I'm closer to 50 than 40 and until recently, I'd never even hand washed a car before. I was one of those guys who ran my car through the automated machine or paid some detailer at the mall to wash the car so that I got good parking close the exit. I bought a new car two months back and decided I would do my own ceramic coating. I watched far, FAR more hours of videos from Yvan, Pan, the Rag Company guys, and Brian from Apex, than I care to freely admit, but I was confident I could pull it off. Added complexity was that our townhouse complex has a "no running water" bylaw so I had to go fully rinseless. I used ONR in an IK Multi Pro 2 Sprayer for a pre-rinse and some ONR with the Ultimate Black Sponge to do a contact wash. I then dried the car with the Rag Company Gauntlet - I have a couple. At that point I went for a chemical and manual decon using some Australian-based products, Bowden's Own "Three Way" and their "Claying Rubber". Once I was done, I hit the car again with the IK Sprayer and ONR, then did another ONR w/ UBS contact wash to get everything off. Dried the car again with the Gauntlet and did a full run over the vehicle with Gyeon Prep, just in case. The car is a metallic red color and the paint was in terrific condition out of the dealership. I'm not interested in it being ABSOLUTELY perfect, so the idea of taking on polishing at this point just intimidated me too much for the very minor benefit that I couldn't even see from five feet away from the car. Finally, I put down a layer of Gyeon Can Coat EVO. To my surprise, even in the tight space of my garage, terrible lighting, and poor ventilation, the Can Coat coating when down flawlessly. The next morning in the sun outside I found one or two high spots that I buffed out quickly with the Gyeon towel. Subsequent to that, I've been doing ONR rinseless washes and will hit it with the Gyeon Ceramic Detailer product maybe once a month as a drying aid after a rinseless wash. It's been a blast playing with all this stuff - I now have a new hobby!
I can totally relate to many of your statements (closer to 50 than 40, used to run through a car wash, watching many of hours of professional detailers on UA-cam, no running water policy at condo complex, etc.). I thought I was reading my own post 😂. I’ve been detailing my car for a couple of months now and am going to install a ceramic coating. Thanks for sharing!
I like Optimum No Rinse. It saves a lot of time. With it, I use Turtle Wax Hybrid Solutions Ceramic Wet Wax if I need to boost the gloss. When it needs claying I use a clay mitt with the ONR and Wet Wax. I learned this technique from you and I like it very much. I think there must be some synergy between the two products because the slickness and gloss seems better than each product alone. I like Chemical Guys VRP for tire dressing.
This will be fun! Where to even start... Let me start by my favorite brands Bilt Hamber Polish Angel Leatherique Carbon Collective Kamikaze And of course we use Gyeon, Sonax, Jescar, some carpro, some other main players that escape my mind. Let’s start with my wash process. Bilt Hamber Touchless & N-914. Taking the best of each world and putting them together, I simply call at the hybrid wash! My dad was a big believer in rinseless, and I was raised to believe so too. I too thought pre-soaps/foam cannons were a waste of time, however, I came across Bilt Hambers autofoam, and their new touchless is even better. Not saying names, but after using touchless, I don’t take any other presoak seriously as I never did. My normal rinseless method would be to apply the rinseless on the entire vehicle through a sprayer, either pressure wash that off if really dirty, or for lighter soiled vehicles just go straight to the sponge. It worked great and always will. But with my foam cannon opened up, I have a 6 foot tall spray pattern and I can circle the entire vehicle in about 30 seconds average covering it with Touchless. While touchless is doing its magic on the body, I scrub the wheels and tires with the appropriate brushes that are also covered in touchless, works better than most APCs. In fact, I find that a APC’s just gets in its way. After I pressure wash off the entire vehicle. On my tests, on both coated and NON coated vehicles Touchless cleans better after just being rinsed off with a garden house compared to most presoaks being sprayed off with a pressure washer! N914 included. Pressure washing touchless off you have a near clean vehicle. So it cleans better, and most importantly, it’s faster to apply. My pressure washer is modified so it dispenses soap under high pressure application. So as I’m rinsing touchless off N914 is being applied. From there, the typical rinseless wash is carried out. How long does my wash take on average? We clock about 13 minutes one man, with two men it’s about a 9 minute process. And because the vehicle was 99% cleaned by touchless before even doing the rinseless, the water in the rinseless bucket is still crystal clear after the wash, so we dunk a couple microfiber’s in there, squeeze them out, and now we have a free interior cleaner as well. For drying aids and LSPs I enjoy everything by Polish Angel. I love Kamikaze Ceramics, but have recently been messing with Carbon Collectives coatings and they are amazing as well. I don’t go over different brands with clients as it confuses them and at the end of the day they really don’t care. I just offer them an entry, and premium option. Going back to Bilt Hamber, I use their entire anticorrosion lineup for vehicle under sides, aviation, and marine duties. They are truly phenomenal protection. Surfex HD is obviously my APC of choice, Autowheel for heavily soiled wheels, and Korrosol for my iron remover. All of these are at the top of their class. I’m not saying all this about Bilt Hamber because I’m a fan boy, I’m a fan boy because these products work so great. For paint correction, I use jescar compound and Sonax perfect finish for the most part. These two teamed up will do any car. No need for 5, 6 or 7 polishes on the shelf. I’m both a FLEX and Rupes fan, each have their pros and cons. We have 3 of the Red Beast Inside edition 3401’s. Number 38, 316, 469. And both Flex and Rupes rotaries and a couple LHR21’s, 75E, and a couple Carbon Collective Nanos.
I like optimum no rinse since it can be used for so many things. I like Mothers all purpose cleaner (blue) for pretty much everything, I use it on glass, wheels, carpet, leather etc. Meguiars (thick orange) shampoo since it smells good and foams a lot.
Yvan, I completely agree. If you are a good detailer you can make any product work. Some work better than others. Find what you like and master it. Companies make their products to work together to be efficient
@@Detailers-Business-Academy Exactly. I never mention what brand of products I use. Once in a while when someone asks I will tell them. I am the biggest factor in the results I produce and not the liquid in the bottle
You said it perfectly, everyone is different and every product is different you just find what works best for you. I really like the detailing industry with all of the science. You basically play around til you find what you like and its fun
I am absolutely sold on McKee's 37 N-914 Rinseless wash! As a father of 3 young boys, time is ALWAYS of the essence and N-914 gives me a quick way to wash my Honda Odyssey and give it that "10-foot clean and shiny look". I use it as a rinseless wash, waterless wash (paint, wheels, tires, interior, EVERYWHERE!!), clay lubricant and even tried it as paint prep! P&S Brake Buster is my go-to for more extensive wheel/tire cleanups. Love Koch Chemie Green Star as an APC for dissolving road grime on paint, cleaning rubber mats, engine bay and as a general purpose cleaner in the garage. P&S Bead Maker "makes" the list as my preferred paint sealant for ease of application, low cost, great shine and slickness! Gyeon Wet Coat for quick spray and rinse protection when doing a full blown foam wash using CarPro Reset (also my favorite car shampoo), finally CarPro IronX does a great job for chemical decontamination! That's it!
