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new to your world and NEED HELP please
Hello autogeekers…
I am new to your world
I just start it 2 years ago
However, unfortunately and for some personal issues I didn’t complete it
At that time, I bought many items as recommended by some friends, who were just start detailing their cars personally like me that time…
Anyway, as I just bought a new VOLVO XC 90 2016 – whitish crystal pearl metallic, & I suppose to receive on December in Sweden, the passion came back
Since 1 month, I did not stop re-reading everywhere
So, I need your help now please, to make my lists of item that I need to start again my passion
The items in black are my suggestion
The items in RED are the items I already have
I divided the list into the common steps
And I will start my practice on my actual Nissan – Black Pathfinder
As you will see, in each step or part, I put many suggestions because I am very confused and I really need your help to buy what I really need and what I will really use…
I NEED THIS LIST TO BE AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE PLEASE
WITH YOUR HELP TO DELETE AS MUCH AS WE CAN FROM THIS LIST OF NEWBIE
WASHING
Griots Garage Car Wash
Optimum no rinse wash & shine
Optimum FerreX Iron Remover
DuraGloss car wash 901
Mothers California Gold
Carpro reset shampoo
CarPro Tar X Tar & Adhesive Remover
CarPro Iron X
Carpro Trix
Carpro Spotless mineral remover
SONAX Fallout Cleaner
CG Citrus Wash & Gloss
Meguiars Hyper wash
Meguiars Microfibre wash Mitt
CG STRONG WASH - Bug Tar & Grime remover
Bilt Hamber - Surfex HD Degreaser 1L
Valet Pro - Citrus Tar and Glue Remover
Deconatmination
IronX paste (strongest one) with the Incredisponge.
Clay
Speedy Surface Prep Towel - Fine Grade
Optimum No Rinse Wash & Shine lube
Mothers 07240 California Gold Clay Bar System
Clay with the nanoskin wash mitt
Meguiars Smooth Surface Clay Kit
Drying
leaf blower
MF WW towel
Ultimate Ultra-Plush Buffing Cloth Pkg/3 16" x 16"
Huge 38" x 28" Microfibre Drying Towel
POLISHING & COATING
POLISHING:
Sonax Perfect Finish and a white pad
Duragloss Squeaky Clean
Duragloss Polish & Cleaner (PC) #101
Optimum hyper compound
Optimum hyper polish
Collinite Liquid Insulator Wax #845
Meguiars M205 Ultra Finishing Polish
Meguiars M105 Ultra-Cut Compound
Meguiars ultimate compound, polish and liquid wax
Carpro Fixer: Compound & Polish
Carpro Reflect Super fine polish
Meguiars G220 v2 Dual Action Polisher with 75mm Dual Action Backing Plate
Menzerna 3.5" Pkg/3spot pads
POLISHANGEL® | FLAKE
POLISHANGEL® | GLISSANTE
POLISHANGEL® | PRESTO DETAIL SPRAY
POLISHANGEL® | CONTOUR
POLISHANGEL® | MASTER FINAL POLISH II
POLISHANGEL® | MASTER COMPOUND POLISH
POLISHANGEL® | SNOWWHITE
POLISHANGEL® | 5’’ YELLOW, ORANGE & BLACK WAFFLE MACHINE PAD
POLISHANGEL® | WAX&COATING PLANETS APPLIKATOR
Autoglym - Metal Polish
COATING:
Carpro CQUK
Carpro ReLoad
GLASS
Carpro glass ERASER
Carpro Ceriglass
Carpro FlyBy
Carpro Cloud buster Madness MF
Opti-glass clean protect
Opti-glass coating
Stoner Invisible Glass Cleaner With Rain Repellent
Meguiars Window cleaner
3D 50:1 glass cleaner
Surgical huck towels
Adams Glass Cleaner
Waffle weave/satin MF
Sonax glass cleaner
Sonax glass Sprayway
Gel Gloss No Streak window cleaner
Rain-x
Glass Master Pro Combo
WHEELS
Stoner Tarminator
ZEP Heavy-Duty Citrus Degreaser
ZEP Fast 505 Cleaner & Degreaser
LA Totally Awesome wheel cleaner
SONAX Wheel Cleaner Full Effect
CarPro PERL Coat Plastic & Rubber Protectant
Optimum Power Clean All Purpose Cleaner
Clean Wheel Lug Nut Brush
Mothers Detail Brush Set
AutoGlym wheel brush with the green handle
Speed Master Wheel Brush
Valet Pro - Bilberry Wheel Cleaner (1 litre)
Valet Pro - Talos Protectant
Valet Pro - Inch Round Wheel Brush
Coating wheel
CQUK
DG beta trim coating
DG Wet Shine via an air gun
Meguiar's Hyper Dressing
Poorboys Wheel Sealant
ENGINE
Clean:
?
Dressing & Coating:
?
INERIOR
Leather:
Laitner Grip-It Fender & Body Brush
Cquartz Leather & Vinyl Coat
Cquartz Fabric Coat
Carpet:
SONAX Upholstery & Carpet Cleaner
Natural Tampico Upholstery & Carpet Scrub Brush
Clean Vent Kit
303 Aerospace Protectant 10 oz
BISSELL SpotClean Professional Portable Carpet Cleaner, 3624
Ridgid wet vac $80
Automagic ez clean hd hand shampoo concentrate gallon $
Meguiars APC D101
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Re: new to your world and NEED HELP please
Welcome to Autogeek!
