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I started my DIY car journey a long time ago when Maguire’s was the top tier in waxes and shampoos. Then about 10 years ago, Chemical Guys started their video training/marketing series on You Tube. I bought into what they were selling. A good foundational understanding of the difference between a compound and polish, the 2 bucket wash method with dirt traps, etc. How pad choice combined with compounds or polish made a difference, etc. Then Pan came along with his chemists viewpoint and decades long pro detailer experience (along with Todd at Esoteric). Now, competing voices opened my awareness to better products. I learned about other top tier brands such as; Rupes, P&S, Car Pro, etc. The journey continues. Thank you Pan. I respect your opinions, your approach and video story telling and teaching of skills. Keep up your great work! And, keep it tight!
Amen to this Brian! This is exactly my experience. Chemical Guys opened my world to what good detailing really is. They were a “gateway drug” for me. Still learning but honestly thankful for them, as without them I never would have started researching ceramic coatings or probably even found this channel. I don’t buy much from them anymore (I still like VRP and Silk Shine), but would happily buy the guys a drink as a thanks for opening up my approach, technique, and skill.
I just purchased my first new car. While I've always taken care of my vehicles, I'm highly interested in detailing and upkeep on another level now. This channel and the info you provide is exactly what I need! Thank you!
Thanks for the positive feedback. How did you discover my channel by the way? Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 950,000 subscribers and we have over 125 million views! I have been detailing for 26 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
I was watching videos about ceramic coatings, and your review of Meguiar's Hybrid spray was suggested. I've learned more in just a few of your videos than in the past couple of days' research!
I bought those microfiber towels to try out. I figured if they were awful, I would use them for my wheels. They ended up being GREAT and they were soft. I bought a 2nd pack. For $10, they are a great buy.
As a long time fan of Pan the Organizer, the only product in this line up that I use is the Invisible Glass cleaner. All the other car detail products I use have come recommended by Pan. I’ve done some testing myself and have some favorites that I will continue to purchase across a variety of brands (TW, Griot’s, P&S, McKee’s 37, Meguiars). And a side note, I’m just a DIY weekend warrior and not a professional detailer.
I'm a huge fan of 3D brand products. I work at a Kia dealership and use their Super Soap (1 oz per 5 gal!), Super Wheel Cleaner, Super Citrus APC, LVP Conditioner (HIGHLY recommended!), 3D One Compound, 3D Speed AIO (crazy easy to use(, Poxy Wax, Waterless Wash (GREAT stuff), Non Silicone Tire Dressing (only 3D product I'm not a fan of) Invisible Glass is fantastic.
I’ve had great success with Adams products. I know some of them are a bit pricey, but always quality stuff. Especially their mega foam, and wheel cleaners.
Sometimes I find some good deals on Amazon, but I mainly stick with one company. I used to try a bunch of different ones, but once I found a company that offers nearly every product I need, I stuck with them. Some of the products you reviewed are good for the average detailer looking to clean their vehicles, but they're not for everyone. It's important to have people like Pan who test these products and let us know how they work. Great work Pan!
I think alot of the appeal for chemical guys is the price point for a decent product, especially for those who aren’t too serious about detailing, the more serious you get about detailing and what products go on your car the more willing you’d be to spend the 3-6$ extra on a very very good product, but majority of people will be more than happy with what chemical guys offer
I personally do not use any Chemical Guys products anymore, but for whatever reason, every single person I know that is a DIY weekend warrior type uses them. I tell them about the products I use like Carpro, P&S, Koch Chemie, Gyeon etc etc and they look at me like I’m insane 😂
Car shampoo: koch chemie gfx GC: deturner hydro glass Paint protection: gtechniq crystal serum ultra Quick detailer: car pro elixir Tire dresing: gyone tire and car pro dirke side Iron removal: car pro ironx and gyone iron Apc: koch chemie green star Interior detailer: gyone interior detailer Lether cleaner: colourlock Microfiber: work stuf and gyone Greetings from Serbia💪🇷🇸
I think Chemical Guys is just a well-known inexpensive brand. Glad to see Invisible Glass on the list. I must say that I’m surprised that TRC didn’t make the cut for the towel category. Perhaps name popularity and price point are responsible for the overall list.
Starting the chat about consumer purchase preference is great... Seeing the Amazon TOP SELLERS list shows to me that the consumer is very much swayed by todays styled advertising on UA-cam, Facebook etc etc .. Price / Value for money is a the major swayer for the average consumer... You Pan, definitely steer your watchers to the BEST performing products but all of us can't necessarily afford these products... Here in Australia a lot of the products you show are hard to find locally or if they are available, they have an insanely expensive price compared to the US$ pricing.... I'm finding buying an Amazon I'm able to access products that your showing at a more reasonable price.. Always enjoy your views and demonstrations .. Cheers
I don’t mind CG Mr Pink. Good suds out of a foam cannon, decent/acceptable lubrication, OK scent. Works in a pinch if you got nothing else to use but not what I’m reaching for first. That goes to Adams Car Shampoo. VRP is decent for vinyl tonneau covers for truck beds and similar materials. Works well for engine bays too if you dilute it at a 1:2. But again Hyper Dressing is a thing soooooo. I’ve used VRP as a tire dressing before and it just doesn’t last as long and it actually collects dust really quick. I’ve bit the bullet and shelled out money for Carpro Darkside and that stuff WORKS. It lasts ~1.5 months where I live (Eastern Nebraska) and I live on a dirt road. I’d rather use Perl over VRP but again if you’re out of other dressings of your choice VRP will work in a pinch. It works well for weathertech floor mats and rubber floor mats too.
I use the CG Waterless Wash only when I want a quick cleaning on my car when it's lightly dusty or when I'm doing headlight restoration. It does the job. That's why CG is popular because they make products that "does the job" but of coarse as you mention too many stuff, they should just focus on a few things. And ppl who buys and use only their stuff thinks they're professional detailers. Not knocking CG cuz they have some good stuff but their is better quality products elsewhere. As I mentioned I use some of their stuff so it's good when you don't want to have much of a guess work.
New to channel but have been detailing for a few decades-here’s my two cents. Invisible Glass is much better than windex and other houehold cleaners also have the reach tool, I barely wet the pad. I saw recent vids about Cerakote having issues; use Meguires wheel cleaner (diluted) then regular wash soap to clean wheels and tires. Also like Meg’s detail interior cleaner which does not leave any residue; finally like Meg’s wash with my HarbFreight cannon. Tires get just about any silicone based protectant which I apply in the sun-no wiping heat makes it shine well. Thanks again Pan for the reviews!!
Thanks for watching man!! I guess you're in the USA if you mentioned Harbor Freight? Cheers from Montreal, Canada! Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 960,000 subscribers and we have over 130 million views! I have been detailing for 26 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers.
Groits 3 in 1 wax lasts over 8 months on new car paint so I think that's the best easiest sprayable wax one can get. but I personally use Adam's Advanced ceramic spray coat or Can Coat evo for most of my customers cars unless they want a glass bottle coating. I use chem guys vrp diluted 3 to 1 for interior dressing works great. every mfg has 1 or 2 products that are good but the rest is useless so it's good to communicate and be part of communities like yours and a few others that test and show what really does work. I really like the Dr Beasley products now. fantastic chemists over there. keep up the great videos Pan you're making us better
I used to have all Chemical Guys products and have a Detail Garage nearby which helps when I need things quickly but over the years of watching your channel I slowly but surely moved away from CG as I finished a product. For tire shine, I’m a huge fan of Adam’s Graphene Tire Dressing. I always had issues with sling and this stuff is great!!
