Just wanted to know what products you fellow ITR owners use to clean your cars (car soap, clay bar, wax, polish, swirl remover, etc.) Any advice on washing and waxing would help too! Thanks!

 

3M imperial hand glaze

 

Maguires everything.

 

Meguires wax

Mothers cleaner for interior (ie. dash, door panels, anything plastic; works good on tires too).


[Modified by JUNtypeR, 9:52 AM 7/4/2002]

 

mother's clay bar, wax and of course that dope quick detailier between washes

 

I use Turtle wax shampoo....

 

Car Brite products and some Mothers once in a while.

 

How do you get swirl marks out of the clearcoat?

 

If your lucky enough to know someone who works at a car dealer or car detailing shop, I would get them to score you some CarBrite products.... they are very, very good.. problem is they do not sell to the general public.

 

Rain

 

I use different brands, depending on what I'm trying to do. I've found that no one brand is best for everything. Here's what I use; I consider item numbers 1, 3, 5, and 6 essential, and item numbers 2, 4, and 7 optional for special situations.

1. For washing, either Meguiars Gold Class Car Wash Shampoo & Conditioner:



or Zymol Clear:



2. If the surface of the finish gets really rough (you can feel this by lightly running your fingers across it), Clay Magic:



3. For routine (twice a year) removal of oxidation and tire marks and such, Zymol HD-Cleanse, which is not physically abrasive:



4. For swirl marks or anything that doesn't come off with the HD-Cleanse and needs something that is slightly abrasive, Meguiars No. 9 Swirl Remover:



5. For protecting the paint, every three months or so, Zymol Japon wax:



6. For protecting the interior (dash, inside door panels, etc) with a nice satiny sheen, Zymol Vinyl:



7. For spot cleaning (like an isolated bird poop), Meguiars Quik Detailer:



You can find Meguiars products at many auto parts stores and Target. You can order Zymol or Clay Magic direct from the manufacturer's website or from Emmons Coachworks, or you can find your local Zymol dealer here.

 

George, I wish I had the luxury of having the kids wash my R. Maybe in about 10-15 years I'll have some kids old enough to wash it for me

 

 

I use Meguiar's for damn near everything. Heres a page for my website I'm working on about cleaning my R.

[Detailing]

 

Meguiars has got to be the best in car cleaning essentials.

 

I almost gave up because i own 00 FBP. U see every damm scratches and swirl. I try all kind of swirl removal and its never goes away because u can alway see it on certain angle of light conditions. I bought all kind of Japanese black color dedicated cleaned, 3800micron cleaner, wax and etc from carmate and so on.
I all just cover it up hair scratches, never make then go away.
Oh well, life goes on because i do love my R, just hate the maintence of blk.
I had a 97 CW before and other red color cars and never have so much headache in cleaning.

 

http://www.zainobros.com

 

X1000

i love Zaino products. the swirl remover works wonders. after a coupe caots of ploish the car looks brand new

 

I get a friend to prof. glaze/wax my R every month with samples his shop gets...
I use Acura wash 'n' wax for drive-way washings..I get it cheap from work...and I have not found anything that shines and drys better....w/ micro fiber sham...0 spots..

 

In what order should I wash and wax my car in?
-wash
-clay bar
-polish
-wax

Is this the right order? Thanks again for the replys!

 

All the above is correct, just make sure you spray the car down with some sort of Quik detailer before you use the clay bar.

 

Rain

I swear everytime I wash my car, 2 hours later it rains

I wonder what will happen when I wax my car next month...hail maybe


[Modified by Tommy_Gunns, 1:26 PM 7/4/2002]

 

Waxing is a pain in the *** if you ask me.

I use Meguiar's most of the time.....

Do yourself a favor and invest in a good RANDOM ORBITAL BUFFER. Don't get a rotary one - you will burn the clearcoat and make swirlmarks if you don't know what you are doing.

Buffers cut waxing time in about 1/2.

 

I bought one of the new cordless orbital buffers from Simoniz.... It very good, battery charge last a long time.

 

Mequiars Gold Class for everything but the wheels and engine, then Simple Green.