My soft, finicky paint on the Black Toyota Camry benefited from Extreme Solutions 321 Knockout, Phoenix EOD Fabulous Finishing Polish, Phoenix EOD Glossome Wax, and the Phoenix EOD Kronos. Looking awesome. It’s a daily driver with over 110K miles.
Mr. Lacroix you really summed it up, any product can be a best product if used correctly. I like looking at different companies p&s, optimum, kcx are phenomenal. I've used some gyeon, carpro has been a staple for years. But lately its been mckees 37 and I just got some stjarnagloss and its phenomenal after your video with trc Whatever products you use that help make you more efficient and help you become a better detailer for me are the best products. Thank you for this video Mr. Lacroix
For tires I have been using the 303 Tire Shine & Protect both spray and aerosol for the satin sheen, dries quickly, sheds road grime, and lasts several weeks.
Product list TL;DR: UBS, ONR, N914, OPT Power Clean, Brake Buster, OPT Car Wax, Ceramic Opti-Seal, Sonax BSD, 303 aerospace protectant, ultra clay towel, a twist loop drying towel!, iK’s multi pro and foam pro 2! Wheel and body brush, chemical guys total interior, and Turtle Wax’s branded 3 gallon bucket with proprietary grit guard 💂♀️ My routine wash is always *ONR* or *N914* with the *ultra black sponge*, a bucket, and a grit guard of course! Strangely enough one of my items is a specific bucket. Go to any target and they have a *Turtle Wax branded bucket* that’s 3 gallons, has a wide mouth, and the proprietary grit guard sits very low to the bottom so even after filling up my iK multi pro 2 (another great product!) there’s plenty of water left to wash with, or even top off your sprayer! I’ll top my tires off with whatever spray dressing I’ve got nearby, they all work. On the inside it’s gonna be a rinseless towel, some power clean 20:1, or CG total interior. Use whatever you like and have fun :)
P&S Express followed with 303 Protectant on Interiors. CarPro BugOut,Lift & Reset are staples of my wash process. Technicians Choice 582 as a drying aid. CarPro Perl and Ech2O honorable mention. I've got a Lake Country 4000 pad washer due any day that I'm excited to incorporate into my Correction routine. You're the man, Yvan.
I light Carpro products inside and out, but gravitate toward Apex Metal Oxide and Ammo Reflex Pro for coatings. Over time I’ve gravitated from most APC’s in the interior to Ammo Lather . Still use a lot of MultiX and Optimum power clean. Inside windows it’s a 15% IPA , cuts the grease leaves nothing behind. Tires and wheels it just depends on how lightly or heavily they are soiled. I like Lake Country and Rupes pads, 3D1 and TW one and done, Sonax polishes, Angel Wax perfect polish and Carpro essence for jeweling. Love my Big Boi blower and Lake Country system 4000 pad cleaner. Panel wipes for coatings by the manufacturer or Gyeon.
I got a bad interior the other day and tried a scrub ninja that a shop gave me. Best tool for interiors. I’m gonna go buy 3 of em tomorrow. It’s results of brushes but 5x as fast
I love Artdeshine- Just their whole lineup. From coatings, sealants to shampoos. I love it that they make each product with purpose. Not just same stuff in different dilutions but they try to make one product to cover whole bunch of stuff with real performance behind it. They really inovate and actually manufacture their own stuff - so they are not just "a label". I highly recomend them
Yvan, awesome idea. I hope people continue to leave their favorites. For me I love the products that wear multiple hats, especially ones where you just add water to make it different. So ONR tops the list. Rinseless wash, clay lube, interior detailer, exterior quick detailer, lake country pad washer solution, tornador solution, I haven't tried it in an extractor yet but might now.
I really like Glass Parency's graphene coating. I like a lot of Tac Systems products and Extreme Solutions Topper. CarPro Pearl, Iron X and Reset are really good too. Wizards Power Clean is one of my favorite APC's.
I enjoy Meguiar’s detailers Line, but recently added some optimum no-rinse, as well as McKees spray polish to my shelves. Thanks to a wonderful training seminar at Colton RV 😁
I’ve been happy with Adam’s Polishes line of products overall. Chemicals and microfibre cloths, etc. one stop shop and how-to’s etc. customer service has always been good. Their car shampoo has been excellent at not leaving water spots especially in glass.
Yvan I enjoyed meeting you at ‘18 SEMA when you were at ONR booth. Since then your no-BS approach to detailing and the detailing business is refreshing. Ok…for APC I use 3D Super Citrus at 1:45! Wheels , tires, decontamination washes, sometimes upholstery, etc. The dilution saves $$. Totally into Koch Chemie polishes/compounds. Usually with KC pads. Rupes wool pads are the bomb with KC heavy cut. ADG Wipeout for rinseless. Wipeout at 1:10 is a great clay lube. I clay with a cordless Flex buffer with Nanoskin pad. Tool in one hand and sprayer with lube in the other. You can fly - with excellent results. Now getting into GYEON coatings--cave man easy with stellar results.
Victory Nano Polish & Seal from Drive Auto Appearance. This is the product that got me more interested in detailing because after I used it with a buffer the first time the result was so amazing. I prefer to do paint enhancements when I have a vehicle with dull paint because I want to remove as little clear coat as possible. This product gives me the "WOW" effect that the average car enthusiast is looking for and always gets me more business.
What a great topic Mr Yvan. Love this! Thank you for all you do Sir. Glass Cleaner: Gtechniq Perfect Glass Degreaser: Malco K4-88 Degreaser #2 OP Grime, very strong and great product. Can cut for many uses like the K4-88 Long Term Tire Dressing: 6 months + ( when cleaned Properly) Tuf Shine Iron Fall out: Remover-Gtechniq W6 OP Eco Wash: this product is AMAZING. Works great on everything from the inside to the outside. Smells awesome so it's super pleasant to work with. For a Rinseless wash this product wears many hats well. Interior Cleaner: Spiffy from OP. Smells AMAZING and cleans well. Ceramic Sealant: Gtechniq C2V3 is amazing. Super Slick finish, easy to use and durable. Liquid Paste Wax: Malco Cherry Flash is by far the best product I have tried. Carnauba and Synthetic Mix. Very easy to use and wipe off. Super, Super slick finish.
Applied Gyeon Cancoat on my wife’s Jeep Wrangler and so far has amazed me. Mind you, I’ve only tested sealants before like TW S&S and TW hybrid solutions ceramic spray.
The only thing i look for in a product is ease of use, versatility,enviromently friendly(local laws), and best bang for the buck :) Honorable mentions: ONR, Koch Chemie.. But i did an interior detail of my GF's car with just a glass cleaner and some old MF towels once..she was stuned at the results..So mr lacroix knows what hes talking about :) have a gr8 day everyone
McKees rinseless! I think it's a great versatile product, I even use it as a interior cleaner which has not been an issue. This product has saved me having to worry about having multiple products and is a really good all rounder for all advertised uses. I will continually be developing my "off label" uses for this product given the value for money.
In a pinch, it can be used as a TIRE yes TIRE cleaner!! Not the strongest in the world but for one that’s not super browned and you need to prepare it for a dressing, works good enough !! Especially if the old dressing is water based.