From personal experience, Leather Honey conditioner is my go-to for non detailing needs. Leather wallets, belts, my wife's purses etc. this works wonders keeping your leather goods looking brand new. I would never use it for detailing purposes though.
Yeah that is what I thought, and reading the viewers' comments for those who tried the Leather Honey range confirms my thoughts, hence why I prefer automotive grade leather care products from top tier leather brands like Geist and Colourlock.
From my experience, Chemical Guys Total Interior can leave residue/streaks on shiny surfaces. Just takes extra work to fully buff off. Could be the protectant part of the product. On non-shiny surfaces it worked well enough. I didn't really enjoy using it, though. Finally finished my bottle and I'm now using P&S interior cleaner, which is just a cleaner. So far, so good.
One thing that gets used to boost or “steal” that number one/best seller spot is the category of each product. For example, the quick detailer you mentioned from Mcguiar’s, it’s in its own category of, “Waxes by Mcguiar’s”. Since it’s in such a *very* specific “category”, it can easily have the “Best Seller” title. Whereas if there’s a dozen of quick detailers categorized in “automotive” or “detailing”, they would be competing against each other and would be a better scale to see which is actually the best seller. I’ve seen products in categories they don’t even belong in have the “best seller” title. I can’t bring one to mind at the moment, but I’ll give a little exaggerated example. It’s like seeing a body lotion categorized as a polishing/compound and because lotion is probably selling more units than any polish/compound, it can steal the “best seller” title from right under actual polishes/compounds. Which will also boost its views and clicks, which in turn will boost sales. So the seller will mark their product in an entirely different category that it can easily win in, just to get the number one spot to boost their views. I would almost compare it to Google’s SEO. But instead of “optimizing”, they are tricking the algorithms. If they were categorized appropriately, I think we might see some (not all) different results as to who are the “best sellers”. Sorry for the long post, maybe a bit of a rant. 😅
Early in my detailing days, 20+ years ago, I went crazy trying to figure out the differences between Chemical Guys shampoos. It was futile and frustrating.
my opinion: Soap - CarPro Reset Glass cleaner - Stoner Invisible glass Spray form paint coating - Turtlewax Flex wax QD - mix of Bead maker & Dream maker Wheel and tyre cleaner - P&S Brakebuster Tyre dressing - CarPro PERL diluted 1:1 been searching for Darkside but no luck in yet. Iron remover- CarPro Iron X, waiting for the availability of the new product that doesn't smell nasty APC - CarPro MultiX Microfiber towel - mainly from The Rag Company most if not all items in my arsenal been in sir Pan's Top 3 awards from 2020 to present.
I haven’t tried the USATOOLS microfibers, but I did order a few sets from the Rag Company for the first time before doing the coating on my wife’s SUV. I was fairly new to detailing before (washed my car once a week but always with the standard stuff available at the auto parts store). Anyway, I’ve been shocked at how much nicer the Rag Company towels are than those I can get at Costco or the local store. They’ve made a customer for life in me. As for Chemical Guys, I have a few bottles of their stuff I’m still using up. I really do like the VRP and Silk Shine products, from the way they apply to the smell. I’ve moved away from using most everything else. I will say that in a pinch, their stuff works fairly well. I was detailing a car to sell it and ran out of APC. All the “good brands” were a week or two out to receive. I popped by Walmart and got the Chemical Guys stuff and it met the need just fine.
This was a good video, and in a way a walk down memory lane. Ever since I started watching Pan he has basically encouraged me to pay attention to detailing and washing my car and to up my car game. As a result, I use many of The prosumer items that are available to us weekend warriors. I am not a pro but a weekend warrior that appreciates nice gloss and finish If it weren’t for Pan the organizer and guys like Matt Moreman from obsessed garage, I would still be using chemical guys. My cars have benefited from detailing and have sold for significantly more because of my detailing game. Love you Pan
Thanks for the kind words and positive feedback man! I’m always happy to hear that I was able to inspire my viewers to take their detailing game to the next level! 💪🏻👍🏻
I love CG swift wipe for a quick detail between traditional washing. If you’re smart and use WW microfiber, roll your wrist and switch towels often, it’s incredible!
I agree with you Pan! After all I started 1st grade with you in taking care of my car at age 67 lol 🤣🤣 The products you mention from Amazon that are okay I use depending on the car and situation. On my own car I use all the best stuff that you gave awards to since 2020. I look forward to that ranking video every year. Thank you again for all that you do! Your videos are always very informative and well put together for learning.
I don't dislike Chemical Guys, they just have too many products. For soap I like P&S Pearl. Inexpensive, versatile and smells good. I love Leather Honey for my briefcase and messenger and overnight bags, but I use Geist for the car. Brake Buster is still my favorite wheel cleaner. Carpro Iron X Lemon. I like both Rag Company and Chemical Guys towels. Super Clean is my APC of choice. I do agree with VRP for the tires. I've tried a few, and I keep going back to that one. For interior I actually like Adam's Interior Detailer, which never makes anyone's lists.
Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 1 million subscribers and we have over 145 million views! I have been detailing for 27 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
Excellent video! I can say that since i got back into detailing, my opinion of Chemical Guys has gone nowhere but down. VRP is their one product I do use as an interior protectant, but NOT on tires. There are just too many better tire dressings out there.
Chemical guys has like one or two hidden gems that work really well at a good price. Other than a select few products its overhyped too saturated of a product variety and shouldn't be purchased by detailers or enthusiasts
I have used a couple of these products, but I've moved on to more effective products. I really understand the average person buying these products, because you can get them anywhere. If I ask an average person what they use on their cars, they usually give me the list you've compiled here. If I ask, have you tried Gyeon, Carpro, or P&S? They have never heard of it. For a workhorse towel, I've been trying Cosco Kirkland towels. They're ok. Cool video. I've been wondering what folks like and use. Your audio/video quality is still top of the line Pan.
I agree, it's great value! The spray protection that is ranked just under the Cerakote is the Turtle Wax Hybrid Solutions Ceramic Spray Coating, and that too is quite good for money (I get 8-9 months durability with 2 layers). But I prefer the Flex Wax in the TW range.
Loved the video. My wheel cleaner: P&S brake buster. Daki is used for tires, wheel wells and mud flaps (I drive a pick up truck) and rubber matts. Tire dressing: Optimum. This stuff is unbelievable. My soap is Adams Shampoo but I'm thinking of using something else. Believe it or not, I still have not found the good foam & soap because when I coat the truck with a sealant or a consumer grade ceramic coating, the water beading is not coming back after I've used a ph neutral wash. The truck is too dirty it seems and those shampoo leaving the truck dirty is the only explanation I could come up with to explain why I can't keep water beading. Carpets and upholstery are with rugged doctor, inside is chemical guys: non-sense followed by natural shine for the plastics and trims, maintenance is with inner clean, chemical guys leather cleaner for leather. I wash the windows with diluted dish soap first if they are very dirty, followed by Stoner Invisible Glass of course. exterior plastic trims go to VRP so far but I'm looking for something more durable. I like to use VRP on door rubbers seals and like to think it'll help them stay in good shape longer as I keep my pick up trucks for a very long time. Am I right? I use car pro trix (mix of iron x and tar x) for chemical decon. I use chemical guys clay lubber also. Oh and the sealants/ceramics I've used are Turtle Wax graphene flex wax, The last coat black ice and chemical guys hydro charge.
Thanks for the video Pan. I've used the Leather Honey conditioner, but won't be repurchasing (had a silicone feel to it). Chemical Guys Fabric Clean did a decent job of a tan interior, but excited to try P&S fabric cleaners you mentioned.
