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Dec 30, 2015 | 12:03 AM

BAN_ONE

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post your favorite detailing products

Couldn't find anything like this and thought it would be a useful thread for people. As the title says, what are your guys' favorite products to clean/maintain your cars with?

Whether it be waxes, wheel cleaners, interior stuff etc.. just anything you have found over the years that works great

Recently started looking into other companies and higher end detailing stuff, mostly premium waxes to use after I paint correct my car and wondered what all you guys have tried and continued to use.

I used to use all the basic stuff you can get from walmart then my friend showed me adam's polishes and I have loved all their products, their leather conditioner and deep wheel cleaner are probably my favorite.

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Dec 30, 2015 | 08:10 AM

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I'm a fan of the Adams line of products. I've used their two different metal polishes, their paint correcting products, their paint sealant, brilliant glaze, Americana wax, interior detailer, and their tire shine and I've been happy with all their products.

Dec 30, 2015 | 12:52 PM

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I mix and match items from different manufacturers. Here is a brief list.

Wheel cleaner - Sonax full affect plus
Car wash soap - Chemical guys
Car wheel brushes - Daytona wheel brush and wheel woolies.
Wash mitt - wookie mitt
Glaze - Chemical guys black light for the bird
Sealant - Jet Seal or Blackfire
Polish - Menzerna SIP and Blackfire
Wax - Wolfgang Fuzion or other depending on the paint color

I'm sure I'm missing a few items.

Dec 30, 2015 | 03:23 PM

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My Rupes LR21, hands down.

Dec 30, 2015 | 05:38 PM

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Nice, keep em coming. I'm on the fence between trying Adam's americana wax or trying out a new company like chemical guys' and their lava wax

Dec 30, 2015 | 05:42 PM

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I love 3m's line of perfect-it polishes along with Meguiars show car glaze and Meguiars #26 wax
Been meaning to try some of Adams polishing products one of these days also.....

Dec 30, 2015 | 07:21 PM

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Adam's posted on their instagram page that they are having their biggest sale of the year soon, and they had some great deals recently so I would definitely keep an eye on their website or social media pages

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Jan 1, 2016 | 05:59 PM

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I've always liked griotts products. There speed shine and their interior products are some of my fave's.

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Jan 2, 2016 | 03:18 PM

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I use mostly Chemical Guys products. But my favorite is Colinite 845 and ONR.

Jan 4, 2016 | 03:11 PM

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Rupes LHR15ES

Jan 4, 2016 | 06:05 PM

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I have quite a few products and I have more than one favorite. I tend to use a lot of Meguiar's products.

Here's just a sample:

Car Shampoo: Meguiar's D110 Hyper Wash, Adams Car Shampoo

Rinseless Wash: Meguiar's D114

Compound: Meguiar's M100, M101, D300, Pinnacle Advanced Compound

Polish: Meguiar's M205, Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish

Wax: Meguiar's M26, Adams Patriot, Americana Car Care Ameriwax33

Sealant: Meguiar's M21, Americana Car Care Ameriseal

Coatings: Americana Car Care Ameriarmour, Optimum Gloss Coat, Detailer's Pro Glass Coating, Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Wheel Coating

Paint decontamination: CarPro Ironx

APC: Meguiar's D103 APC+ (now discontinued)

Tire dressing: Meguiar's D163 Tire & Trim Gel, Blackfire Total Eclipse

Trim protectant: Wolfgang Exterior Trim Sealant, Blackfire All In One Tire & Trim Protectant

Spray wax: Meguiar's D156 (bulk version of ultimate quik wax)

Quick Detailer: Meguiar's M34, M135 (bulk version of ultimate quik detailer)

Wheel & Tire Cleaner: Meguiar's D143 non-acid wheel & tire cleaner

Metal Polishes: Meguiar's heavy cut, medium cut and fine cut

Foam pad: Meguiar's thin foam discs

Microfiber pads: Meguiar's

Interior: Meguiar's Quik Interior Detailer

Jan 4, 2016 | 08:34 PM

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Meguiars Mirror Glaze Line Up, especially 205.

Malco Blueberry Paste Wax.

Rupes buffer. Finally talked my bosses into getting one and it's such an improvement over the PC.

Jan 4, 2016 | 10:04 PM

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Guz, how would you rate the Adam's patriot wax? does it hold up to the hype?

And hotwhip I think I'm gonna give the carpro glass polish a try they seem to be the only company I can find that makes a glass polish

Jan 5, 2016 | 12:21 AM

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If you are looking for durability then it's not the wax one is looking for. It does give a great shine.

Jan 18, 2016 | 11:17 PM

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I like adams stuff and ive been using it for a while. However, for more "tougher" work, ill use other brands. Ive tried chemicals guys, but i didnt like their quality. I recently tried detailers pro and was happy with their stuff. I bought some wolfgang polish, and im waiting to try it out soon. Ive also had some good luck with a few walmart brands like meguiars and turtle wax.

I buy all my rags and microfibers from the rag company. Great quality and cheap price.