What cleaning products....

[AUDILUX]

Just wondering what you guys use to clean your cars, especially paint. My car is black and I'm looking to give it a nice detailing job. Ideally, I'd like to remove as many of the fine scratches and imperfections as possible. Will a clay bar help with that? I'm thinking of ordering a Zymol kit detailing kit. What do you guys use? What works the best??

[CheesmoS4]

i am pretty big into detailing cars i used to do it in high school at a autobody shop. I personally dont like the zymol kit too much residue left over and little tough to take it off. I would recommend if you are using a rotary buffer to get a Porter Cable from Phil at detail domain in the detailing forum! He gives a 15%discount to all AZ memebers with az as the promotion code.

The process i went through for my car and my cousins imola b6 s4 was the following.

Washed the car with Meguiars Gold Class car wash, dryed, then clay bar the whole car with megairs claybar kit. I then washed the cars again and used a air compressor or leaf blower to dry the whole car .

I then used Menzerna Intensive Micro Polish, then Menzerna Micro Polish, and sealed it with Menzerna FMJ (all with the porter cable 7424 kit i bought from Phil at detaildomanin). The wax i used after the FMJ was meguairs yellow carnuba wax as the final process. You have to use tons of MICROFIBER towels.

For the rims i used p21 wheel gel then scrubbed them with a boars hair brush, dryed. Then i used in my opinion the best wheel stuff, Adams Polishes 1 and 2. I spent about six to seven hours total doing both cars ( i also had my cousin helping me so it went faster).

I know it sounds like alot, but the time and money you spend doing this to your car, you will be VERY happy with the results!

All swirls and scratches were removed and the car turned out great. With your car being black you will see a really deep gloss to your car with this process, you really just have to look out for swirl marks when you do these steps because those show the most if not done right!


Or if you dont want to do all that! Call PHIL he is in NJ also, and he does AWESOME and i mean AWESOME work just check out the detailing forum and you will see what i am talking about. His number is 201-233-0003

[GetAudiHere]

Check out the detailing forum here on AZ.

Also autopia.com is a great source as well

[DolphinV8]

A clay bar is used to remove contaminates from the surface of your paint. It is abrasive, so it might make your paint worse if not used properly. Menzerna products CheesmoS4 recommended are one of the finest products on the market today. Make sure you know how to use a rotory tool before you buy one. Again, it's a very good tool, but you can damage your paint badly if not used properly.

[Sleeeper X]

i am pretty big into detailing cars i used to do it in high school at a autobody shop. I personally dont like the zymol kit too much residue left over and little tough to take it off. I would recommend if you are using a rotary buffer to get a Porter Cable from Phil at detail domain in the detailing forum! He gives a 15%discount to all AZ memebers with az as the promotion code.

The process i went through for my car and my cousins imola b6 s4 was the following.

Washed the car with Meguiars Gold Class car wash, dryed, then clay bar the whole car with megairs claybar kit. I then washed the cars again and used a air compressor or leaf blower to dry the whole car .

I then used Menzerna Intensive Micro Polish, then Menzerna Micro Polish, and sealed it with Menzerna FMJ (all with the porter cable 7424 kit i bought from Phil at detaildomanin). The wax i used after the FMJ was meguairs yellow carnuba wax as the final process. You have to use tons of MICROFIBER towels.

For the rims i used p21 wheel gel then scrubbed them with a boars hair brush, dryed. Then i used in my opinion the best wheel stuff, Adams Polishes 1 and 2. I spent about six to seven hours total doing both cars ( i also had my cousin helping me so it went faster).

I know it sounds like alot, but the time and money you spend doing this to your car, you will be VERY happy with the results!

All swirls and scratches were removed and the car turned out great. With your car being black you will see a really deep gloss to your car with this process, you really just have to look out for swirl marks when you do these steps because those show the most if not done right!


Or if you dont want to do all that! Call PHIL he is in NJ also, and he does AWESOME and i mean AWESOME work just check out the detailing forum and you will see what i am talking about. His number is 201-233-0003

You are fucking awesome. I'm going to order that stuff this weekend, btw what do you recommend for the interior

[s2the4]

One word Griots

http://www.griotsgarage.com/

The best money can buy

[KryptoniK01]

I've used many products and personally use either Zaino or Adams polishes with the Porter Cable and both work very well. I've also heard good things about the Griots but have not tried it out yet.

[obijohn22]

I have also tried as many products as i can get my hands on. I only use Adams Polishes now. the machine superwax kit is fantastic for shine and durability. buy one of their large kits, it will cost you $3-$400 but you will get the porter cable polisher, all products necessary to detail the interior, exterior, and engine bay, microfiber, and DVD instruction (enough to do several deatails) Their micofiber towels are unbelievable. believe me there is a significant difference in microfiber, it really changes the results you get. Adam's is the perfect example of product and process. follow their directions and you will impress yourself with the results. good luck!

[RenegadeEngr]

Meguiars Qwik Detailer, Lexol, and Vinylex....the Qwik Detailer is a gem, water beads off for quite awhile, fixed my buddies "black" car blues...

[saucys4]

Take a look at this.
http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...t=menzerna+fmj

[s2the4]

how have none of you heard of Griots, try it and you will never again use the crap you find at autozone.

[AUDILUX]

Take a look at this.
http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...t=menzerna+fmj

Wow!

Thanks guys for all of the tips. Still not sure what to go with, since everyone seems to have a different fav...but ^^^^ pictures are worth a thousand words.

[CheesmoS4]

You are fucking awesome. I'm going to order that stuff this weekend, btw what do you recommend for the interior

I personally like the einszett cockpit cleaners, and the leathermaster kit is amazing. This is where i get my stuff from and like i said before you get a discount for being a AZ member. http://www.detailersdomain.com/index...TS&Category=21

[Dowskeet]

You should also check out Einszetts full line. They arent very expensive but the results are very nice. Einszetts interior stuff is awesome.

[AUDILUX]

I just ordered the 'essentials detailing kit' and the 'machine polishing starter kit' plus the 'accessory pack' from Adam's for $300 plus shipping

I hope it is worth it!!