What products do YOU use?

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Keeping overall ease of use, performance and cost effectiveness in mind, what are your favorite, "go-to" products for the following categories:



Shampoo:

Wheel Cleaner:

Clay:

Quick Detail Spray:

Polish(es):

Sealant(s):

Wax(es):

Window Cleaner:

Plastic/Rubber Trim Dress:

Leather Cleaner:

Leather Conditioner:

Fabric Cleaner:

Tire Dress:

Engine Bay Cleaner:

Any other solution/product:

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Microfiber Towels:

Brushes:

Machine Pads:

Any other tool/product:



Let's try to get all the pros here to respond. Maybe we could create a helpful database for excellent products from a professional, high-volume perspective



:thx



I will edit this post to reflect any new product categories.
 
Shampoo: DP Auto Bath Shampoo, Optimum Car Wash, Megs Gold Class

Wheel Cleaner: DP Exterior Surface Cleaner

Drying: Leaf blower, The Absorber, California Water Blade, microfiber towels

Clay: Mothers, Megs Smooth Surface Clay Kit

Interior Cleaner: Megs Quick Interior Detailer

Quick Detail Spray: Megs Quick Detailer

Polish(es): Poorboys & Wolfgang

Sealant(s): Klasse

Wax(es): Poorboy's Natty's Blue

Window Cleaner: DP Krystal Vision Glass Cleaner, Stoners Invisible Glass

Plastic/Rubber Trim Dress: 303 Aerospace Protectant

Leather Cleaner: 6:1 ratio of Water & Woolite

Leather Conditioner: Pinnacle Leather Conditioner

Fabric Cleaner: 6:1 ratio of Water & woolite

Tire Dress: Megs High Endurance Tire Shine

Engine Bay Cleaner: DP Exterior Surface Cleaner

Engine Bay Dress: 303 Aerospace Protectant

Headlights & Taillights: Plexus Plastic Cleaner, Protectant & Polish

Buffer: PC 7424

Microfiber Towels: Cobra

Brushes: N/A

Machine Pads: Lake County
 
Shampoo: Poorboys SS&S

Wheel Cleaner: Amazing Roll Off

Clay: Any

Quick Detail Spray: Duragloss Fast Clean and Shine - Amazing product

Polish(es): Optimum/Menzerna Line

Sealant(s): (Zaino on the way)

Wax(es): FK1 Pink Wax

Window Cleaner: Invisible Glass

Plastic/Rubber Trim Dress: Meguiars All Season Dressing/Poorboys Trim Restore

Leather Cleaner: (Zaino on the Way)

Leather Conditioner: (Zaino on the way)

Fabric Cleaner: Kids and Pets/Folex/Oxi-Clean

Tire Dress: Chemical Guys VRT or All Season Dressing

Engine Bay Cleaner: CD-2 Engine Cleaner

Any other solution/product:

Wheel wells: CD-2 Engine Detailer!!

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Microfiber Towels: Exceldetail towels

Brushes: Various Meguiars brushes

Machine Pads: Lake Country

Any other tool/product:

Little Green Clean Machine
 
Shampoo: Meg's gold class

Wheel Cleaner: Meg's wheel brightener

Clay: Granatize (crap)

Quick Detail Spray: Granatize

Polish(es): Klasse, RMG

Sealant(s): Klasse

Wax(es): Malco Imerial, Natty's Blue

Window Cleaner: Griots, Meg's next

Plastic/Rubber Trim Dress: Local brand

Leather Cleaner: Woolite

Leather Conditioner: Malco conditioner

Fabric Cleaner: extractor

Tire Dress: Local brand

Engine Bay Cleaner: oil eaters

Any other solution/product:

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Microfiber Towels: Costco

Brushes: (Just got the meg's hair brush)

Machine Pads: edge 2ooo in the mail

Any other tool/product: dewalt dw849
 
Shampoo: Sonus Gloss/Gold Class/California Gold

Wheel Cleaner: EO All Wheel and Tire Cleaner

Clay: California Gold

Quick Detail Spray: SHOWTIME California Gold

Polish(es): Sonus SFX

Sealant(s): Poorboys EX-P

Wax(es): Gold Class Liquid, Liquid Souveran, TW PUG Liquid

Window Cleaner: Stoner Invisible Glass

Plastic/Rubber Trim Dress: 303, Sonus Total Eclipse/Cockpit Detailer

Tire Dress: Black Magic Tire Wet Foam

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Microfiber Towels: Cobra Super Plush, Tropical Breeze, All Sonus towels

Machine Pads: Sonus SFX

Any other tool/product: PC 7336
 
www.msn.comShampoo:

Wheel Cleaner:p21s

Clay:pinnacle

Quick Detail Spray:fk425/onr dilution

Polish(es):menzerna line

Sealant(s):dp ksg

Wax(es):bahama mama trade secret nattys blue collinite 845

Window Cleaner:1:1 white vinegar water, stoner ig

Plastic/Rubber Trim Dress:303

Leather Cleaner:woolite 8to1

Leather Conditioner:lexol pinnacle

Fabric Cleaner:303

Tire Dress:hi temp grape dress/megs hot shine

Engine Bay Cleaner:303apc

Any other solution/product:makita rotary, pc 7336 lots of pads around 200 mfs 50 high dollar mfs
 
