Thought this would be a good topic on a new section to discuss what we use to clean our cars and what we think of the products.

I'll start.

Mothers Tire & Rubber CleanerMothers All wheel "Wheel Mist"Mothers interior "protectent"Armor all Glass wipes

Mr. Clean Auto dry car wash. (seems to work pretty good)

I also keep a box of Terry cloths and micro fibers around . as well as a box of Q-tips (they come in handy)

1. Lots of microfiber towels2. Meguiars hair and lint extractor3. Meguiars wash mits4. Lots of microfiber polishing pads5. Lots of Terry cloth bonnets 6. 1ea 3M compound buffing pad7. 1ea 3M polishing pad8. Lots and lots of Terry cloth towels9. Variable speed buffer10. AUTO GLEM bug and tar remover11. Sonus SFX-1 restorer (similar to Meguiars M84)12. Sonus SFX-2 Enhancer (similar to Meguiars M2)13. Sonus SFX-3 Final Finish (swirl removal step)14. Klasse All-in-one (cleaner/polish)15. Klasse High Gloss Sealant Glaze (similar to Meguiars #7)16. Meguiars Gold Class carnuba wax17. Meguiars Hot Shine Tire Spray18. Meguiars Gold Class Endurance High Gloss Tire dressing19. Meguiars PlastX20. Armor All Detailer21. Armor All Cleaner Wipes22. Armor All Original23. Armour All Leather Cleaner23. Armor All spray cleaner24. Simple Green25. Windex + Invisible Glass26. Satin black plastic paint (for wheel wells)27. Mothers 3-stage wax system28. Mothers clay bar kit29. Mothers Back to Black rubber treatment30. Mothers Showtime Instant Detailer31. Mag wheel cleaner32. Long handled Brush33. Chamois34. Orbital Buffer35. Blue Coral carpet cleaner36. Eagle One chrome cleaner

I'm sure I'm missing a few more products

wow impressive.

I still need to get me a water blade tho. Would make cleaning off morning dew much easier when I don't put the car in the garage.

Arizona Bin

- Crapload of MF towels - Pads - Porter Cable 7428 Rotary - Ultimate Detailing Machine - Klasse All In One - Klasse Sealant Glaze - Eagle One All Wheel Cleaner - 3 rolls of 3M Painters' Tape - P21S Wax - Menzerna IP and FP - Meguiar's DACP (#83) - Optimum Polish - Brush - Wash Mitt

Chicago Bins.....Waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much to list but here are a few examples...

- Porter Cable 7336 - Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more MF towels than audtatious - Chicago Electric Rotary Polisher - Pinnacle Liquid Souveran - Enough Klasse to do a Kenworth and a 53' trailer (Gotten for a cousin's Freightliner) - Bucket with Grit Guard and Casters (Doubles as stool)

Too much to list, so here is a pic I have a black M, so my latest project has been compounding with a 3m extra cut 1200 grit and then following that with a 3M swirl mark remover and lastely I use the wizards polish. I have to say that the car has never looked better.


Modified by CakeDaddy at 7:58 AM 9/7/2008

right now...

Armorall washArmorall Clean wipesArmorall shine/protect wipesCali DusterCalli BladeEagle1 wax as you dryMeguiars wet waxWhestley's Bleach White tire cleanerArmorall tire shine foamTurtle wax wheel cleanerMothers wheel polish all metalsMothers aluminum polishNeverDull metal polishAmerican something or other all metal polish (works good)Invisible GlassGunk Glass CleanerRain X bug & tar removermisc applicators MF & terrymisc rags MF and terry and polish remove rags like baby diapersthe abosorber (x2)armorall absorbermisc all pupose cleaner that works good and you can drink it.....

thats all i got right now but i plan to restock on some things next weekend which is why i ventured into this forum.... to get tips!

Information and such will be posted soon by Prinz. Just keep an eye out.

i seriously need to stock up on stuff to be up with you guys!!

meguiars gold classMeguiars quick detailermeguiars glass cleanerplus other ones i cant quite remember right now

A ridiculous amount of stuff however I primarily use Sonus, Poorboys, Zaino, and Optimum products.

Some of what Audtatious has:

Klasse AIOKlasse SGP21SSome microfibers

That was my wedding present to him.

Meguiars Gold Class Shampoo / Conditioner Black Magic Tire Wet Armor All Protectant (vinyl) Dust Off Super Finish Polishing Compound 3M Glass Cleaner :'(Meguiars Quick Detailer :'(3M Rubbing Compound :'(

Key::D Really Good Kinda Good:/ Okay Not so Good:'( Not Good at all

Nothing but the best! P21S Wax, P21S paint Worl Cleanser, Wheel Cleaner,and P21S Shampoo. Once you use this wax unbeliveable on dark colored cars) you will never use anyother

turtle wax (regular)turtle wax's "ice" clay kithundreds of 8"X8" cut rags (for only $4!! Hoorah for cutting cheap bed sheets :p)6" orbital bufferheadlamp restorerwindex/rainxarmorall tire foam armorall regulararmorall car soap((Always kept inside car:((generic auto wet-wipes((paper towels/trash bag, for doing on-the-road touchups ((absorber 1st then towel 2nd if I get rained onoziumheavy duty carpet cleaner wet/dry vacknow I'm missing some, pretty much all the basics covered lol

am I the only one who worries about too much of the heavier cleaning compounds, I mean is it realistic to worry about using the clay, orbital buffer, etc too often? Until I find out I'm just going to continue the tedious nightly car-covering to spread the time between washes...(also do you guys go all out every time, like clay/polish/wax/etc, or do you just wash it a couple times then do a wash/clay/polishing/wax/buff?)




Modified by mewki at 1:59 PM 9/3/2009