BMW Detailing Clinic with Master KC

Master KC, thedetailers.blogspot.com, recently held a detailing clinic for the BMW Club Malaysia where the members of the BMWCM were given a free detailing clinic that covered all aspects of detailing including machine correction.

The event was organized by a few of the BMWCM committee members and was held in an open car park near one of the member's office.

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May the force be with you..... a crash course in detailing.

My buddy KC @ thedetailers.blogspot.com was supposed to conduct another detailing clinic a few days ago but is temporarily out of action and had to cancel. However, he had one participant who purposely flew in from East Malaysia to learn from the master himself. Unfortunately, Yoda was unable to teach the young padawan about the ways of the force... a call was made and it was left to me.... Obi-Wan to demonstrate the ways of the force to the young padawan....

The force was most certainly strong in this one as he had waited two months and traveled hundreds of kilometers to seek the master himself.... unfortunately he had to make do with me. :-)

Anyway.... may the force be with us all... and on with the story.

I met the young padawan (hmmm..... makes me sound like an old uncle.) at his abode. I brought along his Makita lightsaber and other supplies from the master. I only had a couple of hours to train him in the ways of the force.

A sample vehicle was required.... 

Note the horrendous condition of the paint with some patches of clear coat failure, many swirls and RIDS (Random Isolated Deep Scratches)..... PERFECT!!!

Will the young padawan be able to master the force without master Yoda? Click the link below to find out:

Honda City Optimum OptiCoat

My buddy KC (thedetailers.blogspot.com) was supposed to detail and OptiCoat this brand new Honda City but unfortunately he is temporarily out of action at the moment. 

This detail couldn't wait as the owner had just taken delivery of her ride and wanted to ensure that it was properly protected from the beginning. KC had explicitly told her NOT TO WASH THE CAR as improper washing could have scratched and damaged the paint.

This is the condition of the Honda City when it arrived. The car is brand new and has been driven about 300km since delivery.

As expected there was a certain amount of dirt on it from not being washed for a week. The owner was apologetic about the condition and had wanted to get it washed before sending it over.

Click the link below to continue reading the details of this detail and OptiCoating.

Optimum Opti Clean Review- Waterless Car Wash!!!

Is it really possible to wash a car without water?

Optimum Polymer Technologies just released a waterless car wash called Optimum Opti-Clean.

Does it work and is it really 'water' less? Can't you just use ONR at QD strength?

Click on the link below to find out....

Optimum Opti-Coat Update

Some pics after driving through heavy rain last night.

Still superb water beading from Opti-Coat after 4 months!!! Even after washing repeatedly with Optimum Power Clean!!!

Does the Opti-Coat work? Judge for yourself....

Swirl Free? The Impossible Dream?

Just had the pleasure of meeting up with two hardcore detailing enthusiast this past week.

*For confidentiality reasons the identities of these car crazy individuals have been kept a secret..... if you think I'm referring to you please email me and I'll confirm if it is you.... :-).

Case 1:
One has been using a regular car shampoo (sounds similar to Knight Riders car) and meticulously using the two-bucket method and CD scratch testing every microfiber towel used on his ride. I must say that his pride and joy is completely swirl-free and the interior matches the exterior condition. Most impressive!!! He has just gotten a bottle of Optimum No-Rinse (ONR) which should make keeping his ride clean while maintaining a swirl-free finish much quicker and more convenient.

Case 2:
The other has only washed his ride exclusively with ONR from new and it is also immaculate AND swirl-free. Seeing his ride in person certainly validates the concept behind ONR and reconfirms that when used properly, ONR is just as effective as a two-bucket method in maintaining a swirl-free finish but so much more convenient and easy to use. Not to mention the water savings from not having to rinse before and after washing with ONR.

Both of their rides were in immaculate condition and testament to their passion for car detailing.

Speaking of passion, I have added links to two new detailing blogs below of two young and very passionate detailers. Good luck and look forward to seeing more of your posts!!!

hypergloss.blogspot.com
zero2herodetailing.blogspot.com

Optimum Opti-Coat - Proton Exora

Optimum Opt-Coat on a Proton Exora.

Finally got round to Opticoating the Exora. The weather's not been that great and the white color is great at exposing all of the dirt and water spots that are baked in to the paint.

Check this one out... stains on the hood.

Water spots on the roof.

Striping on the paint like a zebra.

First up, Optimum Power Clean to remove the stains followed by claying with ONR lube to pick up any remaining surface contaminants.

Looks much better after justs the Optimum Power Clean and claying.

Closer inspection of the paint with a halogen light. Plenty of swirls on the paint.

Taping up for a 50/50.

As I wanted to compare the Optimum Hyper Polish with Meguiar's M205, I started out a test section with M205. Based on my previous experiences with M205, I expected it to work smoothly but surprisingly the M205 gummed up and caked onto the paint making removal a challenge. After just two passes I gave up and tried the Optimum Hyper Polish.

On this particular vehicle's paint, the Optimum Hyper Polish was so much better than M205 and I was truly surprised to find that it worked into the paint very well and had lots of lubricity and an almost buttery feel to it. Nice to work with and great results.

50/50.

After correction.

50/50.

The Optimum Hyper Polish.

Done. Nice and clean.

The paint was then wiped down with IPA to ensure that it was as clean as possible before the Optimum Opti-Coat was applied. All paint, glass and plastics were coated.

Some afters.

It started to rain halfway through the Opti-Coat application. After about half-an-hour the Opti-Coat should have cured enough to touch.

Amazing gloss and depth to the white color.

Its been nearly a month now and the Optimum Opti-Coat has held up fantastically well. It seems to be a lot harder for dirt to stick on the paint and the water beading is amazing!