What is on your shelf?
05-20-2005, 12:25 PM
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What is on your shelf?
Hey folks, been traversing the forums for a few months now. I know that there are a number of great methods (Each their own), but wanted to find out what product everyone is currently using for the following:
1) Car Wash
2) Wash Mitts/Gloves/Sponges
3) Drying Towels
4) Swirl/Scratch Remover
5) Polish/Glaze
6) Wax (If applicable)
7) Detailing Spray
8) Clay Bar
9) Glass Cleaner
10) Engine Cleaner
11) Wheel Cleaner
12) Wheel Polish
12) Tire Dressing
13) Vinyl/Interior Cleaner
14) Door hinge lubricant
1) Car Wash
2) Wash Mitts/Gloves/Sponges
3) Drying Towels
4) Swirl/Scratch Remover
5) Polish/Glaze
6) Wax (If applicable)
7) Detailing Spray
8) Clay Bar
9) Glass Cleaner
10) Engine Cleaner
11) Wheel Cleaner
12) Wheel Polish
12) Tire Dressing
13) Vinyl/Interior Cleaner
14) Door hinge lubricant
05-20-2005, 01:07 PM
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Re: What is on your shelf?
1) Car Wash - 1Z Perls & 4 Star
2) Wash Mitts/Gloves/Sponges - DP Lambswool Mitt, cheapo one for the lower panels, thick rubber gloves for cold weather
3) Drying Towels - old cotton bath towels washed after each use
4) Swirl/Scratch Remover - Meg's Medium or Fine Cut Cleaner
5) Polish/Glaze - 1Z MP/W & 4Star Polish
6) Wax (If applicable) - 1Z Glanz & 4Star
7) Detailing Spray - 1Z Lackfinish
8) Clay Bar - Claymagic
9) Glass Cleaner - Stoner's
10) Engine Cleaner - light, diluted car shampoo
11) Wheel Cleaner - Eagle 1
12) Wheel Polish - leftover Meg's NXT
12) Tire Dressing - 303 or STP
13) Vinyl/Interior Cleaner - 1Z Cockpit Premium
14) Door hinge lubricant - White Lithium
2) Wash Mitts/Gloves/Sponges - DP Lambswool Mitt, cheapo one for the lower panels, thick rubber gloves for cold weather
3) Drying Towels - old cotton bath towels washed after each use
4) Swirl/Scratch Remover - Meg's Medium or Fine Cut Cleaner
5) Polish/Glaze - 1Z MP/W & 4Star Polish
6) Wax (If applicable) - 1Z Glanz & 4Star
7) Detailing Spray - 1Z Lackfinish
8) Clay Bar - Claymagic
9) Glass Cleaner - Stoner's
10) Engine Cleaner - light, diluted car shampoo
11) Wheel Cleaner - Eagle 1
12) Wheel Polish - leftover Meg's NXT
12) Tire Dressing - 303 or STP
13) Vinyl/Interior Cleaner - 1Z Cockpit Premium
14) Door hinge lubricant - White Lithium
05-20-2005, 01:26 PM
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Re: What is on your shelf?
1)Meguires Gold and P21S
2)Two lambswool mitts
3)Big and Little Blue
4)3M SMR, 3M Scratch, 3M Finesse
5)Blackfire,Klasse
6)Griots Best in Show
7)Blackfire, Menzerna High Gloss
8)Griots, Blackfire
9)Griots
10)Don't use
11)Meguires
12)Klasse
13)Black Magic
14)303
15)Don't use
2)Two lambswool mitts
3)Big and Little Blue
4)3M SMR, 3M Scratch, 3M Finesse
5)Blackfire,Klasse
6)Griots Best in Show
7)Blackfire, Menzerna High Gloss
8)Griots, Blackfire
9)Griots
10)Don't use
11)Meguires
12)Klasse
13)Black Magic
14)303
15)Don't use
05-20-2005, 02:07 PM
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One of my cars....
<center><img src="http://www.fototime.com/210CBEAB97097EA/standard.jpg"></center><p>This is just SOME of my stuff. I have several cabinets in the carage and four times as much in the basement! (help me!)
