So what do you use on your car??

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What product do you use to clean and protect your car?? This includes every chemical you put on your vehicle.



P.S: I hope everyone (or most of you) will reply to this thread
 
on mine...

Wax: Meguiars Gold Class, S100, Rain X fast wax

Occasional use of QD, not in traditional sense, though: Black Magic spray detailer, meguiars quik detailer

Clay: Meguiars quik clay

Scratch/swirl remover: Meguiars Scratch X...for now...

Metal Polish: Harley Davidson metal polish

Wheel + tire cleaner: Simple Green

Tire dressing: past...AA tire foam, stoners MSLT now...Black Magic Tire Wet

Window-exterior rain repellant: Rain X

Glass Cleaner: Water + MF or Turtlewax Clearvue glass cleaner

Dash Protectant: AA low gloss



Walmart/Concordia Microfiber towels and Turtlewax Microfiber...and the free Autofiber one that I've been scared to use...it is just so nice!



I hope that was more-or-less what you wanted...



Kevin
 
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Geez. Every time it's different.



My favorite process so far is #83/IP/FP/PPCL/#7/#20/#26/Souveran Paste. Second is #83/IP/FP/AIO/SG/SG/Souveran Paste.



Tom
 
I would need a car first BUT when I get one,



Wash - Zaino Z7

QD - Zaino Z6

Paint (polished out by Menzerna IP and FP) then lots of Zaino Z5/Z2

Glass - Stoner's Invisible Glass/Eimann Fabrik Clear Vision (polish with Z12 and protect with Z2 every two months or so)

Wheels - Clean with EF Hi-Intensity or Meguiar's APC+

Tire - clean with EF Hi-Intensity and dress with Zaino 16, Meguiar's Endurance regular, or Eagle One WET spray

Towels - Fieldcrest Charisma bath sheets, PakShak and Jt MF's, and CMA big blue WW, foam applicator pads.



Interior

Lexol Vinylex or Black MAgic Semi-Gloss Dashboard Protectant

Scotchguard on carpet and upholstry, cleaned with Meguiar's APC+

Zaino Z14 on clear plastic to polish and Meguiar's #18 to maintain

Rdigid 9 gallon shop vac to vac.



Engine

Valugard Engine Degreaser followed by their Rubber Protector and QD (painted surfaces.)



I think that sums it up.
 
My cars;

Washing: P21S Bodywork Conditioning Shampoo or Autoglym Body Wash

Clay: Magic Clay with dawn/water lube

Swirl Marks: 3M Swirl Removers or Perfect-It

Polish: 3M Imperial Hand Glaze

Sealant: Autoglym Resin Polish and Extra Gloss Protection

Wax: P21S Concourse Carnauba Wax or Zymol Carnauba

QD: Zymol Field Glaze

Plastic Trim: Forever Black Bumper & Trim Dye and Autoglym Bumper

Wheels: P21S Wheel Gel, QD with Sonus Spritz

Tyres: Groit’s Rubber Cleaner then Forever Black

Glass: Stoners Invisible Glass with MF glass towel

Leather: Zymol Treat

Vinyl: Interior – Zymol Vinyl

Exterior Klasss and/or 303 Protectorant

Carpets / Mats: Oxyclean



Everyone has "favourite" products so you should get a wide range, plus what the professional uses may be very different from amateurs like me.
 
Wash: Griots Garage or Zymol Clear

Clay - Clay Magic

Dry: Leaf Blower and Microfiber

Wheels - Griots Garage Cleaner or Zymol Wheel Cleaner

Engine - Griots Garage Engine Cleaner, CD-2 Engine Detailer

Polish - Menzerna Intensive followed by Menzerna Final

Glaze - Blackfire Polish

Sealant - Blackfire II

Topper - PINNACLE SOUVERAN or ZYMOL CONCOURS (in caps because these products are KEY)

Interior vinyl - Zymol Vinyl

Interior Leather - Zymol Treat

Wheel Wax - Liquid Glass

Tires - Griots Rubber Cleaner and Armor All Detailers Choice

Glass - Stoners

Trim - Black Again

Undercarriage - Simple Green followed by CD-2 Engine Detailer



All towels - Microfiber
 
My AU Falcon



Washing: Filtered Water/

Clay: N/A - don't use it - use car chem acidet fall out remover wash which strips every unwanted thing off the paint.

