what cleaning products do you recommend for .......

.....washing
.....drying
.....wiping

.....cleaning aluminum, chrome, alloy

make your voice heard

 

be a little more specific. are you talking about the body? all exterior?

washing, i use the Meguiar's pink stuff, i think.

Drying: shammy and finish it off with microfiber towels.

Wiping: ... uh, see above

Waxing: Meguiar's 3-step finished off with Meguiar's new one (can't remember the name. in the blue and green box. NXT or something like that?)


oh, and of course clay after the wash and dry.

 

washing> Meguiar's
drying> microfiber towel
wiping> ?????? wiping what?

cleaning my wheels I use simple green.
for waxing I use the Meguiars three step minus the third step, and I use the new NXT tech wax as well. and I also use the Meguiars clay bar before I wax.

I use Eagle One tire shine on my tires.
and Simple Green on my engine.......

 

.....washing

Meguiar's Gold Class
P21S Bodywork Shampoo

.....drying

California Water Blade
Sonus Waffle Weave MF Towels

.....wiping
Meguiar's Chenille Mitt
Viking Chenille Mitt

.....cleaning aluminum, chrome, alloy
Wheel Cleaner: P21S Gel or Eimann Fabrik Hi-Intensity
Polish: Wenol

 

.....washing: Eagle One Car Wash w/generic washer mitt
.....drying: Eagle One Wax As You Dry w/ reg towel follow by microfiber
.....wiping: See above. Once a month I do the Zymol Cleaner Wax w/ reg towel follow by microfiber

.....cleaning aluminum, chrome, alloy: I just wash and wipe down. Haven't found the right wheel cleaner yet. Maybe Eagle One mag cleaner. I do use the Eagle One tire foam.

 

.....washing
QEW with Chenille Pads

.....drying
WW MF towels

.....wiping (for QDing)
Plush MF towels

.....cleaning aluminum, chrome, alloy
Wheel Cleaner: QEW to clean and Klasse SG to protect, but my wheels get cleaned every week, I find it makes a black car look cleaner if at least the wheels are clean. I have some EO wheel cleaner but I never need to use anything that strong.
Polish: Mother's AL wheel, see above I've used it on my headlights more than my wheels
Chrome: KSG

mzx380, What kind of info are you looking for? Everyone's got their favorites what are yours?

 

I'm just taking sugestions for now MD
i purchased my max this this and had to take her for her first car wash. it's a hand wash place here in NYC. it's currently too cold to wash her myself, but i want to see about doing it myself come summertime

thats why i wany my fellow maxi-maniac's suggestions

 

For quick detailing, use Meguriar's Nxt Generation Speed Detailer, it's quick and easy...good results too!

 

hey this might sound like a stupid question......but when you guys wash your car usually do you polish and wax the max everytime?

 

no, I don't anyway, it would be a waste as far as I'm concerned, most waxes will last 2 - 3 months, prolly longer. I usually wax every 3 months. I'm sure there are some that wax more often, and some that wax alot less than that. I wash my car usually twice a week...

 

twice a week? thats a lot isnt it? well most people in nyc barely wash their car that what i notice..i was wondering is their benefits from washing your cars so many times beside looking g0od =), like keeping your paint in good condition? or it really doesnt affect it? just wondering because it so time consuming and $$$ ;ooo...and i have a small garbage so your not in the mood to clean your car....thanks!

 

so far this is a pretty good topic. i'm glad to see ppl are giving info as to what it is that they use to clean their max

i'm gonna definetly try some of these out when the weather gets a lil warmer

btw

what nozzle does everyone use on this site?

 

yes, that is probably alot, but for one, I use my max as a daily driver. I drive 70 miles roundtrip to work, also, I work at a chemical plant and my car always has a film when I get out to my car, I'm not sure what it is......(prolly don't want to know, lol) but its not dangerous, and I don't think it is hurting my paint. But I am a little scared anyway, so I keep a good wax on my car and keep it washed as much as possible. I'd say once a week would be fine for washing. And another thing is the climate you live in. I would think people up north prolly need to wash theirs more frequent with all the salt they put on the roads up there. just my opinion though...

