chirag1988 Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 As I'm a complete newbie to car detailing I have a few questions. I've read through the threads about how to do it properly and that's pretty straightforward but I'm confused with the number of products out there. I'd like to have a decent set of products but I also want to keep it down to relatively affordable budget. What would be a good selection of products to use? Am I better off sticking to one brand or can i mix and match? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hensh65 Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 I switch between megs and auto glym products, IMO you will only find out what ones you like by trying them. Not the time of the year though for trying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilogikal1 Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 There's no problem mixing and matching - I personally tend to only use a handful of products from any one brand as I find some products from other brands work better, however I've spent a f***ing fortune finding out what I like! Ultimately everyone's going to have their own preferences. If you ask 10 people what the best product for x is, you'll likely get 7-10 different answers. If you want cheap and effective, the Poorboys range is good for what they are. If you want easily accessible, Megs and/or AutoGlym are readily available from local motorfactors. Megs tend to be better out of the two but then I'm not really a fan of AutoGlym at all as I think there's better stuff available at the same price point. It will also depend on how often you want to re-apply products too. If you only want to apply once a year then you'll need to look into coatings, which none of those three brands offer, but if you're looking at re-applying monthly-to-quarterly then there's a fair choice from those three brands alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 After joining this site I've now got quite a good selection of detailing products as SuperStu, downhuman, ilogikal1 & a few others have all given me advice and inspired me into trying to do it properly. Tbh lately I've been loving my Meguiars products and just received there 3 stage system for Christmas. Yet to see how long the results will last but my initial trial/test results are good. Although it is a lot of hard work but when is detailing not. Available from Halfords in case your interested chirag1988. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bems Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 (edited) Bilt hamber, megs & poorboys would be a good place to start. Like others have said already if you ask 10 people..... Best start with the basics. Decent buckets, wool wash mitt, car shampoo & decent drying towel & some quick detailer to finnish. After that your looking at snow foam lance & snow foam for a pressure washer of choice then when your feeling a little braver, a clay bar kit & possibly a DA polisher etc Edited December 27, 2013 by Bems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Bilt hamber, megs & poorboys would be a good place to start. Like others have said already if you ask 10 people..... Best start with the basics. Decent bucket, wool wash mitt, car shampoo & decent drying towel & some quick detailer to finnish. After that your looking at snow foam lance & snow foam for a pressure washer of choice then when your feeling a little braver, a clay bar kit & possibly a DA polisher etc Decent buckets Actually Hensh, I would disagree about the time of year, absolutely now is the time to be regularly getting all the crap off the car, putting a decent layer of protection on it with some decent hard waxes and washing regularly given the amount of crap falling out of the sky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bems Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Bilt hamber, megs & poorboys would be a good place to start. Like others have said already if you ask 10 people..... Best start with the basics. Decent bucket, wool wash mitt, car shampoo & decent drying towel & some quick detailer to finnish. After that your looking at snow foam lance & snow foam for a pressure washer of choice then when your feeling a little braver, a clay bar kit & possibly a DA polisher etc Decent buckets Actually Hensh, I would disagree about the time of year, absolutely now is the time to be regularly getting all the crap off the car, putting a decent layer of protection on it with some decent hard waxes and washing regularly given the amount of crap falling out of the sky Fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hensh65 Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Bilt hamber, megs & poorboys would be a good place to start. Like others have said already if you ask 10 people..... Best start with the basics. Decent bucket, wool wash mitt, car shampoo & decent drying towel & some quick detailer to finnish. After that your looking at snow foam lance & snow foam for a pressure washer of choice then when your feeling a little braver, a clay bar kit & possibly a DA polisher etc Decent buckets Actually Hensh, I would disagree about the time of year, absolutely now is the time to be regularly getting all the crap off the car, putting a decent layer of protection on it with some decent hard waxes and washing regularly given the amount of crap falling out of the sky You can tell you don't live in Scotland, yes you do need to get the crap off the car but it doesn't stop raining up here. You start a waxing