Wash 'n' Wax

[koa]

C. R. Lawrance makes quite a few good glass cleaning products. It's Sparkle Cleaner & Stain Remover works really great for the outside since it dusts up quite a bit.

I've used Invisiable Glass by Stoner for the inside and that works pretty good. Use newspaper to wipe off.

Check out BAF Industries for their Polymer II product. It's a paint sealant. They have another product called ProSol to remove any wax before sealing to make the sealant bond better. What impressed me about this company was you can call and talk to the tech guys and they have tons of info about cleaning, waxing and sealing and are very knowledgable about all the other products out there. I know everyone has their favorite wax, etc., but some of those high priced products are more about marketing than what really works long term. Similar to what Bose is to audio.

[BigE]

Had the truck for just a little over a month, waited for the paint to cure on the SnugTop. (Snug didn't recommend waxing for the first 30 days). Just washed and wax mine last week, using the Meguiar's Deep Crystal 3 step system. What a chore and then it rained 3 days later.

I've used the Meguiar's Endurance tire gel, IMO it's the best tire shine product out there and superior to the foamy spray can stuff. Meguair's will last over a week to two weeks and still be very shiny. After a month and cleaning brake dust off the rims several times, the tires still stay black, may not be shiny, but the tires definately will not turn brown. I've got lazy and stopped putting the tire gel on my other car and the tires still look great (black) for over 1.5 years now. However, there's a small annoyance with the Meguiar's Endurance tire gel... with the high gloss one, it tends to splatter if it's applied thick in some areas (esp. if it gets to the tread edges), and on a black or dark colored car, it's horrible, you get spots all over the sides of your paint. Usually, if the car sits for a bit it doesn't splatter as much or if you can find it, the low gloss version of Endurance, I've heard it doesn't splatter.

[stryker709]

I just did a double application of the tire gel last night and it looks incredible. It sucks working construction when you just get your truck looking mint and a day later its all dusty, but that tire gel seems to stay shiny.