Ok so i got my polo GT carbon steel early Feb 2016. First week of April, i got vandalized while the car was parked in my building compound. Some delinquent keyed the area near the petrol lid, some fancy scribbling.
It was not very deep so i figured ill take care of it next week.
2 days later the cretin wasnt satisfied so he keyed the bonnet and the driver side fender and i could see white... the scary white that says "clear coat breached... going to defcon 2"
Ran my nail through it and i wasnt sure if it was a clear coat breach, but i decided to get in some professional help, and since this is a thread talking about Kamyo so ill keep it short.
And for the record I have no affiliation with Jehangir and not even met him in person, so even if this review seems all "bromance" its not. Im only stating my experience.
So
option 1. WV= they need to repaint.
option 2. 3M Worli= Dont think we can remove the scratches but we can protect the rest of the car
option 3. Local paint shop= "Zero number ka paper sey try kartey hain, par mai guarantee nahi de sakta"
Finally found this thread and seeing that Sahil could trust these guys with his S Class, i thought i should call Kamyo
My call was picked up by Jehangir who ran me through the "does your nail get stuck in the scratch" test and i wasnt very sure. So he asked me to send him some pictures if possible and was honest enough to say that unless they do a inspection that he cant guarantee anything.
This was the first provider that talked about a clay bar, wet sanding, polishing compound and a sealant, something that none of the others I had talked to even discussed, and that gave me a way lot more confidence.
I was willing to drive to Tardeo as its pretty close to my place, but since his is a mobile team and the guys who work on your car wont be in his office, he agreed to try and send them over in a few days.
Next morning, I guess i was lucky, He managed to schedule a spot for me.
One of his guys calls me and i ask him if hes found the place and lo and behold as i see from my window i see two of them examining my car.
I went down and then they said that 2 of their team would be joining shortly as they went out to have tea.
First issue. They didnt have a water pipe long enough to reach my place ( third floor) so i asked my ground floor neighbour to help out.
They had electrical wire that went up to my place, so that wasnt a problem
First shortcoming that i felt at that moment was that a proper car wash with a pressure cleaner would have been better then they storing water in plastic bins and then cleaning the car with microfibre towels.
I asked the main guy about this and he told me not to worry and that it wont cause any degradation in the final outcome.
15 minutes the other 2 guys come back and start with the tyres cleaning them with brushes and some soapy solution.
Next thought that came to mind was..."Didnt Jehangir say he uses branded products like Meguiars etc?" these guys had regular unmarked bottles, so i wasnt sure what they were using.
Called up Jehangir and he told me that he imports the product in bulk and its transferred to smaller bottles that are easy to handle and use. He even offered to send me pics of his commercial sized packages of the product, but i declined as he seemed really genuine.
So once they cleaned the tyres, they wet sanded the scratch marks with what i guess was 2000 grit paper.
After that they used some kind of compound, the guy doing it didnt know if its rubbing compound or polishing compound, not that i really care as he seemed to know what he was doing.
Next they polished the car with a rotary buffing machine.
That done they shampooed the car, with a really thin soapy liquid, so it wasnt like a foam wash.
Post that they applied the sealant with some kind of machine that wasnt a rotary machine and the piece in contact with the car seemed to kinda vibrate and bounce around, no idea what that was, but dont flame me im a newbie
and then hand wiped the whole car.
Applied tyre polish and another polish/protective coating to all external plastics
To be frank all i cared was about the scratches.
Both gone!!! Even the real deep one that 3M and WV didnt have the confidence to remove
That alone got me ecstatic, bonus, all little swirl marks caused by car washer guy gone as well.
Final verdict, my 6 year old saying "papa, the car is looking even more shiny then when we bought it home"
That was my emotional review.
Now for the logical one
Pros:
1. 4 guys working on your car while you can inspect them all the time
2. You can get them to rework any patches you want any number of times, they are really friendly
3. I think i believe they use quality products. again i dont have a way to verify this, but ill take them at face value as they did a great job for me
Cons
1. You need a shaded area for them to work. Very difficult at my place unless i can get them come in at a precise hour
2. Water connection at the ground floor
3. I dont think that their electrical wire will go more than 5 floors, so get a neighbour to help out.
My verdict 8/10.
Again the 2 points that ive deducted are solely due to my shortcomings as my building doesnt have a shaded place and no water connection at the ground level.
If you can get past these shortcomings, Kamyo is a splendid car detailer and i will definitely be using them again.