Carpro perl for a great tire dressing - can be diluted for different finishes (e.g. shiny or matte) and easy to maintain. My go to dressing. Another good one from Carpro would be Reset if you're going to use soap reset leaves the a nice finish after drying for applying your protection. For drying the worx corded blower has been amazing; they have a ebay store with good deals from time to time (not a fan of having to use batteries)
Great idea Yvan! I hate the product bashing nonsense etc! Turns me right off forums and my lovely hobby I’m 65 this and have been detailing for almost 55 years! I’ve tried so many products over the years and still love it I’m a huge fan of Shine Supply and these dominate my arsenal . I cherry pick Meguiars , Gyeon , Bowdens and others
3d one is my my shops go to polish/1 step, ONR is still our pick for rinseless, p&s pearl, breakbuster, shine all, and apc are all cost effective and great for maintenance. Lake country pad washer changed paint correction for our shop, the flex pxe is probably one of my favorite tools right now. As far as coating gyeon is making some of the most user friendly coatings that we have seen so far and their maintenance system is fantastic!
Definitely enjoy using Phoenix EOD prit. Especially Titan. I also like the hybrid solutions line from turtle wax. So many good products out there. I say keep your products to a minimum to keep costs down and enjoy yourself. After all it’s detailing!
Artdeshine NGC. Truly an amazing coating from durability to slickness. Doesn’t clog easily like others if any and doesn’t get water spotted easily. In my opinion, the price tag on some products are worth it. If a lesser priced product takes you multiple passes or a lot of usage to achieve a result vs the higher priced product that gets the desired result quickly with less usage are you really saving? If a product saves you time it makes you money.
Awesome idea Yvan ! SONAX Xtreme Ceramic Spray - leaves no traces, very good durability, very good water beeding Turtlewax Seal and Shine - amazing price and very easy to use, very affordable way to keep your car protected CarPro PERL - so much uses from one product, a must for every detailer or car lover IMHO Optimum No Rinse - first rinsless wash I have used but also a product with multiple uses (will try others too but availability in EU is limited) . Rinsless wash product should always be in your arsenal Thank you and I look forward to seeing what others are using !
I like the Optimum system on the painted surfaces....CarPro Perl on the tires.....and P&S interior system for the inside. Keeps me profitable, and my customers happy :)
Question here: the space between my dashboard and my front windshield is really tight (i have a 2021 mazda 3), how can I clean the very edge of the dash where the two surfaces meet? As well as how can I put interior dressing all the way there? Thanks!!
Yvan doesn’t name brands so i will haha invisible glass makes something called the “reach and clean” tool. You attack microfiber towels or bonnets to it. You can use this to clean the windshield and dust your dash :)
Yvan: Over the years....."Purple Power". Cheaper than most APC'z and has great dilution capabilities. "EXTRA TOUGH", being the crown jewel of APC'z except for price. Xtreme Solutions "Knockout 321" compound is a great non-diminishing compound for mort of the wiped out heaps I work on. "Adams 15 D/A" is my go to. Rotary, a "De Walt" 3,000 rpm. And, yes, you hit the nail on the head when you mentioned the great detailer can make even crap products look good. Always detailing wisdom!! Where were you in the mid 60'd when I started my route as a teenager?? Thanks, Mitch.
McKees Graphene Rinseless is pretty legit and makes a good drying lube. Ethos Cleanse and KC GSF/Green star for maintenance washes. Gyeon WetCoat for wheel coating maintenance. Ethos APC for tire cleaning. Fireball gloss tire coating. Griot's Interior Detailer for all hard surfaces. Colourlock mild cleaner and Shield for leather, and CG Sprayable leather for the steering wheel.
i like papacut and sonax pf and titan si02 detail spray but its not to sun light friendly, technicians choice g max graphene spray is great even in direct sun
ONR, Opti seal/wax, Ferex.... 3D One, ACA 500. 3D bug enzyme gallon, 3D Glass nano drum, 3D degreaser nano pail. Rupes UnoPure finishing , Apex Surface Protection ;Metal Oxyde Coating [5yrs] rehydra sheets. AutoMagic ,magic dressing for tires. Griots Garage Glass Sealer. various pads for both rotary and DA. cant forget....Xtreme solution Topper !! Solution Finish...etc.....................! ;-)- i try to keep it simple lmao!!
Decon Wash = 3D Super Soak (Better, Cheaper, Slicker than other decon soaps) Clay Lube = Immolube ( No polymers, slick, doesn't hide scratches like quick detailers) Clay = Meguiar's Professional Mild Compound & Polish = IGL F1 & F3 (Long work times, no dusting, great shine) Pads = Urofiber 50/50 & Carpro white gloss pads Protection = IGL Premiere (Super easy to apply, great shine, lasts up to 6-months, or up to 1-yr with toppers) Maintenance Wash = Duragloss 901 ( cleans, slick and leaves the paint super glossy) Toppers = McKee's Hydroblue (stupid easy to apply during rinsing, glossy, great hydrophobics, works awesome on glass and wheels) Topper #2 = IGL Enhancer (long lasting, great hydropbics, great gloss) Drying Aide if Needed = P&S Bead Maker
I would like to share my products which I use. When it comes to car shampoo - I use ONR but now I'm going to use N914 and compare it. For now I can only say that I love its apple smell. I like APC from Koch Chemie - Green Star. You can get great result with it. Optimum Power Clean is also extremely good. Few days ago I started to use Turtle Wax 'wax it wet' as my drying lubricant (I know, it's not necessary with rinseless wash). Cheap price but it's not bad product in my opinion. I can get same results as with some expensive quick detailers - shiny and protected car. I also want to test Turtle wax new product line with graphene. I forgot to mention - I don't have my detailing business, I'm just a "Sunday detailer" and it's my hobby 😁
Yvan had me scratching my head because the only product he endorses is the Lake Country Pad cleaning system. There are so many amazing products out there we as detailers are truly blessed. For soaps I gravitate towards CarPro, Koch Chemie, and Apex by Phoenix. For polishes I use Koch Chemie, Phoenix Papa and Fab, and Meguiars 110 and 210. For pads I basically use Rupes and Lake Country. For coatings I seem to stick with Artdeshine and Phoenix! For interior work I use Koch Chemie Greenstar and Polstar for cleaning. I have been using Artdeshine for interior coatings (I almost feel coating the interior is more beneficial than coating the exterior). For the wheels I use Meguiars Non Acid wheel and tire cleaner. The product which makes my life easier is Titan by Phoenix. I have used this in a wet method just like Gyeon Wetcoat with amazing results. Using this product as a drying aid brings a next level slickness and gloss. I’m still searching for an interior detailer with protection that smells good. For the tires I still have Meguiars Hyper Dressing.
compounds, I like Jace Price's The Last Cut & The Last Cut +, Pads I'm a Lake Country fan and while we're talking about Lake Country, everyone should have their system 4000 pad washer. For black plastic restoration Solution Finish is great, but Renew-Protect also has good stuff. Owners Pride and HyperCLEAN both make great products I use. Glassparency for glass treatments and their products aren't bad either.
