# What do you use to detail your car **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [March 29, 2010, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-use-to-detail-your-car/204788 "2010-03-29T13:46:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bics56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bics56](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bics56)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-use-to-detail-your-car/204788/1 "2010-03-29T13:46:52Z")
Just wanted to see what people use to detail their car. I am planning on claying my car for the first time. Next I planned on ordering some Zaino Z-5. I thought about using the rest of my McGuires NXT 2.0, but am not sure if I am “wasteing my time” instead of using the Zaino. So what is you method for detailing your car? ---
**Author:** ![ZEX350Z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/87869e/32.png) [@ZEX350Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZEX350Z)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-use-to-detail-your-car/204788/2 "2010-03-29T13:49:56Z")
McGuires 205, Poorboys Black Hole, Poorboys Nattys Wax, McGuiars Clay Orange, white, and black pads. I bought all of this crap from autoality in ross park mall, they have a store in Monroevill mall too. Oh yea, Poorboys Citrus Car Wash ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-use-to-detail-your-car/204788/3 "2010-03-29T14:04:51Z")
… ![https://tokecity.com/forums/attachment.php4?attachmentid=108061&d=1238996390](https://tokecity.com/forums/attachment.php4?attachmentid=108061&d=1238996390) With beach towel ![http://www.amysgifts.co.uk/images/collectables/scooby-doo-beach-towel.jpg](http://www.amysgifts.co.uk/images/collectables/scooby-doo-beach-towel.jpg) It shines without elbow grease. K.I.S.S. ---
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-use-to-detail-your-car/204788/4 "2010-03-29T14:20:52Z")
i prefer the meguirs products over the mothers. i wash with a wax remover, then clay bar the truck, then i go over vehicle with a light buff using a polish pad, then i do the 3 step meguirs, i then use Meguirs Tec Wax in the can. i apply 2-3 coats. This lasts for awhile with every couple days of washing. ive done this to the blazer and it helped greatly remove the spiders and scratches from offroading. its also same procedure i use on the silverado ---
**Author:** ![4doors5gears](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4doors5gears/32/6006_2.png) [@4doors5gears](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4doors5gears)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-use-to-detail-your-car/204788/5 "2010-03-29T15:46:20Z")
I have some stuff I’ve bought from Autoality as well as online. I have Meguiar’s Car Wash (some blue Professional line stuff) DP Clay Bar and Lube (ehhh heh heh) Poorboy’s SSR1 and SSR2 Meguiar’s #26 wax Collinite’s Wax Imperial Hand Glaze. I have a ton of stuff I hardly use too. ---
**Author:** ![Sinner6.0L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sinner6.0l/32/6016_2.png) [@Sinner6.0L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sinner6.0L)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-use-to-detail-your-car/204788/6 "2010-03-29T16:40:50Z")
i like the mothers reflections car wax and top coat. twice a year i clay and use a megs glaze ---
**Author:** ![Zack01GC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@Zack01GC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zack01GC)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-use-to-detail-your-car/204788/7 "2010-03-29T18:59:00Z")
1. Wash. Usually something cheap like Meguiar’s Gold Class. 2. Clay Bar. Whatever brand I happen to have available at the time. 3. Pinnacle XMT Stage 4 Swirl Remover with Medium Cut Pad 4. Poorboy’s SSR2.5 to clean up whatever the XMT didn’t get, Light Cut Pad 5. Poorboy’s SSR1 to clean up whatever light swirls/fine scratches are left, Polishing Pad 6. Meguiar’s #26 High Tech Yellow Wax or Poorboy’s Natty Blue. Finishing Pad. Meg’s Hot Rims for wheels, Poorboy’s Bold-n-Bright for Tires and Trim/Moldings, Stoner’s Invisible Glass on Windows, Meg’s Quick Interior Detailer on interior. The things I do for my factory black paint. No amount of buffing/polishing/waxing can get rid of the cracks and checks that 26 years of age and abuse cause in single stage (did I mention black?) paint. Car needs a respray in the worst way, but my process keeps me happy enough for now. ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v426/TheOneStar00/1984%20633CSi/1stplace5.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v426/TheOneStar00/1984%20633CSi/1stplace5.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Jeff95TA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeff95ta/32/5935_2.png) [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2010, 5:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-use-to-detail-your-car/204788/8 "2010-04-03T05:39:12Z")
