Xorro's Car Detailing
The confusing world of detailing products...


My current detailing collection

Polish

Auto Glym Super Resin Polish

Auto Glym Super Resin Polish

This has fillers, used for masking swirls rather than removing them.

Menzerna Final Finish 106FA (newer version of the 106FF)

A polish with some cut, slightly more than the 85RD. This is a recent aquisition and has done a great job of removing light swirls and scratches. Only done a test patch so far.

Glaze

Chemical Guys Ez Creme Glaze

Chemical Guys Ez-Glaze at the moment, possibly changing to Clearkote Yellow Wax (it's not a wax!)

Sealants

Chemical Guys M-SealCurrently using Chemical Guys M-Seal. Never had any problems with this, but it can be a bit difficult to remove at times. I try to leave coats for 30 mins to cure.

Waxes

Chemical Guys XXX Paste Chemical Guys Butter Wet Wax
Collinite 915

Currently using Chemical Guys Butter Wet Wax or XXX Paste. The BWW is used more in the summer as it looks glossier, where as the XXX is more for winter when you need something longer lasting and more durable, also it can be hard to remove. Considering just having a single wax, possibly Collinite 476 or 915.
A good deal appeared on 915, so I have some of that on the way.

Other products

Poor Boys Natural Look

Poor Boys Natural LookI don't think you can go wrong with this product. On interiors leaves a "factory finish", not shiny or glossy. Easy to use and leaves a streak free finish, just buff with a MF. Also good on exterior plastics.

Meguiars Endurance Gel

Meguiars Endurance GelI normally use this on my tires, but I have also used it on black bumper trims. I think it works best of the 'rougher' plastics, but for smoother ones I would use the Natural Look.

Auto Glym Glass Polish

Autoglym Glass Polish

Brilliant, I wouldn't use anything else on my windows


Auto Glym Wheel Cleaner

Autoglym Clean WheelsI have tried quite a few wheel cleaners, including Meguiars Wheel Brightener and Chemical Guys Blue Rinse - I still think that the AG Clean Wheels works the best.


Chemical Guys Rim Wax

This is kind of a mushy paste. I've not tried other waxes on my wheels, but this stuff does seem to repell water and brake dust OK, but there might be a better product out there.

Mothers Plastic Polish

Works on removing light scratches from interior shiny-plastics and for polishing-up headlight.

Poor Boys Bug Squash

Great for softening up splatted insects.

Poor Boys Quick Detailer

A recent addition after using up my CG QD. I think all QD's are much of a muchness, but the CG version did smell nicer...

Rarely used items

AG body work shampoo
AG Interior cleaner
Turtle Wax Extreme Nano-Tech Glass Cleaner
CG Blue Rinse (wheel cleaner)
Meguiars Scratch X
Meguiars Wheel Brightener