What are your "go to" detailing products?

[RTexasF]

Just google it to price shop. I've found it cheaper at Marine Stores than online detailers. What does it come with? Nada, nothing, nary a thing. You'll need a trigger spray bottle to dilute it and a scrubby brush. It is QUITE strong so use it in an open area and don't get it in your eyes because they will look like this   (that's the Roll Off I'm talking about)

[Abailey4]

I just went ahead and picked up some of that Tuff Shine. I'll let you guys know how it is once I try it out.

http://exceldetail.com/tufshine.html

[Abailey4]

Oh, Mike I also ordered some of that Finish Kare #425 that Rick told us about earlier in this thread. The one that's anti-static... It also comes with a free sample of your choice, I got #108 which is for the engine bay I believe.

[RTexasF]

Derrick,
The #425 will knock your dick in the dirt! It is short lived but the look it adds (to a clean surface) is just Wowzers! You don't need very much so keep that in mind. A sprayer with a very fine mist will save you a lot of product and give the same results. Spray some on an area and wipe it very briskly until it disappears and you feel the slickness occur......you're done, move on to another area.

[Mike]

I have to order both.. I've been stuck under the bills the last couple of months.

[cna]

Meguiar's Complete Car Care Kit
Gold Class Car Wash Shampoo & Conditioner  
Gold Class Liquid Wax
Endurance High Gloss
Quik Interior Detailer
Quik Detailer
PlastX
ScratchX
and Microfiber towels

[Abailey4]

Derrick,
The #425 will knock your dick in the dirt! It is short lived but the look it adds (to a clean surface) is just Wowzers! You don't need very much so keep that in mind. A sprayer with a very fine mist will save you a lot of product and give the same results. Spray some on an area and wipe it very briskly until it disappears and you feel the slickness occur......you're done, move on to another area.

It certainly did!!!! I cleaned my tv stand and tv with it about 5 days ago and there is just a really light film of dust. Usually after this amount of time after using a regular cleaner it's covered in dust like it was never cleaned. I also used it this weekend on the windows for the Sentra and the Accord and it's lovely. Oh and the added bonus is it smells like bubble gum! I didnt get a chance to use the #108 for engine detailing yet though.


Also got a chance to use that Tuff Shine stuff as well.  Extremely impressed!! I've never used a tire shine before that actually dries to the tire.  After about 5 minutes you can touch it with your hand and there's no residue or stickiness at all! And it gives either a natural look or a very nice shine depending on how many coats you apply.  I took before and after pics but haven't uploaded em yet.

[RTexasF]

Use it after Wet Paint for extra pop and negate the dust for a little while.

[Abailey4]

Use it after Wet Paint for extra pop and negate the dust for a little while.

You talking about on the paint or glass.  I did see that you can use it as a clay lubricant but just wanna be clear on exactly what you're talkin about.

[RTexasF]

ON THE PAINT my man, the fact that is works well on glass is just gravy on the side. It's way too expensive to use as clay lube, it's a quick detailer designed for painted surfaces that happens to work well on a number of things.

[Abailey4]

Ahhhh gotcha. If I woulda realized that last Sunday I would used this rather than my Meguiars spray max to do a quick wipe.  I just used this on the windows. LOL!! Next time...

[RTexasF]

Use it on practically the whole exterior except tires of course. You know the black plastic at the base of the windshield? Turns it beautiful! Windshiled wipers....not the blades, returned to like new. Wheels, black plastic, and on & on. Once again it is for use on clean surfaces, light dust is okay.

[Abailey4]

Good shit.  Cant wait to try it out again on the next go around.  It's still got my tv and tv stand looking great!

[Abailey4]

Hey Rick, I was just thinking, I'm about to get our rims out of storage to put them back on. So of course I'm gonna clean em up first. I was wondering if and how well the Finish Kare 425 would work on the rims especially because of it's anti-static qualities. I was thinking it could possibly keep down brake dust a lil, even though we dont get much anyway anything and every lil thing helps.

[Mike]

I was clueless as to the number of applications Finish Kare 425 could be used for I will by purchasing this asap. On the vehicle exterior you just use it as like a "mist, and wipe"?