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27th July 2010, 15:35
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Detailing Shopping list/Reference Guide
Basically What products you use for everything detailing wise, including everything from buckets to micro fibre's to Pressure washers and foam lances.
The idea is to use this thread as a general referance, or guide if buying all your stuff for the first time. Maybe we could taylor for each type of paint work, e.g. blue paint or silver paint or black paint etc. Before posting up threads like "What pressure washer" etc. If I've missed anything let me know and can edit the OP. Car: Paint type: Detailing tips: Pressure washers & Buckets. Pressure Washer - Buckets - Grit Guard - Washing & Drying. Foam pre wash - Shampoo's - Wash Mitt - Drying towel - Detailing Clay & Lube. Clay- Lubricant- Pre-wax Cleaners. Pre-wax cleaner- Polishing. Polish - Pads - Machine - Backing plates - Glazes. Glaze- Sealants. LSP- Spray on sealants- Wax. Applicator Pad- wax- Wheels and tyres. Wheel brush- Wheel Cleaner- Wheel sealant- Tyre shine- Interior. Glass cleaner - Dash cleaner - Carpet cleaner - Upholstery cleaner - Micro Fiber Clothes. MF drying towel - Buffing cloth - Accessories & Misc. Detailing brush - Foam applicators - Spray heads- Bottles- Masking Tape -
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27th July 2010, 16:09
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Car: Citroen Saxo
Paint type: Mauritius Blue - Pearlescent 'Dark' blue Detailing tips: Nothing special - just follow the various guides. Pressure washers & Buckets. Pressure Washer - Kerscher K2.14 Buckets - Meguiars 13.5L Bucket (x2) Grit Guard - Matching Megauirs grit guard (x2) Washing & Drying. Foam pre wash - Super Snow Foam Shampoo's - Carlack 68, Turtle Wax of some kind (wheels) Wash Mitt - Eurow Sheepskin Wash Mitt Drying towel - CleanYourCar Huge 'Fluffy' Drying Towel Detailing Clay & Lube. Clay - Chemical Guys - Clay Block & Luber Lubricant- Chemical Guys quick detailer Pre-wax Cleaners. Pre-wax cleaner- N/A Polishing. Polish - Menzerna set Pads - 3M Polishing and Compounding pads, Meguiars Pads (various) Machine - Kestrel DA Backing plates - N/A Glazes. Glaze- Meguiars #7 Show Car Glaze Sealants. LSP- Chemical Guys Wet Mirror Finish Spray on sealants- Dodo Juice Red Mist Wax. Applicator Pad- Sonus Der Wunder Applicators Wax- Poorboys Natty Paste Wax Blue Wheels and tyres. Wheel brush- Vikan - Wheel Brush and Vikan - Multi brush rim cleaner soft Wheel Cleaner- Valet Pro - Bilberry Wheel Cleaner Wheel sealant- Poorboys Wheel Sealant Tyre shine- Autoglym Tire Shine Interior. Glass cleaner - Autoglym Fast Glass and Glass Polish Dash cleaner - N/A Carpet cleaner - Autoglym Carpet Cleaner Upholstery cleaner - N/A Micro Fiber Clothes. MF drying towel - CleanYourCar Huge 'Fluffy' Drying Towel (x2) Buffing cloth - Ultimate Ultra-Plush Buffing Cloth (16x16) (Got about 20 of these!) Accessories & Misc. Detailing brush - N/A Foam applicators - N/A Spray heads- N/A Bottles- N/A Masking Tape - 3M 3434 Masking Tape (x10) Jesus. It isn't until you do this that you add up how much this all costs! That doesn't include all the misc other bottles and stuff that have been used and replaced or relegated to the cupboard in favour of a better product! No wonder I'm always skint. Awesome effort on that though pal, really good idea! Last edited by DanH; 27th July 2010 at 16:14. |
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27th July 2010, 16:59
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Good start! but come on guys! The more input on this the better!