Thanks, will do! How did you discover my channel by the way? Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 952,000 subscribers and we have over 127 million views! I have been detailing for 26 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
@@PanTheOrganizer can't remember I think one of my freinds sent me a link or video I'd love to travel to Canada some day I wish I had the same technology when I started I would be a millionaire several times over I remember making our own foam shampoo you buy in the can we made it in a bucket 🪣 lol
Some very interesting mentions but CG is affordable and they definitely know how to grab your attention. They do have some good products, i personally had issues with their customer service and won't use them but that's just my experience They do have some good products for a good value
P&S is top in my eyes. I like Stoner Invisible Glass works well decent price. Can’t wait to try their Iron Out product. Thanks for bringing this to us Pan. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Thanks Pan for another great video! Sigh, I just purchased a gallon of Chemical Guys leather conditioner a month ago for my brand new 2023 Telluride. As you mentioned in the video, it is going to be a waste of money and useless during the first few years! It cost me $70! Wish I learned this sooner from you.
Well, at least you're at the right place to learn everything about detailing. Here's a video for new vehicles, up to three years old, for leather care: ua-cam.com/video/YFqRpJhkqJw/v-deo.htmlsi=6m9hwBHRjAEGri8b Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 950,000 subscribers and we have over 125 million views! I have been detailing for 26 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
Pan as always this is another informative video and thank you for canvasing Amazon. A agree Chemical Guys has a lot to offer with a bazillion soaps to pick from and their products are good. However, there are more effective products to use as noted on your lists of best performers.
How about an exterior satin black trim restorer? Especially for large trim panels, such as all these tall cargo service vans with large lower skirt trimmings? Great topic! As usual, awesome job, Pan!
Great video and I have to agree with many who have already commented that my "Go To" product lines always come from your Top Products of the Year awards !! My only product that I use all the time both for the car and household is Stoner Glass Cleaner!! Keep up the good work!!
That's not how it was designed to be used, and this is from Dave, the chemist that formulates the P&S products. But if it works for you, that's totally fine. Bead Maker actually needs to sit and cure on the paint for a few hours before being exposed to moisture or water. At least for the first foundation layer.
Thank you for this great review. Regarding the microfiber towels it says somewhere In the description that they are 300 GSM and 80%polyester, 20%polyamid. Fakespot gives this listing a D after analyzing the reviews etc. It has many irrelevant reviews like this one: "I folded the corners over a little circle magnet and hot glued it shut" 😆
Thank you for another great video Pan. Personally I use the Chemical Guys Waterless Car wash for cleaning the door jambs. I have the P&S Brake Buster as a wheel cleaner, and also the Chemical Guys VRP Tire dressing.
I sure wished that P&S was a household name instead of Chemical Guys and save people the hassle of using mediocre products. I was fortunate to meet and chat with Dave Phillips briefly back in June and honestly it's not everyday the chemist will take the time to speak with the average Joe, so that spoke volumes about how much they value their customers!
Very informative video, as usual, Pan, thanks for sharing! I use a couple of these products and have found with Chemical Guys Nonsense that a 1:4 ratio is good for heavy cleaning, and a 1:10 ratio for lighter tasks works pretty well (had bought a gallon of it a while back). Like you said, it's not the best, but it's still reasonably good. I've also used the Adams Iron Remover, and found it to be okay, but not spectacular; I was hoping for a bit better from an Adams product (will probably switch to CarPro based on your evaluation and recommendation). Anyhow, thanks again for sharing and keep up the great content!
I always wonder about the Amazon "top" products. Thanks, Pan, for this video discussing these popular Amazon products vs your recommendations. Great comparisons. For the towels: from the description, it looks like they are claimed to be 300 GSM, and a 80/20 polyester and polyamide blend.
It all about cost. Most people have mid-price cars and not going to pay a lot of money for a product and the Chemical Guys fit that need. I myself owns an 2023 Audi A8 and I have a professional do my car. Nice video.
Ive been using leather honey conditioner for a couple years now. It performs very well in my opinion. Seems to do a great job at protecting the leather.
Thanks for sharing your experience. How did you discover my channel by the way? Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 960,000 subscribers and we have over 130 million views! I have been detailing for 26 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
Yasou Pan, Thank you for your honest review of the Amazon products. I respect your knowledge and expertise. The CG products are just average. Your 2023 product awards are for the serious detailers and professionals, which I only buy even though I am new to car detailing. Each video I am learning so Much and look forward other tips and tricks from you😀! Sincerely, NIKOS
Can’t really say I’m a “car detail enthusiast.” I’m in it now to save money 😅 Never took care of my 2013 BMW but I will now on my 2023 Mazda. Did so much research throughout Pans videos for which products to purchase. I’m about $1000 in 👀
Detailing is such a soothing passion to indulge in. It relaxes me. Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 950,000 subscribers and we have over 125 million views! I have been detailing for 26 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
Unfortunately I got carried away with Amazon best sellers algorithm and chemical guys marketing videos and pretty much got most of their products. Then I found pan’s channel and I wish would have found him sooner. All his recommendations/tips/tricks have worked well for me and learned a lot. Keep up the great work and keep it tight @Pan
Leather honey just make everything super shiny. Automotive leather is normally sealed leather, except aniline. Leather conditioner don't do anything. I do leather repair. Use something the blocks UV and ads lubricity to reduce abrasion wear.
@@PanTheOrganizeri know since i watched the video when it came out. I meant a pic side by side with you #1 to the amazon top seller. Thank you for the videos.
Chemical guys products are very popular because they have a humongous selection at every Walmart in America. I agree with Pan that there are way better products than anything Chemical guys has and i do choose other brands
I must have the reformulated Adam's Iron remover. It is on par with Meguiar's clay spray iron remover. I prefer Spray Way glass cleaner. Upholstery cleaner is Optimum's Carpet and fabric cleaner and protectant. I use Meguiar's APC. I do work around semi tractor trailers and near an active train track, so I tend to foam the vehicles with CarPro Iron snow foam and wash with Meguiar's Gold class. Spray wax and quick detail, I prefer Meguiar's ultimate. I also like Jade's reboot spray sealant and like their ceramic paste wax. I do like P&S interior cleaner and just used bead maker as an interior dressing. Starting to use DIY Details rinseless wash.
Hello Pan I have Mr. pink it’s OK I’ve had it for two years and it’s already leaking from the bottom of the container for the same price you can get Maguires gold Class 64 oz for the same price or a dollar more as far as those microfiber towels they are good. I got them on special for five dollars a year ago but I would just use them for the interior glass and wipe downs
Waterless washes make excellent spot cleaner for bird bombs, a pre-treatment before doing a rinseless wash, and a superior drying aid. And instead of buying Chemical Guys Waterless, save 94% of the cost and just buy DIY Detail Rinseless, (dilute it 1- to-16 for waterless wash).
I’ve always been interested in keeping my vehicles clean but the last ten years diving deep in UA-cam I’ve elevated my game and technique. Thanks to the content of Pan, Larry Kosilla, Matt Mormon, and Buff Daddy I’ve really learned how to do this correctly. The hardest part is curating my detail regimen with the advances in technology, the last 5 years things have exploded. I find myself giving away or throwing out gallons of chemicals every 6 months or so. It is hard to edit the line up from trusted brands. Ammo NYC, Kochime, P&S, and Adams have been trusted for years. How often should you curate your line up?
