Get ready to discover the must have essentials in this extensive buyers' guide for car detailing. 

We've handpicked the top products for every category, to simplify your purchasing process. Explore Detailing Shed Top Product Picks:

• Wash 
• Dry
• Wheels
• Exterior Wax /Seal/ CeramicProtection
• Polishing
• Decontamination Iron Fallout
• Interior/Exterior Glass
• Interior Clean and Protect

 

WASH

Snow Foam Pre-Wash

Pre-wash is applied with a foam cannon or pump sprayer, to loosen dirt before traditional washing.

• Best performance: Bilt Hamber Touch-Less (5L)
• Labocosmetica PURIFICA Acid pH Snow Foam Pre-Wash

Professional Use:

• Koch Chemie AF Active Foam (10L) - Low Dosage, Smells amazing!
• Super foam

Car Wash Shampoo

• Best Overall: ARMOUR Detail Supply Shampoo+
• Top Performance & Foam:Koch Chemie GSF - Gentle Snow Foam
• Excellent Product: GTECHNIQ W1 G Wash
• Cost Effective:P&S Pearl Auto Shampoo 

For more information - Read our Car Wash Shampoo blog here.

3 Step Maintenance Wash System

Labocosmetica 3pH Maintenance Wash System: Method based on the pH of each of their products to remove dirt and contaminants in a targeted and effective way with an Alkaline pH, Acid pH and Neutral pH Wash.

Rinseless Wash

All great product options: 

• Best Seller: Optimum No Rinse & Shine
• Highly Reviewed: ARMOUR HERO Rinseless Wash 
• P&S Absolute Rinseless Wash

Wash Mitts & Pads

• Wash Mitt:
• Best Overall: Maxshine Microfiber Wash Mitt With Cuff
• Most Durable: The Rag Company The Ultra Wash Mitt
• Plush: Maxshine Ultra-Plush Microfiber Wash Mitt
• Wash Pad:
• Best Overall: Maxshine Microfiber Wash Pad
• Most Durable: The Rag Company – The Cyclone Ultra Wash Pad

DRYING

Best Car Blowers and Dryers

1. Best Performance: BIGBOI BlowR Pro 4 - Recommended for professionals
2. Best Value: BIGBOI BlowR Mini+ 
   

Recommended options for Bigboi BlowR:

• 9 Meter Hose 
• BIGBOI Blowr Hose Reel

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Drying Towels For Body

1. The Rag Company - The Gauntlet Microfiber Drying Towel -  we recommend 2 x Medium or 1 x large 
2. Maxshine Purple Duo Twisted Loop Drying Towel - we recommend 2 x Medium
3. Maxshine "BIG RED" Microfiber Drying Towel 1000GSM (50cm x 70cm)

Drying Towels For Wheels

• The Rag Company - The Gauntlet Microfiber Drying Towel - we use 2x Small Gauntlets 30cmx 30cm 

 WHEELS

Best Wheel Cleaner - Weekly Cleaning

 

1. P&S Brake Buster - For Rims & Tyres. We recommend a 3.8L with 1L Empty Spray Bottle. The product can be diluted up to 4:1.
2. Sonax Wheel Cleaner Beast 1L - For Rims

Iron Remover - Quarterly Maintenance

We recommend Iron removers for Rims. They are great at removing iron fallout particles.

1. GTECHNIQ W6 Iron Fallout Remover & Decontaminant
2. Koch Chemie Reactive Rust Remover Rrr Iron Fallout  

Tyre Dressings 

• New Look: Obsessed Garage Tyre Dressing 
• New Look Longer lasting: Koch Chemie Exterior Plastic PSS Plast Star
• Best Value: P&S Shine All Tyre Dressing 

Recommended Tyre Dressing Brush

• Best Overall: Detail Factory Curveball Large Area Detailing Brush
• Best Value: Maxshine Curved Grip XL Detailing Brush Twin Pack

Wheel Coating

1. Longest Lasting  ARMOUR Detail Supply Wheel Coating
2. GTECHNIQ Wheel Coating Kit 
3. Feynlab Ceramic Wheel and Caliper

Wheel Brushes:

Wheel Face Brush

• Cost effective: Maxshine Soft Grip Medium-Duty Wheel & Body Brush-Medium Handle
• Best Extra Soft Brush: Wheel Woolies® Safest Wheel Rim Brush 

