Car Care Tips

[HATED1]

Hey guys/gals just wondering if anybody has some goods car cleaning tips? What works? what doesn't. Here's mine:

**Use orange clean when cleaning your engine, works pretty good and gets off all that grease!!!

 

[guedo512]

be carefull when you clean your engine. dont want to get water in your plugs. happened to my friend. heres my tip......simple green works good on just about everything. i clean my rims, dash and anythin else that is dirty w/ it. i heard you can wash your car w/ it too but im not trying that.

 

[greathuskie]

i tend to stick with meguairs, however you spell it

they have proven to work good

 

[guedo512]

yeah they do. i like meguiers a lot better than mothers. the only mothers thing i use is their metal polish.

 

[TaLoNBLiNGBLiNG]

Products I have found very useful:

Mothers - Chrome Polish
Mothers - Mag and Aluminum Polish
Mothers - Back-to-Black
Mequiar's - Scratch-X
Mequiar's - Quick Detailer
Mequair's - Gold Glass Wheel Cleaner
Son of a Gun - Tire shine
Gunk - Glass Cleaner
Finish 2001 - car wax
Clear Magic - All-purpose cleaner/degreaser

 

[quwhees99]

simple green = engine and rims

*turtle wax formula 2001 (super protectant with sun stop) = rubber, vinyl, plastic, leather

wet 'n' protect = tires
(better yet get spray it on a paint brush and 'paint' it on the tires)

prestone professional clean interior = for interior stains

scotch gard protector = to protect from future interior stains

eagle 1 wax = for wax...duh..
(if lazy use that liquid wax spray and wipe)

*=by far the best product out there

 

[greathuskie]

guwhees i dont know, my meg vinyl cleaner is pretty damn good....

 

[quwhees99]

hmmm i believe i haven't seen that product before...i'll check that out...since i need to buy cleaning products (ran out of car soap).

 

[greathuskie]

i have megs gold class car wash too, it works great