I’m not much of a chemical guys fan. I like there snow foam. But I like Masterson’s Wash & Shine a lot better as a snow foam and bucket wash. I do use a waterless wash but I use it as pre wash from Wolfgang waterless wash. I love stoner glass cleaner. For a wheel cleaner I use Adam’s wheel and tire cleaner. For a tire dressing I like to many to list.
Outstanding video! I was surprised by some of the items on your list. I never gave the Amazon ratings system more that a quick glance. I look foward to your next post.
Glad you enjoyed it! How did you discover my channel by the way? Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 950,000 subscribers and we have over 127 million views! I have been detailing for 26 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
@@PanTheOrganizer I have watched your channel for awhile, as a fellow Canadian I like supporting your content. I have an interesting detailing idea for your channel. Keep up the great work!
Pan , I just purchased a 2015 black rx350 f sport and was looking to see if there is a kit that includes a DA and products including foam pads that you recommend, chemical guys has this kit Chemical Guys TORQ15DA 15MM Long-Throw Random Orbital Polisher Kit - 8 Items What do you think or is there something better
Most of the products mentioned work well for the weekend warrior. The majority of the general public don't have several hours on weekends, or the $$ for the higher end products to use on their daily driver thats pushing anywhere from 80-180K miles on their cars. They just want them looking good enough, and killing the weed smell on the interior.
Yeah for 99% of the population any one of these products would do great. For the 1% of enthusiasts and pros, who watch detailing videos, there are often better choices out there.
Nice video like always! Because so many of these products are not available for purchase in Germany and there is no shipping to Germany, I now use the products from reflected car care. a very small brand with a lot of fantastic stuff. The hyper bead and coat daylight are crazy AWESOME! In my opinion better than car pro!!! what i used a lot. And a lot of good shampoos and everything we need and love 😁 UA-cam Videos >Detailing verliebt
Touchless car wash machine today and it didn’t work well. Someone had a professional camera in a self wash bay. Thought that was cool. Going to try a quick self wash tomorrow
Hence I'm a weekend car detailing enthusiast, my first choice is Turtle Wax Hybrid Solutions line up. However I would like to know if you could do something similar to the Amazon video but this time with Temu and Shein. Turtle Wax doesn't have utensils to help cleaning all the parts/details of the car
There are moments where #1 Best Seller are truly worth the purchase and, but in many cases, the price being asked is not worth it. Chemical Guys products seem to be the most expensive, especially when you have Turtle Wax Hybrid Solutions, which is my go to brand! Thanks
I tried the new Adams iron remover it doesn’t smell as bad as the old 1 but to me it doesn’t work as good as the car pro I need to try the new stoners thx for all the content always top class
Great video Pan! I’ve learned a lot watching your channel and I appreciate all the info. A question for anyone here, say you finished washing your car, a couple days go by and some light dust has started to show up on the car, which of the 2 options do you think would be proficient to get rid of the light dust: waterless wash or quick detail spray? Thank you!
Neither. I always prefer just washing a car more regularly. But out of your options, I would pick something different if you don't want to wash it the traditional way. Use a rinseless wash method. Much safer compared to waterless, or using a quick detail spray. See my tutorial: ua-cam.com/video/p58Y5qRd3OU/v-deo.htmlsi=AhrejMIsOwS6Bd2G Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 950,000 subscribers and we have over 125 million views! I have been detailing for 26 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
Hi Pan, Great video😊. I've used VRP for interior dashboard and performed great. Effect is still there after autumn and winter. For tyres is in the middle. Stand for a week or two, but depends of the conditions Cheers, Yavor
Hi Yavor! How did you discover my channel by the way? Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 985,000 subscribers and we have over 135 million views! I have been detailing for 27 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
Ive only used Adams iron remover recently and i usually had to wait like 10 minutes before i rinsed. im not disappointed but im taking your recommendation and going with iron x next.
The Adam's Iron Remover isn't very effective. I haven't tested the updated formula, but the original wasn't great. My favourite iron remover is still the classic CarPro IronX. Here: amzn.to/3wIdFVn
I never had experience with Adam's iron remover before this past summer, or any iron remover for that matter, but i will say it reacted within 4 or 5 minutes, and when i went to clay afterwards with my AM details clay bar and chemical guys clay lube, i was getting very little off. So maybe they've improved the formulation quite a bit. But next time I'm going to use iron x just for the sake of trying something new.
I think the leather conditioner listed is reviewed by customers for baseball and softball mitts, as stated below the star ratings. Possibly not so much for car detailing? As far as towels go, many many things on Amazon receive stellar ratings simply because they are the cheapest. Quality is not necessarily a consideration.
Thanks for the positive feedback Bryan. How did you discover my channel by the way? I haven’t tested ExoForma products. Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 1 million subscribers and we have over 140 million views! I have been detailing for 27 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
I have a simple tutorial video about that here: ua-cam.com/video/eSRR2PvjtuE/v-deo.htmlsi=iudoARLLaHz3_gj5 Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 960,000 subscribers and we have over 130 million views! I have been detailing for 26 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers. You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
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I started my DIY car journey a long time ago when Maguire’s was the top tier in waxes and shampoos. Then about 10 years ago, Chemical Guys started their video training/marketing series on You Tube. I bought into what they were selling. A good foundational understanding of the difference between a compound and polish, the 2 bucket wash method with dirt traps, etc. How pad choice combined with compounds or polish made a difference, etc.
Then Pan came along with his chemists viewpoint and decades long pro detailer experience (along with Todd at Esoteric). Now, competing voices opened my awareness to better products. I learned about other top tier brands such as; Rupes, P&S, Car Pro, etc. The journey continues.
Thank you Pan. I respect your opinions, your approach and video story telling and teaching of skills. Keep up your great work! And, keep it tight!
Thanks Brian! I hope you are having a good weekend.
@@PanTheOrganizer I am Pan, thanks!
Amen to this Brian! This is exactly my experience. Chemical Guys opened my world to what good detailing really is. They were a “gateway drug” for me. Still learning but honestly thankful for them, as without them I never would have started researching ceramic coatings or probably even found this channel. I don’t buy much from them anymore (I still like VRP and Silk Shine), but would happily buy the guys a drink as a thanks for opening up my approach, technique, and skill.
@@heymigo I agree with you.
I just purchased my first new car. While I've always taken care of my vehicles, I'm highly interested in detailing and upkeep on another level now. This channel and the info you provide is exactly what I need! Thank you!
Thanks for the positive feedback. How did you discover my channel by the way?
Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 950,000 subscribers and we have over 125 million views! I have been detailing for 26 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers.
You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
I was watching videos about ceramic coatings, and your review of Meguiar's Hybrid spray was suggested. I've learned more in just a few of your videos than in the past couple of days' research!
That’s why I’m here as well. Just got my first brand new car and want to keep it looking flawless for many years to come
I bought those microfiber towels to try out. I figured if they were awful, I would use them for my wheels. They ended up being GREAT and they were soft. I bought a 2nd pack. For $10, they are a great buy.
i agree , i have the same ones and im really happy with the quality and price of them
Do they compare to Chemical Guys Work Horse towels or the Costco Kirkland Signature Towel?
As a long time fan of Pan the Organizer, the only product in this line up that I use is the Invisible Glass cleaner. All the other car detail products I use have come recommended by Pan. I’ve done some testing myself and have some favorites that I will continue to purchase across a variety of brands (TW, Griot’s, P&S, McKee’s 37, Meguiars). And a side note, I’m just a DIY weekend warrior and not a professional detailer.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experience Adam! And thank you for the trust you place in my opinion.
Invisible Glass is the best!! They're starting to make a lot of other great products now too....!
