car it also removes part of the wax you applied. so in other words its not worth paying 7000 rs to get you Swift or any other car teflon coated from your dealer.

What I use: After having tried teflon experiements on my two-wheeler earlier I was not willing to spend 7k for teflon coating on my Swift, so I did some extensive reserach on the net and I shortlisted and have been using the following car care products since the last three months.

Washing: Sonax Car Shampoo
Waxing: Turtle Wax Super Hard Shell Wax
Removing surface scratches: Turtle Wax Rubbing Compound

The Sonax car shampoo and turtle wax are pretty good and I am really happy with the results. The wax makes the car really smooth and produces a nice deep shine.

The rubbing compound has given me ok results, it helped remove a few scratch marks that were on the surface only. However I tried it on my two wheeler whose paint was dull but that did not make any difference on the paint unlike what the product claims. (If used correctly, rubbing compounds are supposed to remove a layer of coat and bring back the factory look of the vehicle)

Turtle wax products were sourced from Sachin's autoshop and Sonax products are available at Shell petrol bunks.

Official Distributor of turtle wax in bangalore:
Swetadri Associates
# 10, S.V.K Layout
III Stage, Basaveshwarnagar
Bangalore - 560 079.
Ph: 91-80-2322 8206,Telefax: 91-80-2322 1576
email: [COLOR=#003399]swetadri_associates@yahoo.com[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#003399]www.swetadri.com[/COLOR]

Once Super Hard Shell is over I will migrate to Platinum range from turtle wax.

Good detailing guys

Eddy · 1st May 2008, 18:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shankyz

Delhi guys, can get the 3M car detailing done at MSM, Okhla

As far as I know, they are the only authorized ones in Delhi.

How will it be different from teflon coating ?

anupmathur · 1st May 2008, 18:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by woof

Due to stupid delhi traffic, there are some scratches (minor) on both front and rear bumpers of my 7 month old white coloured swift.

I want to get these removed. What's the best way? Where can I get it done in Delhi/NCR?

Be philosophical and learn to live with these!
These are going to re-appear in no time at all!

PatienceWins · 1st May 2008, 19:50

Nice writeup Bharat. Thanks

Where is Sachin Autoshop in Bangalore? Is it the shop in Koramangala, on the road opposite Prestige Acropolis?

Directions for using the rubbing compound?

Shankyz · 1st May 2008, 20:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eddy

How will it be different from teflon coating ?

Totally different from teflon coating, they remove oxidation and then glaze and finally waxing and polishing the outer surface. They also do the glass cleaning etc. but no permanent layer on the car exteriors like teflon.

They offer 2 free services too within 1 year.

ashthedivx · 1st May 2008, 20:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shankyz

Delhi guys, can get the 3M car detailing done at MSM, Okhla

As far as I know, they are the only authorized ones in Delhi.

Any experiences with the 3M Delhi ??

ashthedivx · 1st May 2008, 20:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shankyz

Totally different from teflon coating, they remove oxidation and then glaze and finally waxing and polishing the outer surface. They also do the glass cleaning etc. but no permanent layer on the car exteriors like teflon.

They offer 2 free services too within 1 year.

Costing of the treatment ??

28th April 2008, 21:28	#91
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 14,919 Thanked: 28,823 Times View My Garage	Yesterday, gave the Octy a shampoo wash and then gave it a once over with Autoglym Resin Polish. It came out amazing. Would have loved to have done a rub down but too much dust and sunday afternoon is the only time when traffic is less hence no dust. Guy who washes the car gets rather frustrated as I do a better job was than he does.
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28th April 2008, 21:43	#92
Vid6639 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,737 Thanked: 43,521 Times View My Garage	What's this resin polish? Any details and pics? Post up pics of the car as well please.
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30th April 2008, 15:11	#93
metallica BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Delhi Posts: 134 Thanked: 13 Times	Folks ... nobody in Delhi who provides these services at doorstep ? I got my Astra Club polished at an authorized workshop once to get the sticker marks removed and they did a good job for about 800 bucks...
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1st May 2008, 12:08	#97
woof BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 139 Thanked: 27 Times	Due to stupid delhi traffic, there are some scratches (minor) on both front and rear bumpers of my 7 month old white coloured swift. I want to get these removed. What's the best way? Where can I get it done in Delhi/NCR?
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1st May 2008, 17:23	#98
Shankyz BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 196 Thanked: 2 Times	Delhi guys, can get the 3M car detailing done at MSM, Okhla As far as I know, they are the only authorized ones in Delhi.
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1st May 2008, 17:38	#99
bharatbs BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 418 Thanked: 155 Times View My Garage	My two cents on teflon and car exterior detailing Teflon Coating really?: Now lot of car and bike dealers claim to provide teflon coating, they will generally use a solution whose brand they dont even disclose. So its upto you to beleive whatever wax/polish they use and claim it to be teflon coating. From my research on the net I found out that teflon coating can only be done during the car manufacturing process. i.e. just like you get a frying pan coated with teflon you need to incorporate the teflon on the paint during the manufacturing process to make it really effective and permanent. Advantages of the claimed teflon by dealers: Gives you an excellent shine, slightly better than car wax. i.e. its good to use on an old car whose paint has become very dull. This claimed teflon coating also removes a lot of surface scratches and blemishes on the vehicle. There are however car waxes in the market expecially from dupont which have teflon particles in the wax, now these products do give you shine and help remove surface scratches but again or not permanent. Once you use shampoo to clean your car it also removes part of the wax you applied. so in other words its not worth paying 7000 rs to get you Swift or any other car teflon coated from your dealer. What I use: After having tried teflon experiements on my two-wheeler earlier I was not willing to spend 7k for teflon coating on my Swift, so I did some extensive reserach on the net and I shortlisted and have been using the following car care products since the last three months. Washing: Sonax Car Shampoo Waxing: Turtle Wax Super Hard Shell Wax Removing surface scratches: Turtle Wax Rubbing Compound The Sonax car shampoo and turtle wax are pretty good and I am really happy with the results. The wax makes the car really smooth and produces a nice deep shine. The rubbing compound has given me ok results, it helped remove a few scratch marks that were on the surface only. However I tried it on my two wheeler whose paint was dull but that did not make any difference on the paint unlike what the product claims. (If used correctly, rubbing compounds are supposed to remove a layer of coat and bring back the factory look of the vehicle) Turtle wax products were sourced from Sachin's autoshop and Sonax products are available at Shell petrol bunks. Official Distributor of turtle wax in bangalore: Swetadri Associates # 10, S.V.K Layout III Stage, Basaveshwarnagar Bangalore - 560 079. Ph: 91-80-2322 8206,Telefax: 91-80-2322 1576 email: [COLOR=#003399]swetadri_associates@yahoo.com[/COLOR] [COLOR=#003399]www.swetadri.com[/COLOR] Once Super Hard Shell is over I will migrate to Platinum range from turtle wax. Good detailing guys Attached Thumbnails
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1st May 2008, 19:50	#102
PatienceWins Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,417 Thanked: 812 Times View My Garage	Nice writeup Bharat. Thanks Where is Sachin Autoshop in Bangalore? Is it the shop in Koramangala, on the road opposite Prestige Acropolis? Directions for using the rubbing compound?
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