Inner Barrels

• Cost effective: Maxshine Wheel Cleaning Brush - Harder Bristles
• EZ Detail Wheel Brush  - Softer Bristles

Tyre Brush

• Maxshine Soft Grip Tyre Brush 
• Detail Factory Tyre Brush

Fender Well Brush

• Wheel Woolies® Wheel & Fender Brush 20”, 100% Boar Hair, Premium Grade
• Maxshine Soft Grip Tyre & Wheel Cleaning Brush-Long Handle

Lug Brush

• Maxshine Mixed Bristle Detailing Stubby Brush Red
• Detail Factory Premium Long Handle Brush

Wheel Mitt

1. Maxshine Microfiber Finger Wheel and Rims Wash Mitt(2x Pack) - Best Value, will get in intricate areas.
2. The Rag Company The Cyclone Ultra Wheel Mitt 15 x 18cm (2pack) - More durable than the Maxshine Mitt; However it doesn't get in the intricate areas like the Maxshine does.

 Shop our complete Wheel Bundle Here.

INTERIOR

Interior All Surface Must Have's - Daily Use

1. Geist Surface & Screen Cleaner 500 ml / 16.75 fl.oz
2. Koch Chemie Allround Surface Cleaner ASC (500ml/10L)

Interior Cleaner

1. Geist Rapid Leather & Vinyl Cleaner 500 ml
2. Koch Chemie Pol Star PO – Textile, Leather & Alcantara Cleaner 1L/5L
3. P&S Xpress Interior Cleaner

Interior Dressing & Protectant

1. Optimum Protectant Plus Interior - Leather, Vinyl and Plastic
2. Koch Chemie Leather Star LS Revitalising, Preserve and Protect (1L)
3. Koch Chemie Top Star TS Interior Semi Matt Plastic Trim Care (1L)

Dashboard: GTECHNIQ C6 Matte Dash AB Interior Trim Protector

Leather Conditioner

1. Geist Leather Conditioner
2. Koch Chemie Leather Star LS Revitalising, Preserve and Protect (1L)
3. P&S Leather Treatment

Leather/Fabric Care Bundle

• New Leather (Up to 3 Years Old): Geist 3 Minus Care Kit for Leather & Vinyl
• Older Leather (3+ Years): Geist 3 Plus Care Kit for Leather & Vinyl 
• Fabric Care: Geist Fabric & Upholstery Care Kit

Carpets/Upholstery

1. P&S Carpet Kit 
• P&S Terminator Step1- Enzyme Spot & Stain Remover
• P&S Carpet Bomber Step2 – Carpet & UpholsteryCleaner
• P&S FINISHER Step 3 – FINISHER PEROXIDE TREATMENT
2. Sonax XTREME Upholstery & Alcantara Cleaner Foam

Vinyl Trim and Plastics

1. P&S Swift Clean & Shine
2. SONAX PROFILINE Plastic Care Interior & Exterior
3. 3D LVP Leather, Vinyl & Plastic Cleaner (473ml/3.78L/19L)

 For Rubber Matts and boot liners Koch-Chemie Gummifix Guf Interior Plastic Care

Fragrance & Air Freshener

• Platinum Potions Nue Kar Smell 2.0 Inner Edition 500ml
• Platinum Potions Cosmo Black Inner Edition 500ml
• Koch Chemie Fresh Up

Odor Eliminator

• PARADISE AIR PLATINUM EXTRA - Odor Eliminating Spray
• SONAX AirAid Car Air condition Cleaner Symbiotic
• P&S ODOR DOC Permanent Odour Elimination Kit

Car Detailing Vacuum

1. Numatic Commercial Multi 4-in-one Wet, Dry, Extraction and Upholstery George GVE370
2. BIGBOI SuckR Pro Car Wet & Dry Vacuum +BIGBOI XTRACTR KIT Extraction kit

For more information, read our Car Detailing Vacuum Blog. 

 

PROTECTION

Ceramic Coating

1. GTECHNIQ Crystal Light Serum (CSL) + GTECHNIQ EXOv5
2. FEYNLAB® Ceramic Lite 40ml
3. ETHOS GRAPHENE MATRIX COATINGS v2 5 YEARS Durability

Best Professional Coating in 2024: C6 Ceramics Diamond Gloss Ceramic Coating (1 hour cure time, no need to keep your car inside for 2 days).

