I'm just starting to get into detailing "seriously". My plan is to use my current dd to work on technique before getting the FiST.
I picked up a da from griots garage, a few bottles from Adams Polishes (various compounds and wax), and a sealant from Ammo NYC. The next product I'll get will probably be Sonax full effect wheel cleaner.
I've been looking at the GTechnique product line a lot and am very interested, mostly in the sealants for their extreme water beading (although I hate the way they name their products). It's not available locally, and I'd only buy 1-2 products at a time (due to cost) and would end up taking a bath on shipping fees!
What other products would you recommend, or would stay clear of? The Fiesta ST will be my daily driver, parked outside most of its life, in Ohio near the snow belt (salt belt).
Thanks!
The best combination I have found with the Griot's is to use the
W67DA backing plate from Meguiar's with
Meguiar's 5.5" Microfiber cutting discs for heavy correction and the Lake Country
Low Profile Hydrotech pads for finishing. The Low Profile is very important as it makes work with the DA much easier and more controllable.
There are many other coating brands besides Gtechniq. I personally think of the 7h SiO coatings, 22ple is the easiest to use & looks the best. Other coating brands include POLISHANGEL®, Max Protect, CarPro Cquartz, Wolf's Chemicals & Optimum.
Many have probably seen my video of Gtechniq's EXOv2, however I will be replacing EXOv2 on my ST with Polishangel's Color-Matched Cosmic 9h coating:
While polishangel products are expensive, they are all hand made to order and shipped straight from Germany.
If you are really looking to protect your vehicle from weather related damage like salt & such, coatings are the way to go, sealants just don't hold up. While not available in the US (yet) Max Protect's UNC-R looks to be a very good product which I will be testing soon: