Help me stock my car cleaning cupboard!

[davM]

Right, since the weather seems a bit better lately and my cars filthy, I'm after some new cleaning products for my Cup.

So far I've just been using AG stuff on the car and the results are ok but nothing special and don't last long. I'm currently browsing cleanyourcar and the only things I have in my basket so far are Poorboys Nattys Paste Wax Blue, foam lance and a Chemical Guys Miracle Dryer.

I'm looking for everything really, for every stage. So if anyone could recommend me the best products for mondial blue that'd be great.

So...

Shampoo
Polish
Wax
Sealant
Glaze
Anything else?

Cheers

 

[Beef-Mc]

Shampoo: meguiars gold class
polish: AG Super Resin Polish
Wax: R333's Wax

Do you have a drying towel and wool mitt, would recommend them as well.

 

[Rich]

Shampoo - Duragloss Wash
Polish - AG Super Resin
Wax - P222, Vics Concours or Swissvax Onyx depending on budget
Sealant - Werkstat Acrylic Jett Trigger
Glaze - Wont really fir in the above routine easily - Megs Show Car Glaze #7
Quick Detail Spray - Britemax QD or Sonus Carnauba Spritz

 

[cleanyourcar]

It all depends on your budget and how much time you have got for each stage.

For shampoo, I'd go for Chemical Guys Body Wash n Wax or Zaino Z7. The Carlack is also very good and better value for money.

I'd definately get a pre-wax cleaner for use before the wax. I know most people on here say AG Super Resin, but I think the Carlack Nano is a better product. It will clean and seal the paintwork ready for the wax.

Carlack Long Life sealant is also superb. This is the same product as Jeff Werkstatt (from exactly the same manufacturer) but with a higher concentration iof acrylic sealant. The Jeffs conatins more distilled water to make it easier to spray. If you apply this with a damp microfibre applicator it's very easy to use and and be layered and layered for tons of protection and shine.

Nattys Blue is a very good wax at the price. If you want to move up then I'd highly reccomend Victoria Concours.

The alterantive to the traditional paintowork cleaner and wax would be the Zaino range of products. I've really been serioualy impressed with how good this is.

The key products to look at are (we also do a few kits)

Zaino All In One - as the pre wax cleaner
Zaino Z2- as the sealant
Zaino ZFX - to mix with the Z2 to make it dry faster and harder
Zaino Z8 - As the spray selant to leave a very slick finish
Zaino Z7 - as the shampoo

 

[davM]

Cheers for the help!

Right, I've added the following...

Foam lance & foam.
CG Body Wash & Wax
Carlack 68 Nano
Carlack 68 Long Life Sealant
Victoria Contours wax
EZ Glaze with acrylic shine II

Along with some microfibres, applicators etc. Now, is this be the order they should be applied? I've confused myself a bit...

 

[Rich]

The Glaze won't really work in that routine.

The order of the rest is correct. I would look at a product to actually polish you paint though at the start of the process. This is why I prefer the AG SRP to the Carlack/Klass AIO as it polishes as well as cleans up the paintwork first.

 

[davM]

I see. So should do you think I should replace the carlack nano with SRP? Would I keep the Carlack long life sealant or replace that with a different sealant since I'd no longer be using the nano?

CYC dont stock Werkstat Acrylic Jett Trigger by the looks of it