 For more information read our Ceramic Coating blog.

Graphene Coating (Professional Use)

1.  ETHOS Graphene Matrix Coating PRO V2 10+ YEARS
2.  SPS Graphene Coating

Ceramic PPF

1. Feynlab PPF & Vinyl Ceramic
2. GTECHNIQ Halo v2 

 Ceramic Spray Coating

1. GTECHNIQ C2V3
2. ETHOS RESIST

Spray-on/Rinse-off

1. Sonax XTREME Spray+Seal

Quick Detailer 

1. GTECHNIQ QD QUICK DETAILER CLEANER AND GLOSS ENHANCER
2. Optimum Instant Detailer & Gloss Enhancer

SiO2 Spray Coating/Sealant: 

1. Newest in the industry long lasting and super sleek: ARMOUR Detail Supply PHOBIC Spray Coating Durability: 1-2 Years
2. ETHOS RESIST Graphene Spray Coating 6+ Month Durability
3. GTECHNIQ C2V3 Ceramic Sealant (Up to 6 Months durability)
4. DIY Detail Ceramic Gloss

Trim Coating

1. GTECHNIQ C4 Permanent Trim Restorer
2. FEYNLAB® Plastic (durability 1 yr)

Wax

1. Optimum Car Wax Spray
2. 3D Express Wax

POLISHING

Cutting Compounds

1. Labocosmetica AUDACE Supreme Cut Compound
2. SONAX PROFILINE Ultimate Cut 6+ Heavy Cutting Compound
3. Koch Chemie H9.02 Heavy Cut Coarse Polishing Compound
4. Menzerna Fast Gloss HC400

Polishing Compound

1. Labocosmetica LEALE Medium Cut Compound
2. SONAX PROFILINE Perfect Finish One Step Polish (Polishing and finishing)
3. Koch Chemie F6.01 Fine Cut Polishing Compound
4. 3D One Hybrid Compound Polish

Finishing Polish

1. Labocosmetica FIERO Super Finish Polish Coating Primer
2. SONAX PROFILINE Perfect Finish One Step Polish (Polishing and finishing)
3. Menzerna Super Finish 3500
4. Koch Chemie M3.02 Micro Cut Polishing Compound

Polishing Pads

Polish Machine

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• Best Starter Dual Action 5 Inch: 
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DECONTAMINATION

APC - All Purpose Cleaning

• Koch Chemie GS Green Star
• Bilt Hamber Surfex HD
• GTECHNIQ W5 Citrus (APC) All Purpose Cleaner

Clay Lube

• 3D GLW Series Clay Lubricant
• Labocosmetica LUBRIFICA Clay Lube PPF/Wrap Solution
• Professional: Koch Chemie Clay Lube Spray

Clay Bars/Clay Towels/Clay Mitts

• The Rag Company UltraUtility Clay Scrubbers
• DIY DETAIL – Fine Grade Clay Towel
• Maxshine Clay Bar
• DS Clay Mitt Ultimate Fine Grade

Bug Remover

• 3D Bug Remover 473ml
• GTECHNIQ W8 Bug Remover

Tar Remover

• 3D Gum & Tar Remover
• GTECHNIQ W7 Tar And Glue Remover
• Professional: Koch Chemie Teerwasche
• Optimum Ferrex Iron/Tar/Wax Remover

GLASS

Best Glass Cleaner

1. Most Awarded:

    Bilt Hamber Trace-Less Super Wetting Glass Cleaner

2. One of the best. My mum loves it! Stoner Invisible Glass
3. Optimum Opti Glass Clean & Protect
4. GTECHNIQ G6 Perfect Glass

Glass Coating

1. ARMOUR Detail Supply Glass Coating
2. FEYNLAB® Window Glass Coating
3.  GTECHNIQ G1 CLEARVISION Smart Glass Coating Including G2 (Durability up to 2 years)
4. GTECHNIQ Glass Coating Kit

Glass Cleaning Cloths

• Maxshine Glass Waffle Glass Drying Towel Small 35x35cm 3Pcs
• The Rag Company Waffle
• MAXSHINE 300GSM GLASS MICROFIBER TOWEL 5 PCS/PACK