Ok guys... a BIG question =D Whats in your car care bucket??

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Jun 23, 2002 | 04:51 PM

Rave'nGTi

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Ok guys... a BIG question =D Whats in your car care bucket??

What do you wash with? soap, mitt?
What do you dry with?
What do you clean with, polish with, wax with? by hand or machine?
What do you use on your wheels and tires?
What do you clean your interior with? carpet? leather?
What do you use on your rubber (trim etc)?
What other products do you use?

AND I want to see freshly waxed pictures too

Mostly though.. I want to know what you wash, clean, polish and wax with. I've been using zaino for years... and frankly.. its a PITA sometimes. Especially with no garage. Sometimes i'm not even sure on the shine it produces. Its shiney... but nothing you could 'dive into and swim around in' if you know what I mean.

Jun 23, 2002 | 05:02 PM

geiswiz

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Here's mine. Just did all this about 15 minutes ago...

Wash with Meguiars soft car wash with a sponge
Dry with terry cloths.

Polish/wax with Zaino Z5 and Z6 by hand. Sometimes I use 3M imperial machine glaze with my Porter Cable.

Clean my wheels with Meguiars Hot Rims and sometimes wax them with Zaino. Use Stoner's on my tires.

Clean seats and steering wheel with Lexol. Usually just wipe down the dash with a towel or Armor All wipes.

Stoner's trim shine for rubber/trim.

Stoner's invisible glass for the windows/mirrors.

I used Zymol for a while, but switched to Zaino. Zaino goes on and comes off so much easier than Zymol, IMO. I only use Z5 every couple of washes, not everytime. Z6 everytime though after I wash. I think the shine is pretty good, but I have not really used anything else except Zymol. Although, when I use the 3M machine glaze with my porter cable, the shine is really good.

Jun 23, 2002 | 05:03 PM

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Re: Ok guys... a BIG question =D Whats in your car care bucket??

Wash: Sheepskin mitt, Mother's or Zymol wash.

Dry: Water blade, blower, P21S towel

Clean: Zymol Lehm Klay (only a couple of times per year)

Wax: Zymol Carbon, Concours, or Destiny wax (depending on how good I want the car to look) ;-) By hand (microfiber) and then I go over for the final buffing with the orbital. (BTW, just did mine today and the Zymol was a piece of cake. The people who complain about it being tough to use are using too much or letting it dry before buffing.)

Wheels: P21S

Glass: Stoners Invisible Glass

Tires: Stoners Less Time More Shine

Interior: Stoners Trim Shine

Leather: Hide Food

And for detailing and touch ups in between waxing, Pinnacle Crystal Mist. Works great.

Jun 23, 2002 | 05:07 PM

ZGTT

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Well...

Mcquires carwash, I use a terry towel to wash and I dry with a Calif. water blade and finish with chamios.

Wax with Pinnacle Souvarain or the free 3M stuff show car paste wax we got at TT East (it works very good) apply and remove both by hand.

Stoners spray stuff for the tires (again free at TT East, but this stuf is VERY good I will be buying it)

For the interior leather Pinnacle leather creame and Pinnacle vynal care for the other trim and dash (not at all slimy)

Finished with Stoners Invisable Glass with newspapers for all glass.

Jun 23, 2002 | 05:18 PM

nansaidh

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love my car care bucket too.... let's see there's:

- Zaino car wash concentrate
- white cotton terry towels and applicator pads (washing, drying, waxing, polishing)
- Zaino polish Lok
- Zaino Z5 and Z2 wax/polishes
- Zaino Z6 (oops, i'm outta that; substitute 3M Gloss Enhancer and Meguire's Detailing spray for now)
- Stoner's Tire treatment (LOVE this stuff)
- Turtlewax ClearVue window cleaner
- Vinylex for interior and engine compartment detailing
- Griot's Garage Leather care stuff
- Blue Magic metal polish creme
- Zaino clay bar for when i need it
- California Water Blade
- California Car Duster
- Griot's Garage Leather Scent (oooooou!)

ummm.... i don't *think* i've left anything out! :-)

Jun 23, 2002 | 05:30 PM

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Re: Ok guys... a BIG question =D Whats in your car care bucket??

<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/5201/106-0637_imga.jpg"></center><p>To wash:
Viking Chenille wash mitts
P21S body conditioning shampoo

To dry:
P21S super absorbing towel
100% cotton towels to finish

Clay:
Claymagic or Mothers (prefer the Claymagic tho)

Polish/Glaze:
3M IHG
P21S Gloss Enhancing Paintwork Cleanser
The P21S is great stuff to work with. Much easier to work than IHG.
I use 100% cotton towels to apply and microfiber towels(from neatitems.com) to buff

Wax:
P21S carnuba wax or One Grand Blitz
Using Viking foam applicators to apply and microfiber towels to buff

Quick Detail Spray:
One Grand ERV
Microfiber towels for buffing

Tires:
One Grand ERV once a week keeps the rubber looking new

Exterior trim/grille:
One Grand ERV

Glass:
Eagle One 20/20

Exhaust tips:
Eagle One Nevrdull

Leather:
Lexol cleaner and conditioner

Dash:
Vinylex

Rubber shift boot:
303 Aerospace protectant

Jun 23, 2002 | 05:54 PM

Zero1

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I did mine today, here is a picture and the products are

<center><img src="http://www.rvwebdesigns.com/tt/Images/Windows/tt-wall-62302-02.jpg"></center><p>Wash with zaino car wash
Dry with 100% made in USA cotton towels
Polished with Zymol and waxed with Zymol carbon
All done by hand
Finished with Zaino Z-6
I've used Zaino clay before my TT
Tire dressing Maquires, stoners makes a mess on the paint specially if its windy
Stoners invisible glass ( never used newspapaer but now i will after reading about it
Interior nothing yet, its spottless

400 miles only.
Wheels waxed with Zymol too

And then sit down and stare at the car for a while before taking a ride and some pictures