Car Detailing/Exterior Brands

Joker_J

I've been using Griotts for my leather/interior and Exterior on the Z.
Lately I've been seeing different brands pop-up and was wondering which brand is the best. Currently looking into Chemical Guys or Smart Polish Pro.

1)Leather:
2)Dash:
3)Exterior:
4)Wheels:
5)Tires:

cowboy477989

I use Chemical Guys. Products are top notch.

Joker_J

I spent an hour on their website lol probably gonna give them a try.
Got stuff for the outside platic/engine bay, leather, interior and rim/tires xD lol
Sometimes I hate my OCD...

scottIN

I got turned onto Zaino maybe 15 years ago or so. Probably what I use the most of. Though I prefer Griot's glass cleaner. For polish, I like PoorBoys, and if I'm just going to do a quick coat of wax, S100 WOWO method.

white_wolf

During college, I used to detail cars on the side for extra money. I'll list the budget and high-end/boutique products I've used on cars... and the stuff I personally use on mine.

Budget
1)Leather: Chemical Guys leather conditioner, and CG leather cleaner
2)Dash: Chemical Guys Matte Dash Spray
3)Exterior: Hydro2
4)Wheels: Black Fire Wet Diamond Wheel Sealant
5)Tires: Armor All Extreme Tire Shine

High-End/Boutique
1)Leather: Leatherique Conditioner, Leatherique Cleaner
2)Dash: G Techniq C6 Matte Dash
3)Exterior: Cquartz UK/OptiCoat/GTechniq C1
4)Wheels: G Techniq C4 Wheel Armor, and Hydro2
5)Tires: Opti-Bond Tire Gel
6)Wheel Wells: Chemical Guys Bare Bones

My 370z
1)Leather: Leatherique Conditioner/Cleaner, and CQuartz Leather Sealant
2)Dash: Chemical Guys Matte Dash Spray
3)Exterior: Opti-Coat 2.0 (best stuff ever if you can get your hands on it)
4)Wheels: Hydro2
5)Tires: Whatever is on sale lol
6)Wheel Wells: Chemical Guys Bare Bones

I highly..HIGHLY recommend CQuartz UK for a sealant, and Hydro2 for everything else. Seriously, look them up, you won't be disappointed.

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Joker_J

Nice! I'll have to take a look at the brands for the exterior.
I have a shopping cart filled with all of chemical guys products...

I chose the leather spray and conditioner thing, Mr. Pink and Honey Dew for the soap, Black on Black for the outside trim/engine bay, Decon Pro Iron for the wheels, and the inner clean for interior detailing. Also a bunch of micro fiber, brushes and etc LOL My OCD....

dvboy

Most of the stuff out there is pretty darned good.The reality is 90% of the end result is how you use it,and the other 10% comes from the various products.

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Mike

I used to use Cquartz, but switched to this for my newest car. Much easier to apply

Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Paint Coating

also use their wheel and glass coatings.

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