[disintegrator66]

I may be partial to Griots Garage products....

[icj_45e]

disintegrator66
How is the Griot's Foaming Surface Wash? Do you use it as a pre-wash? Or normal soap during regular washes?

[jmar0351]

Originally Posted by TboneS54

Like most companies, Adam's gets their stuff mixed by B&B. Perfectly good stuff, go with whoever is cheaper (shine supply, chemical guys, Adam's, jay leno, etc...)

I don;t normally buy Adam's, but their iron remover gallon was on sale for $50 with a free 16oz bottle added plus $10 off so $40 total for 144oz; it's a killer deal. Normally I buy Griot's (and I think it's a bit better), but it's $80, by comparison (for 128oz).

25% off sitewide Adam's code is LUCKY - st patrick's day

Thanks for that, just ordered the Graphene Ceramic coating collection and the essential kit - saved over 100.

Just got back to the forum after being away a long time, looking forward to pampering a BMW again.

[disintegrator66]

Originally Posted by icj_45e

disintegrator66
How is the Griot's Foaming Surface Wash? Do you use it as a pre-wash? Or normal soap during regular washes?

I'm a big fan of the foaming surface wash - good sud thickness etc. I use it as a regular wash soap and 95% of the time I perform a contact/agitation wash after letting it dwell. IMO that is the only way to remove 99% of dirt & grime.

[Harley Larz]

Been using www.AmericanDetailerGarage.com for many years. Only products I use now. I used to drive an entertainer coach for rock bands and we used this to product test. Easy products to use made by someone who cares.

Check them out.

Tell them I sent you.

[drum428]

Why do they steer you away from the chemical guys stuff?

[John in VA]

Originally Posted by drum428

Why do they steer you away from the chemical guys stuff?

Some feel there is not enough differentiation between their products & that there are better products for the money. I've been happy with the few I've used.

[jwmFcreek]

As new to the detail word it can be very overwhelming when on a quest to protect your car or cars and not screw up . Very overwhelming the more I learned the more every supplier and paid used swore they were correct … bmw just example said only use soap and water but we have this matte black nano wax we can sell you it’s wave after wave but there are also good people who test products and share there product testing which helps a lot .
One product tester I started watching was Jimbo’s car detailing and his products and his approach which is products he had hand in making and his reasons … his foam soap is better then any others I tried and I bought to many . His hard as shell ceramic spray was a great entry into ceramic protection and very easy to use on gloss and frozen paint . But what worked was jimbos detailing gave a crap enough to answer my questions … I had frozen black paint I needed protected screwing up the color or finish was not a option per his advice I went slow with the product and he kept assuring me I would be ok and like the result and jimbo was spot on right his hard as shell was awesome for all my cars even the very finicky frozen black xm I am a much better detailer and my cars are cleaner and protected because of jimbos products and mostly because of his patients and support to a new be like me true story .

[jwmFcreek]

For tires and glass

[f36_goose]

I use Bilt Hamber products for a snow foam contactless wash then primarily Meguiars products after that.

The BH stuff I use is touchless, find it gets rid of a lot of the grit and grime easily without touching the body work. Also the amount you get it lasts forever it seems.

After that and a gentle contact wash I go around the car with the Meguiars Hybrid Ceramic detailer. Lasts a good few weeks and if used regularly it appears to build layers which last longer. The deep shine you get from it also is second to none

https://bilthamber.com/product/touch-less/
https://www.theultimatefinish.co.uk/...-detailer.aspx

[CLTMDA]

My garage workbench looks similar to the above with respect to Griott's products, though not nearly as many or as organized. I really like the Bilt Hammer prewash and Traceless glass cleaner though.

[peopleschoice1]

I love griots polishes http://https://youtube.com/shorts/WnqlVp-jYqs?si=grK__q1tlIE5uf80

[starlights]

I read some glowing reviews for Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant here in some threads and decided to give it a try. Never used it again because despite the beautiful shine, it attracted so much dust that it simply wasn't worth it for me.

I am back to using CarGuys Liquid Wax and very happy with that. In my simple routine I wash the car with ONR and distilled water. Then, without drying I apply the CG liquid wax and wipe - always a beautiful shine that lasts a few months between washes.

[RichY]

I just ordered the MTM Hydro Magnum28 foam cannon. Looking to find a great soap that I can use on my old cat white single stage paint (88 Turbo Coupe) and on new duel stage base coat clear coat paint. I live on a barrier island in Florida and see salt spray on the windshield from just driving around and parked at the store. My cars are garage kept, so looking to get a great soap for salt, bug and other dirt removal. I’m new to a foam cannon.

[John in VA]

Originally Posted by RichY

I’m new to a foam cannon.

Lots of info/reviews here: https://www.autogeek.net/search-magi...ry=foam+cannon

[macman500]

I’ve used a lot of various product brands and have found that Gtechniq and Koch Chemie products are typically a notch above most of the stuff out there.

https://gtechniq.com/product-categor...SABEgLzWPD_BwE

https://www.koch-chemie.com/us/products/automotive

Foam canons are good for applying foam for prewash/wash, and rinse with a high volume, low pressure nozzle.


https://www.eleyhosereels.com/produc...31870837424199

This will be the last nozzle set you buy. It’s very robust, and the shower nozzle has a high volume, laminar spray pattern.

[G80indy]

Griot’s
Chemical Guys
Meguiars
Zymol

[The Swede]

Just did my seats with colourlock today and brought 28 year old leather to nearly new condition.

Quite chuffed.

[John in VA]

Originally Posted by The Swede

Just did my seats with colourlock today and brought 28 year old leather to nearly new condition.
Quite chuffed.

Which Colourlock product(s)?

[The Swede]

Originally Posted by John in VA

Which Colourlock product(s)?

I used both of the leather cleaners, the leather fresh (which is in the colour of your leather), the protector and the sealant (called Versieglung here).

[The Swede]

28 year old seats coming back to live