- absorber
- eagle one wax as you dry
- meguiars soap
- meguiars tire shine

(DONT BY THAT DAMN CHAM WOW THING, GF AND I WERE DRUNK AND BOUGHT THAT CRAP OFF AN INFORMERCIAL, IT SUCKS B8LLZ)

 

https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....306960:stick2:

 

meguiars gold wash
meguiars quick detail
meguiars tire shine [the black rattle can]
mothers aluminum polish

microfiber everything
california car duster for the interior
household vacuum

mr. clean quick dry system [with meguiars soap though]

and my car comes very nice =) pics in my forsale thread [work wheels pg2]

I've tried smartwax quick detail too and its not that bad [not on my z but other cars]

 

If I'm going all out...

Meguiar's Deep Crystal car wash
Rinse with Mr. Clean Car Wash (the last step, to filter the water!)
The Absorber
Meguiar's Clay Bar
Meguiar's quick detailer
Meguiar's Gold Class wax

Then stare at it for like 5 minutes and enjoy.

 

All this is done with an in-line water softener

Chemical Guys Citrus Wash and Gloss
Dry with waffle-weave microfibers from Danase.com
Optimum Car Wax (Spray Wax) or Optimum Opti-Seal
Whells get NXT Insane Shine and toped with Opti-Seal


This is a very simplified version...

 

Depends on my mood, I guess.

Shampoo:
Meguiar's Gold Class
Meguiar's NXT
Duragloss #901
Optimum No-Rinse wash

Dry: Absorber

Clay: Meguiar's Smooth Surface

Polish:
Menzerna SIP & 106FF
Menzerna Power Gloss Compound
Menzerna IP & FPII
Klasse AIO

Glaze:
Adam's Brilliant Spray Glaze
Menzerna FTG
Clearkote RMG

Wax:
Poorboy's Natty's Blue - current summer wax
Meguiar's #21 - mostly for teh wifey's jeep
Collinite #845IW - winter wax & rim protection
Meguiar's NXT

Quick Detailer: Adam's QD

Tire Shine: Black Magic Tire Wet Foam

Interior Protection:
Meguiar's Gold Class Dash & Trim Foam - my 350Z
Meguiar's NXT - wifey's jeep

Windows: Stoner's Invisible Glass

Leather: Meguiar's Gold Class Rich Leather Spray

Exhaust Tips:
Meguiar's NXT All Metal Polysh
Mother's Chrome Polish

Equipment/supplies:
Porter Cable 7424
Pads: LC Orange 5.5", LC White 5.5" & 6.5", LC 5.5" Black, Blue and Yellow
Foam applicators for applying wax by hand

 

basic stuff:

-Meguiars nxt soap w/ mr clean autodry sans filter (it's cleaner than a bucket.)
-griots vinyl and rubber dressing- tires and rubber trim
-griots interior cleaner- dash etc.
-griots leather conditioner
-griots stainless steel cleaner (for exhaust tips, under hood stuff and any various metal parts under the car)
-meguiars nxt metal polish- exhaust

wax/ misc. :

-meguiars nxt (I'll be switching to griots best of show wax soon)
-griots fine hand polish
-griots carnuba wax
-griots claybar
-griots speed shine
- griots glass polish (only really used this once to remove a few water spots that were on the window when I got the car)
- meguiars clear plastic cleaner and meguiars clear plastic polish (for headlights)


equipment etc
-griots small microfiber towels (for buffing)
-meguiars wax applicators
-griots extra thick microfiber towels- for drying
-griots wheel sponge
-4hp airblower (for drying crevices etc.)

I think thats it may have forgotten some

 

I've used mother's metal polish on my exhaust and turbo pipings.. I was pretty amazed what it did to my exhaust. the pipe was dull and it brought back the factory shine. I wanna try out some zaino products, but they aren't easily found.. not even at autobacs.

 

+1 I use the same stuff..

 

Check online for a local distributer.

 

Turtle Zip Wax Soap

 

Autozone for the win!

 

Prestone's Synthetic Car Polish, $4.99 for a 20-oz. bottle. GREAT!!!

 

If there are no shows coming up, i drive it through the local golf courses sprinklers that spray onto colima.

Otherwise, a combination of everything above and more if the wife ain't home.


NOTE:

<=== currently no car care sponsor. However, in 2007 Mother's had awesome product., 2004-2006 Meguiars was the ticket & 2003 it was nothing but ProWax.com!