sesh and by the time the front end is done the heavens have opened Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 haha ok yeah, will give you that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirag1988 Posted December 27, 2013 Author Share Posted December 27, 2013 Thanks for all your responses guys. I think ill prob go down the route of megs or poorboys to begin with and get the basics. Decent buckets, wool mitt, shampoo, polish and wax and wait for the weather to improve a bit will keep you guys posted once I've had a go 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 As the guys have mentioned above keep it simple to start with then once one product finishes decide whether you want to try something else or get it again Personally I use products from megs, auto glym and dodo juice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OllyB Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 (edited) Start simple and build your arsenal, get 2 buckets for washing, a good low abrasive polish and some wax. If you can stretch to it then snowfown is a worthwhile prewash but you will need a pressure washer and lance for best results. If you don't want to spend loads initially then many of the good wax companies do sample pots and these will last a good few waxes. Edited December 27, 2013 by OllyB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Poorboys and chemical guys, never had a bad product off either BUT Without the correct wash regime you will be wasting you're time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Iv been detailing for a few years now and my regime is still pretty simple I use 1 bucket to wash but hose the grit off with finger pressure before going back in the bucket. More effective than 2 buckets imo Megs clay, AG super resin polish, then alternate between dodo juice purple haze and megs tech wax. A quickdetailer after washes as a drying agent. It was machine polished by the bodyshop around 2 months after buying it. Here's the results before selling it 4 years later I will add snowfoam and probably a DA polisher to my collection this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spatt Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Nice Zed! right.. lets get down to it.. what's the best wax for an Azure zed?? my last car was red and i used dodo juice bright colour products (and i like em ). i just bought one of those microfibre mits (the one with like loads of fingers) how do we rate these? also it sounds like were all using the same sponge on the body as we are on wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Don't use sponges at all. Mitts all the way. Head over to the detailing world forum for a really in depth guide or if you want to stay and look here just search, detailing cars has been covered many a time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilogikal1 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 what's the best wax for an Azure zed?? That depends on what you want from your LSP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirag1988 Posted December 28, 2013 Author Share Posted December 28, 2013 this one any good guys? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Meguiars-Luxurious-Lambs-Wool-Wash/dp/B001MPW5IC/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1388229540&sr=8-4&keywords=meguiars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirag1988 Posted December 28, 2013 Author Share Posted December 28, 2013 along with this to start off with? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Meguiars-Gold-Class-Wash-Wax/dp/B001G7XM0G/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1388229540&sr=8-8&keywords=meguiars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirag1988 Posted December 28, 2013 Author Share Posted December 28, 2013 and do i need to apply this after waxing too? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Meguiars-G14422EU-Ultimate-Quik-Detailer/dp/B001B0VDI6/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1388229540&sr=8-14&keywords=meguiars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 this one any good guys? http://www.amazon.co...ywords=meguiars yes - a must Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 along with this to start off with? http://www.amazon.co...ywords=meguiars or http://www.amazon.co.uk/Autoglym-Bodywork-Shampoo-2-5-Litre/dp/B0011DW2KG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1388231750&sr=8-1&keywords=autoglym+shampoo this is what I use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 and do i need to apply this after waxing too? http://www.amazon.co...ywords=meguiars not necessarily - but does help with removing any residue, so yes if you need it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirag1988 Posted December 28, 2013 Author Share Posted December 28, 2013 along with this to start off with? http://www.amazon.co...ywords=meguiars or http://www.amazon.co...utoglym shampoo this is what I use thanks and sorry about the multiple posts, i saw each link one by one after posting is there a wax i can use with that autoglym shampoo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dodo-Juice-Supernatural-Panel-Pot-30ml-Soft-Wax-Car-Van-Detailing-Pad-Cloth-/130959334942?pt=UK_Car_Accessories_Car_Care_Cleaning&hash=item1e7dc8de1e i use the dodo supernatural - but as others have said, ask the question 10 times and you'll get 10 different answers enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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