Car Valeting - your go to products

[Electric_Andy]

Demon Shine is good for a quick shine after a wash !

in all honesty, it was cheap and stood in front of me on a stand in The Range (a bit like B&M or Home Bargains). I have lots of other Halfords products which were given to me as christmas presents about 10 years ago but I don't use them

 

[wafter]

I'm a bit OCD about the car/bike - ask skolly !

Same as that usually - the current situation results predominently from having nowhere suitable to wash the car.. otherwise it'd probably be at least markedly less manky than it is currently.

 

[Drago]

Some of the new stuff is pretty magic (i.e. low effort). Remember when waxes were really hard to buff off. My latest gadget is an under body spray attachment for the Karcher, especially now I'm knackered ! Saves bending.

I use a wash mitt on a pole thing from Amazon. No bending over or leaning to extend my reach.

 

[I like Skol]

But it just gets dirty again....

 

[Brandane]

Back in the days of ownership of nice cars worthy of some attention, I was a fan of AutoGlym's range of products. These days I own a 10 year old Suzuki S-Cross thing. If it's lucky it gets a hose down at work, followed by a brush over using a bucket of cold water with a squirt of industrial detergent in it. Then a rinse with the hose. Basically the same regime as the works 2 people carriers for which I have responsibility for cleaning.
I still use AutoGlym products, but that effort is reserved for the motorbike. 😄

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

@fossyant

Don’t get me wrong
I vacuum it out & clean the glass/lights/registration plates, but don’t wash it

I’ve had it almost 4 years & washed it twice
(alloys are cleaned about every 3 months)

EDIT @ 19:02

@fossyant
It was fairly clean here!

 

[Dave7]

Head and shoulders

I didn't know you had dandruff

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I didn't know you had dandruff

 

[Gwylan]

My go-to car cleaner is the wife

 

[Gwylan]

My go-to car cleaner is the wife

Please don't tell her.

 

[fossyant]

My wife has never washed her car.


It's my job.

 

[Gwylan]

My wife has never washed her car.


It's my job.

What sort of equality is that?

 

[tyred]

You can wash cars

I thought that's what thunderstorms were for.

 

[newts]

Bilt Hamber Touchless snowfoam is the best I've used as a pre wash, dwell for a couple of minutes & 95% of the muck rinses straight off. BH Korrosol for the wheels. BH Autowash for the contact clean. Using up some Meguiars ceramic detailer for the drying wipe.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

OK, I know some folk wash their cars once a year when it get's a service

I'm not sure exactly when our car was last washed, but definitely pre covid.

Go for a bike ride instead is my advice.