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choose your poison - car cleaning products

Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:42 pm
by -ToM-
Hey guys, just wondering what you all use to clean your cars? Im pretty set in my ways so i wont be changing :P Just like to see what works for people.

I personally, after trying a few different products like mothers, meguiars, zaino, turtlewax etc fell in love with the autoglym stuff.

I wash the car with Meguairs NXT Gen Wash (the purple stuff). After that i hand apply and buff a layer of Autoglym Super Resin Polish, and then Autoglym Ultra Deep Shine.

I dont have any pics of my lancer yet, but heres one of a 18 year old commodore i used to own:

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Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 6:14 am
by 13EZY
i've used meguires for ages and really happy
but recently bought an autoglym pack, and its awesome, just very expensive

Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 9:34 am
by LZY_EYE
Autoglym is cheaper if you import from the UK :)

Ebay UK is where it's at!!! :P

Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 12:28 pm
by -ToM-
i get it online from car care products arustralia. Cheaper in the big bottles

Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 2:28 pm
by Latino_Ralliart
Maguires Car Wash and Wax :) Love it.

Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 3:56 pm
by hamrtime
Been waiting for a thread like this one. Thanx for the ideas guys :)

Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 3:26 pm
by driftnut((
Maguires ogld class for the win, tried the autoglym and wasn't that happy with it at all

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 8:56 pm
by Gleno
Was speaking to someone about this today in chat,im finding nu finish to be the best polish so far,i want to simplify when i polish,not use a 3 step 4 step system as i feel its unnecessary,i have tried this before and i cant say the car gets any more shiny by applying multiple steps,you can only shine a car so much.
It shouldnt be anymore than a two step process,a polish followed by a wax and that should be it.

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:54 pm
by ijustatecurry
Used to use maguires soft wash, now I use turtle wax ice soap and recently got into ice liquid polish which is absolutely brilliant! Very pricey, but can apply it in direct sunlight, on rubber, doesn't mark glass and doesn't take much longer than shamoising

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 11:39 pm
by bryzabone
for a tip top shine, meguires all the way-except-a coat of nu finish prior to final coat of nxt wax. nu finish is brilliant. Cant go past an annual claying of the paint, prior to polishing/waxing for best results

Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 7:23 pm
by craigeth
that commodore looks amazing! did you use a mechanical buffer or hand polish?

Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 8:52 pm
by timmo91
Plexus is majic! *smokin*