Shampoo: Meg's Soft Wash Gel

Wheel Cleaner: Meg's Multi-Part Wheel Cleaner (orange bottle; very gentle)

Clay: Griot's

Quick Detail Spray: Meg's Final Inspection

Polish(es): Meg's Deep Crystal 1 & 2 (inexpensive; works great)

Sealant(s): Klasse SG

Wax(es): Meg's #26 and Meg's GC

Window Cleaner: Meg's Nxt Glass Cleaner (best I've ever tried)

Plastic/Rubber Trim Dress: Meg's Nxt Tech Protect

Leather Cleaner: Meg's Gold Class Cleaner/Conditioner

Leather Conditioner: same as above

Fabric Cleaner: Griot's Interior Cleaner

Tire Dress: Meg's Endurance (awesome -- easy to apply, lasts a long time)

Engine Bay Cleaner: Simple Green

Any other solution/product:

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Microfiber Towels: Meg's Supreme Shine

Brushes: Various Meg's Brushes

Machine Pads: Griot's

Any other tool/product:



Wow -- I didn't rrealize how much I use primarily Meg's products! :) I use the Griot's stuff because I bought it a few years ago. Still like their pads, though. Meguiar's is a good line -- good products, very very fair prices.
 
Shampoo: PB SLICK SUDS

Wheel Cleaner: MEGS APC

Clay: CLEARCOTE

Quick Detail Spray: CLEARCOTE QUIKSHINE

Polish(es): MENZERNA

Sealant(s): KLASSE/PB EX

Wax(es): NATTY/COLLINITE/OCW/CLEARCOTE

Window Cleaner: ZAINO

Plastic/Rubber Trim Dress: PB TRIM

Leather Cleaner: -

Leather Conditioner: -

Fabric Cleaner: MEGS APC

Tire Dress: PB BOLD BRIGHT/MEGS HYPER DRESSING

Engine Bay Cleaner: MEGS APC

Any other solution/product: 30 PROTECTANT

Microfiber Towels: PAKSHAK

Brushes: ALL THE MEGS RANGE

Machine Pads: LC PC PADS

Any other tool/product: ZAINO KIT



:brit
 
Shampoo: dawn

Wheel Cleaner: acid

Clay: I usually just wetsand

Quick Detail Spray: water/alcohol mix

Polish(es): turtle wax rubbing compund

Sealant(s): ICE

Wax(es): Zymol cleaner wax

Window Cleaner: windex

Plastic/Rubber Trim Dress: peanut oil

Leather Cleaner: meguires leather cleaner conditioner

Leather Conditioner: same as above

Fabric Cleaner: interior odor-x cleaner

Tire Dress: meguires extreme tire shine

Engine Bay Cleaner: simple green or dawn

Any other solution/product:

Wheel wells: dawn

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Microfiber Towels: cheapo ones from wallmart

Brushes:

Machine Pads: Lake Country

Any other tool/product:

Little Green Clean Machine
 
Shampoo: CAR Products Sudsational, Meguiar's Gold Class



Wheel Cleaner: CAR Products Magnum Wheel Cleaner



Clay: CAR Products Microbar, Meguiar's Professional Blue detailing clay



Quick Detail Spray: CAR Products Final Lustre, Megauir's #34 Final Inspecytion



Polish(es): Sounus Paintwork Cleanser, Meguiar's DACP, #9, #3, Wax Shop SafeCut, 3M Pefect It and Finesse it, Mother's California Gold Paint Cleaner and Sealer Glaze



Sealant(s): Meguair's #20, Meguiar's NXT



Wax(es): Meguair's #26 (liquid and paste), 3M Liquid ShowCar wax, S100 Canuaba paste, Mother's California Gold Liquid



Window Cleaner: Stoners Invisible Glass, RainX Glass cleaner



Plastic/Rubber Trim Dress: CAR Products Royal Shine, Meguiar's Hyper dressing



Leather Cleaner: Lexol Leather cleaner, woolite/water mix



Leather Conditioner: Lexol leather conditioner



Fabric Cleaner: Woolite/water mix



Tire Dress: Meguiar's Endurance, CAR products Royal Shine



Engine Bay Cleaner: Zep Citrus Shine concentrate, 50/50 mix



Any other solution/product: Sonus micrfiber applicator pads, Mother's Powerball Meguair's Gold Class all metal polish, Mother's Aluminum and Chrome polishes.

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Microfiber Towels: Vroom, Meguiar's and varuious other manufacturers



Brushes: Various manufacturers



Machine Pads: Meguiar's and 3M



Any other tool/product: Porter Cabl;e 7424, Makita 9227 Rotary. Bissell Little Green, Craftsman 16 gallon 5 horsepower wet/dryshop vac, Campbell Hausfeld pressure washer
 
Shampoo: Wolfgang

Wheel Cleaner: P21S

Clay: Mothers

Quick Detail Spray: Sonus

Polish(es): Klasse, SSR#

Sealant(s): Klasse

Wax(es): -

Window Cleaner: Invisible Glass

Plastic/Rubber Trim Dress: Plexus / 303

Leather Cleaner: Lexol

Leather Conditioner: Zaino Leather in a bottle

Fabric Cleaner: -

Tire Dress: 303

Machine Pads: LC

Any other tool/product: PC
 
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