I'm a huge fan of 3D brand products. I work at a Kia dealership and use their Super Soap (1 oz per 5 gal!), Super Wheel Cleaner, Super Citrus APC, LVP Conditioner (HIGHLY recommended!), 3D One Compound, 3D Speed AIO (crazy easy to use(, Poxy Wax, Waterless Wash (GREAT stuff), Non Silicone Tire Dressing (only 3D product I'm not a fan of)
Invisible Glass is fantastic.
Honestly, I have fallen in love with all of DIY Details products
I’ve had great success with Adams products. I know some of them are a bit pricey, but always quality stuff. Especially their mega foam, and wheel cleaners.
Sometimes I find some good deals on Amazon, but I mainly stick with one company. I used to try a bunch of different ones, but once I found a company that offers nearly every product I need, I stuck with them. Some of the products you reviewed are good for the average detailer looking to clean their vehicles, but they're not for everyone. It's important to have people like Pan who test these products and let us know how they work. Great work Pan!
I think alot of the appeal for chemical guys is the price point for a decent product, especially for those who aren’t too serious about detailing, the more serious you get about detailing and what products go on your car the more willing you’d be to spend the 3-6$ extra on a very very good product, but majority of people will be more than happy with what chemical guys offer
I personally do not use any Chemical Guys products anymore, but for whatever reason, every single person I know that is a DIY weekend warrior type uses them. I tell them about the products I use like Carpro, P&S, Koch Chemie, Gyeon etc etc and they look at me like I’m insane 😂
Car shampoo: koch chemie gfx
GC: deturner hydro glass
Paint protection: gtechniq crystal serum ultra
Quick detailer: car pro elixir
Tire dresing: gyone tire and car pro dirke side
Iron removal: car pro ironx and gyone iron
Apc: koch chemie green star
Interior detailer: gyone interior detailer
Lether cleaner: colourlock
Microfiber: work stuf and gyone
Greetings from Serbia💪🇷🇸
I think Chemical Guys is just a well-known inexpensive brand. Glad to see Invisible Glass on the list. I must say that I’m surprised that TRC didn’t make the cut for the towel category. Perhaps name popularity and price point are responsible for the overall list.
Yeah TRC towels are leagues ahead of most of those el-cheapo crappy towels.
Starting the chat about consumer purchase preference is great... Seeing the Amazon TOP SELLERS list shows to me that the consumer is very much swayed by todays styled advertising on UA-cam, Facebook etc etc .. Price / Value for money is a the major swayer for the average consumer... You Pan, definitely steer your watchers to the BEST performing products but all of us can't necessarily afford these products... Here in Australia a lot of the products you show are hard to find locally or if they are available, they have an insanely expensive price compared to the US$ pricing.... I'm finding buying an Amazon I'm able to access products that your showing at a more reasonable price.. Always enjoy your views and demonstrations .. Cheers
Thanks for the feedback!
I don’t mind CG Mr Pink. Good suds out of a foam cannon, decent/acceptable lubrication, OK scent. Works in a pinch if you got nothing else to use but not what I’m reaching for first. That goes to Adams Car Shampoo.
VRP is decent for vinyl tonneau covers for truck beds and similar materials. Works well for engine bays too if you dilute it at a 1:2. But again Hyper Dressing is a thing soooooo. I’ve used VRP as a tire dressing before and it just doesn’t last as long and it actually collects dust really quick. I’ve bit the bullet and shelled out money for Carpro Darkside and that stuff WORKS. It lasts ~1.5 months where I live (Eastern Nebraska) and I live on a dirt road. I’d rather use Perl over VRP but again if you’re out of other dressings of your choice VRP will work in a pinch. It works well for weathertech floor mats and rubber floor mats too.
I use the CG Waterless Wash only when I want a quick cleaning on my car when it's lightly dusty or when I'm doing headlight restoration. It does the job.
That's why CG is popular because they make products that "does the job" but of coarse as you mention too many stuff, they should just focus on a few things. And ppl who buys and use only their stuff thinks they're professional detailers. Not knocking CG cuz they have some good stuff but their is better quality products elsewhere.
As I mentioned I use some of their stuff so it's good when you don't want to have much of a guess work.
New to channel but have been detailing for a few decades-here’s my two cents. Invisible Glass is much better than windex and other houehold cleaners also have the reach tool, I barely wet the pad. I saw recent vids about Cerakote having issues; use Meguires wheel cleaner (diluted) then regular wash soap to clean wheels and tires. Also like Meg’s detail interior cleaner which does not leave any residue; finally like Meg’s wash with my HarbFreight cannon. Tires get just about any silicone based protectant which I apply in the sun-no wiping heat makes it shine well. Thanks again Pan for the reviews!!
Thanks for watching man!! I guess you're in the USA if you mentioned Harbor Freight? Cheers from Montreal, Canada!
Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 960,000 subscribers and we have over 130 million views! I have been detailing for 26 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers.
Groits 3 in 1 wax lasts over 8 months on new car paint so I think that's the best easiest sprayable wax one can get. but I personally use Adam's Advanced ceramic spray coat or Can Coat evo for most of my customers cars unless they want a glass bottle coating. I use chem guys vrp diluted 3 to 1 for interior dressing works great. every mfg has 1 or 2 products that are good but the rest is useless so it's good to communicate and be part of communities like yours and a few others that test and show what really does work.
I really like the Dr Beasley products now. fantastic chemists over there.
keep up the great videos Pan you're making us better
Love the gloss and slickness of GG 3 in 1.
I used to have all Chemical Guys products and have a Detail Garage nearby which helps when I need things quickly but over the years of watching your channel I slowly but surely moved away from CG as I finished a product. For tire shine, I’m a huge fan of Adam’s Graphene Tire Dressing. I always had issues with sling and this stuff is great!!
+1 for Adams graphene tire dressing
From personal experience, Leather Honey conditioner is my go-to for non detailing needs. Leather wallets, belts, my wife's purses etc. this works wonders keeping your leather goods looking brand new. I would never use it for detailing purposes though.
Yeah that is what I thought, and reading the viewers' comments for those who tried the Leather Honey range confirms my thoughts, hence why I prefer automotive grade leather care products from top tier leather brands like Geist and Colourlock.
From my experience, Chemical Guys Total Interior can leave residue/streaks on shiny surfaces. Just takes extra work to fully buff off. Could be the protectant part of the product. On non-shiny surfaces it worked well enough. I didn't really enjoy using it, though. Finally finished my bottle and I'm now using P&S interior cleaner, which is just a cleaner. So far, so good.
One thing that gets used to boost or “steal” that number one/best seller spot is the category of each product.
For example, the quick detailer you mentioned from Mcguiar’s, it’s in its own category of, “Waxes by Mcguiar’s”. Since it’s in such a *very* specific “category”, it can easily have the “Best Seller” title. Whereas if there’s a dozen of quick detailers categorized in “automotive” or “detailing”, they would be competing against each other and would be a better scale to see which is actually the best seller.
I’ve seen products in categories they don’t even belong in have the “best seller” title. I can’t bring one to mind at the moment, but I’ll give a little exaggerated example. It’s like seeing a body lotion categorized as a polishing/compound and because lotion is probably selling more units than any polish/compound, it can steal the “best seller” title from right under actual polishes/compounds. Which will also boost its views and clicks, which in turn will boost sales.
So the seller will mark their product in an entirely different category that it can easily win in, just to get the number one spot to boost their views. I would almost compare it to Google’s SEO. But instead of “optimizing”, they are tricking the algorithms.
If they were categorized appropriately, I think we might see some (not all) different results as to who are the “best sellers”.
