DIY Car Wash - Products

Sully

I decided id branch this topic away from the one on car washes as its mainly talking about the ones in garages and very little on DIY washing. Its clear that the machines out there are damaging cars, and the power houses (for me at least) don't do as good a job. So we are left with doing it ourselves. Most people suggest the two bucket method, and iv been PMd some interesting links to products to use when doing the wash.

One in particular stood out: Poorboys. I googled it, and it seems popular enough. However, someone else said that it doesn't last very long and other products are better. Shops seem to sell this Turtle product, and that was recommended by another lad I know locally. All for outside use.

So, what do people use? What do they find give the best results?

Neilw

Outside...

Prewash - Foam lance with autobrite super snow foam
Wash - Carbrite cherry bomb shampoo using an edge shmitt or lambs wool mitt and two bucket method
Dry - Sonus der wunder waffleweave microfiber drying towels
Clay - Sonus ultra fine deteiling clay
Glaze - Clearkote vanilla moose-wax hand glaze
Sealant - Chemical guys jet seal, 2 layers
Summer Wax - Clearkote carnauba moose wax, 4 layers for summer.
Winter Wax - Collinite 476s super double coat, 2 layers for winter.
Wheels - Chemical guys jetseal topped with poorboys world wheel sealant
Tyres - Carbrite reflect

Inside...

Leather - Gliptone gentle leather cleaner followed by liquid leather conditioner
Trim - Poorboys world natural look dressing or enizett cockpit premium
Door seals - Einzett Gummi Pflege
Glass - Meguiars NXT glass cleaner

Machine polish...

Portercable orbital buffer with sonus SFX foam pads
Menzerna medium cut and final finish compounds
Poorboys world SSR3 heavy cut compound

Think thats about it

Sully

You certinally look after your car anyway!