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Exterior-
Mother's Clay Bar
Meguiar's Car Wash and Conditioner
Meguiars Gold Class Wax
Mother's Plastic Polish
Mother's Carnuba Cleaner Wax
Mother's Instant Detailer
Armor All Tire Shine
Zep Engine and Wheel Cleaner
Interior-
Tough Stuff Upholstery Cleaner (THE BEST!)
Mother's Interior Protectant (vinyl, plastic)
Mother's Plastic Polish
Mother's Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner
Fabreeze
Glade Vanilla Car Scent (mmm.. me likey)
Basic Vaccuming
I detail my interior once a month, every month. Basic upkeep is once a week to every two weeks (depending on if I have time). Car washed once or twice a month.
I use the california duster and california blade (when drying after a wash)
The blade works great, but you have to be EXTRA certain that you've completely rinsed the vehicle, otherwise the blade will just rub dirt around the body and cut scratches.
i use
--exterior
meguiars nxt gen tech wax
nxt gen tire shine
black magic wheel wipes
armor all glass wipes
-interior
meguiars gold glass wipes
new car scent car freshners
armor all glass wipes
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1993 V6 XLE Camry (196,000 miles) totalled 10-17-08
2006 Pontiac G6 GT (147,000 miles)
-License revoked until March 19th
Ohhh.. I use "The Absorber" to dry my car. I forgot to add that.. It's better than that novelty crap "Super Shammy" because I beat them both with this thing.
OOps.. for glass, I use "Invisible Glass" cleaner. Beats it anything for glass cleaning purposes.
polish protects (and colors, smooths, etc etc) the paint.
wax protects the polish.
wash, cut (older paint), polish, wax.
something like that.
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125 front wheel horsepower with major retard issues between 4500-5200RPM -
OD switched off, even when not in 3rd results in major power loss/rpm drop.
what do you guys use to clean your rims? ive decided to take off the hubcaps, and i saw an inch of brake dust.
scrubbing brush :P
i just got a semi-soft bristleed brush.
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125 front wheel horsepower with major retard issues between 4500-5200RPM -
OD switched off, even when not in 3rd results in major power loss/rpm drop.
actually, polish is generally an abrasive product that removes a very very miniscule amount of the clear coat to return the gloss and depth to the cars paint. Depending on the abrasiveness the polish can be used with a buffer to remove scratches and scuffs. A chemical polish is a chemical cleaning polish with no abrasives. W/O getting into Autopian terms and getting you all confused this is the right steps to keep the car in good condition. (My Choices)
Wash (NXT Car Wash)
Clay (Four Star Clay)
Light cut polish by hand or machine (Poorboys SSR 2.5) www.exceldetail.com
Wax (NXT Tech Wax)
Glass (Stoners IG)
Wheels (EO A2Z) and Wheel brush
Tires (Black Magic Tire Gel and Swipes)
I detail professionally and I am happy to help anyone who wants to learn how to maintain a great finish. PM and ill help anytime!
Oh, and Check out this site http://www.autopia.org
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