Sorry for the long post, maybe a bit of a rant. 😅
Look at the categories of the leather cleaning products in this video. 😅 If you're in to horse tack or baseball mitts!
Early in my detailing days, 20+ years ago, I went crazy trying to figure out the differences between Chemical Guys shampoos. It was futile and frustrating.
my opinion:
Soap - CarPro Reset
Glass cleaner - Stoner Invisible glass
Spray form paint coating - Turtlewax Flex wax
QD - mix of Bead maker & Dream maker
Wheel and tyre cleaner - P&S Brakebuster
Tyre dressing - CarPro PERL diluted 1:1 been searching for Darkside but no luck in yet.
Iron remover- CarPro Iron X, waiting for the availability of the new product that doesn't smell nasty
APC - CarPro MultiX
Microfiber towel - mainly from The Rag Company
most if not all items in my arsenal been in sir Pan's Top 3 awards from 2020 to present.
I haven’t tried the USATOOLS microfibers, but I did order a few sets from the Rag Company for the first time before doing the coating on my wife’s SUV. I was fairly new to detailing before (washed my car once a week but always with the standard stuff available at the auto parts store). Anyway, I’ve been shocked at how much nicer the Rag Company towels are than those I can get at Costco or the local store. They’ve made a customer for life in me.
As for Chemical Guys, I have a few bottles of their stuff I’m still using up. I really do like the VRP and Silk Shine products, from the way they apply to the smell. I’ve moved away from using most everything else.
I will say that in a pinch, their stuff works fairly well. I was detailing a car to sell it and ran out of APC. All the “good brands” were a week or two out to receive. I popped by Walmart and got the Chemical Guys stuff and it met the need just fine.
I still think the cheaper Meguiars gold glass is the best soap. You can find it anywhere too.
This was a good video, and in a way a walk down memory lane. Ever since I started watching Pan he has basically encouraged me to pay attention to detailing and washing my car and to up my car game. As a result, I use many of The prosumer items that are available to us weekend warriors.
I am not a pro but a weekend warrior that appreciates nice gloss and finish
If it weren’t for Pan the organizer and guys like Matt Moreman from obsessed garage, I would still be using chemical guys. My cars have benefited from detailing and have sold for significantly more because of my detailing game.
Love you Pan
Thanks for the kind words and positive feedback man! I’m always happy to hear that I was able to inspire my viewers to take their detailing game to the next level! 💪🏻👍🏻
I love CG swift wipe for a quick detail between traditional washing. If you’re smart and use WW microfiber, roll your wrist and switch towels often, it’s incredible!
I was surprised!!
That Armor All wasn't featured prevalently on the Amazon best list😂
I agree with you Pan! After all I started 1st grade with you in taking care of my car at age 67 lol 🤣🤣 The products you mention from Amazon that are okay I use depending on the car and situation. On my own car I use all the best stuff that you gave awards to since 2020. I look forward to that ranking video every year. Thank you again for all that you do! Your videos are always very informative and well put together for learning.
Thanks Charles!
I really like Rain-X. We have alot of heavy rain here in Tx. I really need to see the road. Its the 👌 best.😊
I don't dislike Chemical Guys, they just have too many products. For soap I like P&S Pearl. Inexpensive, versatile and smells good. I love Leather Honey for my briefcase and messenger and overnight bags, but I use Geist for the car. Brake Buster is still my favorite wheel cleaner. Carpro Iron X Lemon. I like both Rag Company and Chemical Guys towels. Super Clean is my APC of choice. I do agree with VRP for the tires. I've tried a few, and I keep going back to that one. For interior I actually like Adam's Interior Detailer, which never makes anyone's lists.
I don’t have an opinion that’s why I’m watching you. Thanks for teaching me.
Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 1 million subscribers and we have over 145 million views! I have been detailing for 27 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers.
You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
Excellent video! I can say that since i got back into detailing, my opinion of Chemical Guys has gone nowhere but down. VRP is their one product I do use as an interior protectant, but NOT on tires. There are just too many better tire dressings out there.
Thanks!
Chemical guys has like one or two hidden gems that work really well at a good price. Other than a select few products its overhyped too saturated of a product variety and shouldn't be purchased by detailers or enthusiasts
I have used a couple of these products, but I've moved on to more effective products. I really understand the average person buying these products, because you can get them anywhere. If I ask an average person what they use on their cars, they usually give me the list you've compiled here. If I ask, have you tried Gyeon, Carpro, or P&S? They have never heard of it.
For a workhorse towel, I've been trying Cosco Kirkland towels. They're ok.
Cool video. I've been wondering what folks like and use. Your audio/video quality is still top of the line Pan.
Thank you Kim!!
Hard to believe that TW seal & shine isn’t there. Affordable, easy to use & long lasting.
I agree, it's great value! The spray protection that is ranked just under the Cerakote is the Turtle Wax Hybrid Solutions Ceramic Spray Coating, and that too is quite good for money (I get 8-9 months durability with 2 layers). But I prefer the Flex Wax in the TW range.
Loved the video. My wheel cleaner: P&S brake buster. Daki is used for tires, wheel wells and mud flaps (I drive a pick up truck) and rubber matts. Tire dressing: Optimum. This stuff is unbelievable. My soap is Adams Shampoo but I'm thinking of using something else. Believe it or not, I still have not found the good foam & soap because when I coat the truck with a sealant or a consumer grade ceramic coating, the water beading is not coming back after I've used a ph neutral wash. The truck is too dirty it seems and those shampoo leaving the truck dirty is the only explanation I could come up with to explain why I can't keep water beading. Carpets and upholstery are with rugged doctor, inside is chemical guys: non-sense followed by natural shine for the plastics and trims, maintenance is with inner clean, chemical guys leather cleaner for leather. I wash the windows with diluted dish soap first if they are very dirty, followed by Stoner Invisible Glass of course. exterior plastic trims go to VRP so far but I'm looking for something more durable. I like to use VRP on door rubbers seals and like to think it'll help them stay in good shape longer as I keep my pick up trucks for a very long time. Am I right? I use car pro trix (mix of iron x and tar x) for chemical decon. I use chemical guys clay lubber also. Oh and the sealants/ceramics I've used are Turtle Wax graphene flex wax, The last coat black ice and chemical guys hydro charge.
Hi Pan! Invisible Glass is a good cleaner definitely cheaper, but TLC’s AMP is just amazing product for glass cleaning !!!!
Thanks for the video Pan. I've used the Leather Honey conditioner, but won't be repurchasing (had a silicone feel to it). Chemical Guys Fabric Clean did a decent job of a tan interior, but excited to try P&S fabric cleaners you mentioned.
I LOVE YOUR VIEDOS 37 YEARS IN THE DETAIL INDUSTRY KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK 🎉🎉🎉
Thanks, will do! How did you discover my channel by the way?
Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 952,000 subscribers and we have over 127 million views! I have been detailing for 26 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers.
You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
@@PanTheOrganizer can't remember I think one of my freinds sent me a link or video I'd love to travel to Canada some day I wish I had the same technology when I started I would be a millionaire several times over I remember making our own foam shampoo you buy in the can we made it in a bucket 🪣 lol
Some very interesting mentions but CG is affordable and they definitely know how to grab your attention.
They do have some good products, i personally had issues with their customer service and won't use them but that's just my experience
They do have some good products for a good value
P&S is top in my eyes. I like Stoner Invisible Glass works well decent price. Can’t wait to try their Iron Out product. Thanks for bringing this to us Pan. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Thanks Jim! I hope you’re having a good weekend!