Car:Renault Sport Clio Paint type:Pearlescent Black Detailing tips:bilberry used on exhaust works a treat  Pressure washers & Buckets. Pressure Washer - Karcher Buckets - 2x buckets Grit Guard - 2x grit gaurds, both unbranded. Washing & Drying. Foam pre wash - Ph neutral snow foam. Shampoo's - Dodo Juice Super Natural Wash Mitt - Halfrauds sheep skin mitt Drying towel - Meguires Water magnet Detailing Clay & Lube. Clay- Meguires Lubricant- Megs QD Pre-wax Cleaners. Pre-wax cleaner- Megs step one Polishing. Polish - Megs Step 2 Pads - N/A - ATM Machine - DA-6 Backing plates - 5 1/2 inch iirc Glazes. Glaze- Britemax black max Sealants. LSP- Spray on sealants- Dodo Red Mist Wax. Applicator Pad- Meguires foam pads & CYC pad wax- Dodo Purple Haze Wheels and tyres. Wheel brush- Meguires safe brush & sponge for the wheels... Wheel Cleaner- Bilberry safe wheel cleaner Wheel sealant- N/A Tyre shine- I4d tyre shine Interior. Glass cleaner - AG fast glass Dash cleaner - Carpet cleaner - Upholstery cleaner - Micro Fiber Clothes. MF drying towel - Buffing cloth - Various MF cloth's Accessories & Misc. Detailing brush - Silverline Detailng Brush's Foam applicators - Megs Spray heads- Various faoming and spray heads. Bottles- just use empty clean AG bottles etc. Masking Tape -3M
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27th July 2010, 18:00
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Car:Renault Clio
Paint type:Deep Red Detailing tips: Zaino Z-6 superb gloss enhancer and detailing spray Pressure washers & Buckets. Pressure Washer - Karcher Buckets - 2x buckets Grit Guard - grit gaurds Washing & Drying. Foam pre wash - Various Brands of 'Powerwasher' wash foam Shampoo's - Meguires Gold Class Wash Mitt - Easirider lambswool wash mit Drying towel - Polished Bliss luxury drying towel & Tropi-care waffle weave drying towel Detailing Clay & Lube. Clay - Meguires Lubricant - Meguires quick detailer Pre-wax Cleaners. Pre-wax cleaner - n/a Polishing. Polish - Menzerna Power Finish Pads - Menzerna 135mm & 80mm, Orange (Polishing) Yellow (Finishing) Machine - Kestral DAS 6 DA Backing plates - Kestral 5inch & Flexi Pads 75mm Glazes. Glaze - Poorboys Black Hole Sealants. LSP - Poorboys EX-P Spray on sealants - n/a Wax. Applicator Pad - Meguires Microfibre applicator pads Wax - Migliore Frutta Blend Wheels and tyres. Wheel brush - Various unbranded brushes & sponge Wheel Cleaner - Various branded wheel cleaners Wheel sealant - Autoglym alloy wheel seal Tyre shine - I4d tyre shine Interior. Glass cleaner - Autocare Glass Cleaner and newspaper Dash cleaner - Turtle Wax Ice total interior care Carpet cleaner - n/a Upholstery cleaner - Mothers febreze Micro Fiber Clothes. MF drying towel - Polished Bliss luxury drying towel & Tropi-care waffle weave drying towel Buffing cloth - Polished Bliss Luxury Buffing Towel (x2) I4D Ultra Plush Microfibre (x3) Accessories & Misc. Detailing brush - Meguires triple duty detailng brush Foam applicators - Meguires foam (x2) Meguires Microfibre (x2) Spray heads - Various spray heads Bottles - Various product bottles cleaned and reused Masking Tape -3M |
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27th July 2010, 21:43
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Car: Vauxhall Corsa SXI+
Paint type: Ultra Blue Detailing tips: A coat of Red Mist after each wash keeps the car looking spotless until a wax top-up every 4-6 weeks Pressure washers & Buckets. Pressure Washer - Karcher Buckets - Chemical Guys 25L buckets Grit Guard - No need. Washing & Drying. Foam pre wash - Megs HyperWash, ValetPro Snow Foam, Maxi Suds II, Autosmart Whiteout Shampoo's - Megs HyperWash, Maxi Suds II, VP Poseidon's Carnauba Wash, Autobrite Luxury Suds, StjarnaGloss Tangerine Wash and Gloss Wash Mitt - DoDo Yeti Fist and 2 Megs Lambswool Mitts Drying towel - 2 DoDo Supernatural and 2 Polished Bliss drying towels Detailing Clay & Lube. Clay- Sonus Extra Fine Green Lubricant- Megs Last Touch, Citrus Bling, Shampoo + Water mix Pre-wax Cleaners. Pre-wax cleaner- IPA Polishing. Polish - Menzerna Pads - Menzerna Machine - Kestral DA6 Backing plates - Gloss-It Glazes. Glaze- Poorboys Black Hole Sealants. LSP- GTechniq C2 Spray on sealants- DoDo Red Mist Wax. Applicator Pad- Megs Foam pads and Perl Microfibre pads wax- DoDo Supernatural, Purple Haze, Orange Crush, Purple Haze Pro, Collinite 476 Wheels and tyres. Wheel brush- Vikan Long Brushes, EZ Small Brush, Raceglaze Brushes, Tyre Brush Wheel Cleaner- Shampoo mix (if C5 applied) or Chemical Guys Orange Tyre and Rim Cleaner Wheel sealant- GTechniq C5 Tyre shine- Megs High Gloss Endurance Tyre Gel Interior. Glass cleaner - Baby Shampoo and Water Dash cleaner -APC Carpet cleaner - APC Upholstery cleaner - APC/Gliptone Micro Fiber Clothes. MF drying towel - 2 DoDo Supernatural and 2 Polished Bliss drying towels Buffing cloth - 3 DoDo Fantastic Furs, 6 Poorboys Luxury MF's. 64 Costco MF's Accessories & Misc. Detailing brush - Raceglaze Brushes Foam applicators - Megs Foam Applicators Spray heads- Megs Foaming Triggers Bottles- Chemical Resistance 1L bottles Masking Tape - 3M Blue
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27th July 2010, 22:56
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Car:Renault Clio
