Clay bar a car at carwash before waxing, where can they do it ?

[JAS21]

So I have finally got the EV polished and glassed. As this appears topical I thought I'd give an idea of what is involved to those who are not quite sure. The guy,a friend, who did the polishing only does one car each car week and on a Saturday and is booked up until well into April. I could have polished the car myself but would not have done such a good job and it would have taken me somewhat longer! Anyway he wanted to know how Eco7000 went on as he had not used that product before. And he has IR Lamps!

The paint was pretty good to start with, even though Ford 'polished' it before delivery! and I had only washed the car a few times, and put a bit of Auto Glym HD wax on just to fight 'bird muck' etc.

In preparation I washed the car yesterday evening and again just before I took it around to his place at lunch time today.

First job was like a dry wash to remove any dust and then IPA to remove any wax. After that polish, IPA, glass coat and then cure with IR Lamps. My friend applied the glass coat and I buffed it off ... Having glass coated three cars previously I knew that he had grabbed the easiest job.

I had prepared nine micro fiber towels and identified eight areas on each towel... you can see identifying dots in the pic ... That way I got eight 'polish wipes' from each towel (using both sides). I divided the towels into three piles ... each area glass coated, had one 'polish wipe' from each pile. Very unfortunately I now have to bin what look like perfect micro fiber towels, as they contain particles of glass. You should have gathered that you divide the job up into manageable areas, if you leave it on too long before you try and polish it off ... bad news ... your arms get very tired!

If you input ... How to apply Eco7000 on You Tube, you will see that I used their system. Anyway I bought the glass coating direct from them and they supplied me with full application instructions.

The car was only polished and not 'de orange peeled' as that would have taken days and not hours! Ford paint does have quite a lot of orange peel. Whilst there a guy turned up with a new Toyota Corolla ... hell his paint was horrendous,it looked like a poor re-spray job!!

Some of the equipment used

After polishing

Glass coating, micro fiber towels and applicator pads ... several just in case of accidential dropping.

Curing with IR lamps, normally ECO 7000 needs seven days to fully cure.

Finished

Finished

I have quite a lot of Eco 7000 left in that bottle(about 2/3rds) although I have now used it four times. It's four months old and has always been kept in a fridge. It is good for a year if stored in a fridge even after opening ... if anyone is interested.

Edited January 9, 2016 by JAS21

[IMHO]

My Everest came home last night. It's covered in tiny little pieces of steel, because the loaner parked it next to construction workers cutting roof trusses. It's even bonded to the windows.

Time for me to start all over again

Edited January 9, 2016 by IMHO

[JAS21]

My Everest came home last night. It's covered in tiny little pieces of steel, because the loaner parked it next to construction workers cutting roof trusses. It's even bonded to the windows.

Time for me to start all over again

Nothing like a challenge ...MY16 might be the way to go

[bangkokairportlink]

On 11/26/2015 at 10:32 AM, OMGImInPattaya said:

OK, for the op, here is one of the high end wash and polish shops in patts, which also does "glass" coatings. I checked and they use professional grade maguire mirror glaze polishes and can't remember the wax but I'm sure it's good stuff. They quote 4k for wash-polish-wash for a four-door pickup. For the glass coating it's 30-45k, which is good for 5-10 years respectively. If one does the glass bit, no need for any polishes during that time...just wash and wax.

They are located on Sukie, west side, between south and central roads. There are many of these shops in patts so you may want to shop around...I'm not endorsing this shop just providing the info (they are right next to the shop that did my annual testing and registration that I picked up this morning).

 

 

Hello, anybody went to this place ?

 

Good for cleaning / wax ? 

 

Thanks.

 

 

[hansened]

where to get a clay bar in ptty 

[hansened]

where to get clay bars in Ptty ? 

[JAS21]

22 minutes ago, hansened said:

where to get clay bars in Ptty ? 

You should be able to buy one from any 'quality' detailer .... failing that www.thaiwashercarclub.com  ... be prepared to pay over 1000thb ... the ones from aliexpress are, in my opinion, too hard ...

Edited January 20, 2018 by JAS21

[hansened]

no dealers have them. No car wash; (only 1) will sell 3m clay bars.  buy off ebay; forget Aliexpress.

[djbarry]

Is this post still open?

 

[transam]

6 minutes ago, djbarry said:

Is this post still open?

 

Fink so, but many folk ain't got any paint left to polish....

[djbarry]

LOL, I want to buff/ polish my 1995 Civic, spray the bumpers and nano ceramic coating...Does anyone know where to do it and the price? BTX, I don't want to travel to far from Jangwattana.

Thx,

 

David

[JAS21]

5 hours ago, djbarry said:

LOL, I want to buff/ polish my 1995 Civic, spray the bumpers and nano ceramic coating...Does anyone know where to do it and the price? BTX, I don't want to travel to far from Jangwattana.

Thx,

 

David

I recommended to a guy on this forum who goes under the name of 'Wood' where to get some paintwork done and he was very pleased with the result ... I don't have a phone number but it's very close to 13.823597 100.560251 ...on Vibhavadi Rangsit Alley Soi 30 ... I have also used them.

 

It is the Soi just past Tri Petch ... if you go I suggest that you turn into Tri Petch 'by mistake' and then you drive straight out and into the next soi ... miss it and it's a big U-Turn!!

