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Cooter -> RE: What do you all use? (1/1/2008 2:17:00 AM)
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Well, I use several different brands from ObsessiveDetail, Menzerna, Surf City Garage, Poorboys, Clearkote, Pinnacle, Mothers, TurtleWax Platinum, Meguiars, NoTouch, Jeffs Werkstatt, and Optimum.
Obsessive Detail- this is a great line up. Should have everything you need to clean every part of your car. All the products perform as advertised. All the products are great and all compliment each other nicely. The Silk Shine is my favorite. Great Smell, great look. Leaves a nice finished product.
Menzerna- German company known for their polishes- SIP, IP, 106FF, PO85RD. Their glaze will fill some DEEP scratches. The word coming down the pipe I hear isnt good. The polishes are causing the paint to swell therefore making the swirls dissappear. This line is really expensive. About all those products cost $40-50 for 32oz for each. Watch out for Optimum
Surf City Garage- Fairly new company with some nice products. Their glass cleaner is really popular. As equal or better than Invisible Glass which is really saying something. Their wheel cleaner and tire gel are great products too. I've got a few of their products on the way. Should be here wednesday.
Poorboys- EX-P sealant is some great stuff. Really popular on internet forums. EX with Carnauba is a real sleeper product. PBs products are good. You can never go wrong with Nattys Blue on a dark colored car. Natural Look leaves a nice matte finish. The quick detailer and waterless wash are some nice products. Spray N Gloss leaves a nice glossy finish. Their mega-plush towels are one of my other favorite towels. Nice and plush.
Clearkote-QuikShine is a nice quick detailer. Red Moose Glaze is my glaze of choice. Vanilla Moose is good for spider webs. Carnauba Moose Wax is a great liq wax. It has a really good finished look to it.
Pinnacle- Souveran. One of the best paste waxes you'll ever own. Awesome wax. Looks great on red and black. Pinnacle leather conditioner leaves a nice leather smell inside your car for a couple days. Liquid Souveran is nice.
Mothers- Back to Black is a really nice trim dressing. Really works nice on faded trim. The powerball with their aluminum polish works really good together. They're a pain n the butt sometimes though. The reflections line has some good products in it. If you have any Mothers cali gold paste wax, apply that stuff really thin. Its like someone poured cement on your car if you dont.
TurtleWax Platinum- I think its one of the most underated lines. The tire spray is my favorite product. The quick detailer is good. The soap is really nice. Has really nice suds and lubrication. The leather cleaner/conditioner is good. The interior protectant isnt that good. It leaves a greasy finish. The liq and paste wax work really good-watch out for trim with these.
Meguiars Mirror Glaze pro. line has several good products in it. #26 Hi-Tech Yellow Wax is probably one of the best OTC liq carnauba waxes you can get -IMO-.
No-Touch - A great tire foam.
Jeff Werkstatt- Nice products. They work kinda like quick detailers. They're really known for making silver look awesome.
Optimum- ONR, Optimum Polish, Poli-Seal, Compound, Hyper-Compound, Optimum Car wax, ONR, Optimum Protecant Plus, and Opti-Seal. If you get anything from Optimum, get some ONR and Opti-Seal. Two great products. Opti-Seal is probably the finest sealant you'll ever use and gives a really great look. Almost carnauba like. Plus its really durable and you can layer it (every 24 hrs). Protectant Plus is really good for interiors, tires, trim and anything plastic. Its nice to use since they changed the smell. The old version stunk. The polish is nice. Poli-Seal is nice because it can remove minor imperfections and you can seal the product at the same time. Leave the Poli-Seal on and spray Optimum Car Wax on it and remove the excess Poli-seal. Cuts out one step. They're about to come out with some updated versions of some of their products and some new products. The quick detailer is suppose to be really really slick.
ObsessiveDetail has some great microfibers also. I've owned several brands of microfibers and these are the ones I always use if i'm polishing or waxing. Really, you cant go wrong with these. I'd put them up against the best out there and wouldnt be scared to use them on a Bugatti. The Amazing Dryer are some really nice Drying towels. I like using 2 of these when I ONR my car. That way I dont have to ring one of the towels out. I just pick up another one and go to town.
These are the products I use or have used. These are all just my opinions. Find something you like and gives you the finish that you like and stick with it. Believe me, its cheaper that way. I'm just a product junkie. I dont know everything about all these products but i've used them and these are just my opinions.
To get a great finish on your, get some hi-quality products, hi-quality microfibers, and a PorterCable 7424 (dont forget the pads and backing plate). The PC will take your finish to a whole new level. Try going to autopia.org. You can read and read and read over there for days on end and find info on most every product made and used today.
Happy New Year,
Heath
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