My main suggestion is to get Optimum No Rinse for washing and clay lube. Also get a nanoskin clay towel, much better than the mitt.
Detailers Pro Wheel Coating
Cquartz UK paint coating
Have fun!
Finishing Touch Auto (Stayton, OR)
Ryan Hendricks (Owner) 503-602-8483
FTA Website
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Super Member
Re: new to your world and NEED HELP please
For washing, drying, and claying, I do not think you need anything new. What you have will work.
For engine cleaning, something like Meg's APC or Optimum Power Clean.
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Super Member
Re: new to your world and NEED HELP please
Here I narrowed down your list in my opinion. My suggestions in ()
WASHING
Optimum no rinse wash & shine
Carpro Trix (does the job of Iron-X and Tar-X in one)
Carpro Spotless mineral remover
Meguiars Microfibre wash Mitt (2 or 3 of these)
CG STRONG WASH - Bug Tar & Grime remover
Bilt Hamber - Surfex HD Degreaser 1L (I would substitute with Meguiar's SD)
Deconatmination
IronX paste (strongest one) with the Incredisponge.
Clay
Speedy Surface Prep Towel - Fine Grade
Optimum No Rinse Wash & Shine lube
Drying
leaf blower
MF WW towel
POLISHING:
Collinite Liquid Insulator Wax #845
Meguiars M105 Ultra-Cut Compound
Meguiars ultimate compound, polish and liquid wax
Griots 6" polisher (much better than the Meguiar's)
Menzerna 3.5" Pkg/3spot pads
Lake Country Flat pads 6pack (2 orange, 2 white OR green, 1 yellow, and 1 black) Maybe even 2 packs of 6.
POLISHANGEL® | WAX&COATING PLANETS APPLIKATOR
Autoglym - Metal Polish
COATING:
Carpro CQUK
Carpro ReLoad
GLASS
Carpro glass ERASER
Carpro Ceriglass
Carpro FlyBy
Carpro Cloud buster Madness MF
Opti-glass coating
Stoner Invisible Glass Cleaner With Rain Repellent
Surgical huck towels
Glass Master Pro Combo
WHEELS
ZEP Heavy-Duty Citrus Degreaser (sub for Meguiar's SD)
SONAX Wheel Cleaner Full Effect
CarPro PERL Coat Plastic & Rubber Protectant
Optimum Power Clean All Purpose Cleaner
Clean Wheel Lug Nut Brush
Mothers Detail Brush Set
AutoGlym wheel brush with the green handle
Speed Master Wheel Brush
Valet Pro - Inch Round Wheel Brush
Coating wheel
CQUK
Carpro PERL (Works awesome on tires too)
Meguiar's Hyper Dressing
Poorboys Wheel Sealant
ENGINE
Clean:
I would use a degreaser such as Meguiars Super Degreaser (along with the same in place of any of the other Degreasers on your llist)
Dressing & Coating:
(HYPER DRESSING by Meguiar's OR PERL)
INERIOR
Leather:
Laitner Grip-It Fender & Body Brush
Cquartz Leather & Vinyl Coat
Carpet:
SONAX Upholstery & Carpet Cleaner
Natural Tampico Upholstery & Carpet Scrub Brush
Clean Vent Kit
303 Aerospace Protectant 32oz (you will love the stuff buy a bigger bottle right off but its not for carpet!!!!)
Ridgid wet vac $80 (use the wet vac instead of the bissel)
Automagic ez clean hd hand shampoo concentrate gallon $
Meguiars APC D101
"Dirt likes detergent so much better than the surface that it's attached to, it'll leave that surface to go hang out with the soap"... aim4squirrels
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Re: new to your world and NEED HELP please
You "need" to get products for the glass and interior. but otherwise, why by more stuff when you already have plenty of products? Forget about getting "the best" because there is no such thing. What you need is to JUST DO IT. Maybe you won't like some of the products you already have, but you'll never know until you get started. But just get started!
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Re: new to your world and NEED HELP please
Originally Posted by trekkeruss
You "need" to get products for the glass and interior. but otherwise, why by more stuff when you already have plenty of products? Forget about getting "the best" because there is no such thing. What you need is to JUST DO IT. Maybe you won't like some of the products you already have, but you'll never know until you get started. But just get started!
You have washing, polishing and the wheels already covered with the products you have. You can try something different when those are gone.
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Super Member
Re: new to your world and NEED HELP please
Like mike always says "use what you like and use it often"
Finishing Touch Auto (Stayton, OR)
Ryan Hendricks (Owner) 503-602-8483
FTA Website
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Newbie Member
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Re: new to your world and NEED HELP please
Originally Posted by dr_ashk
- i will not do the right or final coating (CQ finest or OPti-coat pro plus) by professional till April...
If you're planning on having Finest or OCP applied, I'd skip buying the majority of the items listed. Just let the professional handle most of the work. He/she will likely want to polish the vehicle themselves before application.
I vote to buy the car, wash it, clay it and then layer on your favorite wax. Let the pro take care of all the correction work.
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Re: new to your world and NEED HELP please
Don't buy anything till you received your car
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