 

I can recommend a detailing shop at about 13.799950 100.561155 ... There is a guy there I know called Tony and he  speaks english ... he is not always at his business ... PM me for his mobile if you want .

 

snip of the paint shop attached ...building before knife and fork!!

 

LOOK AT this topic ...

 

 

Edited April 28, 2018 by JAS21

[myjawe]

On 11/26/2015 at 10:32 AM, OMGImInPattaya said:

OK, for the op, here is one of the high end wash and polish shops in patts, which also does "glass" coatings. I checked and they use professional grade maguire mirror glaze polishes and can't remember the wax but I'm sure it's good stuff. They quote 4k for wash-polish-wash for a four-door pickup. For the glass coating it's 30-45k, which is good for 5-10 years respectively. If one does the glass bit, no need for any polishes during that time...just wash and wax.

They are located on Sukie, west side, between south and central roads. There are many of these shops in patts so you may want to shop around...I'm not endorsing this shop just providing the info (they are right next to the shop that did my annual testing and registration that I picked up this morning).

 

 

Nice shop, but for cleaning, they do for 500 thb what ANY car wash can do better for 100 thb...

 

 

 

 

[myjawe]

On 1/20/2018 at 8:33 PM, hansened said:

where to get a clay bar in ptty 

 

also interested if you can help ? thanks

 

 

 

[scoupeo]

On 6/26/2019 at 1:06 PM, myjawe said:

 

 

Nice shop, but for cleaning, they do for 500 thb what ANY car wash can do better for 100 thb...

 

 

 

 

 

Same experience here, so idiot to pay 500 when other places can do it for 100...

 

 

Do you know any place to clay a car around Pattaya ? Why it doesn't seem famous in Thailand when it's actually essential ?

 

 

[scoupeo]

Has anybody found a place to clay your car around Pattaya ? Why Thai don't even know what is a clay bar ? is there any alternative ?

[questionsreplies]

no car wash in thailand knows what it a clay bar...

[Don Mega]

15 hours ago, questionsreplies said:

no car wash in thailand knows what it a clay bar...

Are you always so ignorant or is it you like to ride the Thai bashing bandwagon ?

 

 

[PFMills]

On 7/31/2020 at 3:13 PM, scoupeo said:

Has anybody found a place to clay your car around Pattaya ? Why Thai don't even know what is a clay bar ? is there any alternative ?

Yes...pm me your address and I’ll send you a bit... with instructions...then you can diy

[pineapple01]

Honda now do a sorta clay bar, if thats meant to make the paint look good. They now inhouse bodywork, they just re coated wifes  1  year Accord as contract. Not much of a fuss pot personally, but this was a superb job, even i noticed .Normally im just polite to friends who proudly show me paint stuff, looks just the bloody same to me.They were doing a Benz perhaps they do other makes

[PFMills]

I just woke up... realize this is a 2015 topic, anybody know what happened to Mr IMHO?

 

 

Edited September 3, 2020 by PFMills

[SePl]

10 hours ago, Don Mega said:

Are you always so ignorant or is it you like to ride the Thai bashing bandwagon ?

 

 

 

 

Another champion who doesn't even know that this $hit place is closed since March ! And I will never use their service again, they are ridiculous !

 

What about coming again when you have something smart and useful to say ? champion !

 

 

 

 

[SePl]

9 hours ago, pineapple01 said:

Honda now do a sorta clay bar, if thats meant to make the paint look good. They now inhouse bodywork, they just re coated wifes  1  year Accord as contract. Not much of a fuss pot personally, but this was a superb job, even i noticed .Normally im just polite to friends who proudly show me paint stuff, looks just the bloody same to me.They were doing a Benz perhaps they do other makes

how much did you pay ?

 

[Don Mega]

5 minutes ago, SePl said:

 

 

Another champion who doesn't even know that this $hit place is closed since March ! And I will never use their service again, they are ridiculous !

 

What about coming again when you have something smart and useful to say ? champion !

 

You should drop in and tell them they are closed because it will be news to them, Champ and FWIW they opened in May so not at all surprising they were closed in March as the place was still being built !!

Edited September 3, 2020 by Don Mega

[pineapple01]

13 hours ago, SePl said:

how much did you pay ?

 

2K

[SePl]

17 hours ago, Don Mega said:

 

You should drop in and tell them they are closed because it will be news to them, Champ and FWIW they opened in May so not at all surprising they were closed in March as the place was still being built !!

 

Are you born like this or you became later ?

You don't even know that the first quick car wash is at pattaya, how ridiculous to keep speaking ?

and it's closed since march ! you champion !

 

 

[SePl]

4 hours ago, pineapple01 said:

2K

 

Thank you, it would be great to know exactly what they did.

 

 

[pineapple01]

34 minutes ago, SePl said:

 

Thank you, it would be great to know exactly what they did.

 

 

Cut polished and re coated i suppose. Honda has details on website.

[petermik]

7 hours ago, SePl said:

 

Are you born like this or you became later ?

You don't even know that the first quick car wash is at pattaya, how ridiculous to keep speaking ?

and it's closed since march ! you champion !

 

 

No he,s telling as it is...been OPEN for the past few months

[Don Mega]

On 9/4/2020 at 11:23 AM, SePl said:

 

Are you born like this or you became later ?

You don't even know that the first quick car wash is at pattaya, how ridiculous to keep speaking ?

and it's closed since march ! you champion !

 

 

you know they are open don't you ?