DumbasSi

This is a spin-off of the washing your car with dish soap thread. I'm wondering what products everyone uses to wash their cars with.

Exterior
I usually use Zymol soap and a cotton mitt. Today I used some Mothers car wash I found in the shed because I haven't re-stocked my supplies for the summer. IMO the Mothers sucked. It left lots of water marks and it hardly lathered either.

Interior
I use a damp cloth and a tiny bit of Simple Green sometimes for dirtier areas. I also rent a carpet cleaner to do the floors and seats with, but because of the easy winter we had, the interior is quite clean.

Engine
For under the hood I use a C-T foaming engine cleaner. It works awesome. Sprays on like oven cleaner and it eats away lots of dirt and grime.

Windows
Windex for tinted windows.

imported_hdave

exterior: some car washing soap and a mit with my pressure washer

interior: damn cloth, i use a bit of diluted all purpose cleaner if its dirty

engine: i usually just hose it down, but use some engine degreaser once in a while

windows: definately use windex for all exterior windows and front windshiled. and i use a damn cloth for the tinted parts

Nova_Dust

My interior is usually clean. Exterior, I had Mothers and ran out, then my father bought Turtle Wax soap. Didn't want to waste it so that's what we are using now. After that gets finished, I will try something else.

Windows, I clean it when I remember it. Engine, I am going to wipe it with degreaser next time rather than hosing it down, and if I do, I am covering the valve cover :P

Xscorpio

ext: maguires NXT Generation Car Wash (actually my dad bought it for me)

int: damp cloth, sometimes that orange all purpose cleaner mixed with water. dish soap for the mats or sinlight lol works good.

engine: simple green and gunk somethimes and then i just hose it down.

windows: windex and whipe if off with bounty.

civicnation

exterior = any good lathering soap

interior = chamois and water (maybe all purpose diluted if really dirty)

windows= chamois and water

oh ya harsh it'd damp, not damn

imported_truonger

wait, isn't windex + tinted windows = NO NO

amonia eats the tints?

anyways, i use the coin op i haven't gotten around to buying my own stuff to wash the car. sooner or later i'll get to it, but i use that simonize wet towel or whatever, it like a sponge-like material for speed drying, yet it handles like a towel.

imported_fotoboy0806

exterior : Zymol Clear to wash, Zymol Concours for wax, Zymol Detail for urethane and plastic parts.

interior : Zymol Vinyl for vinyl and plactic parts,

windows : water and soup

engine : engine wash from Nissan, i got a good deal on it last year adn i still have some left!

and for everything from cleaning, to wiping to waxing and buffing i use microfiber cloth!

i use a lot of zymol product cus i jsut can't use anything else!

jcrelaj

OMG...I cant believe how many windex users there are...yikes.
Exterior: Sundance to wash and turtle wax for body once every couple months.
Interior:Black magic for vinyl and plastic parts with an old shirt.
Window...good old vinegar and water...especially gentle on the tints
Engine:not much to show under the hood yet,therefore no need to clean with any degreaser.
Tires:Black magic tire foam..best so far!
p.s
If you really want to get specific,chamois to dry for prevention of water marks

DumbasSi

You can buy ammonia free window cleaner for tinted windows and I think McGuires makes tint friendly glass cleaner. I've also heard of people using newspaper to clean the glass.

cibs

exterior: simple green car wash soap - IMO best stuff out there, and smells hella nice too, Meguiars NXT wax, and Meguiars Quick Detailer if i'm lazy lol, Plast-X for headlights, Rain-X for windows, Mothers Back-to-Black for black trim parts... Simple green for the rims if i'm too lazy to scrub by hand...

Interior: is always pretty clean, i use Meguiars Leather Cleaner for the seats, and a Swiffer cloth to pick up all the dust (I HATE a shiny *** dash that is left after you use sh|t like armour all), and a vaccum to pick up any dirt that's around...

Engine: Simple Green. nuff said, works better than anything else i've ever used, wet the enging down.. spray the hell out of it with SG, wait like 5-10 min and rinse... and ur done.

cibs

i just use quick detailer for windows on the inside... but i rarely have to clean my windows on the inside...

and ya if something is dirty that i need to clean on the inside i'll just use quick detailer for that too...

Xoopiter

Exterior:

Soap- Mothers car wash
Wax- Turtle wax Platium (nothing better IMO)
Detailing spray - Turtle wax ICE (great stuff)
Tires - Black Magic tire wet and cleaner

Waterblade and Microfiber for drying! (I hate Chamois)

Interior:

Black Magic dash cleaner (Smells great and works good)
Generic Carpet cleaner
Auto Febreeze
Scotch guard

Windows:

Stoners invisible glass (amazing stuff!)


Cheers
Jeff

Xoopiter

Double post

imported_d16y8

Soap: Some amror all concentrated soap
Windows: Windex and newspaper
Interior: Armor all for dash, interior pieces, and meguiars leather conditioner for seats
Black magic tire shine with silver flakes in it
simoniz rim acid
2400 psi water to wash it all down