What is in your car care arsenal?

[grandpaslincoln]

Rain water.

[Dereck]

Hi Guys

Part of my car care kit




Regards

Dereck

[87gtVIC]

Another Meguiar's fan!

[chitownvic]

This is a problem I have experienced with my armorall extreme tire shine. Going around town you are not driving fast enough to have it sling but anything faster..forget about it. Endurashine comes in a nice kit right? I may switch over to that after scrubbing down the sidewalls good with simple green and trying 303 aerospace protectant first. That product says it can make the tires look like new so I will give that a try before spending more.

What type of glass cleaner are you using?

It Comes in a Bottle with a pop up spout (The stuff is Purple) and Basically any type of spray glass celaner (Without amonia)

[chitownvic]

Another Meguiar's fan!

Speaking of which, There "Ultimate Compund" Is AWESOME!!!!

[Dereck]

Another Meguiar's fan!

Hi 87gtVIC

I wasn't until recently, I bought all that Meguiars stuff to give it a try and apart from thier so called scratch remover shit it seems to work very well, I am particularly like the Ultimate Quik Detailer for that "In a rush" just waxed like shine.

Regards

Dereck

[insomniac391]

I never keep my cars long enough to car about longevity. I mean of course I take care of them but I rarely do anything preventative except for the basics.

[1980c10]

One thing I can recomend that no one has mentioned is a little thing to go in the bottom of the bucket to keep the wash MIT off the bottom and out of the dirt and free of contaminates. This keeps you from getting swirl marks and micro scratchs on your nice fresh paint.

I can't remember my exterior products, but for the inside I use 409 with a toothbrush and micro fiber towel with soapy water. I usually spray the 409 on the toothbrush and scrub my area I'm working on, wipe it off with a damp clean rag, then dip the toothbrush in the soapy water go over it once more, wipe it down with the damp rag. Repeat repeat repeat untill the vinyl/dash/hard surfaces are all done. Then vacuum the headliner, vacuum the seats, vacuum the floors. Then shampoo the headliner,seats, and floors, then vacuum the headliner, seats, and floor one more time lol. Condition all my vinyl and dash and stuff. And then clean the windows twice and it's done. That's my usual detail routine. I used to work at a detail shop and that's how we did it (just nicer products) and I've been in the habit ever since. It's takes about 4-5 hours to do the interior. Other car take a little less but panthers have really long carpet that's hard to get clean IMO.

Details on the exterior later lol

[87gtVIC]

^ I have seen what you are taling about before on youtube videos but cant find anything local. I want one...I will check AZ tomorrow when I go with my dad to pick up some things for the 95 Explorer.

Anyways...I added 6 more micro fiber towels, Turtle Wax Chrome and Metal Polish, Purple Power Spray glass cleaner as well as a grille brush to clean the grille honey combs, and headlight bezels easily. I want rain X but dont drive the car in weather that it would be needed so.. meh.

[87gtVIC]

The grit guard is what you are talking about....I havent found one local yet...

Here is what I have currently

Extra cleaners and such...303, blue magic carpet cleaner, simple green for engine degreasing, cleaner wax, caranuba wax, car wash soap, tire shine, and some microfiber towels



Then my main cardboard caddy. lol

Metal polish, carpet and spot cleaner, car wash soap, some applicator sponges, rubbing compound, 303, simple green wheel cleaner, quick wax, quick detailer, quick interior detailer, window cleaner, microfiber towels, wheel brush, grille brush, chamois and wash mit.