Originally Posted by Cmike2780

Most of the stuff in stores aren't that good. Even Meg's has a lineup you rarely see in stores. The waxes and materials available in store, while there are exceptions, is somewhat of a hassle to find out which ones actually work. If you go to the Adams' website or Detailers Domain, you know just about all the products they have is high quality stuff. I'm not just saying this because they sponsor this site, I've tried stuff from them and everything works as they say. If anything, I've saved money. I no longer have bottles of unusable products on my shelf.

Here's some stuff I use or have used in the past the yielded great results.

Car Shampoo:
Adam's Car Wash Shampoo w/Adam's wash pad

Pre-Cleaner/Clay:
Adam's clay bar with Detail Spray as lubricant
Aquartz Iron Cut

Polishes:
Adam's Polishes & Pads
Meguiar's M205 & M105

Wax:
Adam's Machine Superwax
Adam's Americana
Swissvax Onyx (Fantastic shine/depth, but pricey)

Detail Spray:
Adam's Detail Spray & Waterless wash
ONR

Glass:
Adam's Glass cleaner
Adam's Glass sealant

Wheels & Tires:
Adam's All purpose cleaner (grear for cleaning tires)
Adam's Wheel cleaner (works okay, but could be better)
Adam's Super VRT (for tires)
Sonax Full Effect (The best stuff for cleaning wheels, but pricey)

Interior:
Adam's Interior cleaner (works great but be sure to use Leather Conditioner afterwards)
1Z einszett Cockpit Premium (great product & doesn't leave the surface shiny)

Towels:
Adam's microfiber towels & drying towels (best towels I've owned, hands downs)

Other Equip:
Porter Cable 7424XP Orbital Polisher
(2) Buckets (got them as Sears and bought grit guards online)