What does everyone use to clean their Pilots?

[tomas21]

Just curious what everyone uses to keep their new Pilots cleaned and protected.

This is what I have been using on my current vehicles...

Wash with Meguiars NXT Soap
Clay bar
Waxed with Meguiars NXT Tech wax

[waynerd]

Mostly Griots Garage products:
Car Wash, Rubber Cleaner, and Wheel Cleaner.
Speed Shine detailer and clay bar.
Rubber and vinyl protectant.
One Step Sealant applied with orbital polisher.

Windex glass wipes.

Used to use Eagle One NanoWax before Griot came out with the Sealant.

[OCDetails]

It varies. To get it in the current condition it was:

Wash: NXT wash
Clay: Clay Magic
Polish: XMT 2
Sealant: NTS7
Wheels: Eagle One A2Z & Meguiar's Quick Wheel Detailer
Tires: Four Star Bazooka
Glass: Invisible Glass
Interior plastics: Meguiar's Quick Interior Detailer & Four Star Rubber/Vinyl Protectant
Leather: Wolfgang Leather Cleaner and then their Conditioner
Upholstery: Prestone Foaming Upholstery/Carpet Cleaner

That is about it for now. I change my products every few months. I like to try new things. I can't really argue with the results that this combination is getting though.

[Erik]

I really haven't settled on a car wash / shampoo. So far, I have tried both
Mother's California Gold and Pinnacle Bodywork shampoo. I like them both.

For Wax, I tried several and am sold on P21S, both for ease and results.

For Vinyl, I am using 303 Aerospace Protectant. It leaves a shiny finish
which might bother some people.

For the plastic trim, I like Cockpit Premium.

For Leather, I am absolutely sold on Leatherique.

Finally, for cleaning the wheels, I have been using 3M Tire and Wheel
cleaner. I haven't tried anything else, so don't have anything to compare it with but it does a nice job.

[kjmann]

Soap: Blue Coral
Wax: Black Magic Wet Shine. In between: Mothers Showtime spray-on wax and clay bar if needed.
Glass: Stoner Invisible Glass (To minimize streaking, I use inexpensive washcloths and not paper towels.)
Plastic: 409 if really dirty, followed by Armor All.
Cloth/Carpets: Tuff Stuff shampoo generally. Turtle Wax Interior-1 seems to be good on ink stains.
To get the bugs off I used to use Bug and Tar Remover, but after an idea from my father in law, Murphy's Pine Oil Soap seems to work even better (cheap too).

No leather. I'm afraid the kids would have that destroyed faster than the cloth.

I used to be a die-hard Meguiars person, but their products seem to be not as up to snuff recently.

[Erik]

I don't remember who suggested it (someone here) but I just had a chance to try it. I soaked a paper towel in hot water and placed it over the bug remains. I waited about 10 minutes and the bug guts wiped right off.

Erik

[bluefin]

Wash: Meguiars Gold Class Shampoo. If no other reason, I love the smell! Plenty of suds too, and its relatively inexpensive.

Wax: Klasse AIO or Meguiars NXT

Clay: Mothers

Interior: 303 Aerospace

Leather:Wolfgang cleaner and conditoner

Tires: Good 'ol Armor All

Glass: Stoner

[Luwin1026]

What I use:

Soap: Meguiars Gold Class Shampoo
Wax/Polish: Zaino
Windows: Stoner Invisibile Glass
Tires: Shining Monkey
Leather: Leatherique
Misc: Meguiars Quik Detailer


I love the Zaino stuff, and have gotten great results with it. I have a bunch of leftover Meguiars products (fills up two floor-ceiling shelves in the garage) from my sponsorship a few years back after even giving a lot of it away to friends and family, so I've been trying to use them whenever I get the chance as well.

Pic is of the TSX, as I don't have any of the Pilot immediately post-cleaning.

[tomas21]

Thx for all the replies...

What online retailers and B&M stores does everyone use for these various supplies?

[waynerd]

Griot's Garage

Used to frequent Auto Zone, but only because I built a couple of them. Now I go to my neighbor's Parts Plus store.

[Erik]

http://www.superiorcarcare.net/

They not only have lots of products to pick from but they also have a ton of advice.

[gonzogrenade]

Originally posted by Luwin1026
What I use:

Soap: Meguiars Gold Class Shampoo
Wax/Polish: Zaino
Windows: Stoner Invisibile Glass
Tires: Shining Monkey
Leather: Leatherique
Misc: Meguiars Quik Detailer


I love the Zaino stuff, and have gotten great results with it. I have a bunch of leftover Meguiars products (fills up two floor-ceiling shelves in the garage) from my sponsorship a few years back after even giving a lot of it away to friends and family, so I've been trying to use them whenever I get the chance as well.

Pic is of the TSX, as I don't have any of the Pilot immediately post-cleaning.

i use the same meguiars gold class shampoo and quik detailer and it makes my Black Pilot shine! you should also try Black Magic for your tires. i find that their wipe-on gel works very well.