Hi all, I'll keep it short and simple. Have a metallic black car, would like the following.
Snow foam and lance
Decent body shampoo
Decent polish
Wax for using after polish?
Clay bar (also tips on how to use)
Want to keep my new car mighty clean and think these are the basics for that purpose?! Also, what cloths do people use when polishing and buffing off because in the past I have found that some can leave swirl marks all over the car when you catch it in the right light?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

 

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Shampoo- meguiars gold class or autoglym, a lot of people like dodo juice but I have no experience with it
Polish- I like autoglym super resin polish
wax- dodo juice, depends on your budget though, can you afford zymol stuff? (Have a look, it gets pricey)
Clay bars- I get the autoglym kit (I'm an autoglym fan, plenty of other optionsd though), as for tips, cut the bar in half, use plenty of lube, and go in straight lines
As for microfiber cloths, I just get stuff off ebay. Wash them after every use.

HTH

 

Been using chemical guys wash and wax for the last few years, dont need much in a big bucket to get lots of foam and makes the car look like you've jush polished it, oh and it smells good enough to drink

For polish ive only really used AutoGlym super resin, but it used to leave white residue on the black plastics, but since then they have updated the formula apparently, so im not sure if its better now?

 

dodo juice poor boys zymol zaino that's all i ever use stay away from auto glym super resin
polish all it dose is make your car look like its covered in white dust its fucking shit stuff

 

Until I bothered to find out how to use it properly I would have agreed with that comment but when used correctly it's a very good and effective product, if you use too much and/or don't work the product properly it can dust but the newer version is even better.

At the moment I use the following :-

Snow foam - Autobrite Magifoam
Tar remover - Autosmart Tardis
Shampoo - Dodo Juice Born to be Mild or Sour Power
Clay - Bilt Hamber medium grade Autoclay
Polish - Autoglym Super Resin Polish
Wax/Sealer Dodo Juice Supernatural Hybrid
External trim - Chemical Guys New Look Trim Gel
Glass - Autoglym Fast Glass, Autoglym Glass Polish and Gtechniq G5
Interior Trim - Autosmart Dash Dandy
Under bonnet plastics - Autoglym Vinyl and Rubber care
Carpets and Upholstery - Autosmart Brisk
Tyres - Autoglym Instant tyre dressing
Wheels - Wolf Chemicals Nano rim sealant

If you're going to clay your car then I really recommend you get a good tar remover, if not you could spend far too long removing the tar through flaying which is a ineffective and inefficient way of doing it !

If you do decide to clay the car you will either need to use it with a clay lube or if you buy Bilt Hamber clay just tap water. I cut my bar into 50 gram pieces, they're a good size and if you drop a piece on the floor you'll have spare pieces ! I flatten the clay to about 5 - 10 mm thick wich is thick enough to hold any imbedded contaminants that may come off the paint. Once the car is clean and de tarred I start to clay.

Rather than go on and on about how I clay here's a guide.