Buying some car care products.

[Giallorosso]

I am putting together a list of car care products that I will be purchasing from CCP. Car is a Candy White Polo GTI.

So far, this is what I have, but I am undecided about a couple. Any recommendations? Or better selections I could make?

Washing:
Duragloss Car Wash Concentrate
Mint Microfibre Plush Wash Mitt
Autobrite Supa Snow Foam+ (I use a Karcher Foam attachment)

Drying:
Mint Microfibre Drying Towel Waffle Weave

Wheels:
Vikan Wheel Rim Brush
Autobrite Wheel Brite Gel / Duragloss All Wheel Cleaner / P21S Wheel Cleaner Standard? Not sure which one to go with here? And do I need anything else besides just a cleaner?

Tyres:
Autobrite Berry Tyre Gel
Mint Contour Foam Tyre Applicator

Interior:
303 Aerospace Protectant

Leather: (I already have both of these)
Lexol Leather Cleaner Spray
Zaino Z10 Leather Conditioner

Other:
Mint APC (to clean exhaust tips)
Nanolex Glass Sealant Kit
Stoner Invisible Glass

Not sure I need the last two. I currently use RainX.

Any guidance would be appreciated!

[Ben J]

going to get a wax/sealant for the paint?

[Corey_R]

With the waffle weave drying towel, I have a Golf and I use the extra large one and by the end it's getting pretty damp. I wouldn't go smaller than that. Since you can't "wring" them like you can a chamois, it's better to have more than you need rather than less.
I'd also suggest having another drying towel/chamois/cloth that you use for the door jams, hatch, engine bay etc Using your "old" bodywork drying products is fine - as long as you never use them again on the exterior bodywork.

With the Vikan Wheel Brush, I got the regular one, but I wish I had the long handle one. It's a little difficult to reach all the way in the wheel arch since the Golf R is lowered etc.

Remember that for any additional products you're getting, you need an applicator (cloth) and a wipe off cloth - so maybe it'd be more beneficial to get one of the Microfibre Cloth Kits - these also come with some Mint Microfibre Wash to get you started.

[Dyldo]

Since you can't "wring" them like you can a chamois

why can't you wring them?

[Corey_R]

Because they're not a chamois with elastic fibres.
They're a waffle weave microfibre and wringing them will just damage them as the fibres are not designed to stretch.
Once you're done, you just hang them up and air dry them.

[Dyldo]

bummer. i've used mine 5-6 times already and wrung them out everytime. did i kill it?

[Giallorosso]

With the waffle weave drying towel, I have a Golf and I use the extra large one and by the end it's getting pretty damp. I wouldn't go smaller than that. Since you can't "wring" them like you can a chamois, it's better to have more than you need rather than less.
I'd also suggest having another drying towel/chamois/cloth that you use for the door jams, hatch, engine bay etc Using your "old" bodywork drying products is fine - as long as you never use them again on the exterior bodywork.

Thanks, definitely plan on getting the extra large one. Will just use my current chamois for the door jams etc.

With the Vikan Wheel Brush, I got the regular one, but I wish I had the long handle one. It's a little difficult to reach all the way in the wheel arch since the Golf R is lowered etc.

I think you mean the one for the wheel arch? I was looking at this one: Car Care Products / Vikan / Car Accessories / Brushes & Mitts / Wheel Rim Brush

Which only comes in soft or normal, not long. You must be talking about the wheel and arch brush. Is the one you have good?

[Corey_R]

Aah... quite true. I have both. The wheel rim brush (must've read over your list too quick) and the wheel & arch brush. Next time I'd order the Long Handled Brush though

[Giallorosso]

Aah... quite true. I have both. The wheel rim brush (must've read over your list too quick) and the wheel & arch brush. Next time I'd order the Long Handled Brush though

Thought so. They both look like they would work well in tandem.

[Giallorosso]

Also, any recommendations for the best Clay Bar kit?

[Corey_R]

Yeah - I find that the wheel & arch brush works really well on the front face of the rims too! The wheel rim brush is good for squeezing between the brake discs and the inside of the rims, but less so for doing the actual front facial of the rims.

I haven't used enough clay bars to give a recommendation...

[Wolfgang]

Also, any recommendations for the best Clay Bar kit?

I use and like the Dodo Juice Dodo Clay & Born Slippy Duo.

The clay is nice and soft and sticky and good value seeing as you are buying lube concentrate, not pre-mixed.

[v0a]

stoner's invisible glass (use it and love it)

i use zaino's clay bar with zaino z6 mixed with water

for all your microfibre needs id look at aquatouch (bit $$ though)

i use for drying AquaTouch Microfibre Drying Towel Waffle Weave X Large

for washing i use two AquaTouch Microfibre Multi Purpose Mitt

i actually have a kit of aquatouch microfibre towels around 26 different towels brought around xmas for only $150 and love it

[m3103]

Mate where'd you get that kit from?
sounds awesome!

[carcareproducts]

Doesnt look like i even need to give any advice!

You pretty much have everything listed by everyone already here.

You can also by the Dodo Lube Concentrate on its own as well if ever need be. But a 250ml bottle does 2.5l, an average car (Golf/A3) would only need 500ml usually to do an entire car so the kit would be a one timer and keeper definitely.

Wheel cleaner, the autobrite and the duragloss are my 2 person favourite as bang for buck and an non-acid cleaner that works incredibly well and safe for all wheels inc two/three piece and also other customs etc.