What is your best inexpensive product? What is your worst premium product?

**Darkstar752** · 05-12-2009, 10:34 PM

Originally Posted by Quality Leather

I don`t use a conditioner. Cleaning the leather and cleaning it good will do more for your leather than any conditioner ever will. Try this method - clean the leather with SB scuff pad and cleaner (woolite solution or the one I mentioned). Scrub the seat once quickly and move to another seat. Let the seats dry for about ten minutes or more and clean again. You don`t want to have the cleaner on there to long or it can start to damage the coating. Finish with rubbing it down with a wet terry cloth towel.

Ok thanks, I`ll try this out tomorrow :woot:

**02zx9r** · 05-13-2009, 07:09 AM

Originally Posted by charlesaferg

XMT180? I received this for free, and I`m not really impressed with what I`ve read. What is your application for this product? Do you use it as an LSP or do you use it on wheels, odd parts of a car, helmets, etc?

i used it a couple of times on my g/f`s black explorer. Ease of use was pretty nice, smells good, crisp reflections. I just thought it looked good.

I was using it a third time and dropped it on the ground as I was applying it to my pc pad, so it went in the trash.

Cant really comment on the durability, as I tried out another wax about a month later after a wash

Want to sell yours cheap?

**HappyWax** · 05-13-2009, 08:12 AM

I got the XMT 180 from autogeek free also

-and it was the highlight of my day.

I actually like it more than some of the wax I paid for in that order...

**GS4_Fiend** · 05-14-2009, 10:54 AM

Meg. NXT FTW!

**Kalon** · 05-14-2009, 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by GS4_Fiend

Meg. NXT FTW!

I cosign this as well. I just used NXT 2.0 liquid for the first time and it rained...and i can`t tell that it rained...that water was just sliding right off of the car and everything man...well worth the ~$15 i spent. And the DCS polish is nice too. Everything went on easy and came off easy by hand. I`m quite pleased with the results.

**HydroMan** · 05-14-2009, 03:03 PM

Inexpensive:

ArmorAll leather conditioning spray. I don`t understand all the hate for ArmorAll on the forum... They have some really nice leather care products... And their dashboard protectant works pretty well, and doesn`t shine so much.

ONR

TurtleWax

**irv** · 05-14-2009, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by HydroMan

Inexpensive:

ArmorAll leather conditioning spray. I don`t understand all the hate for ArmorAll on the forum... They have some really nice leather care products... And their dashboard protectant works pretty well, and doesn`t shine so much.

ONR

TurtleWax

I believe Armorall got a bad rap because it will eventually dry out and cause premature wear? It use to be real popular for a tire shine but people started seeing premature weather cracking in there tires.

I agree it does look great going on but it is the prolonged use that causes the damage.......

**jordanrossbell** · 05-14-2009, 04:44 PM

Best Inexpensive

CG Citrus Wash (cheaper than most soaps)

ONR

Majestic Solutions Super Green Stuff APC

Majestic Solutions Extraction Plus (32 oz bottle is 9 bucks...dilutes at strongest 10:1)

Most Overhyped/Expensive

Zymol Carbon

JetSeal 109

DG 901 (overhyped for me)

**dan46n2** · 05-15-2009, 10:00 AM

Best Inexpensive:

P21 Pure Paste Wax

DP Pad Cleaner

303 Protectant

ONR

#1 Lifter Pro Glass Cleaner

Woolite

Duragloss AW

Meguiars Gold Class Shampoo

Worst Expensive:

Pinnacle Souveran Paste Wax

Zaino Z2, Z5

Lexol Conditioner/Cleaner

Natty`s Red Wax

Eimann Fabrik Carpet Shampoo

**Accumulator** · 05-15-2009, 10:54 AM

Originally Posted by irv

I believe Armorall got a bad rap because it will eventually dry out and cause premature wear? It use to be real popular for a tire shine but people started seeing premature weather cracking in there tires.

I agree it does look great going on but it is the prolonged use that causes the damage.......

AFAIK, if (and that`s a pretty big "if" IMO) Armor All ever caused problems it was way back in the day and the product has since been reformulated.

Scottwax uses it all the time with no problems at all.

**Bunky** · 05-16-2009, 06:40 AM

Originally Posted by GS4_Fiend

Meg. NXT FTW!

Your best inexpensive or worst premium?

**ALAN81** · 05-16-2009, 07:22 AM

most expensive that is crap....Migulori wax pure ****

cheapest but works the best Pink Wax I think only $17

**GS4_Fiend** · 05-20-2009, 04:51 PM

Meguiar`s is the same price. Buy it at Walmart cheaper.

**duke4ever** · 05-20-2009, 05:15 PM

I don`t know if this counts as "expensive" but it`s marketed as premium at least:

P21S Bodywork Shampoo, 16 oz is about $11-$12.

This stuff really disappointed me, while the their wheel cleaner, polish and wax are excellent the car wash simply doesn`t deliver. Especially compared to how much you pay for like a gallon of other stuff, or just plain dawn. Right now I use turtle wax car wash that I had laying around for a while and I prefer it to the P21S.

As for good cheap stuff, I stand by Windex + newspaper. I get my windows and mirrors flawless with that stuff. Literally to the point that you forget your window is closed!