I am not a dedicated product detailer. I do have some products that I like and will use again and again. Rinseless washing: ONR or Mckee's 914 Car Soap: (yes Ivan I still use car soap, oops) Carpro Reset Wheels: Iron Remover: Meguiar's Iron Remover (Also used for paint) or Turtle Wax, Ammo Plum Wheel Cleaner: Meguiar's Non-Acid Wheel Cleaner ( maybe Plum goes here?), Brute Wheel soap Glass: Meguiar's Detailer Line Glass concentrate, Invisible Glass Coatings: I am all over with those. Apex Surface Protection, Ammo Reflex Pro, and Gliss, Cquartz Sealants: I do not use these much so I do not use them. If I do: Hyper Seal and Apex Rehydra Sheet, Artdeshine Bionano Tire Shine: Artdeshine Tyre Coat, Ammo Mud, and Gyeon Tire Interior Cleaner: Ammo Lather, Ammo Shag, Meguiar's Quick Detailer, and Optimum Power Clean (if the interior is really bad) Interior Dressing: Ammo Mousse, Carpro Perl, Meguiar's Quick Interior Detailer, Gyeon Interior Detailer. I think that is all the areas? I might have forgotten something
Great idea! Though I wonder if UA-cam is the correct format for this. Let's try! Optimum No Rinse: of course! Saves a bit of time and effort in the washing proces, seems to be safer and makes drying easier. Great interior cleaner that leaves no residue on plastic and leather surfaces. Also use it in my pad washer and it's the best glass cleaner that will ever exist. Optimum Hyper Polish; easiest Polish to ever exist and probably the best as well. You can't go wrong and with the correct polisher and pad you can still have great cut. With the Zentool 21e2 and rupes blue whool, I can pretty easily remove 2000 grit, 1500 even if I sand carefully and polish some more. Easy wipe-off, you can polish trim and it gives as deep a shine as anything out there. It's bad boy sibling Intensive polish is the best polish you can use on weathered white vans, but is sometimes a bit more tricky to use. ONR on the pad and car helps. Hyper Compound has given me SO MUCH problems, it's unbelievable. It feels like an unfinished prototype! But when it works, it cuts like nothing else. Zentool 21e2: the most balanced DA polisher out there (well, except for all rotaries). It's 10 times more balanced than the Rupes 21M3 (owned and sold), using Rupes pads. Quieter as well and lighter. I can use it all day with no ill-effects. Seems to cut more than the Rupes as well and is easier to use (pad rotation. Can have great cut and still finish perfectly. Really curious whether the new Optimum DA will improve on this! It does tend to run a bit hot, even at speed 3-4 & no pressure. Rupes blue whool 6': I rarely use anything else. Leaves a bit of micro-marring on the softest of paints (like b-pillars). But the cut is off the charts. It saves me a lot of time, but sadly the foam tears and lasts for 20 cars max. So I'm looking for a sturdier alternative! MF Scrub mitt: The #1 tool to clean upholstery stains. Way better and easier than using a rotary or DA!! At least in my experience. Also works great on plastics where ONR doesn't cut it. Save me a lot of time and effort! Lake Country Pad washer: huge time-saver! I use ONR and Power Clean as a pre-spray. Rac-a-tac: a necessity! Or a car lift, but even still. Bucket dolly: also a necessity! Koch Chemie PSS: love it for use on exterior plastics. Easy and great lasting results. Opti-Bond (gun): easy to use and great results on wheels and wheel wells!! Took me a while to learn hoe to use it, but now I love using it. The Rag Company Double Twistress: the best drying towel for me! Also use it to dry seats after scrubbing the seats clean, and as an (inside) glass drying towel. Works perfectly and leaves no lint. Especially on glass, it seems to work better than a waffle weave for me. I think these are my favourite products, at least what I can think off. I think I got to most of it because of you, so thanks a lot!
Sonax Cut & Finish or Griots Fast Correcting cream Both give me nice results and I can achieve 80%... more than that is wasting time/money, clients doesn't appreciate nor can afford 100%
Interiors I am a really big user of P&S double black line for carpets and upholstery terminator, carpet bomber, and finisher I have used for most all of 6 years now in pair with vapor clean steamer results are amazing when it comes to stains and getting any vehicles carpets and upholstery looking new again xpress from P&S is my go to interior cleaner for plastics topped with dynamic dressing. My top exterior product choice from compounds polishes AIO’s, to clay lube, pre rinse foams, shampoos, quick detailers, to the amazing enigma coating line and newly introduced atomic graphene line. Angelwax has coatings for the consumer from interiors leather capers upholstery, to exteriors from tire coating wheel coating trim coating, window, finally paint coatings consumer grade Legacy there 1 year titanium ceramic is an amazing easy to use high gloss great durability coating, and finally the professional certified only 3 year Solaris ceramic coating, 5 year Genesis coating, and brand new 5 year nebula graphene coating all single layer highest percentage of sio2 in any ceramic coating gloss is outstanding durability like nothing I have seen
Entry level ceramic coatings: Ceramic Pro Sport and SB3 Solo Both are extremely easy to use, quick to apply, and a great upsell. Multi Year Coating: SB3 Alpha- Works great, super forgiving coating, and at $160 a bottle you can do around 5-6 cars with it Polishing Pads-Rupes Course Wool, Rupes Yellow, and Rupes White. Especially the yellow pad I can get great results on any car with the yellow pad. Polishes1 3D Aca 500 for cutting, 3D One for One Steps, and Hyper Polish for finishing, enhancements, and some one step corrections
I'm closer to 50 than 40 and until recently, I'd never even hand washed a car before. I was one of those guys who ran my car through the automated machine or paid some detailer at the mall to wash the car so that I got good parking close the exit.
I bought a new car two months back and decided I would do my own ceramic coating. I watched far, FAR more hours of videos from Yvan, Pan, the Rag Company guys, and Brian from Apex, than I care to freely admit, but I was confident I could pull it off.
Added complexity was that our townhouse complex has a "no running water" bylaw so I had to go fully rinseless.
I used ONR in an IK Multi Pro 2 Sprayer for a pre-rinse and some ONR with the Ultimate Black Sponge to do a contact wash.
I then dried the car with the Rag Company Gauntlet - I have a couple.
At that point I went for a chemical and manual decon using some Australian-based products, Bowden's Own "Three Way" and their "Claying Rubber".
Once I was done, I hit the car again with the IK Sprayer and ONR, then did another ONR w/ UBS contact wash to get everything off.
Dried the car again with the Gauntlet and did a full run over the vehicle with Gyeon Prep, just in case.
The car is a metallic red color and the paint was in terrific condition out of the dealership. I'm not interested in it being ABSOLUTELY perfect, so the idea of taking on polishing at this point just intimidated me too much for the very minor benefit that I couldn't even see from five feet away from the car.
Finally, I put down a layer of Gyeon Can Coat EVO.
To my surprise, even in the tight space of my garage, terrible lighting, and poor ventilation, the Can Coat coating when down flawlessly. The next morning in the sun outside I found one or two high spots that I buffed out quickly with the Gyeon towel.
Subsequent to that, I've been doing ONR rinseless washes and will hit it with the Gyeon Ceramic Detailer product maybe once a month as a drying aid after a rinseless wash.
It's been a blast playing with all this stuff - I now have a new hobby!
Excellent, and it’s an admirable hobby.
