Lately I've been responding to quite a few people on what I personally recommend or use to wash and dry my car to keep proper care of it.
I figured I'd consolidate a list (with links!) of what I use for maintenance washes and you can find my technique here.
For all but the most soiled of vehicles I've moved on to pre-soaking with a foam gun.
Foam Gun and Soap
Here is the Gilmour foam gun I use from Amazon (tip if you can find the same gun from Butcher's I paid $36 for it)
This is definitely a technique and not necessary, this just allows the dirt settled on to be moved off before touching the paint and I have found it to soften the dirt and grime on there. It significantly reduces the dirt I have picked up with wash media.
As for foam gun shampoo I have been experimenting with a few but my recommendation as of now is Chemical Guys Honeydew.
I follow the foam gun spray with a simple rinse off then move on to rinseless washing.
Rinseless Wash and Towels
The staple for this of course Optimum No-Rinse (for my Wash & Wax Version review click here)
For the original version click here.
For wash media I use re-usable wash media, this allows different sides of the towel (4 in total) and different towels after each side is used every time I touch the paint. This reduces the risk of inducing swirls and scratches. Here is a great video link that explains this in detail.
As for towels, for washing I use these from MicrofiberTech they are paint-safe 360gsm weight.
Another recommendation many recommend are the 530gsm weight found here.
Note: Use the coupon code NEWS5 for an added discount.
For drying towels my absolute favorite is the Microfiber Madness Dry Me Crazy, one towel is absolutely more enough to dry a car. I follow it up with a simple light buff with a 530gsm towel as found above just to eliminate any residual towel marks that may have been left.
Wheels and Tires
Check out my review page here for multiple links on wheel and tire products
Thanks for reading!
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