Paint type: Black Gold Detailing tips: Black fire interior cleaner will clean anything.(seats, carpet, roof lining, dash.) very handy Pressure washers & Buckets. Pressure Washer - Karcher Buckets - 2x buckets Grit Guard - grit gaurds Washing & Drying. Foam pre wash - hyper wash Shampoo's - Meguires Gold Class Wash Mitt - Lambswool wash mit Drying towel - ultra plush drying towel & PB luxury drying towel. Detailing Clay & Lube. Clay - Sonus Green Lubricant - Meguires quick detailer Pre-wax Cleaners. Pre-wax cleaner - Megs stage 1 Polishing. Polish - Menzerna Power Gloss Pads - Menzerna 135mm & 80mm, Orange (Polishing) Yellow (Finishing) Machine - Kestral DAS 6 DA Backing plates - Kestral 5inch & Flexi Pads 75mm Glazes. Glaze - Poorboys Black Hole Sealants. LSP - Z2 Spray on sealants - dodo juice red mist Wax. Applicator Pad - Meguires Microfibre applicator pads Wax - Nattys blue / Raceglaze 55 Wheels and tyres. Wheel brush - Raceglaze Wheel Cleaner - Bilberry Wheel sealant - Autoglym alloy wheel seal Tyre shine - Blackfire tire shine (Awesome) Interior. Glass cleaner - AG Fast Glass Dash cleaner - Black fire interior cleaner Carpet cleaner - Black fire interior cleaner Upholstery cleaner - depends Micro Fiber Cloths. MF drying towel - Polished Bliss luxury drying towel & ultra plush Buffing cloth - drying towel Accessories & Misc. Detailing brush - Raceglaze Foam applicators - Mircrofiber applicators, small sponge (applying tire shine) Spray heads - Depends on the product Bottles - Various product bottles cleaned and reused Masking Tape -3M
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29th August 2010, 13:15
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Detailing Kit : What Ya Got ?
Car : Saxo VTR
Paint : Two Tone Wheels ValetPro - Bilberry 2 @ Vikan - Wheel Brush Raceglaze Detailing Brush Set Trim & Tyre Dressing Applicator Meguiars High Gloss Tyre gel GTechniq C5 Wheel Armour Washing & Drying 500ml Dodo Juice Supernatural Shampoo Supernatural Wash Mitt (Yeti's Fist) Dodo Juice Supernatural Merino Wheel Mitt 2 @ Sonus Der Wunder Drying Towel 1 @ detailed2perfection Microfibre Drying Towel (given with purchase) Random Stuff Rubbish Boys Fine Detailing Clay Poorboys Natural Look Dressing Dodo Juice Lime Prime Dodo Juice Red Mist Dodo Juice Born Slippy (500ml concentrate) Dodo Juice - Time to Dry 500ml Dodo Juice Austintacious Carnauba Dodo Juice/RB Juiced Edition GTechniq C4 Permanent Trim Restorer GTechniq G1 ClearVision Smart Glass Chemical Guys Lightning Fast Stain Extractor 16oz Chemical Guys Fabric Clean 16 oz Polish Poorboys SSR 3 Poorboys SSR 2.5 Poorboys SSR 1 MF's and Mitts Supernatural Wash Mitt (Yeti's Fist) Dodo Juice Supernatural Merino Wheel Mitt 3 @ Dodo Juice Fantastic Fur 5 @ Poorboys Luxury MF's 4 Rolls @ Kent MF (Asda) Future Buys Polishing Machine ... Rotary or Dual Action Pressure Washer Gilmour Foamaster Have other stuff aswell but this was at the top of my head Also really don't want to tally up ho much i've spent because I think i'd be annoyed with myself
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29th August 2010, 13:23
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Too much, and im way too lazy to list it all. You have some good gear I see
 All i can say is ALOT and I originally thought about selling my G220 but they are now £150 new with pads and polish so i'm just going to keep it forever lol!
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29th August 2010, 14:35
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Yas Stevie is on the GTechniq!
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29th August 2010, 16:19
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Trim Restorer .... genius sheer genius
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29th August 2010, 17:13
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Imma gonna do a big order of C2, that stuff is just incredible on everything!
I need some G3 though for my ski goggles though!
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29th August 2010, 19:41
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An awesome list Stevie
Out of interest, what's this GTechniq C5 Wheel Armour like?
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29th August 2010, 19:48
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Can't fault any of the GTechniq range, everything I have from them is worth every penny.
Yes they are small bottles but you only use a small amount and it actually is proven to last
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29th August 2010, 19:49
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I might just have to invest in the C5
I use Poorboys on the wheels and find it doesnt last Thanks
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29th August 2010, 20:02
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Chris - If you want a spray sealant that is just as good but not the same length of durability go for C2, it can be used on the body too
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29th August 2010, 20:10
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It was Paul who put me on the GTech path
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I just need a durable wheel sealer..This C5 appears to fit the bill. Is there enough to do 2 cars?
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29th August 2010, 22:24
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No 25ml will only do one car.
IMO poorboys ex-p is nothing compared to C2
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30th August 2010, 10:51
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~there is already a thread on this subject.
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Thread merged
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