Right this will prob go on for those who arnt intrested at all in keeping there car clean in what i and few thousand others see as the right way to clean a car ! So if you dont care dont read simple !
Ill link to most things on the one Site as it makes my life easier but feel free to shop around as there are i think close to 20 Sites for the UK
Ill start from the start
Pre Wash:-
Snow Foam
Foam Lance
Allow the Snow Foam to sit for round 10 mins to lift off as much dust/dirt as possible
Wash:-
Two Bucket Mothod ! if you dont know what it is Google is your friend !
2x These or similar !
General Sponges are BAD !!!
Get yourself
one of the following i prefer the Micro Fiber Sponge but its down to your of personal preference.
Shampoo You again have choices, i personally use
CG Body Was & Wax once the car has been polished and waxed before hand id use something like Maxi Suds or similar
Drying:-
Drying Towel Love these well for the money collect a hell of alot of water
Also use
Megs Last Touch Diluted 50/50 with water to avoid leaving streaks behind while drying
Also have a couple of
these as well handy for the likes of Last Touch & any other products you dont want to use neat.
Claying:- Every Six Month To A Year, Your Call
Best clay IMO is
Bilt-Hamber Autoclay but again there are other i would recommend the
Fine Poly Clay
The Bilt-Hamber stuff only needs water as a Lube where as most others require some sort of QD or the like.
Polishing:-
This can be done by hand or the way i do it by Dual Action Policher (DA or PC) makes life easy but ill leave this out of this and stick to by hand, if you want to know what i use then ill list it.
Auto Glym - Super Resin Polish is great for this stage by hand easy to work and will remove some scratches/swirls with enough work.
Sealants:-
Not really required but some can add to the finish of the wax and they also add protection at the same time
CG Blitz is my choice easy on and off and can be layered up
Wax:-
Right this is the annoying part as its really up to you on how much you are willing to spend etc but really anything from the
DoDo Juice range is great ive used Purple Haze on my old Clio and it gave a great finish.
Currently using Swissvax Onyx on the 9 but will be ordering some Supernatural from the DoDo soon.
Wheels:-
By far the best product ive used on wheels is
Billberry Used Neat or Diluted it will shift most of the breakdust off your wheels !
Use
this for the inside of the wheels if you cant be arsed to remove them
Once youve got them clean i would give them a coat or three of
Poor Boys Wheel Sealant once this is on dirt will fall off just with a Pressure Washer !
And for that new Tyre look some
CG Tyre/Trim Gel
That will do lol ive wrote enough crap for who ever wants to read through it
, i use a hell of alot of other products but those are the main ones ive used from the start, need anything else feel free to give me a shout
