Detailing Products

[TW]Fox · 31 Jul 2007 at 14:49

I'm taking my life into my own hands with those one eh lads

Right. Plenty of free time coming up, so it's time for the second 'detailing/polishing/washing/waxing/fettling/whatever you want to call it' session of the year.

I've already got plenty of products/waxes/items/purchased consumables but I am missing out on drying towels, applicator pads, and so on.

What do you guys use? I've got a Megs wash mit which is fine but what I'd really like a recommendation on is which selection of applicators, polishing clothes and drying towels is best.

Lets set of a budget of £20-25ish to buy as much as possible. I'd want plenty of pads etc.

Also want something to allow the easy application of products/waxes/items/purchased consumables to alloy wheels.

So... spec me some junk.

Is it worth getting stuff for the interior as well?

alexisonfire · 31 Jul 2007 at 14:55

EDIT: Sorry that was silly, my stuff adds up to about £45

Pad:

Towel:

Too apply products to wheels:

willd58 · 31 Jul 2007 at 15:01

rofl.

wassap · 31 Jul 2007 at 15:10

Clean and shiny, and elite car care are good places to start.

Also Ebay, i use sonus drying/polishing and buffing stuff, i bought a pack of all of them from Ebay for £25 or so, i use lots of the cheap microfibres from poundland/tesco, wheels,dash and other odds and sods.

Antecer · 31 Jul 2007 at 15:16

alexisonfire said:
EDIT: Sorry that was silly, my stuff adds up to about £45

Pad:

Towel:

Too apply products to wheels:

lmao!

alexisonfire · 31 Jul 2007 at 15:27

I don't appreciate all the laughter guys :confused:

The scouring pad is excellent for removing scratches and swirls from paintwork, its used by professionals everywhere. I can't be held responsible if it removes all the paint as well though.

The towel can also double up as a fashionable beach towel for fox in the summer.

The supersoaker is known so well for being a high precision, professional squirting device, and would be perfect for the awkward shape of alloy wheels.

chipperhead · 31 Jul 2007 at 15:29

I had a megs water magnet drying towel and it was terrible, just bought a sonus der wonder towel and it is in a different league.

Do not buy the megs, waste of money.

[TW]Fox · 31 Jul 2007 at 15:31

Sonus Der Wunder towel is like £20 on its own.

Now, I like clean cars, but thats an expensive towel.

Gibbo · 31 Jul 2007 at 15:35

[TW]Fox said:
Sonus Der Wunder towel is like £20 on its own.

Now, I like clean cars, but thats an expensive towel.

HI there

I use one of these:-
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/washing-drying/huge-38-x-28-microfibre-drying-towel/prod_154.html

Makes drying using patting method very easy and quick. Takes me about 5 minutes to dry the whole car. Plus its very soft unlike the Megs version, different league of towel and much bigger which makes drying far easier.

chipperhead · 31 Jul 2007 at 15:42

[TW]Fox said:
Sonus Der Wunder towel is like £20 on its own.

Now, I like clean cars, but thats an expensive towel.

It was £18 for a pack of 2, me and my old man went halves.

Butters · 31 Jul 2007 at 15:46

Gibbo said:
HI there

I use one of these:-
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/washing-drying/huge-38-x-28-microfibre-drying-towel/prod_154.html

Makes drying using patting method very easy and quick. Takes me about 5 minutes to dry the whole car. Plus its very soft unlike the Megs version, different league of towel and much bigger which makes drying far easier.

Use these too. Good price - excellent size nice and soft

[TW]Fox · 31 Jul 2007 at 15:47

Butters said:
Use these too. Good price - excellent size nice and soft

Looks good. How do you use it, drag it along the paintwork or just let it soak up water?

Butters · 31 Jul 2007 at 15:47

[TW]Fox said:
Looks good. How do you use it, drag it along the paintwork or just let it soak up water?

Personally I place on the panel dab it then pull

Wayn0r · 31 Jul 2007 at 15:53

fox, shout out loud, "SONUS DER WUNDER!"

then buy one. just cos it sounds good

I have two. but i didnt have to pay for them

Gibbo · 31 Jul 2007 at 16:00

Butters said:
Personally I place on the panel dab it then pull

Hi there

I use same method.

Helps prevent adding swirls to paintwork and leaves an unmarked finish. Making drying the car very easy.

SoliD · 31 Jul 2007 at 18:30

Sonus Der Wonder are fabulous, can dry a car just about with one of them, but 2 in the pack so can use them both for a nice super dry finish. Really worth the price, will only need to buy them once. so might aswell go for the best.

Duke · 31 Jul 2007 at 18:51

I tend to just use megs for all cleaning products, but looks like the Sonus Der Wonder is worth trying.

Fr0dders · 31 Jul 2007 at 19:51

so whats the process for a proper clean then

rinse
wash (using 2 bucket method obviously)
claybar

what next ? ive seen so many polishes/buffs/sprays/waxes ive no idea what works. All i want is to make my car shiney !

Glaucus · 31 Jul 2007 at 20:01

Sorry to hijack thread. But over than a bucket of soapy water. i've never cleaned any of my cras properly. However I want to keep the mitsi a little better.

So what do I need?
washing stuff
drying towel
polish
some sort of cloth to apply/buff polish
window cleaner
rain x type stuff for windows
plastic cleaner for interior plastic or soapy water?

is that all i need anyone recommend some stuff. on the cheaper side of things.

ethos · 31 Jul 2007 at 20:03

Detail I performed when I got the car:

Wash (2 bucket method) with NXT Wash.
Autoglym super resin polish
Collonite 915 wax
Both applied / buffed with autoglym perfect polish clothes
Autoglym instant tyre shine (sprayed onto clothe and rubbed on tyres)
Autoglym Alloy cleaner
Then the usual windows / trims / interior.

Took me nearly 6 hours even though it doesn't look like much.

Eurow waffle towels for the main drying. Lay and pat most areas and maybe some rubbing if there are slight water marks.