 

i'm seeing that on a lot of cleaning websites
normally when i see the word clay, i think of play-do
how do you go about using clay?
what does it do

 

http://www.autopia-carcare.com/inf-clay.html

Basically the first step in your polishing process
Removes surface contaimination

 

cool

i wonder if target or R&S strauss carries stuff like that?

 

I know that advanced auto parts and autozone will have a mothers clay bar kit. Other than that, you would have to order some

 

any places online that i can look

some of those stores are rip offs

 

Check the online vendor sticky
I recommend autogeek, premium auto care, and autopia. They usally have the best prices and best deals

I know autopia has a clay kit for $10 right now

 

here's another question
what do you guys use to clean the LCD on a 6th gen. mine is getting a little dirty and i wanted to know what's good to use

i was thinking that those LCD whipes are good enough but if they are not, please set the record straight for me

also, I'm looking to clean my gauges as the glass on them have some spots, does anyone know if windex is good enough or should i use something else?

thanks

 

.....washing - Genuine sheepskin mitt and cheap Armor All soap. Fancy soap is a waste of $.
.....drying - Absorber from Wal-Mart. Not glamorous, but works awesome.
.....wiping - Microfiber from autogeek.

.....cleaning aluminum, chrome, alloy - Mothers polish.

All my fav's and why are here: http://www.innerbean.com/housecor/detailing.html

 

Wow
that's a pretty awesome list man. Just the type of details i was looking for. The only thing i'd like to know about now is the LCD on a 6th gen. What is everyone using to clean that?

oh....another thing.....one do you use to clean aluminum and chrome from the mother's products

do you use the separate one for each type of metal or do you use one type of mother's pollish for all of them?

 

Here's another question for anyone out there

i'm looking for something to use to clean the LCD of my 6th gen.
does anyone know what i can use? it gets irritating cause it's noticeably dirty in the daytime

 

try Plexus

 

Plexus? What's that and where can i get it MD?

:attention

 

Mothers mag and aluminum polish works great to shine up metal parts in your engine bay.

 

Be carefull about using simple green, it has been found to eat away at plastic & rubber without diluting.

Just a tip!

 

what's simple green?
is that a type of acid that needs to be diluted?
what is it primarily used to clean?

 

Plexus http://search.store.yahoo.com/cgi-bi...2Fnsearch.html

detailcity code will save you 10%, be sure to add the free microfiber as well

mzx380, here's a couple how to links http://www.premiumautocare.com/howto.html

http://www.guidetodetailing.com/

read the stickies too

and then there is this stuff
http://consumer.simplegreen.com/index.php


GOOGLE

 

Not to sound ungreatful after a very thorough list md but the thing i really need to clean right now is my LCD

i went to that plexus sight and they don't mention that plexus is good at cleaning those type of screens? have you personally tried and used it?

 

I don't have nav, I drive from home to work and back again, groundhog day if you know what I mean. So no, I haven't tried it, I did a search and this is what I found, I know that Plexus is a great product for other plastics so it makes sense. You might try a soft Microfiber towel that is slightly damp, that would be the least aggressive approach, if you don't want to try the plexus.

http://autopia.org/forum/showthread....ght=LCD+screen


BTW, I don't use Simple Green for anything anymore, I've heard too many bad things.

 

you know what
i'll take the chance and try the LCD wipes
i'll let you know how it turns out

i'm also in the middle of debating about the whole sat. radio thing, so i'll see what it is i want to do first

 

i was just wanting to see what everyone was using

oh and for those that were curious
i finally used windex on my gauges and the screen on my 6th gen
the gauges were fine

the funny thing about the display was that it was fine too. it's not really an LCD per se, but it looks like one because of all the glare coming from the screen behind it. it's really glass and using windex for it will be fine.

 

I use Plexus only on my LCD. Works great with a microfiber towel. It needs to be redone about every 2 weeks. The can should last the life of your car if you don't use it for anything else. I usually hit my headlights and tail lights at the same time. Make's em real shiney.

 

i'll check out those those products when the weather gets warmer, for now i'm sticking with going to a hand car wash in NYC

heh
lazy sunday, that **** was funny