Thanks Pan for another great video! Sigh, I just purchased a gallon of Chemical Guys leather conditioner a month ago for my brand new 2023 Telluride. As you mentioned in the video, it is going to be a waste of money and useless during the first few years! It cost me $70! Wish I learned this sooner from you.
Well, at least you're at the right place to learn everything about detailing. Here's a video for new vehicles, up to three years old, for leather care: ua-cam.com/video/YFqRpJhkqJw/v-deo.htmlsi=6m9hwBHRjAEGri8b
Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 950,000 subscribers and we have over 125 million views! I have been detailing for 26 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers.
You found the right channel to help you learn everything about detailing.
Pan as always this is another informative video and thank you for canvasing Amazon. A agree Chemical Guys has a lot to offer with a bazillion soaps to pick from and their products are good. However, there are more effective products to use as noted on your lists of best performers.
Thanks Michael!
How about an exterior satin black trim restorer? Especially for large trim panels, such as all these tall cargo service vans with large lower skirt trimmings? Great topic! As usual, awesome job, Pan!
Great video and I have to agree with many who have already commented that my "Go To" product lines always come from your Top Products of the Year awards !! My only product that I use all the time both for the car and household is Stoner Glass Cleaner!! Keep up the good work!!
Thanks Kevin!
BEAD MAKER in a foam cannon and hose off immediately works just like Gyeon wet coat! Do a review
That's not how it was designed to be used, and this is from Dave, the chemist that formulates the P&S products. But if it works for you, that's totally fine.
Bead Maker actually needs to sit and cure on the paint for a few hours before being exposed to moisture or water. At least for the first foundation layer.
Thank you for this great review. Regarding the microfiber towels it says somewhere In the description that they are 300 GSM and 80%polyester, 20%polyamid. Fakespot gives this listing a D after analyzing the reviews etc. It has many irrelevant reviews like this one: "I folded the corners over a little circle magnet and hot glued it shut" 😆
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for another great video Pan. Personally I use the Chemical Guys Waterless Car wash for cleaning the door jambs. I have the P&S Brake Buster as a wheel cleaner, and also the Chemical Guys VRP Tire dressing.
Thanks for watching!
I sure wished that P&S was a household name instead of Chemical Guys and save people the hassle of using mediocre products. I was fortunate to meet and chat with Dave Phillips briefly back in June and honestly it's not everyday the chemist will take the time to speak with the average Joe, so that spoke volumes about how much they value their customers!
Dave is a great guy indeed!
Very informative video, as usual, Pan, thanks for sharing! I use a couple of these products and have found with Chemical Guys Nonsense that a 1:4 ratio is good for heavy cleaning, and a 1:10 ratio for lighter tasks works pretty well (had bought a gallon of it a while back). Like you said, it's not the best, but it's still reasonably good. I've also used the Adams Iron Remover, and found it to be okay, but not spectacular; I was hoping for a bit better from an Adams product (will probably switch to CarPro based on your evaluation and recommendation). Anyhow, thanks again for sharing and keep up the great content!
Thanks for sharing your experience Clint!
Picked up GEIST steering wheel repair kit for. $16 bucks on Car Supplies Warehouse got the Black Friday sale 👌
I disagree on some Amazon products.…honestly I use a lot of products you use….thanks for the video…you rock PAN !!!!!
You are so welcome!
I always wonder about the Amazon "top" products. Thanks, Pan, for this video discussing these popular Amazon products vs your recommendations. Great comparisons. For the towels: from the description, it looks like they are claimed to be 300 GSM, and a 80/20 polyester and polyamide blend.
You are so welcome!
It all about cost. Most people have mid-price cars and not going to pay a lot of money for a product and the Chemical Guys fit that need. I myself owns an 2023 Audi A8 and I have a professional do my car. Nice video.
Thanks!
In the process of moving from Meguiars to all of your recommended products, adding items to my wife’s Amazon account after watching your videos!
😁👍🏻
Hi Pan,
Another great video
Thanks, all the way from Australia.
Thanks for watching! Cheers from Canada mate!
Ive been using leather honey conditioner for a couple years now. It performs very well in my opinion. Seems to do a great job at protecting the leather.
Thanks for sharing your experience. How did you discover my channel by the way?
Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 960,000 subscribers and we have over 130 million views! I have been detailing for 26 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers.
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This is actually an interesting format for an episode
Thank you! I always like to come up with new stuff and my viewers never know what video is next! :)
Remember KozaK waterless car clothes from 50 years ago? Had a great smell and I used them for awhile.
Yasou Pan,
Thank you for your honest review of the Amazon products. I respect your knowledge and expertise. The CG products are just average. Your 2023 product awards are for the serious detailers and professionals, which I only buy even though I am new to car detailing. Each video I am learning so Much and look forward other tips and tricks from you😀!
Sincerely,
NIKOS
Efkaristo Niko!
Can’t really say I’m a “car detail enthusiast.” I’m in it now to save money 😅 Never took care of my 2013 BMW but I will now on my 2023 Mazda. Did so much research throughout Pans videos for which products to purchase. I’m about $1000 in 👀
Detailing is such a soothing passion to indulge in. It relaxes me. Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 950,000 subscribers and we have over 125 million views! I have been detailing for 26 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers.
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Pan has also caused me to dig deep into my pockets to buy tons of stuff. But it’s also fun to a point.
Unfortunately I got carried away with Amazon best sellers algorithm and chemical guys marketing videos and pretty much got most of their products. Then I found pan’s channel and I wish would have found him sooner. All his recommendations/tips/tricks have worked well for me and learned a lot. Keep up the great work and keep it tight @Pan
Thanks!! 😁👍🏻
Leather honey just make everything super shiny. Automotive leather is normally sealed leather, except aniline. Leather conditioner don't do anything. I do leather repair. Use something the blocks UV and ads lubricity to reduce abrasion wear.
Great video, as always. The only thing i would have preferred is you showing the product that was your number 1 for this year while mentioning them.
My 2023 awards video did just that. ;)
@@PanTheOrganizeri know since i watched the video when it came out. I meant a pic side by side with you #1 to the amazon top seller. Thank you for the videos.
Chemical guys products are very popular because they have a humongous selection at every Walmart in America. I agree with Pan that there are way better products than anything Chemical guys has and i do choose other brands
I must have the reformulated Adam's Iron remover. It is on par with Meguiar's clay spray iron remover. I prefer Spray Way glass cleaner. Upholstery cleaner is Optimum's Carpet and fabric cleaner and protectant. I use Meguiar's APC. I do work around semi tractor trailers and near an active train track, so I tend to foam the vehicles with CarPro Iron snow foam and wash with Meguiar's Gold class. Spray wax and quick detail, I prefer Meguiar's ultimate. I also like Jade's reboot spray sealant and like their ceramic paste wax. I do like P&S interior cleaner and just used bead maker as an interior dressing. Starting to use DIY Details rinseless wash.
Truly shocked tw isn't that high on purchases. They make some amazing products that I use daily
Hello Pan I have Mr. pink it’s OK I’ve had it for two years and it’s already leaking from the bottom of the container for the same price you can get Maguires gold Class 64 oz for the same price or a dollar more as far as those microfiber towels they are good. I got them on special for five dollars a year ago but I would just use them for the interior glass and wipe downs
Waterless washes make excellent spot cleaner for bird bombs, a pre-treatment before doing a rinseless wash, and a superior drying aid. And instead of buying Chemical Guys Waterless, save 94% of the cost and just buy DIY Detail Rinseless, (dilute it 1- to-16 for waterless wash).
