What are the contents of "YOUR" Car cleaning arsenal?

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I am keen to know what everyone else uses to wash, wax, de-tar/bug thier car.

Having recently bought my Focus ST (Orange) in showroom condition, i intend on keeping it in such state, the car came with a Diamond Brite kit but most of this is near empty and needs to be replaced.

SO, What do you guys use and for what:?
 
Tools

SIM180 Rotary Polisher
Megs G220 DA
Foam Lance
Nilfisk c120 Pressure Washer
George Wetvac

Products (Off the top of my head)

Dodo Juice Hard candy wax
Dodo Juice Born to be mild shampoo
Dodo Juice Lime prime pre-wax cleaner
Dodo Juice mellow yellow wheel cleaner
3M Fast Cut plus
3M Ultrafina SE
Menzerna Final Finish
Smartgel rubber & trim
Chemical Guys wheel guard
Megs #16 paste wax
Autosol Metal Polish
Megs NXT Metal Polish
A few yellow poly claybars
Megs APC
Megs Super Degreaser
Megs All Season
Megs Last Touch
Bilberry Wheel Cleaner
Box full of washmitts, microfibres and drying towels
Various assortment of detailing brushes

+ some other bits and bobs :p
 
Turtlewax Wash
Bucket
Sponge


I have some Megs wax and few other bits but don't use them currently.
 
I use a team of Iraqi's.

I do have my own stuff but I rarely clean my own car and when I do it's only in the spring or summer typically, rest of the year I get my middle eastern friends to do it for me. Besides they can do it in a fraction of the time I can ...and I don't get hot, wet and annoyed ...I can just sit there being air-conditioned listening to some Wagner or something.

I have a couple of buckets, a McAlistair Pressure Washer with a foam lance (that's rubbish).
I have some snow foam, a collection of Meguiares polish, wax and shampoo and what-not.
I have a couple of sheepskin mitts, a load of terry towels, waffle weave this and that.
I have a long handled wheel brush (I think that's Meguiares actually) and some Bilberry wheel cleaner and a load of Wonder Wheels I got years ago in bulk (I prefer not to use that stuff too much though, it seems quite harsh)
I have some Turtle Wax Clear View something or other Rain Repellent, and some Windex stuff that does much the same thing but also cleans glass.
And a few other bits and bobs like clay lube and bug and tar remover etc.
 
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I once wiped the inside of my windscreen with a microfibre cloth and pronounced it crap.

Apart from that, £5 to the local handjob place.

:D
 
I've got a reasonable collection, nothing too extreme but enough to get my car looking nice :)

- Auto Glym Super Resin Polish
- Auto Glym Extra Gloss Protection
- Meguiars Clay Kit (with Cleaner Wax - awesome stuff for an instant shine!)
- Collinite 476s
- Auto Glym High Definition Wax
- Autosmart Tardis
- Autosol Metal Polish
- Auto Glym Instant Tyre Dressing
- Various Wipes (Interior etc)
- Lots of MF's, Foam Applicators, Drying Towel etc etc...

:)
 
Autoglym bodywork conditioner shampoo
Autoglym bumper care
Autoglym SRP
Autoglym Hi-def wax
Meguiars "Quik" detailer

For the windows, roasting hot water with a bit of fairy liquid and vinegar, dried with a cheapo microfibre cloth.

2 x 99p buckets from Tesco
2 x 99p sponges from Tesco

Sonus drying towel.
 
Silverline Rotary Polisher
Karcher Pressure Washer (forgotten the mode, had it >10 years) + Foam Lance
Super Snow Foam
Zymöl Shampoo
Zymöl Cleaner Wax
2x Halfords Sheepskin Washmit (one for lower half, one for upper)
Two buckets
Cut Up Sponge (for wheels)
Auto Glym Intensive Tar Remover
Auto Glym Fast Glass
Auto Glym Super Resin Polish
Auto Glym Wheel Cleaner
Auto Glym High Definition Wax
Auto Glym Glass Polish
Meguires Stage II Polish
Meguires Endurance Tyre Gloss
Meguires Clay Bar
Meguires Detailing Spray (like Quik Detailer, but available separately)

Obviously I have more, but they are the products that get the most use.
 
Tools
Karcher 200 Series PW
Autobrite Foam Lance
Silverline Rotary
TG902 Paint Thickness Gauge
DIY GU10 Inspection light
2x Megs Microfibre wash mitts
CYC Sheepskin wash mitt
Megs Drying Towel
CYC Drying Towel
and more microfibres than I care to remember or list.
+Various brushes, extension leads, hoses, buckets etc.

Chemicals
Megs Goldclass Wax
Zaino Z7 Showcar wash
AG Active bug remover
Megs Hot Wheels
ONR
PBW Natty's blue paste wax
AG HD Wax
Zaino Z2-Pro sealant
PBW Blackhole
AG SRP
Dodo Juice Lime Prime
Megs #80
Megs #83
Megs #105
Sonus SFX-3
PBW Natural Look Dressing
AG Autofresh
Trim/Vinyl restore
Megs endurance tyre dressing
Autosol
Megs Quik Clay
Megs NXT Quick Detailer
Autosmart Tardis
Isopropynol Alcohol
 
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Most used:

Chemical Guys - Bodywash and Wax
Chemical Guys - Synthetic Quick Detailer
Miracle Dryer - Ultra Plush 25" x 36"
Autoglym glass cleaner
Autoglym Alloy cleaner
Autoglym tire shine

Every so often:

Collinite No. 476S - Super Doublecoat Auto Wax

The chemical guys stuff really brings out the collinite inbetween waxes!

:cool:
 
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I think it's Simoniz shampoo I've got, a big one-gallon bottle of it and Turtlewax and a load of old rags. And some T-cut. Seems to do me fine.

I use clothes washing liquid to get stubborn bird poo and bugs off. It just lifts it right off.
 
Meg's Lambswool wash mitt.
Meg's NXT shampoo.
Meg's gold foam applicator pads.
Meg's quick clay kit.
Meg's quick detailer.

Poorboy's world Super swirl removers : 1, 2, 2.5 and 3
Poorboy's world Bio deg APC
Pbw trim restorer.
Pbw Waffle weave towell.

Turtle wax + PTFE
Turtlewax Clearvue Rain Kleer.

Chemical guys pure carnauba creme wax.

Autoglym Super resin polish.

Halfords Alloy spray.
Generic budget alloy spray.
Generic shampoo+wax.

About 10 MF cloths, no name and branded ones.

Silverline Silver Storm Rotary polisher 1200w
Orange country pads: Yellow, Orange, light green and white. 5,5''
Generic lambswool pad. 8''
2 backing plates, one 4'' one 7 or 8''
Scotch/3m detailing tape, various sizes.

2 Buckets
Garden hose :p.
 
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