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Abstrak0ne

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Hi. I stumbled on this site while researching Dodo products. I've seen there products in action and wanted to learn more about them. I also need to get a good detail on the car and the Meguire's off the shelf products available here is just not cutting it. I have been using mirror glaze products for years but it is not available here. I have not seen any Japanese products that I like and I'm not able to read Japanese so finding reviews is out of the question.

I have always enjoyed detailing cars. I've only used of the shelf products over the years. Now that I have a car that I truly love, I want to pamper it with the good stuff. I have used Zaino products in the past but that was only because I could pick it up locally when I was living in Hawaii and California. I am by no means a expert but believe I'm at lease a little above novice when it comes to detailing.

I'm currently driving a R32 GTR. The paint is actually in great condition for a 20+ year old car. It is starting to oxidize a little on the roof, hood, and trunk. Nothing a good polish cannot take care of.

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Welcome to Autogeek!

As an owner of an 02 VQ35 powered 95 Maxima and a long time Nissan fan boy, your car is AWESOME. Good to see someone taking care of a legend.

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:welcome: To Autogeek Online and what a great stumble it was!! :props:
 
:welcome: to AGO!

Since you live in Japan, take advantage of Naviwax products (I am thinking especially about Naviwax Ultimate Car Wax): you won't be disappointed!
 
Welcome,
Unfortunately when I lived in Japan I wasn't into detailing so I don't have any first hand knowledge but a quick google search brought up some options so it should be entertaining.

My Japanese is fairly rudimentary but if you are curious about a certain product send me a link or a pic and I will try to help you decipher it.

I lived in the stix but if you are near any metropolitan areas try to get to some Japanese car shows as it may give you some exposure to better products than you might find OTC.
 
RMM said:
:welcome: to AGO!

Since you live in Japan, take advantage of Naviwax products (I am thinking especially about Naviwax Ultimate Car Wax): you won't be disappointed!
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Thank you for the recommendation. I’ve seen Naviwax in some of the local stores here. I’m an instant gratification kind of person so if I can buy it locally, I will. A quick google search and this stuff has some awesome reviews.

ShinyRex said:
Welcome,

Unfortunately when I lived in Japan I wasn't into detailing so I don't have any first hand knowledge but a quick google search brought up some options so it should be entertaining.



My Japanese is fairly rudimentary but if you are curious about a certain product send me a link or a pic and I will try to help you decipher it.



I lived in the stix but if you are near any metropolitan areas try to get to some Japanese car shows as it may give you some exposure to better products than you might find OTC.
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Thanks for the help. I'm actually in Okinawa so we do not get the good car shows like the mainland. I do have a lot of friends that can read Japanese but just have never asked them. All of my car friends out here are about big HP and not so much into detailing so they take there cars to detailers to get waxed. I personaly love the satisfaction of doing it myself.
 
I went looking for the Naviwax last night with no success. Then I spotted some at a hardware store a block from the house and found the Naviwax dark and light. They also had 3 other products but I don't knowwhat they were. Picked up a tin of dark.

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Here is a test run of the Naviwax dark on my wife's van.

Wash
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Soft 99 liquid compound
Naviwax dark

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Welcome! Nice car, and good job on the van.
 
Abstrak0ne said:
I went looking for the Naviwax last night with no success. Then I spotted some at a hardware store a block from the house and found the Naviwax dark and light. They also had 3 other products but I don't knowwhat they were. Picked up a tin of dark.
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I love how the Japanese add ION to darn near every product :) My desk fan is an ION-Ko and supposedly my wife's hair dryer releases negative IONs.

How is the clay selection over there?
 
There is a great selection of clay here. At Autobacs, there is at lease a dozen to choose from. None that I've seen in the US though. I'm still limited by not being able to read Japanese so I just grab a yellow one and go because I've always used yellow kits in the States.
 
Abstrak0ne said:
There is a great selection of clay here. At Autobacs, there is at lease a dozen to choose from. None that I've seen in the US though. I'm still limited by not being able to read Japanese so I just grab a yellow one and go because I've always used yellow kits in the States.
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The holder of the clay's patent is a Japanese...

Abstrak0ne said:
I went looking for the Naviwax last night with no success. Then I spotted some at a hardware store a block from the house and found the Naviwax dark and light. They also had 3 other products but I don't knowwhat they were. Picked up a tin of dark.
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Besides the paste wax, I know they have a liquid wax: the spray package is white and besides the Japanese characters it says "Goku Hassui".
 
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