What Are Peoples Swear By Detailing Products?

[nicima]

I am still trying to workout what to try and use for the first time detailing my car fully, it has a fair few swirl marks from previous owner and is now 10 years old - so i feel its going to need some right work done to it to get it clean.

Im interested to hear what products people use when detailing their car - especially clay and lube sprays, polish, glaze and waxes. I have read so much information about a fair few products now but would really like to hear some first hand opinions.

Some say don't use Autoglym - dodo juice isn't that great - auto finesse isn't a good one - so I'm a little lost

[MONDEO TXS 2.2]

Autoglym is good enough for the Royal Family's collection of fairly priceless vehicles & it's also been good enough for me for longer than i can remember . . . :)

[TomsFocus]

Can't swear by anything on here with that filter... ;)

I use a mixture of brands, I find all of them have some products that aren't great, and others that are really good. I am on a budget though so don't go for the outright best.

I tend to use Mer shampoo, Auto Glym super resin polish and Poorboys nattys paste wax for a 'good' clean. Autoglym bumper restorer is good for the plastic bits. And Meguiars endurance gel is good for tyres, though messy to apply. Also have some time saving 'cheats' as well lol, like a clay mitt which works surprisingly well, G3 quik detailer for a quick 'spruce' in the summer, and some water activated 'rinse-off' wax for when I don't have time for the proper stuff.

Everyone will have different favourite products. :)

[mgaking]

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/index.php

[GingerFlame]

I hate autoglym products with a passion, in my opinion it belongs in Halfords & thats where it should stay; on the shelf.

Auto finesse is rebottled bespoke from Angel wax

Autobrite is rebottled Angel wax

Swisswax have been known for relabelling products with upto a 140% Mark up!!!

Carbon Collective Is rebottled

Some say Gtechniq rebottles...

Dodojuice is made in house

MadCow is made in house

Csp is made in house

I personally use

Snowfoam lance; Direct hoses. £20.best lance I've ever used. I've used £10 lances & £45 lances and this came out on top by a long way!

Snowfoam; Inspired Automotive snowfoam OR one of CSP's snowfoam. CSP is for the worse offenders.

Shampoo; CSP Lubricated shampoo OR Inspired Automotive Detailers choice

Iron fallout removal - CSP IronFe gel.

Polishes; CSP Polishing System with Rupes Bigfoot 21mm

Glaze; MadCow High gloss purified glaze

Sealant;

For high cost services CSP QD + PROTECT, CSP wax spritzer

For budget services; Autobead Shine+protect OR Inspired Automotive Finalise/finalise pro.

Glass sealant - Kleen freaks glass cleaner & Sealant

Tyres - Fireball Korea Tyre wax

Trim - Yorkshire detailing Reversal Hard wax

Wax; Yorkshire detailing Reversal or CSP Carnuaba wax.

clay bar; Carchem medium/fine clay

clay lubricant; Inspired Automotive Pink Mist

Wheel sealant; MadCow Wheel Seal

Fabric Sealant; Gtechniq I1

Interior trim cleaner; CSP prestige Interior Cleaner

Interior Fabric Cleaner; Shiny Garage interior cleaner

Interior trim dressing;

CSP prestige Interior Cleaner OR MadCow Mango Sauce

Air freshener - Inspired Automotive Fragrances

All purpose cleaner - Inspired Automotive Wide Stance

Glass cleaner; exterior; Kleen freaks glass cleaner & Sealant

Interior; CSP VOC free glass cleaner

Liquid wax; Kleen freaks Liquid wax

Any type of product I've missed, let me know and I'll post.