The Official "I just washed my car thread"
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Like what are you looking for? Winchester Auto has a good selection, but surprisingly, Pep Boys actually carries some decent stuff too. For general washing, I've switched to Griot's Garage's products. Best car wash and best clay I've used. For polish I use Meguiars Pro: #9 swirl remover for minor scratch removal and for other cars that I've owned I have all the way up to heavy. Griot's Best of Show wax is good but doesn't last as long as Meguiars HiTech Yellow wax.
Last edited by 04GG; May 11, 2012 at 01:32 PM.
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Any recommendations are greatly appreciated. Is Meguiar's any good? You prefer Griot's?
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Meguiar's regular stuff isn't that great, but the Pro stuff (tan bottles) is excellent. They basically have every product you can think of:
http://www.meguiars.com/en/professional/products/
For car wash though, I do really like the Griots stuff the best. Expensive, but it really gets stuff off the car and still rinses clean like nothing else, AND environmentally safe. Most places only carry a few of those products on the shelf, such as Winchester.
I haven't tried Griot's polishes yet because I still have plenty of Meguiars. If you want to get serious, a random orbital buffer is a must. I've had mine for years, since I used to have 3 black cars.
Griots basically sells everything too, but I wasn't impressed with their interior cleaner. It is pretty much an exact copy of what Meguiars sells for less. I want their random orbital but it is pretty pricey. They just came out with a Carnauba wax that I'll probably have to try out. I have the regular wheel cleaner and the heavy duty from them and that stuff REALLY works great.
http://www.meguiars.com/en/professional/products/
For car wash though, I do really like the Griots stuff the best. Expensive, but it really gets stuff off the car and still rinses clean like nothing else, AND environmentally safe. Most places only carry a few of those products on the shelf, such as Winchester.
I haven't tried Griot's polishes yet because I still have plenty of Meguiars. If you want to get serious, a random orbital buffer is a must. I've had mine for years, since I used to have 3 black cars.
Griots basically sells everything too, but I wasn't impressed with their interior cleaner. It is pretty much an exact copy of what Meguiars sells for less. I want their random orbital but it is pretty pricey. They just came out with a Carnauba wax that I'll probably have to try out. I have the regular wheel cleaner and the heavy duty from them and that stuff REALLY works great.
Last edited by 04GG; May 11, 2012 at 01:47 PM.
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Joined: Oct 2011
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From: San Jose, CA
Car Info: 2011 Subaru WRX Limited 4 door
Meguiar's regular stuff isn't that great, but the Pro stuff (tan bottles) is excellent. They basically have every product you can think of:
http://www.meguiars.com/en/professional/products/
For car wash though, I do really like the Griots stuff the best. Expensive, but it really gets stuff off the car and still rinses clean like nothing else, AND environmentally safe. Most places only carry a few of those products on the shelf, such as Winchester.
I haven't tried Griot's polishes yet because I still have plenty of Meguiars. If you want to get serious, a random orbital buffer is a must. I've had mine for years, since I used to have 3 black cars.
Griots basically sells everything too, but I wasn't impressed with their interior cleaner. It is pretty much an exact copy of what Meguiars sells for less. I want their random orbital but it is pretty pricey. They just came out with a Carnauba wax that I'll probably have to try out. I have the regular wheel cleaner and the heavy duty from them and that stuff REALLY works great.
http://www.meguiars.com/en/professional/products/
For car wash though, I do really like the Griots stuff the best. Expensive, but it really gets stuff off the car and still rinses clean like nothing else, AND environmentally safe. Most places only carry a few of those products on the shelf, such as Winchester.
I haven't tried Griot's polishes yet because I still have plenty of Meguiars. If you want to get serious, a random orbital buffer is a must. I've had mine for years, since I used to have 3 black cars.
Griots basically sells everything too, but I wasn't impressed with their interior cleaner. It is pretty much an exact copy of what Meguiars sells for less. I want their random orbital but it is pretty pricey. They just came out with a Carnauba wax that I'll probably have to try out. I have the regular wheel cleaner and the heavy duty from them and that stuff REALLY works great.
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Awesome, thanks man. I'll check out Winchester Auto. This is the first time properly washing and waxing my baby since I got it (I had it detailed once and I did a quick wash once and it's a 2011 I got in November), so I'm looking forward to it. I feel like I've neglected her up to this point.
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