Your best car cleaning products.

Third Opinion · 1 Apr 2007 at 08:53

List the two items you can honestly say you have used and are amazing. Not the ones you have heard people raving about, used, can't really see much difference, but probably are very good. Lets stick to our own findings.

Heres my two

1. Harly wax. I purchased this and am truly amazed at how easy it was to use. The cars look great and people have commented on the deep, wet look finish. Applied months ago and still looks great. First class OcUK recommendation.

2. Turtle Wax, Wax it Wet. Purchased on another OcUK recommendation and am extremely pleased. I always ended up with streaks when drying the car but this just makes it so easy. Even if the waxing is rubbish, the water removal is excellent.

How about yours.

FireBIade · 1 Apr 2007 at 09:13

Megs wash mitt - much better than a sponge.

Collinite 476S - amazing durability.

lordrobs · 1 Apr 2007 at 11:12

Same as your two Third Opinion

EDIT- the wax finish that Wax It Wet gives you is pretty damn good I've found. Not too long lasting but as it takes about 33 1/2 seconds to apply I can live with that

Third Opinion · 1 Apr 2007 at 11:29

Took both those recommedations off you and have been really pleased. I have taken others off here that I am sure were good, its just those were the very best that you could visibly see the difference.

uchuff · 1 Apr 2007 at 12:41

Agreed on Wax it Wet, perfect for finishing off a quick clean.

Not really a cleaning product but might count - Megs High Gloss Endurance tyre juice stuff, really keeps them looking good which is important on a black car.

Scania · 1 Apr 2007 at 12:45

T.F.R.* works a treat. ( just as long as you don't want any wax left on your paintwork! :eek:

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Steam cleaner. - who needs cleaning products?

*Traffic Film remover.

loltim · 1 Apr 2007 at 13:48

If it helps, Wonder Wheels is probably the best wheel cleaner I've used, it's much better than the Autoglym stuff.

Liverpool-Lad · 1 Apr 2007 at 14:04

Tim said:
If it helps, Wonder Wheels is probably the best wheel cleaner I've used, it's much better than the Autoglym stuff.

And its also very strong and harsh, not something Id be using on a regular basis.

Bigsy · 1 Apr 2007 at 14:09

Indeed, deffo take any plasticy bits off your wheels beforehand!

Mine would be megs tech wax stuff, I've tried loads and find it the best for black paint work, shame its such a arse to put on.

PMKeates · 1 Apr 2007 at 14:19

1. Meguiar's NXT Glass Cleaner

Absolutely fantastic product. Make glass cleaning incredibly quick and easy. Spray on, leave for a few seconds, wipe around with general cloth. Leave for a few seconds, wipe with dry cloth, and you're done!

2. Meguiar's Water Magnet Drying Towel

Another great item from Meguiar's thanks to it's excellent quality and ease of use. Literally sucks up water and can leave a car bone dry.

loltim · 1 Apr 2007 at 14:38

Liverpool-Lad said:
And its also very strong and harsh, not something Id be using on a regular basis.

The hydrochloric acid warning on the bottle is normally enough... warning. But yeah, it's more of a product you'd use when your wheels haven't been done for a while and you've got a years worth of burnt on brake dust on them

PMKeates · 1 Apr 2007 at 15:07

Tim said:
The hydrochloric acid warning on the bottle is normally enough... warning. But yeah, it's more of a product you'd use when your wheels haven't been done for a while and you've got a years worth of burnt on brake dust on them

It's probably better to use that and do what I did:

Thinking it'd be better for the wheels, I painstakingly spent 6 hours using a toothbrush and a weak cleaner to get 4 months of brake dust off. I ended up scratching one of the wheels with the end of the toothbrush :rolleyes:

wassap · 1 Apr 2007 at 15:15

Collonite 915 wax, bloody amazing finish and it is still beading nicely, 4k miles later :eek:

Also i still find the Autoglym Super Resin is still an excellent cheap polish, fills,cleans and gives a good finish for a mere 6.99.

Biggest dissapointements have been Meguiars off the shelf products,NXT,scratch x etc etc, they just dont perform for me, i think my stds are too high.

I have a load stuff to try in the next weeks,including my PC :cool:

loltim · 1 Apr 2007 at 15:42

wohoo said:
Also i still find the Autoglym Super Resin is still an excellent cheap polish, fills,cleans and gives a good finish for a mere 6.99.

I still think thats the best polish available.

mattx2 · 1 Apr 2007 at 16:16

any clay bar, you won't believe how dirty your car is even after a good wash

spoonz · 1 Apr 2007 at 18:33

Sheespskin wash mitt - sponges are evil

Poorboys Wheel Sealent - Once on you can almost just spray the brake dust off with hose.

AnastieByte · 1 Apr 2007 at 18:49

Chemical guys products IMO match or even better Meguiers.
Start with Extreme Strong Wash use a mit. Rinse off and dry with microfibre cloth and apply XXX Hardcore Paste Wax
Stunning IMO

Booner! · 1 Apr 2007 at 19:11

Just used T-Cut and Meguires Hot wax and was amazing difference!

Has come out really nice from the pale dark blue it used to be

OLD and DIRTY colour

NEW and SHINEY! after clean, tcut and wax

Taken on my phone - does look mint in person!

Simon · 1 Apr 2007 at 19:12

Tim said:
I still think thats the best polish available.

Me too, amazing finish on mine and great on glass too. Although it doesnt last long but still it's only a polish and not a wax

dangerousmouse · 1 Apr 2007 at 22:03

1. megs quick clay kit

2. autoglym super resin polish