More than just flavor of the month

jayjacque said:
Any others? What else has proven to be the real deal?



For stuff that I've recently started using:



*S100 POLISHING SOAP; fantastic metal cleaner and polish -great for tailpipes!



*Optimum Poli-Seal - talk about ease of use and, a beautiful shine
 
ONR (for washing and QD spray)

303 protectant

Opti-seal

Eagle One wheel & tire cleaner

P21s wheel gel

Dark Green Viking MF from Kmart
 
Year-in, year-out, I *always* turn to:



Griot's Car Wash

Sonus Ultra-Fine Clay (with Glyde)

1Z Polishes

3M PI-III RC 05933 and MG 05937 (pre-VOC, discontinued)

Collinite 476S and 845

Klasse twins

UPP

Souveran

Meguiar's #16 (pre-VOC, discontinued)

Griot's SpeedShine

FK425

Meguiar's #34

AutoGlym Bumper Care

Zaino Z16

Griot's Interior Cleaner

Griot's Glass Cleaner

Zep #40 Glass Cleaner

EF High-Intensity



Yeah, many of those are in the same categories, but certain of my vehicles and certain situations simply respond better to one over the others. I'd hate to be without *anything* on that list.
 
Mine are (as of now):

DG , pretty much all their stuff.

FK , great line up with most stuff.

Meg's 21/26/9/7/40
 
Megs GC car wash

Zep Glass Cleaner Concentrate

Collinite 845

Liquid Souveran

AW

Grout Sponge

DP 4 in 1

303 protectant

DG 522 w/ a splash of AW (QD)
 
AW and FK425 for sure. I just AW'd my Civic after a wash and it looks like I just polished it but the last polish was last summer!



-Frank
 
I'm not going to list off every product in my arsenal that I use and like, but rather, the ones that perform well for me and others, and continue to be talked about year-after-year.



Collinite 845IW or 476s are pretty much my go-to LSPs on daily driven vehicles. They have been used and talked about on this forum for years.



ONR, TBH I only wash with this when I have to (during winter or in direct sun), but it works well with minimal marring. I use it every wash to clean the doorjambs.



Hyper Dressing, I have had my gallon for 22 months, I dress wheel wells at every wash and on every customers car, and at 3:1 I still have some left. Isn't greasy and doesn't make future cleanings a PITA because it doesn't attract dirt.



Wheel Brightener, it will remove staining and oxidation from rims that would otherwise have taken polishing to remove. Just don't use it on polished aluminum.



Duragloss #901, I have found a car wash I am really satisfied with, a gallon probably gets me over 100 washes (not wheels, I use a different soap for that), keep in mind I use much more product than I need too. Nice lubricity, suds, etc. Just everything I like in a car wash. Can be found locally for me at Car Quest for ~$22 a gallon, IIRC.



Blackfire SRC Finishing Polish (aka PO106FF), even though it can do some filling on *certain* paints, I still love this stuff. It dusts lightly and is kinda oily, but when used properly it will remove compounding haze/fine swirls and leave an ultra-glossy finish. Just make sure to use IPA or prep-solv afterwards to remove the oils.
 
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