What products do you use on your civic?

[sebtko_civic]

What car cleaners , microfiber cloths , wax do you use on your car?

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[NorthernEX-T]

What car cleaners , microfiber cloths , wax do you use on your car?

http://www.civicx.com/threads/first...clean-and-looking-good.1692/page-4#post-45682

There's a section is this forum for detailing tips.

 

[RockyD]

Meguires car wash
Meguires paste wax
Eagle one nano wax
Lucas oil slick mist spray wax
Lucas oil tire shine
Spray way foaming glass cleaner.
Shit ton of microfiber cloths

 

[Wyborowa]

Car wash soap: Meguiars G7164 Class Shampoo Conditioner USED WITH sheepskin wool wash mitt.

Wax: collinite 845 wax

Quick Detailer: Zymol Deep Gloss Spray Detailer

Now I'm looking for a car glaze to put on the car before I wax it with the collinite wax... Suggestions?

 

[PandaXpress]

Just got a bottle of Griot's Garage Best of Show wax gonna try it this weekend
http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/best+of+show+wax.do?sortby=ourPicks&refType=

 

[GoPackGo]

Chemical guys stuff

Super Shine Dressing
Signature Series Glass Cleaner
EcoSmart Waterless Car Wash
Leather cleaner and conditioner (bottle of each)
Butter Wet Wax
Mr. Pink Car Wash
InnerClean Quick Detailer
Microfiber towels
Microfiber towels laundry soap
Clay bar and lube kit
Microfiber wash mitt
Extreme Shine Creme Glaze
Microfiber applicators (for the clay)

 

[Wyborowa]

Try collinite wax.... You'll fall in love..

 

[evildoer]

Chemical guys stuff

Super Shine Dressing
Signature Series Glass Cleaner
EcoSmart Waterless Car Wash
Leather cleaner and conditioner (bottle of each)
Butter Wet Wax
Mr. Pink Car Wash
InnerClean Quick Detailer
Microfiber towels
Microfiber towels laundry soap
Clay bar and lube kit
Microfiber wash mitt
Extreme Shine Creme Glaze
Microfiber applicators (for the clay)

+1 for CG

 

[GoPackGo]

CG has great videos on every product just in case you aren't sure the best way to use it.

 

[routehero]

El Cheapo Yellow Microfiber @ Costco
Armorall Leather
Mother's Protectant
Turtle Ice Wax and Wash via pressure washer
Mother's 1,2,3 system
Stoner's Invisible Glass

 

[TabsAZ]

I've really gotten into detailing as a hobby after buying this car - I've acquired a small arsenal of stuff in the past 6 months or so:

Microfiber:
10x TRC Eagle Edgeless (for the paint)
2x TRC Dry Me A River Jr
4x TRC Premium Glass towels
36x Costco Kirkland (for the interior and some of the dirtier exterior stuff that I don't want to mess up my nice TRC towels on)
2x Meguiar's DA Microfiber cutting and finishing pads

Exterior products:
Meguiar's Gold Class wash
Meguiar's Clay Kit
CG EcoSmart RU waterless wash
Meguiar's Endurance tire gel
Simple Green APC (I use 10:1 for most stuff)
Meguiar's D300 cutting compound
Meguiar's Ultimate Polish
Meguiars Hot Shine Wheel and Tire Cleaner
Meguiar's M7 Show Car Glaze
Meguiar's M20 Polymer Sealant
CG JetSeal
Meguiar's Ultimate Paste Wax
Meguiar's Gold Class Liquid Wax
Meguiar's Ultimate Quik Detailer
Meguiar's Ultimate Quik Wax
Stoner InvisibleGlass
70% isopropyl alcohol diluted 1:1 (for wipedowns after compound/polish, stripping old wax/sealant etc)

Interior products:
Folex (this stuff is magic for stains)
CG InnerClean
303 Aerospace Protectant
Simple Green APC (10:1 again)
Stoner InvisibleGlass
Lexol Leather Cleaner
Lexol Leather Conditioner

Equipment:
Griot's Garage 6" DA polisher
AR Blue Clean electric pressure washer
McCullough 1375 steamer (love this thing!)
ShopVac w/ small detailing attachment nozzles
3x Home Depot orange buckets w/ grit guards
Horse hair detailing brushes
Tire and wheel brushes

I'm not sure how much further I want to go with this - getting anything else in terms of gear would probably mean stuff like a $1000 Mytee carpet extractor or a $450 long throw DA like the Rupes LHR21 Mark II. Not sure I can justify that without actually doing this for money. I do want to try out some of the higher end products like the Optimum stuff, the Adam's products, Collinite 845, Nanoskin mitts instead of clay, etc. Once I run out of the over the counter products I have I'll probably order some of that stuff.

I've done some family and friends' cars though in addition to my Civic - I did a full paint correction on a 2004 Acura TL using the Meg's DA Microfiber system that came out really awesome, we were all stunned at how new it made the car look. I did a 2014 Acura TLX, a 2013 Acura RDX, and a 2012 Toyota Prius as well and they all turned out really nice. Someone I know is buying a new Porsche Macan S soon and I'm probably gonna do a ceramic coating install for him on that - that will be the first time I've done anything to a seriously expensive car, so hopefully that goes well.

Highly recommend watching YouTube videos by guys like The Junkman, AMMO NYC, the older Chemical Guys vids with Greg, etc if you want to learn about doing all this stuff at a pro level. I've learned a ton from them. Reddit's /r/AutoDetailing is a great resource too.

 

[TabsAZ]

Accidental double post - mods please delete!

 

[toyman70]

I use carpro hydrO2 (its a sealant), stuff is amazing and it really lasts and so easy to apply
http://www.carpro-us.com/carpro-professional-detailers/carpro-hydro2-concentrate-1000ml-32oz/
also use collinite845 as well in between
for wash soap carpro reset http://www.carpro-us.com/auto-wash/carpro-reset-1-liter-32oz/
bucket with guard and this http://adamspolishes.com/shop/exterior/carwashing/adam-s-wash-wedge.html or a MF mitt
drying gas blower http://www.amazon.com/TRB24EAP-2-Cycle-Powered-Handheld-Compliant/dp/B003VYC320,
followed with chemical guys MF towels http://www.amazon.com/Chemical-Guys-MIC_506_12-Professional-Microfiber/dp/B00A8MZ7IA
wheels I use http://adamspolishes.com/shop/exterior/gallons/adam-s-deep-wheel-cleaner-gallon.html

 

[GoPackGo]

I never thought to blow dry my car

 

[toyman70]

I never thought to blow dry my car

it cuts down on dry time dramatically and gets into the crevices and around the lug nuts and other areas usually missed

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