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      09-09-2010, 01:12 PM   #1
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I'm ready to place a large order for washing / detailing supplies. Any comments or alternate products to consider?


Wheels - Sonax
Tires - Prima Nero Dressing
Wheel well & tires - Adam's All purpose cleaner
Interior cleaner - Griots Garage Interior Cleaner
Leather - Griots Garage Leather Care or Prima Nourish
Clear Bra - Rejex Sealant
Spray Detailer - ? Griots Speed Shine or Prima Hyrdo
Wax - Swissvax
Drying - Microfiber Waffle Weave
Washing - Mit or Sponge?
Glass - Swissvax Crystal (Must be safe for tints)

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      09-09-2010, 02:29 PM   #2
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For cleaners & wax, I prefer Zaino products.

Quick detailing products from Meguairs and Mother's are also top notch and widely available from retailers.

Leather care - unquestionably Leatherique. Worth the cost and the wait.
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      09-09-2010, 04:21 PM   #3
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Don't forget the clay bar. Griots has got a nice one for that too.

Personally I like using the mitts better.
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      09-09-2010, 06:22 PM   #4
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I'm ready to place a large order for washing / detailing supplies. Any comments or alternate products to consider?


Wheels - Sonax
Tires - Prima Nero Dressing
Wheel well & tires - Adam's All purpose cleaner
Interior cleaner - Griots Garage Interior Cleaner
Leather - Griots Garage Leather Care or Prima Nourish
Clear Bra - Rejex Sealant
Spray Detailer - ? Griots Speed Shine or Prima Hyrdo
Wax - Swissvax
Drying - Microfiber Waffle Weave
Washing - Mit or Sponge?
Glass - Swissvax Crystal (Must be safe for tints)
Before you go out and spend all sorts of money buying individual products. You may be better off buying a kit. I know all of Griots stuff is on sale this week at autogeek.net. They tend to be a little pricey, but have 15-20% sales quite often.
Griots sale - Autogeek
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      09-09-2010, 08:00 PM   #5
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Yeah I always shop at autogeek.net as well. Best thing to do is google coupons and usually you'll be able to find ones that get you 10-20% or free shipping.
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      09-10-2010, 06:50 AM   #6
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Instead of a mit or a sponge for washing, consider a brush. Easier to rinse off the dirt and containments that can scratch. I use this one:
http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/...rrivals&page=1
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Ended up placing my order for detailing supplies. Here is the list:

Wheels - Sonax Full Effect / 2 Brushes (boars hair for the wheel face and another medium stiffness brush for barrels)
Tires - Adam's All Purpose Cleaner / Stiff nylon brush / Primo Nero Dressing
Wheel Wells - Adam's All Purpose Cleaner / Long handle nylon brush

Wash - Lusso Auto Bathe / 2 Wash mits (sheepskin for top half and microfiber for bottom half) / 2 Buckets with grit guards / Gilmour Foamaster II
Dry - 3 Jumbo MF towels from Detailers Domain

Quick Detailer - Prima Hydro / MF Towel
Sythetic Wax - Einszett Glanz
Carnuba: TBD

Interior - Griots Interior Cleaner
Leather - TBD
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I think you are missing a polish, i usually skip the wax because they don't last long. I just use a sealant like the FK1000P. For leather check out Leatherique, do some google on it. And you prob want at least 5 more plush type MF towels.
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Some of the hardest rims to keep clean. I couldn't live without the following 2 products:
Daytona Speed Master Wheel Brush:


Armour All Wheel Protectant:

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Forgot to add the Armor All Wheel Protectant to my list. What a great product! Works wonders on keeping the wheels clean for weeks at a time.
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Forgot to add the Armor All Wheel Protectant to my list. What a great product! Works wonders on keeping the wheels clean for weeks at a time.
I think I need to try that!!
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I think I need to try that!!
I have tried many products over the past 20 years, and I can't think of anything that has come along and really changed my perception as much. I despise cleaning the rims on cars, but I do so properly and thoroughly, and Armour All wheel protectant really works as advertised. The other products I really like are:
1. Waffle Weave Drying Towels
2. Rain-X
3. Plexus Plastic cleaner and protectant
4. Shop Vac
5. Master Blaster 8HP version (granted this is $300)
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http://crspotless.com/index.php?cate...d=4&return=%3f

I use this one.. expensive but makes washing car and keeping it clean super easy. Rinse and walk away.. since you dont need to touch the car to dry.. you avoid any swirls too.

With a full detail every 6 months, and weekly car wash (takes me only 15mins now to wash a car now with this and a pressure washer). In middle of the week, i can just spray the car down with CR + Pressure washer for 3mins then walk away and keep car clean all the time.
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http://crspotless.com/index.php?cate...d=4&return=%3f

I use this one.. expensive but makes washing car and keeping it clean super easy. Rinse and walk away.. since you dont need to touch the car to dry.. you avoid any swirls too.

With a full detail every 6 months, and weekly car wash (takes me only 15mins now to wash a car now with this and a pressure washer). In middle of the week, i can just spray the car down with CR + Pressure washer for 3mins then walk away and keep car clean all the time.
I've looked into those as the water in LA is very hard. Ultimately I decided against it as the replacement filters, etc seemed cost prohibitive.
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I have tried many products over the past 20 years, and I can't think of anything that has come along and really changed my perception as much. I despise cleaning the rims on cars, but I do so properly and thoroughly, and Armour All wheel protectant really works as advertised. The other products I really like are:
1. Waffle Weave Drying Towels
2. Rain-X
3. Plexus Plastic cleaner and protectant
4. Shop Vac
5. Master Blaster 8HP version (granted this is $300)

Thanks for the input Gatoman!!!
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Thanks for the input Gatoman!!!
Anytime bro. Since you are near Irvine, if you wanna learn more about detailing. Meguiars offers beginner and advance workshops at their HQ, for free.

Also I forgot to mention how I was able to go 5 months without washing my car a couple summers ago.
1. California duster
2. Last Touch (aka quick detailer spray)
3. Microfiber towels.

The detailer spray pulls dirt off the car, it's also know as waterless car wash. This is the product I probably use the most. The two are the same, the gallon version is more cost effective and can be used on everything exterior except glass.

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