Right guys,

As my ST line is my first decent car, I want to try and keep it looking relatively clean and respectable for as long as I can. My previous car only got washed twice in the 3 years I had it, as I reckon it was the dirt holding it together!

With that in mind, do you have any suggestions for a decent starter kit, bearing in mind I have no intention of going to 'car cleaning guru' level of detail, just a good selection of kit for regular maintenance washes so I can keep her looking her best (yes my car is a she😋)

I've seen the usual Autoglym & Meguiars bundles, but I don't fancy shelling out over £100 on some shampoo, wax and other bits & bobs...

Do you have a snow foam lance? If so, my cheat is to use Autoglym Polar Seal instead of waxing it multiple times a year.

Once I've got the paintwork dead clean then all I use is autoglym pure shampoo to wash it (it's like the cheapest on Amazon that isnt utter tosh).

You may need a bottle of tar and glue remover (i got mine from car chem I think, i found the autoglym and other common ones to be too weak).

I don't even bother with a dedicated wheel cleaner anymore. If you keep ontop of it then you shouldn't get any baked on brake dust that requires harsher chemicals than regular car shampoo.

Obviously a wash mitt, drying towel and a few microfibres come in handy also.

9 hours ago, Luke4efc said:

Do you have a snow foam lance? If so, my cheat is to use Autoglym Polar Seal instead of waxing it multiple times a year.

Once I've got the paintwork dead clean then all I use is autoglym pure shampoo to wash it (it's like the cheapest on Amazon that isnt utter tosh).

You may need a bottle of tar and glue remover (i got mine from car chem I think, i found the autoglym and other common ones to be too weak).

I don't even bother with a dedicated wheel cleaner anymore. If you keep ontop of it then you shouldn't get any baked on brake dust that requires harsher chemicals than regular car shampoo.

Obviously a wash mitt, drying towel and a few microfibres come in handy also.

I've got feck all gear at the minute, but will certainly be adding a snow foam lance to the shopping list cheers 👍

 

Clay bar kit - bilt hamber or meguairs

Autoglym super resin polish (mild polish with fillers)

Autoglym Extra Gloss Protection 

Meguairs Final Touch detailer and decent drying towel

Autoglym fast glass and glass microfiber 

Grit guard and two microfiber mitts

Mesto snow foamer