What kind of stuff did you guys buy to wash your car?

[MisterSkiz]

I've been using the meguiars rinseless car wash.

One you're using seems Interesting. May have a go at it.

So you use only the Optimum No rinse wash and wax for your wheels/tires too? I was looking up videos on this and it does seem enticing, not gonna lie. I've seen people using a sponge in most videos that I saw about this product, not sure if thats the "recommended" way to use it or if it doesn't matter?

Optimum has a sponge, I use a thick microfiber cushioned mitt.

After I am done washing the car, I wash all the rags with some dawn soap in the same bucket to cut the grease/oil and then throw them in the washer on hot with laundry detergent and then hang them to dry.


Here is what I do/use - this is a copy/paste from an older email I sent a friend


Items to Buy:
Optimum No Rinse Wash and Wax
http://a.co/d/h0ICPNb
$21.97

http://www.amazon.com/Viking-999800..._5?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1337604835&sr=1-5
$12.00


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000RXKR6M/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i01 (buy two of them - one only for wheels, one only for body of car)
$6.40


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003UT3S6Q/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i02 (Optional)
$15.95


http://www.autogeek.net/supreme-buff-microfiber-towel.html (buy a couple of them - one only for wheels, one only for body of car)
$7.99

http://www.autogeek.net/griots-speed-shine-microfiber.html (buy a couple of them - one only for wheels, one only for body of car)
$17.99

https://www.homedepot.com/p/RL-Flo-Master-4-pt-Hand-Sprayer-56HD/100164531 (I use this to keep a mix of the optimum product and water in to spray down car before washing)
$6.62

Total = ~$95 bux

You just need three cap fulls of the Optimum No Rinse wash and wax and two gallons (8 quarts) of water to wash your car. I spray down the car with the garden sprayer then wash from top to bottom, doing a little bit at a time. With my insulated garage, I can wash car year round and the amount of water that falls in the garage is about the same as driving in from a heavy rain storm.

The best part of the stuff is that you avoid being outside in the sun, I have even washed my car at night in the garage when it was my only free time.

Videos of Product being used:

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[tomfree]

appreciate the response, thanks! Something like this you’d recommend? https://a.co/d/gTqEnxx

Those are more interior detailing brushes for stuff like vents and hard to reach nooks/crannies.
I have one like this that gets used on wheels exclusively:
https://www.amazon.com/Suds-Lab-Whe...sprefix=cone+shaped+wheel+brush,aps,79&sr=8-9

 

[rkpetersen]

I'm using this Carpro Reset. Comes highly recommended and supposedly won't harm ceramic coatings.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MLG4CX2?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

And this Adams product to clean the wheels and tires, supposedly won't damage the finish on your brake calipers.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BL53BS1X?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

 

[SlowFreddy]

THIS.

Pan The Organiser set-up, I like it

 

[shaloot]

I don’t trust the waterless car wash stuff on a black car, I bought 3 buckets (1 contains the wash and all clean mitts / towels, another is to discard used wash mitts, and another for wheels).
I use the “one bucket” method even though it’s 3 buckets lol. Meaning once you wash a portion of the car and that mitt or towel is possibly dirty, it goes in the used bin. Very little chance of swirling that way. It’s likely overkill, but the cost of doing it is minimal - just the cost of 4 extra wash mitts or towels. Also, when washing a really dirty area like down low, definitely don’t use that anywhere else.
Def get some sort of wheel cleaning brush, something that fits between the spokes and calipers, and to help clean the wheel barrel.
Get some bug cleaner to soak the nasty splats as soon as possible and always rinse it off fully. I got nailed by a few big bugs on the drive home from purchase, waited a week to wash it and one of them still has a small mark that I need to treat again next wash.
For other chemicals, basic stuff: foaming wash, wheel & tire cleaner, vinyl rubber & trim, interior cleaner, and some sort of dry aid or quick detailer for random things.
I may try the rinse less wash stuff as I will drive and park the car in a storage unit for a few months until I sort out our garage better.
If you’re really into keeping your ride clean get a power washer and foam cannon for sure. Works much better than a garden hose with foam gun.
and tons of microfiber towels ofc.
I invested in some detail equipment because I’m fundamentally opposed the need for PPF, but that said I may just do it anyway lol. Think I’ll keep it in the garage all winter regardless and maybe decide on PPF next spring.

 

[DarkZupra]

Pan The Organiser set-up, I like it

More Obsessed Garage than Pan.

 

[SpeedRacer]

Oh and my dealer said they added a ceramic coating. But honestly it doesn’t seem like they did a good job lol. Car came kinda dirty since I got it shipped from out of state, and I didn’t notice much water beading. Not really sure if they did it at all lol.

Dealer installed ceramic coatings typically aren't the Pro ceramic that comes in a small bottle so you'll need to prep and coat it yourself if that's what you're wanting. I've done several of our cars and it takes a weekend for me to prep a car and apply a couple of coats of prosumer level ceramic (it might be quicker with a Supra since the others were SUV's).

 

[rkpetersen]

Dealer level ceramic is usually bs from what I've seen and heard, often even sprayed on, and both doesn't last like or make your car sparkle and shine like a proper high grade ceramic of the kind mentioned by speedracer. Detailers will often use the same product as dealers and call it a ceramic coat. Hell, you can get ceramic applied in a drive thru car wash. :/

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