- Dawn to strip off whatever the dealer may have put on it. - clay bar - Zaino car wash - Zaino with ZFX - stuff on interior plastic, stuff on exterior plastic, metal polish stuff on tailpipes Sun was going down so the reflections aren’t that great. And I only know how to use “auto” on the DSLR camera. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![pruGAR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@pruGAR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pruGAR)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2010, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-use-to-detail-your-car/204788/9 "2010-04-11T10:27:49Z")
When it comes to waxes you will hear 100s of different answers. Theres nothing wrong with the OTC Mothers and Meguiars. I use more high end products for there ease of use and the fact that they dont stain trim so i dont have to tap off all my trim and molding pieces when i just wax my cars. Quik if you allready buffed with a light polishing pad using meguiars 3 step is just wasting your time. The idea behind those polishes is to be used by hand with out a buffer. Its actually just a chemical cleaner that can remove some oxidation. Theres really no correction from the 3step process. With what you said I would just wash,clay, polish and wax you are going to achieve the same results with out the 3step. ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 6:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-use-to-detail-your-car/204788/10 "2010-04-13T06:57:15Z")
> [@What jobs have you had?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-jobs-have-you-had/42118/16): > > Just wanted to see what people use to detail their car. I am planning on claying my car for the first time. Next I planned on ordering some Zaino Z-5. I thought about using the rest of my McGuires NXT 2.0, but am not sure if I am “wasteing my time” instead of using the Zaino. > > So what is you method for detailing your car? I use 120 grit sandpaper for polishing and a handful of nails to apply the wax. Works fucking great! ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 6:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-use-to-detail-your-car/204788/11 "2010-04-13T06:59:09Z")
> [@What jobs have you had?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-jobs-have-you-had/42118/57): > > - Dawn to strip off whatever the dealer may have put on it. > - clay bar > - Zaino car wash > - Zaino with ZFX > - stuff on interior plastic, stuff on exterior plastic, metal polish stuff on tailpipes > > Sun was going down so the reflections aren’t that great. And I only know how to use “auto” on the DSLR camera. 🙂 Whats up with you gaying up that [Pittspeed.com](http://Pittspeed.com) license plate frame by putting it on a Mustang? ---
**Author:** ![Jeff95TA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeff95ta/32/5935_2.png) [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 7:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-use-to-detail-your-car/204788/12 "2010-04-13T07:20:15Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/42096/4): > > Whats up with you gaying up that [Pittspeed.com](http://Pittspeed.com) license plate frame by putting it on a Mustang? Because it would be worse on an Acadia, it would confuse people in the parking lot at the grocery store, and the soccer moms would think that speed was being sold from the vehicle. ---
**Author:** ![flyfishing3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@flyfishing3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/flyfishing3)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-use-to-detail-your-car/204788/13 "2010-04-13T09:15:20Z")
poor boys products, PC 7424. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_silver\_bull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d2c977/32.png) [@imported\_silver\_bull](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_silver_bull)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-use-to-detail-your-car/204788/14 "2010-04-13T10:04:19Z")
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![http://http://cumrag.net/store1/index.php?main_page=popup_image&pID=3&zenid=e1hnjrtfh7fcnpoubfob2c3oq7](http://http://cumrag.net/store1/index.php?main_page=popup_image&pID=3&zenid=e1hnjrtfh7fcnpoubfob2c3oq7)[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/04/29/kylogo300\_2.jpg](http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/04/29/kylogo300_2.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![imported\_silver\_bull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d2c977/32.png) [@imported\_silver\_bull](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_silver_bull)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-do-you-use-to-detail-your-car/204788/16 "2010-04-13T10:19:45Z")
yea ![http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/04/29/kylogo300_2.jpg](http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/04/29/kylogo300_2.jpg) ---
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