I’ve always been interested in keeping my vehicles clean but the last ten years diving deep in UA-cam I’ve elevated my game and technique. Thanks to the content of Pan, Larry Kosilla, Matt Mormon, and Buff Daddy I’ve really learned how to do this correctly. The hardest part is curating my detail regimen with the advances in technology, the last 5 years things have exploded. I find myself giving away or throwing out gallons of chemicals every 6 months or so. It is hard to edit the line up from trusted brands. Ammo NYC, Kochime, P&S, and Adams have been trusted for years. How often should you curate your line up?
Chemicals are typically good for 1-2 years if kept in stable conditions and not frozen.
I’m not much of a chemical guys fan. I like there snow foam. But I like Masterson’s Wash & Shine a lot better as a snow foam and bucket wash. I do use a waterless wash but I use it as pre wash from Wolfgang waterless wash. I love stoner glass cleaner. For a wheel cleaner I use Adam’s wheel and tire cleaner. For a tire dressing I like to many to list.
Outstanding video! I was surprised by some of the items on your list. I never gave the Amazon ratings system more that a quick glance. I look foward to your next post.
Thanks Fred! Have a good weekend!
Great video with lots of useful information. As a casual home detailer, i like knowing other products available.
Glad you enjoyed it! How did you discover my channel by the way?
Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 950,000 subscribers and we have over 127 million views! I have been detailing for 26 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers.
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@@PanTheOrganizer I have watched your channel for awhile, as a fellow Canadian I like supporting your content. I have an interesting detailing idea for your channel. Keep up the great work!
Pan , I just purchased a 2015 black rx350 f sport and was looking to see if there is a kit that includes a DA and products including foam pads that you recommend, chemical guys has this kit
Chemical Guys TORQ15DA 15MM Long-Throw Random Orbital Polisher Kit - 8 Items
What do you think or is there something better
Most of the products mentioned work well for the weekend warrior. The majority of the general public don't have several hours on weekends, or the $$ for the higher end products to use on their daily driver thats pushing anywhere from 80-180K miles on their cars. They just want them looking good enough, and killing the weed smell on the interior.
Yeah for 99% of the population any one of these products would do great. For the 1% of enthusiasts and pros, who watch detailing videos, there are often better choices out there.
The good news is that Noth Rag Company and Amazon towels now have 4.8 star averages vs the 4.7 from your video.
Nice video like always! Because so many of these products are not available for purchase in Germany and there is no shipping to Germany, I now use the products from reflected car care. a very small brand with a lot of fantastic stuff. The hyper bead and coat daylight are crazy AWESOME! In my opinion better than car pro!!! what i used a lot. And a lot of good shampoos and everything we need and love 😁 UA-cam Videos >Detailing verliebt
Thanks Andreas!
Touchless car wash machine today and it didn’t work well. Someone had a professional camera in a self wash bay. Thought that was cool. Going to try a quick self wash tomorrow
Hence I'm a weekend car detailing enthusiast, my first choice is Turtle Wax Hybrid Solutions line up.
However I would like to know if you could do something similar to the Amazon video but this time with Temu and Shein.
Turtle Wax doesn't have utensils to help cleaning all the parts/details of the car
I’ve used Leather Honey & the conditioner, I honestly would t suggest it. It does what it does, but it’s nothing like Koch Chemie LS or Geist IMO.
There are moments where #1 Best Seller are truly worth the purchase and, but in many cases, the price being asked is not worth it. Chemical Guys products seem to be the most expensive, especially when you have Turtle Wax Hybrid Solutions, which is my go to brand! Thanks
Always use carpro reset, even on non ceramic coated car. Strong shampoo!
I also use Stoner, but I try to avoid buying any product in an aerosol can.
Its also available in a spray bottle
I tried the new Adams iron remover it doesn’t smell as bad as the old 1 but to me it doesn’t work as good as the car pro I need to try the new stoners thx for all the content always top class
I had decent results with the turtle wax iron remover. It still stinks but not really bad. Pan did a review of it.
I'm glad I'm not the only 1 who just can't do CG.them,Adams,Groits ,etc have completely OVER SATURATE the industry.
Great video Pan! I’ve learned a lot watching your channel and I appreciate all the info. A question for anyone here, say you finished washing your car, a couple days go by and some light dust has started to show up on the car, which of the 2 options do you think would be proficient to get rid of the light dust: waterless wash or quick detail spray?
Thank you!
Neither. I always prefer just washing a car more regularly. But out of your options, I would pick something different if you don't want to wash it the traditional way. Use a rinseless wash method. Much safer compared to waterless, or using a quick detail spray. See my tutorial: ua-cam.com/video/p58Y5qRd3OU/v-deo.htmlsi=AhrejMIsOwS6Bd2G
Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 950,000 subscribers and we have over 125 million views! I have been detailing for 26 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers.
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Hi Pan,
Great video😊. I've used VRP for interior dashboard and performed great. Effect is still there after autumn and winter. For tyres is in the middle. Stand for a week or two, but depends of the conditions
Cheers,
Yavor
Hi Yavor! How did you discover my channel by the way?
Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 985,000 subscribers and we have over 135 million views! I have been detailing for 27 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers.
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@@PanTheOrganizer I,m part of IDA and also watch DIY Yvan and Nick channel. So your one is great and you make very interesting topics.
Oh cool!! Thanks for the positive feedback. Yvan is a good friend of mine, great guy! Have a great weekend Yavor!
Thanks Pan and have a great weekend 😊@@PanTheOrganizer
Ive only used Adams iron remover recently and i usually had to wait like 10 minutes before i rinsed. im not disappointed but im taking your recommendation and going with iron x next.
The Adam's Iron Remover isn't very effective. I haven't tested the updated formula, but the original wasn't great. My favourite iron remover is still the classic CarPro IronX. Here: amzn.to/3wIdFVn
I never had experience with Adam's iron remover before this past summer, or any iron remover for that matter, but i will say it reacted within 4 or 5 minutes, and when i went to clay afterwards with my AM details clay bar and chemical guys clay lube, i was getting very little off. So maybe they've improved the formulation quite a bit. But next time I'm going to use iron x just for the sake of trying something new.
I think the leather conditioner listed is reviewed by customers for baseball and softball mitts, as stated below the star ratings. Possibly not so much for car detailing? As far as towels go, many many things on Amazon receive stellar ratings simply because they are the cheapest. Quality is not necessarily a consideration.
Your shows are awesome learned a lot.Question have you used any of the ExoForma products?
Thanks for the positive feedback Bryan. How did you discover my channel by the way?
I haven’t tested ExoForma products.
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Awesome video as always pan!
Any tips on how often to wash your drying towel and wash mitts and microfiber towels? Is it recommended after each use?
I personally wash my towels and mitts after each use.
Thank you!
I agree with you, so many companies have countless variations of their shampoos. Are they really any different.
Thought this was one of your most informative videos. I always trust your opinion. Thanks
Thanks Ken!
Great video Pan! My question is- what do you recommend for cleaning and persevering rag tops ?
I have a simple tutorial video about that here: ua-cam.com/video/eSRR2PvjtuE/v-deo.htmlsi=iudoARLLaHz3_gj5
Welcome to my channel. You discovered one of the biggest car detailing channels on UA-cam as we surpassed 960,000 subscribers and we have over 130 million views! I have been detailing for 26 years and I love to share my knowledge and passion with my viewers.
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“Humph!” Best reaction 😆
Always used Kirkland Microfibres, would be interested to hear if there's any better value alternatives from UK users.
P&S perl is the best shampoo ❤. And there Absolute rinseless is absolutely amazing
I have an alcantara interior including steering wheel. Your recommended cleaning and care products?
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