Car Detailing - What products are your go to?

[DFB FGXR6]

Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

A new brand has arrived in Australia via Car Care Co - DIY Detail

https://carcareco.com.au/product-category/diy-detail/

https://diydetail.com/

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DIY Detail popped up in 2021 with a simplified range of products and the aim of making detailing easier to understand. Simple names, simple bottle designs, simple to use.

The DIY Detail brands is partially owned and headed by Yvan Lacroix and Nick McGurk. Lacriox is a industry leader in detailing education and business building, McGurk a detailer running his own Youtube channel.

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From what I have learned, the products are made by a large chemical blender, one that doesn't sell products under its own name. In other words, they contract manufacture products for a variety of brands, modify the colours, scents and formulations to suit. My guess is that B&B Blending are the source, a company that manufacture products for Adam's and Obsessed Garage, among others.

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According to those in the US who have been using these products over the last couple of years, the foaming rinse-less wash gets a lot of positive reviews, likewise Incredible Suds, Quick Beads and Ceramic Gloss.



I'm certainly up for trying the rinse-less and Incredible Suds, and of course I will want to try the tyre dressing as well.

Will be interesting to see how the brand does in Australia.

Well, I caved in and placed an order..............



For brands like this, I tend to ignore the generic workhorse chemicals like APC, glass cleaners, bug removers, tar removers, iron removers ect. Instead, I like to select the products that best differentiate the brand from its competitors or items that I will use the most.

Incredible Suds - this is a pH neutral soap that produces extremely thick foam, so much they actually revised the dilution rate since release. It seems to be a thicker soap, similar to Adam's Car Shampoo and has a blueberry fragrance. I also like how they made sure it works in a foam cannon and a bucket.
https://carcareco.com.au/product/diy...credible-suds/

Rinse-less Wash - another rinse-less product to add to my collection. This is a surfactant based product, similar to McKee's N-914 and Bowden's Dry Spell. Unlike those two, DIY Rinse-less can actually be foamed to increase the pre-soak dwell period. Apple scented.
https://carcareco.com.au/product/diy...inseless-wash/

Ceramic Gloss - a Si02 spray sealant or drying aid that can be used across all exterior surfaces, including glass and plastic trim. Gloss and slickness are the drawcards. Sweet fragrance.
https://carcareco.com.au/product/diy...ceramic-gloss/

Tire Dressing - I mean, I certainly didn't need this product, but I'm a slut for tyre dressings. Water based and able to achieve gloss if desired. Citrus scent.
https://carcareco.com.au/product/diy...tire-dressing/

Interior Clean & Protect -a interior quick detailer that can be used across all surfaces; plastics, leather, display screens. It offers UV protection and leaves a matte finish behind. Apple scented.
https://carcareco.com.au/product/diy...clean-protect/