PouncingPanzer1
Go Kart Champion
- Location
- Cleveland/Amish Country
So, everyone has that one product or tool they recommend to everyone and use almost every detail. What's yours, and why?
Mine is the Wheel Woolie and all of it's variants. I bought the 3-piece set from DI about a year ago, and cleaning my wheels was never easier. Never before was I able to effectively, and easily, clean my inner wheels. After a wash before Wheel Woolies, you could still find loads of dirt, brake dust, and tar on my inner wheels. Now, I am able to maintain them every wash. I now start the wash process here, rather than my calipers and exhaust tips like before. I looked at it as being able to reach one layer deeper into the maintenance wash regimen. I use the 2" one mostly, it is the most versitile size for our cars I find. The larger one doesn't fit inside the front wheels of vehicles with the PP, but it does the rear and the larger wheel Woolie holds A TON of soap and is an epic inner wheel cleaner, if it fits. The smaller 1" one I use for my calipers only, it gets little use overall. If I could use just one though, the 2" Wheel Woolie is my choice. I don't use them on the face of my wheels, as they are a tiny bit aggressive and the face of my rims are soft. Swirl like no other.
My second pick is CarPro Reload silica based sealant. When I was first turned onto this product I was on a CG kick. CG this, CG that. CarPro? Who's that? Well, now CarPro overshadows CG by a long shot in my detailing stockpile. From soaps to dressings, CarPro has raised the bar for me and what I demand out of a product. Now, I am not discrediting other brands by any means, especially since there is still about 1/3 of CarPro products I've never used personally. But, out of all the ones I have, Reload stands out. My father and many friends have also replaced their previous favorite wax or spray sealant with it. When shaken well and often, it doesn't give me any issues at all. No streaks. No hazing. Just glass. I work it one panel at a time, 1/2 for the hood and roof, and am able to use one towel for the whole application. Each 16ox bottle has about 20-25 vehicles in it I would say. INSANE BEADING for about 3 months with weekly washes. My brothers WRX beaded pretty good for about 6 months. It goes on everything on the exterior that I have found. Use it on trim, glass, plastics, rims, lights, and even the sidewalls of my tires. The only down side is cost, Reload is sorta pricey and many would argue not worth the price. Well, until I find something better(and available to me wholesale), Reload will be the official topper of my stockpile.
Mine is the Wheel Woolie and all of it's variants. I bought the 3-piece set from DI about a year ago, and cleaning my wheels was never easier. Never before was I able to effectively, and easily, clean my inner wheels. After a wash before Wheel Woolies, you could still find loads of dirt, brake dust, and tar on my inner wheels. Now, I am able to maintain them every wash. I now start the wash process here, rather than my calipers and exhaust tips like before. I looked at it as being able to reach one layer deeper into the maintenance wash regimen. I use the 2" one mostly, it is the most versitile size for our cars I find. The larger one doesn't fit inside the front wheels of vehicles with the PP, but it does the rear and the larger wheel Woolie holds A TON of soap and is an epic inner wheel cleaner, if it fits. The smaller 1" one I use for my calipers only, it gets little use overall. If I could use just one though, the 2" Wheel Woolie is my choice. I don't use them on the face of my wheels, as they are a tiny bit aggressive and the face of my rims are soft. Swirl like no other.
My second pick is CarPro Reload silica based sealant. When I was first turned onto this product I was on a CG kick. CG this, CG that. CarPro? Who's that? Well, now CarPro overshadows CG by a long shot in my detailing stockpile. From soaps to dressings, CarPro has raised the bar for me and what I demand out of a product. Now, I am not discrediting other brands by any means, especially since there is still about 1/3 of CarPro products I've never used personally. But, out of all the ones I have, Reload stands out. My father and many friends have also replaced their previous favorite wax or spray sealant with it. When shaken well and often, it doesn't give me any issues at all. No streaks. No hazing. Just glass. I work it one panel at a time, 1/2 for the hood and roof, and am able to use one towel for the whole application. Each 16ox bottle has about 20-25 vehicles in it I would say. INSANE BEADING for about 3 months with weekly washes. My brothers WRX beaded pretty good for about 6 months. It goes on everything on the exterior that I have found. Use it on trim, glass, plastics, rims, lights, and even the sidewalls of my tires. The only down side is cost, Reload is sorta pricey and many would argue not worth the price. Well, until I find something better(and available to me wholesale), Reload will be the official topper of my stockpile.