Swirl Marks: N/A

Polish: PPG Paints Final Glaze 2000 Polish

Magnum Top Gear Instant Shine 2hr Cure Polish

Sealant: Omikron Bodyseal with du pont xonyl

Wax: Malco Pro Flash Wax/3M Liquid Wax

QD: Rainwater

Plastic Trim: N/A

Wheels: Wash with Omikron Supergloss wash and wax/ shine with omikron klearview blue glass cleaner

Tyres: JAL Chemicals Tyre Rejuvinator

Glass: Omikron Klearview Blue/AUTOSOL metal polish

Leather: N/A

Vinyl: Interior – Citra Force to remove all stains, blue magic vinyl cleaner to provide like brand new no sheen finish



Exterior Rubbers - Baby oil,meguiars tyre gel

Carpets / Mats: Car Chem SA CL7

Engine bay - JAL Chemical tyre rejuvinator



Would like to try the products commonly spoken of here but they are not all available in australia
 

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Most of the products are available in Australia. You can get Klasse, Meg, P21S, Stoners, Zaino, Lexol, Clay Magic. Autoglym, Mothers, Forever Black and Im sure there are some I havent mentioned.



The problem with having all these is that its hard to decided what to use. They all work well, but some do work better on certain paint finishes.
 
On my red Prelude: GEPC, Megs yellow pad, PC set on 6 and using medium to heavy pressure, followed by 3m Showcar Paste. Extremely pleased with the results.

Maybe it got the swirls out or maybe it filled some in, either way it looks better than 3m PIII MG, AIO, SG, Carnauba (my first attempt). Got those leopard size watermarks out also.

Gonna try adding #7 to the process...have absolutely no problem if they hide imperfections.
 
Washing: Winners Choice Car Wash

Clay: Clay Magic

Swirl Marks: 3M SMR or PI III Machine Glaze

Polish: Winners Choice Pre-cleaner-Gloss Restorer

Sealant: Winners Choice Finishing Creme

Wax: Winners Choice Caranuba Wax

QD: Winners Choice Express Detail

Wheels: Megs Gold Class Wash

Tires: Winners Choice Vinyl and Rubber Conditioner

Glass: Sprayway Glass Cleaner

Vinyl: Interior – Winners Choice Vinyl and Rubber Conditioner

Exterior: Winners Choice Vinyl and Rubber Conditioner

Carpets / Mats: Woolite/water per Scottwax
 
Paint

1)Daily wash.. Whatevers on sale.. Prep wash .. Dawn

2) Clay .. Mothers

3) Polish .. Menxerna IP & FP

4) Sealant.. Zaino

5) Topper,, #26 or Glanz

6) QD .. Meguiars and only after wash.. don't believe in rubbing dirt into my finish.



Windows

1) Initial wash in the spring .. Windex, after that a damp MF followed by a dry MF.



Tires

1) Westleys Bleech Wite ( Which contains no bleach )

2) Dressing is is silicone base mould release agent not available in stores for shows, Armorall for everyday. I have tried others .. no better .. no worse .. more money .. ah.. the power of advertizing.



Window black trim

1) Back to Black



Lower rough plastic composite valances.

1) Forever Black tire gel occasionally topped with Back to Black.
 
I"ll chime in



Wash - E1 Wet Car Wash or Pro Cherry Suds

Clay - Clay Magic (blue bar)

Polish - AIO used with PC (more to come)

Wax - #26 or S100

Wheels - whatever is left from the car wash

Tires - P21S TAW + Endurance High Gloss

Engine - P21S TAW + Stoners Trim Shine

Interior - 1Z Cockpit Premium + Autopia MF

Glass - Stoners IG + Autopia MF

Carpet - The town's local shop vacs & Rug Doctor to shampoo

Trim - Stoners Trim Shine



That's about it for now. Until next spring rolls around,,,,,,,91
 
Mothers : California gold wash-Preserves protectant-Duration extended care-leather conditioner and cleaner-aluminum polish-paste wax-sealer and glaze-glass cleaner-paint cleaner





P21S: Total wash-wheel cleaner gel-paste wax-paintwork cleanser lotion-finish restorer-drying towel-





Leatherique:ordered -rejuvenator oil and prestine clean





Harley Davidson:chrome cleaner



And some home remedies
 
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