Top 10 products you wouldn't be able to detail without...

[rlmccarty2000]

1. Microfiber cutting pads
2. CarPro Hydro2
3. Solution Finish
4. CarPro Essence
5. Menzerma FG400/3800 (combo)
6. Nanoskin fine clay mit
7. Britemax Iron Remover
8. Turtle Wax Tire Dressing
9. 303 Protectant
10. Wolfgang Protekt Glass Cleaner

Throw in some soap CarPro Reset, or Meguires d114, Meguires APC (at various dilutions), and some Rupes yellow pads and call it a day. I'm sure I left out something.

[Sharply Dressed]

1. Optimum tire gel
2. Lake Country pads (especially Orange)
3. HD Speed
4. Collinite
5. Megs APC
6. Nano Skin mitt
7. Optimum No Rinse ( also used as a lube)
8. Megs Glass Cleaner
9. Megs Synthetic Spray Wax
10. Aerospace 303

Tools: My GG6 and McCullough steamer

[Real Riders]

1. Synthetic Sheepskin Wash Pad
2. Car soap -- usually Meguiars
3.Autogeek Wash & Rinse buckets with Gamma Sealed lids
4. Grit Guards
5.Meguiars D114
6. Water Sprite Chamois
7.Meguiars Hyper Dressing
8. Meguiars D156 Express Wax
9.Meguiars Water Magnet
10.Ultima Waterless Wash

[Jaddie]

1. Montana Boar's Hair Plus brush with Wooster Sherlock GT Convertible Extension Pole, 4-8 feet
2. BLACKFIRE Wet Diamond Conditioning Shampoo
3. BLACKFIRE Wet Diamond Waterless Wash
4. BLACKFIRE Midnight Sun Instant Detailer
5. BLACKFIRE Interior Cleaner
6. Tuf Shine Tire Clearcoat
7. Coatings (CQuartz TiO2, McKee's 37 Wheel Coating, CarPro Forte glass coating, Pinnacle Black Label Glass Coating)
8. CarPro Reset shampoo for CQuartz-coated vehicles
9. Metro Master Blaster dryer (drying, dust-free interiors, blow out crevices)
10. CR Spotless deionized water system
11. Optimum Power Clean all-purpose cleaner
12. Meguiar's D120 Glass Cleaner (very economical, cleans well, smells fantastic)
13. Chemical Guys Stripper Scent air freshener/odor eliminator (dislike the name, love the scent)
14. Wheel Woolies, Mothers and Speed Master wheel brushes
15. Eley Adjustable Watering Nozzle (sheets water better than bare hose) & Eley quick connects
16. Excellent microfiber towels (CarPro Fast Glass, Microfiber Madness Dry Me Crazy and Crazy Pile, Super Plush Junior, Chinchilla, Chemical Guys Sasquatch)
17. Gilmour foam gun and/or various pump-up foamers
18. Two-bucket dolly

If I have to keep the list to just ten items:

1. Montana Boar's Hair Plus brush with Wooster Sherlock GT Convertible Extension Pole, 4-8 feet
2. BLACKFIRE Wet Diamond Conditioning Shampoo
3. BLACKFIRE Interior Cleaner
4. Tuf Shine Tire Clearcoat
5. Wheel Woolies, Mothers and Speed Master wheel brushes
6. Metro Master Blaster dryer (drying, dust-free interiors, blow out crevices)
7. McKee's 37 Wheel Coating
8. Two-bucket dolly
9. Eley Adjustable Watering Nozzle (sheets water better than bare hose) & Eley quick connects
10. Optimum Power Clean all-purpose cleaner

[OCDetails]

What? No machines on the lists? Gotta fix that.

1. Flex 3401 with at least an orange and red pad.
2. Pad Washer
3. Grit Guard in the bucket
4. Waffle weave microfiber drying towels
5. Good microfiber towels for paint and interior
6. Good microfiber wash mitt
7. Good wheel brush (currently using a Meguiar's brush that I love)
8. 3M green masking tape
9. Good shop vac with tips that fit between the seats
10. Nitrile gloves

Those are literally the things I need to detail. There are too many products out there to narrow it down to which ones I have to have. A good detailer can put monkey sweat on a pad and get results I think. At least that's how I feel Mike Phillips could do it. Give me a compound and a foam pad and I'll find a way to get results. I can go to any AutoZone and find products to get me results, but without the above mentioned list I will have a really hard time using them well. You need a machine and good washing system and the other things listed. Honestly I think the list is much longer than just 10, but those are the first 10 things I would suggest anyone getting started crosses off their list. The ridiculous amount of products they collect will come later.

[Eldorado2k]

1. Brown Royal Wheel Cleaner
2. Megs Hyper Dressing
3. Megs D114
4. Megs D120
5. Megs D101 APC
6. Megs M205
7. Ridgid wet/dry vac
8. Master Blaster Sidekick
9. Griots Boss G21
10. S.M. Arnold Detailing Brush


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[coles_paint_correction]

1. Boss Correcting Cream
2. Boss Fast Correcting Cream
3. Griots Boss G21
4. Waffle Weave Drying Towel
5. Plush Microfiber Towels
6. Griots Six Inch converted to 3.5
7. HD Speed
8. OP no rinse
9. Flex 3401
10. Music

Atleast that's what i use alot lol.

[Svended]

Cleaning products

1, Gtechniq Gwash car shampoo
2, Gtechniq G6 glass cleaner
3, Bilt Hamber Autowheels wheel cleaner and fallout remover
4, Gtechniq T1 tyres and trim dressing
5, Gtechniq I2ab all surface interior cleaner and anti bacterial
6, Valet Pro Enzyme Odour Eater fabric shampoo, cleaner and bacterial destroyer
7, Angelwax H2GO glass sealant
8, Autobrite Jaffa Clean degreaser and dresser in one for door shuts and engine bays
9, Gyeon Wetcoat sealant
10, Gyeon Cure sealant top and drying aid


Accessories

1, Karcher pressure washer
2, Snow foam lance
3, micro fibre wash mitt
4, Wheel woolies
5, micro fibre cloths
6, Karcher wet'dry vacuum
7, Karcher wet'dry quick clip extension hose
8, Detailing brushes
9, Grit guards
10, Vacuum crevice accessory tools.