I can totally relate to many of your statements (closer to 50 than 40, used to run through a car wash, watching many of hours of professional detailers on UA-cam, no running water policy at condo complex, etc.). I thought I was reading my own post 😂. I’ve been detailing my car for a couple of months now and am going to install a ceramic coating. Thanks for sharing!
I like Optimum No Rinse. It saves a lot of time. With it, I use Turtle Wax Hybrid Solutions Ceramic Wet Wax if I need to boost the gloss. When it needs claying I use a clay mitt with the ONR and Wet Wax. I learned this technique from you and I like it very much. I think there must be some synergy between the two products because the slickness and gloss seems better than each product alone. I like Chemical Guys VRP for tire dressing.
Nice list
The turtle wax ceramic wet wax is an awesome drying aid. The protection isn't super heavy so it's perfect for after every wash.
This will be fun! Where to even start... Let me start by my favorite brands
Bilt Hamber
Polish Angel
Leatherique
Carbon Collective
Kamikaze
And of course we use Gyeon, Sonax, Jescar, some carpro, some other main players that escape my mind.
Let’s start with my wash process.
Bilt Hamber Touchless & N-914. Taking the best of each world and putting them together, I simply call at the hybrid wash!
My dad was a big believer in rinseless, and I was raised to believe so too. I too thought pre-soaps/foam cannons were a waste of time, however, I came across Bilt Hambers autofoam, and their new touchless is even better. Not saying names, but after using touchless, I don’t take any other presoak seriously as I never did. My normal rinseless method would be to apply the rinseless on the entire vehicle through a sprayer, either pressure wash that off if really dirty, or for lighter soiled vehicles just go straight to the sponge. It worked great and always will. But with my foam cannon opened up, I have a 6 foot tall spray pattern and I can circle the entire vehicle in about 30 seconds average covering it with Touchless. While touchless is doing its magic on the body, I scrub the wheels and tires with the appropriate brushes that are also covered in touchless, works better than most APCs. In fact, I find that a APC’s just gets in its way. After I pressure wash off the entire vehicle. On my tests, on both coated and NON coated vehicles Touchless cleans better after just being rinsed off with a garden house compared to most presoaks being sprayed off with a pressure washer! N914 included. Pressure washing touchless off you have a near clean vehicle. So it cleans better, and most importantly, it’s faster to apply. My pressure washer is modified so it dispenses soap under high pressure application. So as I’m rinsing touchless off N914 is being applied. From there, the typical rinseless wash is carried out.
How long does my wash take on average? We clock about 13 minutes one man, with two men it’s about a 9 minute process. And because the vehicle was 99% cleaned by touchless before even doing the rinseless, the water in the rinseless bucket is still crystal clear after the wash, so we dunk a couple microfiber’s in there, squeeze them out, and now we have a free interior cleaner as well.
For drying aids and LSPs I enjoy everything by Polish Angel.
I love Kamikaze Ceramics, but have recently been messing with Carbon Collectives coatings and they are amazing as well. I don’t go over different brands with clients as it confuses them and at the end of the day they really don’t care. I just offer them an entry, and premium option.
Going back to Bilt Hamber, I use their entire anticorrosion lineup for vehicle under sides, aviation, and marine duties. They are truly phenomenal protection. Surfex HD is obviously my APC of choice, Autowheel for heavily soiled wheels, and Korrosol for my iron remover. All of these are at the top of their class. I’m not saying all this about Bilt Hamber because I’m a fan boy, I’m a fan boy because these products work so great.
For paint correction, I use jescar compound and Sonax perfect finish for the most part. These two teamed up will do any car. No need for 5, 6 or 7 polishes on the shelf. I’m both a FLEX and Rupes fan, each have their pros and cons. We have 3 of the Red Beast Inside edition 3401’s. Number 38, 316, 469. And both Flex and Rupes rotaries and a couple LHR21’s, 75E, and a couple Carbon Collective Nanos.
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I like optimum no rinse since it can be used for so many things. I like Mothers all purpose cleaner (blue) for pretty much everything, I use it on glass, wheels, carpet, leather etc. Meguiars (thick orange) shampoo since it smells good and foams a lot.
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I’ve been using Griots Garage and Megiars products! The two complement each other
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Yvan, I completely agree. If you are a good detailer you can make any product work. Some work better than others. Find what you like and master it. Companies make their products to work together to be efficient
Well said, not many products that are available today I would class as bad.
@@Detailers-Business-Academy Exactly. I never mention what brand of products I use. Once in a while when someone asks I will tell them. I am the biggest factor in the results I produce and not the liquid in the bottle
You said it perfectly, everyone is different and every product is different you just find what works best for you. I really like the detailing industry with all of the science. You basically play around til you find what you like and its fun
@@thesamsquatch5224 right. Keeping it simple is key
Carpro pro grade ceramic coatings, Rupes UnoPure finishing polish and Menzerna 400. 5 stars in my book.
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I use seal and shine every 3 months as my sealant and bead maker as a drying aid for the shine!
I agree! A simple and effective treatment.
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I love using Sonax BSD, it lasts longer than most quick detailers and smells wonderful, also one of the most hydrophobic products out there!
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I am absolutely sold on McKee's 37 N-914 Rinseless wash! As a father of 3 young boys, time is ALWAYS of the essence and N-914 gives me a quick way to wash my Honda Odyssey and give it that "10-foot clean and shiny look". I use it as a rinseless wash, waterless wash (paint, wheels, tires, interior, EVERYWHERE!!), clay lubricant and even tried it as paint prep! P&S Brake Buster is my go-to for more extensive wheel/tire cleanups. Love Koch Chemie Green Star as an APC for dissolving road grime on paint, cleaning rubber mats, engine bay and as a general purpose cleaner in the garage. P&S Bead Maker "makes" the list as my preferred paint sealant for ease of application, low cost, great shine and slickness! Gyeon Wet Coat for quick spray and rinse protection when doing a full blown foam wash using CarPro Reset (also my favorite car shampoo), finally CarPro IronX does a great job for chemical decontamination! That's it!
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My soft, finicky paint on the Black Toyota Camry benefited from Extreme Solutions 321 Knockout, Phoenix EOD Fabulous Finishing Polish, Phoenix EOD Glossome Wax, and the Phoenix EOD Kronos. Looking awesome. It’s a daily driver with over 110K miles.
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Mr. Lacroix you really summed it up, any product can be a best product if used correctly. I like looking at different companies p&s, optimum, kcx are phenomenal. I've used some gyeon, carpro has been a staple for years.
But lately its been mckees 37 and I just got some stjarnagloss and its phenomenal after your video with trc
Whatever products you use that help make you more efficient and help you become a better detailer for me are the best products. Thank you for this video Mr. Lacroix
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For tires I have been using the 303 Tire Shine & Protect both spray and aerosol for the satin sheen, dries quickly, sheds road grime, and lasts several weeks.
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Product list TL;DR: UBS, ONR, N914, OPT Power Clean, Brake Buster, OPT Car Wax, Ceramic Opti-Seal, Sonax BSD,
303 aerospace protectant, ultra clay towel, a twist loop drying towel!, iK’s multi pro and foam pro 2! Wheel and body brush, chemical guys total interior, and Turtle Wax’s branded 3 gallon bucket with proprietary grit guard 💂♀️
My routine wash is always *ONR* or *N914* with the *ultra black sponge*, a bucket, and a grit guard of course!