Depends which car, really...but I will choose the Audi S4:
1) Car Wash: Zaino Z7
2) Wash Mitts/Gloves/Sponges: Real Wool, 100% Chenille
3) Drying Towels: Sonus Yellow Waffleweave
4) Swirl/Scratch Remover : 3M Finesse It, 3M Swirl Marr Remover
5) Polish/Glaze: N/A
6) Wax: Zaino Z2 Pro
7) Detailing Spray: Zaino Z6 and Z8
8) Clay Bar: Zaino or Mothers
9) Glass Cleaner: Einzett
10) Engine Cleaner: EF HI, 303 Cleaner
11) Wheel Cleaner: EF HI, P21S, Z7 Shampoo
12) Wheel Wax: Zaino, Klasse
12) Tire Dressing: Mothers Natural
13) Vinyl/Interior Cleaner: 303 for dressing, Einzett Cleaner,
14) Door hinge lubricant: Triflow
Depends which car, really...but I will choose the Audi S4:
1) Car Wash: Zaino Z7
2) Wash Mitts/Gloves/Sponges: Real Wool, 100% Chenille
3) Drying Towels: Sonus Yellow Waffleweave
4) Swirl/Scratch Remover : 3M Finesse It, 3M Swirl Marr Remover
5) Polish/Glaze: N/A
6) Wax: Zaino Z2 Pro
7) Detailing Spray: Zaino Z6 and Z8
8) Clay Bar: Zaino or Mothers
9) Glass Cleaner: Einzett
10) Engine Cleaner: EF HI, 303 Cleaner
11) Wheel Cleaner: EF HI, P21S, Z7 Shampoo
12) Wheel Wax: Zaino, Klasse
12) Tire Dressing: Mothers Natural
13) Vinyl/Interior Cleaner: 303 for dressing, Einzett Cleaner,
14) Door hinge lubricant: Triflow
05-20-2005, 04:10 PM
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Re: What is on your shelf?
1) Car Wash = Zaino Z7
2) Wash Mitts/Gloves/Sponges = Griots Lambs Wool (3)
3) Drying Towels = Griots MF Drying towels (3)
4) Swirl/Scratch Remover = Menzerna IP, 3M & P21s Finish Restorer
5) Polish/Glaze = Menzerna FP & Finishing Touch Glaze, Zaino Z5
6) Wax (If applicable) = Blitz, Zymol Carbon, Griots Best of Show, Zaino Z2 & Menzerna Full Molecular Jacket
7) Detailing Spray = One Grande Show-Off, Zaino Z6, Custom blend from a local detailer
8) Clay Bar = Zaino & Mothers
9) Glass Cleaner = Hopes + Viper Window MF Towel
10) Engine Cleaner = Simple Green & P21s Citrus Degreaser
11) Wheel Cleaner = none
12) Wheel Polish = Zoops Final Polish, Simichrome, Flitz, Never Dull, Mothers Mag Mothers Billet
12) Tire Dressing = One Grande ERV & Custom blend from a local detailer
13) Vinyl/Interior Cleaner - Harley Poly Guard & 303 Protectant
14) Door hinge lubricant - none
15) Plastic polish = Meguires #10 & #11, Novus Polish & Plexus cleaner
16) Leather Care = Connolly Hide Food, Lexol & Zymol Leather cleaner
17) Wheel Wells = Griots Undercarriage detailing spray, Armour All tire foam (yep...it works)
18) Front RS4 mesh = Armour All Tire foam...
19) Rubber seals and gaskets = Wurth gasket
20) Foam applicators = Meguires
21) Detailing Towels = Griots Micro Fiber towels
22) Detailing Brush = Detailer Choice Boars Hair
I think that's all of it...did I miss anything?
2) Wash Mitts/Gloves/Sponges = Griots Lambs Wool (3)
3) Drying Towels = Griots MF Drying towels (3)
4) Swirl/Scratch Remover = Menzerna IP, 3M & P21s Finish Restorer
5) Polish/Glaze = Menzerna FP & Finishing Touch Glaze, Zaino Z5
6) Wax (If applicable) = Blitz, Zymol Carbon, Griots Best of Show, Zaino Z2 & Menzerna Full Molecular Jacket
7) Detailing Spray = One Grande Show-Off, Zaino Z6, Custom blend from a local detailer
8) Clay Bar = Zaino & Mothers
9) Glass Cleaner = Hopes + Viper Window MF Towel
10) Engine Cleaner = Simple Green & P21s Citrus Degreaser
11) Wheel Cleaner = none
12) Wheel Polish = Zoops Final Polish, Simichrome, Flitz, Never Dull, Mothers Mag Mothers Billet
12) Tire Dressing = One Grande ERV & Custom blend from a local detailer
13) Vinyl/Interior Cleaner - Harley Poly Guard & 303 Protectant
14) Door hinge lubricant - none
15) Plastic polish = Meguires #10 & #11, Novus Polish & Plexus cleaner
16) Leather Care = Connolly Hide Food, Lexol & Zymol Leather cleaner
17) Wheel Wells = Griots Undercarriage detailing spray, Armour All tire foam (yep...it works)
18) Front RS4 mesh = Armour All Tire foam...
