Do it yourself Carwash, your tools, please share

jazzmine22

Balak ko bumili ng air compressor, ireregalo ko sana sa husband ko, nasira kasi yung portable pressurized washer niya, kung kayo, ano ba ang mas maganda sa dalawa? Ano mas gusto ninyo?

saka any tips pa? ano pa mga gamit ninyo para mapa pogi ang sasakyan ninyo?

TIA.

K.I.L.L.

Use Meguiar's products.

Nietono_no_Shana

@jazzmine22

I don't use any compressor for cleaning a car thus I cannot be of any help regarding that.

Just a tip in case you didn't know, for the cloth (pranela/flannel) use in drying the car, instead of buying the ones sold in the street or automotive store, buy it on fabric stores(ex. Megamall Bldg. A, basement). It is cheaper and you could cut it to your preferred length, I usually buy a 1M x 1M pranela then cut it in two (2) then just fold it.

slamm

I don't use any pressure washer (our water pressure at home is quite good); I just have a good hose, a couple of pails and a nice hose nozzle. Why two pails? One for the upper body of the car and a second pail to use when i soap the tires and low portions with more dirt.

I use Microtex Wash and Wax (car soap) and a Microtex wash mitt. For drying i use a 3M chamois. For the wheels and wheel wells i use a cheap microfibre towel.

For Wax, i use either Meguiars or Carlack 68. During the rainy season i use 3M synthetic car wax as it withstands the rains longer then a carnuba based wax.

jason_10

I bought 5 gallon car shampoo from Microtex. Forgot the price but if you plan to save in the long run, this is worth it.
Here are other essentials in maintaining your car
A wash mitt.
A decent MF towel
Claybar (mothers)
Cleaner wax
Synthetic sealant
Carnauba wax
Wheel Cleaner (cheap ones are about PHP88.00. very useful in removing embedded dust on the rims)

K.I.L.L.

I forgot to add about getting a small paint brush. It becomes very useful in taking off dust in nooks and crannies such as air conditioning louvers.

ligkrammd

Daiso Spray Car Wax para sa mabilisang waxing. Makintab talaga tsikot mo pero madali nga lang mawala epekto pero 88 petot lang kasi at tumatagal ng isang buwan kada bottle. Available sa Trinoma.




In my case, hindi ko na kailangan ng compressor. Malakas naman pressure ng Nawasa sa amin.

ligkrammd

TS, read this
http://tsikot.com/forums/auto-painting-detailingtalk-157/tamang-oc-lang-newbies-guide-car-appearance-maintenance-77542/

gotta lick it

that pump will jack up your electric bill.

everytime i need an under chasis or engine clean up, i would just go to our neighborhood carwash shop. it beats getting wet and dirty.






our home carwash tools are as follows:
chamios cloth
soft squeegee
an old towel
an old toothbrush
rubber window wiper
bucket (also for washing the intake filters).

virtuoso

i don't use a pressurized water compressor when doing a car wash... it's not as important as the following:

2 buckets of water
good car shampoo (believe me there's a difference between a generic and a good one)
microfiber wash mitt
microfiber towels for drying
tire black

then there's detailing...
clay bar kit
wax applicator pads
step 1 pre-wax
carnauba wax
wax sealant

if you want to give your husband a gift, i suggest getting him a good dual action (or random orbit) polisher... black & decker is a good brand. it saves a LOT of time, and energy when detailing the car... or car vacuum

jnyarop

microfiber towel
clay bar
meguiars polish and wax
any brand tire shine

Dogman

sa akin 2 bucket system ang gawa ko.

1 bucket yung may car shampoo, yung second bucket is water lang.

1. spray ng tubig yung oto para tangal alikabok
2. wash mitt ang gamit ko pang shampoo, after ma wipe yung certain protion, ilulublob ko sa second bucket yung wash mitt, this way di sumasama yung dumi ulit dun sa bucket na may shampoo. if you do this mas less ang chances na magkaroon ng swirl yung paint mo
3. usually after each side binabanlawan ko agad para di bumakat yung sabon
4. I use drying towel para sa pag tuyo. di ako gumagamit ng chamois or pranela, kasi prone sa swirl din itong dalawa. plus yung chamois, if naka wax ka, matatangal wax mo.

ang gamit ko na sealant at clay bar is Mothers.
wax ko mothers and collinite. pag di ako nag mamadali i use collinite, so far best wax i have ever used. matibay at long lasting. meron din akong reflections wax para pag nagmamadali ako, spray and wax lang.

lagi akong may quick detailer sa sasakyan, para kung may dumi ng ibon or mga di inaasahang dumi na di maiwasan madali malinis ng di kumapit sa paint.

i also use california car duster para iwas gasgas.

jazzmine22

super thank you sa inyong lahat mga paps, very nice tips! Kudos to everyone.

Thank you so much ulit

rosewhite90

I do it myself cause it's cheaper and sort of exercise for me as well..plus an excuse to splash on some water to somebody hehehe

gotta lick it

forgot ...... static duster. ang bilis magtangal ng dust particles before washing the car.

Dogman

masarap talaga mag DIY carwash kasi mas sure ka na alaga yung oto. sa mga carwash pa madalas magkaroon ng swirl marks ang oto