Strangely enough one of my items is a specific bucket. Go to any target and they have a *Turtle Wax branded bucket* that’s 3 gallons, has a wide mouth, and the proprietary grit guard sits very low to the bottom so even after filling up my iK multi pro 2 (another great product!) there’s plenty of water left to wash with, or even top off your sprayer!
I’ll top my tires off with whatever spray dressing I’ve got nearby, they all work.
On the inside it’s gonna be a rinseless towel, some power clean 20:1, or CG total interior.
Use whatever you like and have fun :)
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I really like the Optimum line. I augment it with 3D abrasive liquids, Buff and Shine pads, Rupes polishers, and TRC towels.
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P&S Express followed with 303 Protectant on Interiors. CarPro BugOut,Lift & Reset are staples of my wash process. Technicians Choice 582 as a drying aid. CarPro Perl and Ech2O honorable mention. I've got a Lake Country 4000 pad washer due any day that I'm excited to incorporate into my Correction routine. You're the man, Yvan.
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I light Carpro products inside and out, but gravitate toward Apex Metal Oxide and Ammo Reflex Pro for coatings. Over time I’ve gravitated from most APC’s in the interior to Ammo Lather . Still use a lot of MultiX and Optimum power clean. Inside windows it’s a 15% IPA , cuts the grease leaves nothing behind. Tires and wheels it just depends on how lightly or heavily they are soiled. I like Lake Country and Rupes pads, 3D1 and TW one and done, Sonax polishes, Angel Wax perfect polish and Carpro essence for jeweling. Love my Big Boi blower and Lake Country system 4000 pad cleaner. Panel wipes for coatings by the manufacturer or Gyeon.
Nice list
Current favorites:
- Carpro Essence
- OPT no rinse
- OPT Opti seal
- Ethos Resist
Nice list.
I got a bad interior the other day and tried a scrub ninja that a shop gave me. Best tool for interiors. I’m gonna go buy 3 of em tomorrow. It’s results of brushes but 5x as fast
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I love Artdeshine- Just their whole lineup. From coatings, sealants to shampoos. I love it that they make each product with purpose. Not just same stuff in different dilutions but they try to make one product to cover whole bunch of stuff with real performance behind it. They really inovate and actually manufacture their own stuff - so they are not just "a label". I highly recomend them
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Yvan, awesome idea. I hope people continue to leave their favorites.
For me I love the products that wear multiple hats, especially ones where you just add water to make it different. So ONR tops the list. Rinseless wash, clay lube, interior detailer, exterior quick detailer, lake country pad washer solution, tornador solution, I haven't tried it in an extractor yet but might now.
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I really like Glass Parency's graphene coating. I like a lot of Tac Systems products and Extreme Solutions Topper. CarPro Pearl, Iron X and Reset are really good too. Wizards Power Clean is one of my favorite APC's.
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I enjoy Meguiar’s detailers Line, but recently added some optimum no-rinse, as well as McKees spray polish to my shelves. Thanks to a wonderful training seminar at Colton RV 😁
Thank you, happy you enjoyed the training.
I personally love optimum hyper polish not only is it so pleasant to use but I dont have to tape up any trim with it
Not taping is definitely a good time saver.
I’ve been happy with Adam’s Polishes line of products overall. Chemicals and microfibre cloths, etc. one stop shop and how-to’s etc. customer service has always been good.
Their car shampoo has been excellent at not leaving water spots especially in glass.
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Yvan I enjoyed meeting you at ‘18 SEMA when you were at ONR booth. Since then your no-BS approach to detailing and the detailing business is refreshing. Ok…for APC I use 3D Super Citrus at 1:45! Wheels , tires, decontamination washes, sometimes upholstery, etc. The dilution saves $$. Totally into Koch Chemie polishes/compounds. Usually with KC pads. Rupes wool pads are the bomb with KC heavy cut. ADG Wipeout for rinseless. Wipeout at 1:10 is a great clay lube. I clay with a cordless Flex buffer with Nanoskin pad. Tool in one hand and sprayer with lube in the other. You can fly - with excellent results. Now getting into GYEON coatings--cave man easy with stellar results.
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Victory Nano Polish & Seal from Drive Auto Appearance. This is the product that got me more interested in detailing because after I used it with a buffer the first time the result was so amazing. I prefer to do paint enhancements when I have a vehicle with dull paint because I want to remove as little clear coat as possible. This product gives me the "WOW" effect that the average car enthusiast is looking for and always gets me more business.
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What a great topic Mr Yvan. Love this! Thank you for all you do Sir.
Glass Cleaner: Gtechniq Perfect Glass
Degreaser: Malco K4-88
Degreaser #2 OP Grime, very strong and great product. Can cut for many uses like the K4-88
Long Term Tire Dressing: 6 months + ( when cleaned Properly) Tuf Shine
Iron Fall out: Remover-Gtechniq W6
OP Eco Wash: this product is AMAZING. Works great on everything from the inside to the outside. Smells awesome so it's super pleasant to work with. For a Rinseless wash this product wears many hats well.
Interior Cleaner: Spiffy from OP. Smells AMAZING and cleans well.
Ceramic Sealant: Gtechniq C2V3 is amazing. Super Slick finish, easy to use and durable.
Liquid Paste Wax: Malco Cherry Flash is by far the best product I have tried. Carnauba and Synthetic Mix. Very easy to use and wipe off. Super, Super slick finish.
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Applied Gyeon Cancoat on my wife’s Jeep Wrangler and so far has amazed me. Mind you, I’ve only tested sealants before like TW S&S and TW hybrid solutions ceramic spray.
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The only thing i look for in a product is ease of use, versatility,enviromently friendly(local laws), and best bang for the buck :)
Honorable mentions: ONR, Koch Chemie..
But i did an interior detail of my GF's car with just a glass cleaner and some old MF towels once..she was stuned at the results..So mr lacroix knows what hes talking about :)
have a gr8 day everyone
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McKees rinseless! I think it's a great versatile product, I even use it as a interior cleaner which has not been an issue. This product has saved me having to worry about having multiple products and is a really good all rounder for all advertised uses. I will continually be developing my "off label" uses for this product given the value for money.
What are some of your “off label” suggestions?
In a pinch, it can be used as a TIRE yes TIRE cleaner!! Not the strongest in the world but for one that’s not super browned and you need to prepare it for a dressing, works good enough !! Especially if the old dressing is water based.
@@Detailers-Business-Academy interior cleaner, anything that other rinseless products are used for, rubber floor mat cleaner.
Carpro perl for a great tire dressing - can be diluted for different finishes (e.g. shiny or matte) and easy to maintain. My go to dressing. Another good one from Carpro would be Reset if you're going to use soap reset leaves the a nice finish after drying for applying your protection. For drying the worx corded blower has been amazing; they have a ebay store with good deals from time to time (not a fan of having to use batteries)
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Great idea Yvan! I hate the product bashing nonsense etc! Turns me right off forums and my lovely hobby
I’m 65 this and have been detailing for almost 55 years! I’ve tried so many products over the years and still love it
I’m a huge fan of Shine Supply and these dominate my arsenal . I cherry pick Meguiars , Gyeon , Bowdens and others
Excellent, negativity is not something I enjoy.
