This has been quite an education, Stan & Co your garages look like a shelf from Halfrauds, unbelieveable. I thought I was doing a good job with my sponge & chammy but now feel inadequate (exactly, I can't even spell the word!).

Btw my mum used to wash her MR2 (which she pronounced Mr. Two) in Fairy Liquid, followed by a nice polish with Mr Sheen furniture polish & of course a yellow duster!!

Still, it beats those muppets on the Apprentice last week hands down!

Yeah, the next door neighbours to my Gran did that to their Golf, it was terrible and looked it too

im not into this detailing stuff yet b4 i put ma car off the road it was the dreaded sponge an 1 bucket method and a quick goin over with auto glym high resin or g10 polish. im goin to get all this stuff. but seriously how much do u guys spend on this stuff?

stan i presume u detail cars for a living or sell this stuff no?

Haha, if you're not careful it can become addictive and you will just keep spending money on it, but it's controllable.

Stan does neither of those things, i'll let him say what he does if he wants, but it's nothing to do with detailing

Getting the proper gear is the biggest outlay, the problem is you need a bunch of things that you don't then buy again, at least, not for a long time, so it's best to buy good at the start on some things to get round this.

Then it's honestly very reasonable prices for things afterwards, most of the things you get, last ages because of how little you use so it's not *that* bad.

Some more stuff




Optimum spray sealant, incredibly quick to use, no buffing, just rub on and leave, gives a very glass like finish that should last a couple of months.


Serious Performances' quick detailing spray, for light cleansing/drying aid between/after washes, refreshes the clean waxed look.


Serious Performances' Show detailer, for a slick shine refresh between washes with a little added protection, will give a very slick wet look to the car.


Microfibre washmitt, i'm experimenting with an easy to use convenient and most of all, safe washing implement.


Arguably one of the best drying towels known to man, incredibly soft and plush, i've never felt anything like it, this one's a winner, huge too! The Uber drying towel.

Did you have to put the Wookie down

Nah, the wookie is good, but it's huge, it actually doesn't help. It gets loads of water onthe car, it's really soft, both very good points.
However, i find as it's fine synthetic "hair" that it can matt, but more annoyingly, i keep finding little hairs on the badges, trims etc Otherwise, it's very good.

I just wanted to try something more manageable and something that i can apply a little pressure with if needed on the bodywork.

I brought a new drying towel recently, makes it so much easier.
Does the Optimum spray sealant go straight on top of a wax?

It can, but it's a high flash point, so likely eat into the wax.

If you're wanting to use wax for a glossier look over the reflective shine, Optiseal first, then wax.

And yes, drying towels are one thing even the most basic car washer should have, makes a huge difference and a million times quicker and easier than a chamois.