Fast but effective products?

[chilistrucker]

After your opinions please. I know that quick and easy may go against the grain of getting a really nice finish but it is sort of the nature of the beast in this instance. Starting a job Monday for the summer that I did last year. I'm a chauffeur for a large family and look after their fleet of 10 vehicles, this year though i'll be doing it on my own as well as lots and lots of other things that are part of the job. I've got a 2 week window before the family start arriving so have a chance to give every vehicle a proper wash, vacuum and hoover, the full monty if you like before they turn up.
Once they are here though i'll have at best a 2-3 hour window each morning to keep on top of the fleet, so what would the pros recommend for quick but effective finishes? I won't be doing 10 vehicles every day probably 2-3 on an average day.
Shampoo for wash? I don't normally use a jet wash, hose and mitt, then leather.
Polish for body, glass cleaner, tyre dressing, (although ok on this 1) bumper and trim finishes, alloy wheel cleaner, and interior trim products as well as leather products???
What would you recommend? TIA

[finlo]

Showroom shine on the outside for the win.

[Summit_Detailing]

Gyeon CanCoat or Gtechniq C2v3 for paint protection (doesn't need to be used every wash!)
Autofinesse Crystal is a nice, smear free glass cleaner
Autosmart Highstyle for tyre dressing
Autosmart Smartwheels for wheel cleaning
Any APC & some microfibres will be fine for general cleaning / interior / leather cleaning

I'm sure you have the wash products sorted but I'd recommend using a pH neutral (non wash&wax) shampoo of which there are many on the market - Bilt Hamber Autowash, Autofinesse Lather or Envy car care all excellent.

cheers

Chris

Edited by Summit_Detailing on Sunday 15th May 09:52

[chilistrucker]

Thanks for the replies
The nearest place to the house where I can have a nose for these products is Halfords near Staines, but happy to travel a bit further a field for the right products.

[X5TUU]

As much as it pains me to say it i would use a waterless wash spray on wipe off product, they are silicon based and do work well, but they aren't great for longevity or hardiness but that's not an issue here

[ashleyman]

If you've got 2 weeks between them arriving to prepare the cars I'd be looking to get yourself a pressure washer, snow foam lance, a race wash filter or some sort and some Gtechniq C2v3.

Prepare all the cars like normal. Snowfoam, rinse, 2BW, rinse (with the race filter - no touch drying and no water spots). Then do a panel wipe on each car and apply the Gtechniq C2v3.

Once this is done, it should be a case of just rinsing off the cars with the pressure washer whilst plugged into the race wash filter and you're sorted. The Gtechniq C2v3 should do a good job of repelling dirt, dust and should leave a nice smooth surface to rinse off regularly. If you rinse regularly enough no dirt should bake on and is easy removed.

No time wasted drying to avoid water spots as the race wash filter has filtered the water. You could even dilute so Gtechniq C2v3 into water and just top up after every proper wash.

This is what I would be doing to keep it quick and easy on a daily basis, then giving the cars a proper snow foam and mitt clean every couple weeks.

[Craikeybaby]

As above, my suggestion would be a thorough clean and protect at the start, then you will only need quick cleans for the next few months.

[Alex_225]

Gyeon Wetcoat will leave the cars beading up really well without any prior protection applied.

Literally wash the car, rinse it and spray over with Wecoat then rinse it again and it reacts to the water and there you have it, beading. Will make it a hell of a lot easier to dry.

[jcosh]

Sorry to but in, what is a race wash filter? Ta

[themanwithnoname]

jcosh said:

Sorry to but in, what is a race wash filter? Ta

Glad you asked, I was looking for the same answer.

[ashleyman]

jcosh said:

Sorry to but in, what is a race wash filter? Ta

themanwithnoname said:

Glad you asked, I was looking for the same answer.

I've never used one but have heard great things about them and I hope to get one soon. Basically it's a water filter for outdoors use that reduces the irons, minerals, salts and metals found in hard water down to 0PPM (parts per million). In car washing terms it basically means you can wash your car with water thats been filtered, then leave the car to dry itself and not risk getting any water marks or spots. No need to dry the car at all as the water is pure so the stuff that causes the marks isn't there. It looks like it would save a lot of time and hassle drying the cars.

http://www.raceglaze.co.uk/race-glaze/400-litre-0p...

[themanwithnoname]

Ahhh its a reverse osmosis unit - great in principal, but takes 2 hours to fill a 20 litre container for our marine fish tank! I just don't have the patience.

Cheers

Edit to add: However Mrs Noname has just confirmed that on Saturday morning she'll start filling a bucket for me once she's finished sorting the fish. Winner!

Edited by themanwithnoname on Tuesday 21st June 19:29

[jonnM]

IMO, the fastest way to get a fantastic finish is Zaino Z8. After washing/drying you just spray on one panel at a time, spread around with a microfibre cloth, then immediately buff off with a second cloth. It gives an amazing, glossy, wet look finish and you can do a whole car in 10mins.

[X5TUU]

ashleyman said:

jcosh said:

Sorry to but in, what is a race wash filter? Ta

themanwithnoname said:

Glad you asked, I was looking for the same answer.

I've never used one but have heard great things about them and I hope to get one soon. Basically it's a water filter for outdoors use that reduces the irons, minerals, salts and metals found in hard water down to 0PPM (parts per million). In car washing terms it basically means you can wash your car with water thats been filtered, then leave the car to dry itself and not risk getting any water marks or spots. No need to dry the car at all as the water is pure so the stuff that causes the marks isn't there. It looks like it would save a lot of time and hassle drying the cars.

http://www.raceglaze.co.uk/race-glaze/400-litre-0p...

I use a leaf blower to dry the car and then go aaround with a MF to get rid of odd water droplets that havent been blown off ... much easier and faster!