19) Rubber seals and gaskets = Wurth gasket
20) Foam applicators = Meguires
21) Detailing Towels = Griots Micro Fiber towels
22) Detailing Brush = Detailer Choice Boars Hair
I think that's all of it...did I miss anything?
05-20-2005, 04:14 PM
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1) Car Wash perls & gold class
2) Wash Mitts/Gloves/Sponges cotton chenile mitts
3) Drying Towels WW MF & big blue
4) Swirl/Scratch Remover 3m smr/scratch x/menzerna
5) Polish/Glaze menzerna/3m/gepc
6) Wax (If applicable) glanz & aio aio/sg
7) Detailing Spray showoff & lackfinish
8) Clay Bar claymagic
9) Glass Cleaner stoners invisable glass & viper cloth
10) Engine Cleaner none---wipe down
11) Wheel Cleaner soap and water
12) Wheel Polish aio
12) Tire Dressing one grand erv
13) Vinyl/Interior Cleaner 303
14) Door hinge lubricant none
2) Wash Mitts/Gloves/Sponges cotton chenile mitts
3) Drying Towels WW MF & big blue
4) Swirl/Scratch Remover 3m smr/scratch x/menzerna
5) Polish/Glaze menzerna/3m/gepc
6) Wax (If applicable) glanz & aio aio/sg
7) Detailing Spray showoff & lackfinish
8) Clay Bar claymagic
9) Glass Cleaner stoners invisable glass & viper cloth
10) Engine Cleaner none---wipe down
11) Wheel Cleaner soap and water
12) Wheel Polish aio
12) Tire Dressing one grand erv
13) Vinyl/Interior Cleaner 303
14) Door hinge lubricant none
05-20-2005, 04:29 PM
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Re: What is on your shelf?
1) Car Wash - Gold Class
2) Wash Mitts/Gloves/Sponges - 1 wool, 1 chenile, sponge-ona-stick
3) Drying Towels - CWB & BGDT
4) Swirl/Scratch Remover - 3M SMR/Menzerna IP/1Grand Special Touch
5) Polish/Glaze - 3M IHG/Menzerna FP/1Grand Omega Glaze/S100 SEC
6) Wax (If applicable) - Gold Class/S100/Blitz
7) Detailing Spray - Eimann Fabrik/1Grand Show-Off
8) Clay Bar - Clay Magic
9) Glass Cleaner - Eagle-One 20/20/Eimann Fabrik/Stoners
10) Engine Cleaner - Krytec Citrus Degreaser
11) Wheel Cleaner - None
12) Wheel Polish - See above
12) Tire Dressing - Black Again/1Grand ERV
13) Vinyl/Interior Cleaner - 303/Vinylex
14) Door hinge lubricant - Never needed any
15) Leather Cleaner/Conditioner - Lexol/Lexol/AutoGlym
16) Plastic Polish - 3M/Plexus/Novus
17) Microfiber - yosteve.com
18) Want to try next - 1Z/Zaino
19) Favorite online stores - properautocare.com & detailersparadise.com
2) Wash Mitts/Gloves/Sponges - 1 wool, 1 chenile, sponge-ona-stick
3) Drying Towels - CWB & BGDT
4) Swirl/Scratch Remover - 3M SMR/Menzerna IP/1Grand Special Touch
5) Polish/Glaze - 3M IHG/Menzerna FP/1Grand Omega Glaze/S100 SEC
6) Wax (If applicable) - Gold Class/S100/Blitz
7) Detailing Spray - Eimann Fabrik/1Grand Show-Off
8) Clay Bar - Clay Magic
9) Glass Cleaner - Eagle-One 20/20/Eimann Fabrik/Stoners
10) Engine Cleaner - Krytec Citrus Degreaser
11) Wheel Cleaner - None
12) Wheel Polish - See above
12) Tire Dressing - Black Again/1Grand ERV
13) Vinyl/Interior Cleaner - 303/Vinylex
14) Door hinge lubricant - Never needed any
15) Leather Cleaner/Conditioner - Lexol/Lexol/AutoGlym
16) Plastic Polish - 3M/Plexus/Novus
17) Microfiber - yosteve.com
18) Want to try next - 1Z/Zaino
19) Favorite online stores - properautocare.com & detailersparadise.com
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05-21-2005, 05:27 AM
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Re: What is on your shelf?
