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.

1. Bilt Hamber Touch-Less (5L) - Best Performance
2. Koch Chemie AF Active Foam (10L) - Low Dosage for professional use, Smells amazing!
3. GTECHNIQ W4 Citrus Foam 

Professional Use: Super foam

Car Wash Shampoo

1. Best Performance: Koch Chemie GSF - Gentle Snow Foam
2. Excellent Product: GTECHNIQ W1 G Wash
3. Cost effective: P&S Pearl Auto Shampoo 

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

Rinseless Wash

All great product options:

1. Optimum No Rinse & Shine
2. P&S Absolute Rinseless Wash
3. McKee’s 37 N-914 Rinseless Wash

Wash Mitts & Pads

• Wash Mitt:
• Most Durable: The Rag Company The Ultra Wash Mitt
• Cost Effective: Maxshine Microfiber Wash Mitt With Cuff
• Plush: Maxshine Ultra-Plush Microfiber Wash Mitt
• Wash Pad:
• 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+ 
3. Best Hand Held: BLO AIR S Dryer

Recommended option for Bigboi BlowR: 9 Meter Hose 

BIGBOI Comparisons Chart

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 - x2 Small 

  

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  

Tire Dressings 

1. New Look: Obsessed Garage Tire Dressing 
2. New Look Longer lasting: Koch Chemie Exterior Plastic PSS Plast Star
3. New Look: Gyeon Q2M Tire Express -Satin Look-Long lasting
4. 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. ARMOUR Detail Supply Wheel Coating
2. GTECHNIQ Wheel Coating Kit 
3. Gyeon Q2 Rim 30ml (Durability 12 Months)
4. 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 Tire & 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)
3. Gyeon Q2M Interior Detailer

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

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 
3. Gyeon Q2 PPF

 Ceramic Spray Coating

1. GTECHNIQ C2V3
2. ETHOS RESIST

Spray-on/Rinse-off

1. Gyeon Q2M Wetcoat
2. Sonax XTREME Spray+Seal

Quick Detailer 

1. GTECHNIQ QD QUICK DETAILER CLEANER AND GLOSS ENHANCER
2. Optimum Instant Detailer & Gloss Enhancer
3. Gyeon Q2M Quick Detailer (400ml/1L)

SiO2 Spray Coating/Sealant: 

1. ETHOS RESIST Graphene Spray Coating 6+ Month Durability
2. GTECHNIQ C2V3 Ceramic Sealant (Up to 6 Months durability)
3. DIY Detail Ceramic Gloss

Trim Coating

1. GTECHNIQ C4 Permanent Trim Restorer
2. FEYNLAB® Plastic (durability 1 yr)
3. Gyeon Q2 Trim 30ml (SiO2-based Durability 6 Months)

Wax

1. Optimum Car Wax Spray
2. 3D Express Wax
3. Gyeon Q2 Wax

 

POLISHING

Cutting Compounds

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

Polishing Compound

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

Finishing Polish

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

DECONTAMINATION

APC - All Purpose Cleaning

1. Koch Chemie GS Green Star
2. Bilt Hamber Surfex HD
3. GTECHNIQ W5 Citrus (APC) All Purpose Cleaner

Water Spot & Limescale Remover

1. GTECHNIQ W9 Water Spot Remover
2. Gyeon Water Spot Remover

Clay Lube

1. Gyeon Clay Lube Concentrate
2. Professional: Koch Chemie Clay Lube Spray 

Clay Bars

1. GYEON Mild Clay Bar
2. Maxshine Clay Bar

Clay Mitt/Pad

1. DS Clay Mitt Ultimate Fine Grade
2. The Rag Company UltraUtility Clay Scrubbers

Bug Remover

1. GTECHNIQ W8 Bug Remover
2. Koch Chemie Insect & Dirt Remover

Tar Remover

1. Gyeon Tar
2. Koch Chemie Teerwasche

 

GLASS

Best Glass Cleaner

1. Stoner Invisible Glass
2. Optimum Opti Glass Clean & Protect (504ml)
3. GTECHNIQ G6 Perfect Glass

Glass Coating

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

Glass Cleaning Cloths

• 14L The Rag Company Waffle
• Maxshine Glass Waffle Glass Drying Towel Small 35x35cm 3Pcs
• MAXSHINE 300GSM GLASS MICROFIBER TOWEL 5 PCS/PACK