3d one is my my shops go to polish/1 step, ONR is still our pick for rinseless, p&s pearl, breakbuster, shine all, and apc are all cost effective and great for maintenance. Lake country pad washer changed paint correction for our shop, the flex pxe is probably one of my favorite tools right now. As far as coating gyeon is making some of the most user friendly coatings that we have seen so far and their maintenance system is fantastic!
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Definitely enjoy using Phoenix EOD prit. Especially Titan. I also like the hybrid solutions line from turtle wax. So many good products out there. I say keep your products to a minimum to keep costs down and enjoy yourself. After all it’s detailing!
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I've recently found Malco Cherry Flash Wax. It's easy to use and very forgiving. Doesn't stain plastic trim and you can put it on in the sun.
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Artdeshine NGC. Truly an amazing coating from durability to slickness. Doesn’t clog easily like others if any and doesn’t get water spotted easily.
In my opinion, the price tag on some products are worth it. If a lesser priced product takes you multiple passes or a lot of usage to achieve a result vs the higher priced product that gets the desired result quickly with less usage are you really saving? If a product saves you time it makes you money.
Agreed, product costs are minimal VS time
Awesome idea Yvan !
SONAX Xtreme Ceramic Spray - leaves no traces, very good durability, very good water beeding
Turtlewax Seal and Shine - amazing price and very easy to use, very affordable way to keep your car protected
CarPro PERL - so much uses from one product, a must for every detailer or car lover IMHO
Optimum No Rinse - first rinsless wash I have used but also a product with multiple uses (will try others too but availability in EU is limited) . Rinsless wash product should always be in your arsenal
Thank you and I look forward to seeing what others are using !
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Big tanks from Québec City Canada 🇨🇦
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I like the Optimum system on the painted surfaces....CarPro Perl on the tires.....and P&S interior system for the inside. Keeps me profitable, and my customers happy :)
Happy customers are the goal.
I just ordered the detailers helper belt. Anyone have any experience with them? Always interested in anyway to be more efficient.
Yes, they are definitely an efficiency aid.
Question here: the space between my dashboard and my front windshield is really tight (i have a 2021 mazda 3), how can I clean the very edge of the dash where the two surfaces meet? As well as how can I put interior dressing all the way there? Thanks!!
To clean the glass a towel with a spatula type tool makes it easy to reach.
Great suggestion.
@@MrViktordagur thank you!
@@Detailers-Business-Academy thank you!
Yvan doesn’t name brands so i will haha invisible glass makes something called the “reach and clean” tool. You attack microfiber towels or bonnets to it. You can use this to clean the windshield and dust your dash :)
Yvan: Over the years....."Purple Power". Cheaper than most APC'z and has great dilution capabilities. "EXTRA TOUGH", being the crown jewel of APC'z except for price. Xtreme Solutions "Knockout 321" compound is a great non-diminishing compound for mort of the wiped out heaps I work on. "Adams 15 D/A" is my go to. Rotary, a "De Walt" 3,000 rpm. And, yes, you hit the nail on the head when you mentioned the great detailer can make even crap products look good. Always detailing wisdom!! Where were you in the mid 60'd when I started my route as a teenager?? Thanks, Mitch.
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Big favourite of mine is the Rupes DA coarse
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McKees Graphene Rinseless is pretty legit and makes a good drying lube. Ethos Cleanse and KC GSF/Green star for maintenance washes. Gyeon WetCoat for wheel coating maintenance. Ethos APC for tire cleaning. Fireball gloss tire coating. Griot's Interior Detailer for all hard surfaces. Colourlock mild cleaner and Shield for leather, and CG Sprayable leather for the steering wheel.
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i like papacut and sonax pf and titan si02 detail spray but its not to sun light friendly, technicians choice g max graphene spray is great even in direct sun
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P&S interior is legendary
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ONR, Opti seal/wax, Ferex.... 3D One, ACA 500. 3D bug enzyme gallon, 3D Glass nano drum, 3D degreaser nano pail. Rupes UnoPure finishing , Apex Surface Protection ;Metal Oxyde Coating [5yrs] rehydra sheets. AutoMagic ,magic dressing for tires. Griots Garage Glass Sealer. various pads for both rotary and DA. cant forget....Xtreme solution Topper !! Solution Finish...etc.....................! ;-)- i try to keep it simple lmao!!
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Decon Wash = 3D Super Soak (Better, Cheaper, Slicker than other decon soaps)
Clay Lube = Immolube ( No polymers, slick, doesn't hide scratches like quick detailers)
Clay = Meguiar's Professional Mild
Compound & Polish = IGL F1 & F3 (Long work times, no dusting, great shine)
Pads = Urofiber 50/50 & Carpro white gloss pads
Protection = IGL Premiere (Super easy to apply, great shine, lasts up to 6-months, or up to 1-yr with toppers)
Maintenance Wash = Duragloss 901 ( cleans, slick and leaves the paint super glossy)
Toppers = McKee's Hydroblue (stupid easy to apply during rinsing, glossy, great hydrophobics, works awesome on glass and wheels)
Topper #2 = IGL Enhancer (long lasting, great hydropbics, great gloss)
Drying Aide if Needed = P&S Bead Maker
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I would like to share my products which I use.
When it comes to car shampoo - I use ONR but now I'm going to use N914 and compare it. For now I can only say that I love its apple smell.
I like APC from Koch Chemie - Green Star. You can get great result with it.
Optimum Power Clean is also extremely good.
Few days ago I started to use Turtle Wax 'wax it wet' as my drying lubricant (I know, it's not necessary with rinseless wash). Cheap price but it's not bad product in my opinion. I can get same results as with some expensive quick detailers - shiny and protected car. I also want to test Turtle wax new product line with graphene.
I forgot to mention - I don't have my detailing business, I'm just a "Sunday detailer" and it's my hobby 😁
Thank you, and as you know it’s an excellent hobby that’s lots of fun!
Yvan had me scratching my head because the only product he endorses is the Lake Country Pad cleaning system. There are so many amazing products out there we as detailers are truly blessed. For soaps I gravitate towards CarPro, Koch Chemie, and Apex by Phoenix. For polishes I use Koch Chemie, Phoenix Papa and Fab, and Meguiars 110 and 210. For pads I basically use Rupes and Lake Country. For coatings I seem to stick with Artdeshine and Phoenix! For interior work I use Koch Chemie Greenstar and Polstar for cleaning. I have been using Artdeshine for interior coatings (I almost feel coating the interior is more beneficial than coating the exterior). For the wheels I use Meguiars Non Acid wheel and tire cleaner.
The product which makes my life easier is Titan by Phoenix. I have used this in a wet method just like Gyeon Wetcoat with amazing results. Using this product as a drying aid brings a next level slickness and gloss.
I’m still searching for an interior detailer with protection that smells good. For the tires I still have Meguiars Hyper Dressing.
