Car Cleaning Products

[lawrence567]

So, after having recently bought a nice (to me car).
I'd like to look after it as best as i can.
Which products would you recommend?
Halfrauds seem to have a 3for2 on at the moment so could be a good time to grab a deal?
I've in the past just whatever the old man has had in the garage.
Currently i'm looking for:
Alloy wheel cleaner, Leather Care, Back to Black for the outer trims etc.
Resin Polish, Shampoo & some micro-fibre cloths.
Cloth's etc you can get cheap enough anywhere, but if i say bought AutoGlym for all the above, are their products good?
There is a budget of around £40 & i can get all the above in using he Halfrauds offer at the moment..

[mrmr96]

I've tried Autoglym, and a few others, but Meguires is the brand I keep going back to. It's the easiest to use and get good results with IMO.

[zygalski]

I use a microfibre mit, cloths for drying, Autoglym shampoo/conditioner finished with Meguiars quick wax & this gives consistently good results.
Within your budget, too.

[lawrence567]

zygalski said:

I use a microfibre mit, cloths for drying, Autoglym shampoo/conditioner finished with Meguiars quick wax & this gives consistently good results.
Within your budget, too.

What do you use for polishing? A mit or cloth?

[zygalski]

lawrence567 said:

zygalski said:

I use a microfibre mit, cloths for drying, Autoglym shampoo/conditioner finished with Meguiars quick wax & this gives consistently good results.
Within your budget, too.

What do you use for polishing? A mit or cloth?

Well the exact process takes me around 45 minutes to 1 hour from start to finish & gives me the best bang for my buck.

-Rinse the car
-Wash with Autoglym shampoo/conditioner using microfibre wash mit & the 2 bucket method. I used to use Meguiars lambswool but the fall to bits very easily.
-Rinse with water.
-Dry with a microfibre towel.
-Use a microfibre cloth to apply meguiars quick wax



By the way, for external trim I found Forever Black to be very good, so long as you apply with a brush & not the foam applicator provided.

[RZ1]

Thats is one clean looking astra

[falkster]

I took advantage of the Halford bogof last month



Not bad for an old bus!!
AG shampoo, super resin polish then ultra deep shine and finished off with extra gloss protection

[FreeLitres]

OP - Just so you know, there is a full-on detailing forum on PH where you will get lots of hints and tips!

http://www.pistonheads.com/xforums/forum.asp?h=0&a...

I would probably add that for scratches, I have found Meguires ScratchX to be far better and less agressive than T-Cut. Had some great results with ScratchX.

[devnull]

I have quite a lot of Autoglym stuff, good balance of value and quality.

If you want real OCD (and to lose an afternoon browsing the studio forum) then go to detailingworld.co.uk

[MondeoMan1981]

As a basic for looking after your car I would recommend :

- 2 bucket washing method
- Lambswool mitt
- AG Bodywork Shampoo & Conditioner
- Microfibre towels for drying
- Microfibre cloths for polishing / cleaning
- A wheel brush
- Asda matt interior trim cleaner (cant remember the brand, but you buy it in Asda, black trigger bottle)
- AG Super Resin polish
- AG Fastglass
- AG Deep Gloss protection or Turtlewax Fast Wax
- Demon shine for topups