1) Car Wash - P21S or Dawn if doing full detail
2) Wash Mitts/Gloves/Sponges - Wal-Mart lambswool mitts and a few sponges of varying sizes
3) Drying Towels - Pakshak waffleweave
4) Swirl/Scratch Remover - 1Z Pro-Line PP and MP
5) Polish/Glaze - Klasse AIO or Clearkote Vanilla Moose usually. Have some GEPC I use for less than full details.
6) Wax (If applicable) - seal with 4* UPP, PB EX, PB EX-P or Klasse SG. Carnauba waxes of choice are S100 or Nattys Paste.
7) Detailing Spray - #34
8) Clay Bar - Clay Magic Blue
9) Glass Cleaner - Autoglym when polishing, Sonus when cleaning.
10) Engine Cleaner - Diluted 303 AC to clean, 303 AP for plastic post-cleaning.
11) Wheel Cleaner - strong P21S shampoo mix with sponges of different sizes.
12) Wheel Polish - Klasse Twins on face, Wenol Blue on polished lips
12) Tire Dressing - One Grand ERV (impossible to beat, IMO)
13) Vinyl/Interior Cleaner - 303 or 1Z Cockpit
14) Door hinge lubricant white lithium.
15) Door/exterior seals - 1Z Gummipflege
16) Exhaust tips - 1Z Chrompflege
2) Wash Mitts/Gloves/Sponges - Wal-Mart lambswool mitts and a few sponges of varying sizes
3) Drying Towels - Pakshak waffleweave
4) Swirl/Scratch Remover - 1Z Pro-Line PP and MP
5) Polish/Glaze - Klasse AIO or Clearkote Vanilla Moose usually. Have some GEPC I use for less than full details.
6) Wax (If applicable) - seal with 4* UPP, PB EX, PB EX-P or Klasse SG. Carnauba waxes of choice are S100 or Nattys Paste.
7) Detailing Spray - #34
8) Clay Bar - Clay Magic Blue
9) Glass Cleaner - Autoglym when polishing, Sonus when cleaning.
10) Engine Cleaner - Diluted 303 AC to clean, 303 AP for plastic post-cleaning.
11) Wheel Cleaner - strong P21S shampoo mix with sponges of different sizes.
12) Wheel Polish - Klasse Twins on face, Wenol Blue on polished lips
12) Tire Dressing - One Grand ERV (impossible to beat, IMO)
13) Vinyl/Interior Cleaner - 303 or 1Z Cockpit
14) Door hinge lubricant white lithium.
15) Door/exterior seals - 1Z Gummipflege
16) Exhaust tips - 1Z Chrompflege
05-21-2005, 07:47 AM
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Re: What is on your shelf?
1) Car Wash: Griots Car Wash
2) Wash Mitts/Gloves/Sponges: Two Griots mitts
3) Drying Towels: Griots microfiber towels
4) Swirl/Scratch Remover: Scratch X,P21S GEPC,
Menzerna IP, FP
5) Polish/Glaze: Menzerna FT Glaze, 3M IHG
6) Wax (If applicable): One Grand Blitz
7) Detailing Spray: Griots Speed Shine
8) Clay Bar: Griots
9) Glass Cleaner: Griots
10) Engine Cleaner:P21S Total Auto Wash
11) Wheel Cleaner:P21S, Griots
12) Wheel Polish
12) Tire Dressing: Griots
13) Vinyl/Interior Cleaner:Eimann Fabrik
Spot Remover,
14) Door hinge lubricant
2) Wash Mitts/Gloves/Sponges: Two Griots mitts
3) Drying Towels: Griots microfiber towels
4) Swirl/Scratch Remover: Scratch X,P21S GEPC,
Menzerna IP, FP
5) Polish/Glaze: Menzerna FT Glaze, 3M IHG
6) Wax (If applicable): One Grand Blitz
7) Detailing Spray: Griots Speed Shine
8) Clay Bar: Griots
9) Glass Cleaner: Griots
10) Engine Cleaner:P21S Total Auto Wash
11) Wheel Cleaner:P21S, Griots
12) Wheel Polish
12) Tire Dressing: Griots
13) Vinyl/Interior Cleaner:Eimann Fabrik
Spot Remover,
14) Door hinge lubricant