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@@Detailers-Business-Academy your welcome and by far the most important aspect is customer service!
compounds, I like Jace Price's The Last Cut & The Last Cut +, Pads I'm a Lake Country fan and while we're talking about Lake Country, everyone should have their system 4000 pad washer. For black plastic restoration Solution Finish is great, but Renew-Protect also has good stuff. Owners Pride and HyperCLEAN both make great products I use. Glassparency for glass treatments and their products aren't bad either.
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I am not a dedicated product detailer. I do have some products that I like and will use again and again.
Rinseless washing: ONR or Mckee's 914
Car Soap: (yes Ivan I still use car soap, oops) Carpro Reset
Wheels: Iron Remover: Meguiar's Iron Remover (Also used for paint) or Turtle Wax, Ammo Plum
Wheel Cleaner: Meguiar's Non-Acid Wheel Cleaner ( maybe Plum goes here?), Brute Wheel soap
Glass: Meguiar's Detailer Line Glass concentrate, Invisible Glass
Coatings: I am all over with those. Apex Surface Protection, Ammo Reflex Pro, and Gliss, Cquartz
Sealants: I do not use these much so I do not use them. If I do: Hyper Seal and Apex Rehydra Sheet, Artdeshine Bionano
Tire Shine: Artdeshine Tyre Coat, Ammo Mud, and Gyeon Tire
Interior Cleaner: Ammo Lather, Ammo Shag, Meguiar's Quick Detailer, and Optimum Power Clean (if the interior is really bad)
Interior Dressing: Ammo Mousse, Carpro Perl, Meguiar's Quick Interior Detailer, Gyeon Interior Detailer.
I think that is all the areas? I might have forgotten something
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Have you tried the new rinseless from dtail lab?
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@@Detailers-Business-Academy Do you like it? Is it a real polymer based rinseless?
Yes, I’ve tested it extensively,
Bilt Hamber here in the UK is unbelievable.
Which ones do you prefer the most?
@@Detailers-Business-Academy Surfex HD, Auto Wheels and Auto Foam are my favourites.
I've not tried them yet but they have great results. I've been observing through Pan the organizer
Haven’t met a P&S product I don’t like
I think many will agree.
Very true for me. Further, I haven't found a P&S product that I can't afford.
I am good with anything that works well and is reasonably priced. I truly believe what Yvan said. Its about technique.
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Great idea! Though I wonder if UA-cam is the correct format for this. Let's try!
Optimum No Rinse: of course! Saves a bit of time and effort in the washing proces, seems to be safer and makes drying easier. Great interior cleaner that leaves no residue on plastic and leather surfaces. Also use it in my pad washer and it's the best glass cleaner that will ever exist.
Optimum Hyper Polish; easiest Polish to ever exist and probably the best as well. You can't go wrong and with the correct polisher and pad you can still have great cut. With the Zentool 21e2 and rupes blue whool, I can pretty easily remove 2000 grit, 1500 even if I sand carefully and polish some more. Easy wipe-off, you can polish trim and it gives as deep a shine as anything out there. It's bad boy sibling Intensive polish is the best polish you can use on weathered white vans, but is sometimes a bit more tricky to use. ONR on the pad and car helps. Hyper Compound has given me SO MUCH problems, it's unbelievable. It feels like an unfinished prototype! But when it works, it cuts like nothing else.
Zentool 21e2: the most balanced DA polisher out there (well, except for all rotaries). It's 10 times more balanced than the Rupes 21M3 (owned and sold), using Rupes pads. Quieter as well and lighter. I can use it all day with no ill-effects. Seems to cut more than the Rupes as well and is easier to use (pad rotation. Can have great cut and still finish perfectly. Really curious whether the new Optimum DA will improve on this! It does tend to run a bit hot, even at speed 3-4 & no pressure.
Rupes blue whool 6': I rarely use anything else. Leaves a bit of micro-marring on the softest of paints (like b-pillars). But the cut is off the charts. It saves me a lot of time, but sadly the foam tears and lasts for 20 cars max. So I'm looking for a sturdier alternative!
MF Scrub mitt: The #1 tool to clean upholstery stains. Way better and easier than using a rotary or DA!! At least in my experience. Also works great on plastics where ONR doesn't cut it. Save me a lot of time and effort!
Lake Country Pad washer: huge time-saver! I use ONR and Power Clean as a pre-spray.
Rac-a-tac: a necessity! Or a car lift, but even still.
Bucket dolly: also a necessity!
Koch Chemie PSS: love it for use on exterior plastics. Easy and great lasting results.
Opti-Bond (gun): easy to use and great results on wheels and wheel wells!! Took me a while to learn hoe to use it, but now I love using it.
The Rag Company Double Twistress: the best drying towel for me! Also use it to dry seats after scrubbing the seats clean, and as an (inside) glass drying towel. Works perfectly and leaves no lint. Especially on glass, it seems to work better than a waffle weave for me.
I think these are my favourite products, at least what I can think off. I think I got to most of it because of you, so thanks a lot!
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Rinsless wash - there is Feynlab pure rinseless and then everything else. If you haven’t tried it before..do it.
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ONR no rinse - gamechanger
Gyeon tire gel, bug amd grime remover - nice design, great performance
Polish angel cosmic spritz - made in Germany ;)
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Sonax Cut & Finish
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Griots Fast Correcting cream
Both give me nice results and I can achieve 80%... more than that is wasting time/money, clients doesn't appreciate nor can afford 100%
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Interiors I am a really big user of P&S double black line for carpets and upholstery terminator, carpet bomber, and finisher I have used for most all of 6 years now in pair with vapor clean steamer results are amazing when it comes to stains and getting any vehicles carpets and upholstery looking new again xpress from P&S is my go to interior cleaner for plastics topped with dynamic dressing. My top exterior product choice from compounds polishes AIO’s, to clay lube, pre rinse foams, shampoos, quick detailers, to the amazing enigma coating line and newly introduced atomic graphene line. Angelwax has coatings for the consumer from interiors leather capers upholstery, to exteriors from tire coating wheel coating trim coating, window, finally paint coatings consumer grade Legacy there 1 year titanium ceramic is an amazing easy to use high gloss great durability coating, and finally the professional certified only 3 year Solaris ceramic coating, 5 year Genesis coating, and brand new 5 year nebula graphene coating all single layer highest percentage of sio2 in any ceramic coating gloss is outstanding durability like nothing I have seen
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I’m a big fan of ArtDeShines Nano Graphene Coating Yvan.The gloss and slickness really adds that wow factor,and it hydrophobics are fantastic..
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Entry level ceramic coatings: Ceramic Pro Sport and SB3 Solo
Both are extremely easy to use, quick to apply, and a great upsell.
Multi Year Coating: SB3 Alpha- Works great, super forgiving coating, and at $160 a bottle you can do around 5-6 cars with it
Polishing Pads-Rupes Course Wool, Rupes Yellow, and Rupes White. Especially the yellow pad I can get great results on any car with the yellow pad.
Polishes1 3D Aca 500 for cutting, 3D One for One Steps, and Hyper Polish for finishing, enhancements, and some one step corrections
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Garage Therapy car shampoo
Garage Therapy glass cleaner
Gyeon Wet Coat which I use mainly on wheels
Bilt Hamber clay bar
Poorboys natural look
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Labocosmetica Primus & Purifica for a acid decon wash
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