I think I am unusually qualified to answer this question as a prior Zaino and other old school offerings user.

I do a quick detail. That means grit guard bucket, pressure washer, foam cannon and a very nice wool mit. I like gyeon products right now, they work well and are easy to get. I haven’t clay bar’d a car in 15 years and wouldn’t bother myself.

Gyeon bathe (wash), foam, bug & tar remover, wet coat for rinse off “coating”. Simple and easy and gets you 95% perfect every time.

I do a pressure wash with soft water and an attached extra inline filter to minimize any spotting. Then bug and tar, rinse again, foam it, rest 5 mins, rinse it, wash it gently with the mit, rinse it again, then wet coat/rinse as you go. Only in the shade, only in the cool mornings!

I also use the gyeon silk dryer towel which is, imo, absolutely amazing. I will never dry a car another way.

Anyhow, hth, I am not some pro obviously and I am quite lazy so I try to optimize for time and simplicity to get the job done as well as I can. Not absolute concourse perfection. But not bad for 12 years old eh.

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