Recommendations on travel kit?

[ScottD3]

After this weekend at inters and the state of my car being the dirtiest on the stand I think its time to get some sort of travel kit sorted out.

Can any one recommend a list of items to box up and take away to shows and such?

I don't want to carry a massive box of items, just something enough to clean the wheels, windows, give the body work a wipe down, remove the worse of the bug splatters and any thing else you lot might recommend.

Thanks.

 

[Reesy]

After this weekend at inters and the state of my car being the dirtiest on the stand I think its time to get some sort of travel kit sorted out.

Can any one recommend a list of items to box up and take away to shows and such?

I don't want to carry a massive box of items, just something enough to clean the wheels, windows, give the body work a wipe down, remove the worse of the bug splatters and any thing else you lot might recommend.

Thanks.

Just do what I did and find a (insert Nationality here) car wash.

 

[scotty76]

Optimum No Rinse might help as you could make up a container of it or just mix up a quick detail strength mix.

ONR - a General Guide and FAQ - Detailing World

 

[Juicy Jen]

I usually get a load of 5 litre bottles from Tesco and take them with me. plus buckets, shampoo, drying towel. As the car has been detailed before arrival it should only then need a top up if shine with a good quality quick detailer. If thats too much to take then yep ONR or Dodo Juice have just released a similar product

Dodo Juice Low on Eau Rinseless Wash 250ml | Latest Products | Juicy Detailing

Make up a 500ml spritz bottle of diluted bilberry wheel cleaner or your existing chosen product.

Bug removal - again 500ml spritz bottle of diluted product:

Chemical Guys Bug ****** and Tar Remover | Engine & Exterior | Juicy Detailing

Take your usual window cleaner with you or decant some into another bottle and take plenty of microfibres

 

[ScottD3]

Thanks.

So just some no rinse cleaner, loads of cloths and normal window cleaner.

What about the wheels?
Use the no rinse cleaner as well?

 

[Juicy Jen]

No rinse cleaner if it's not soiled to bad, otherwise resort to usual washing (not a cheap car wash as that will just cause more damage).

As for alloys, what do you use now, ie when at home?

 

[ScottD3]

No rinse cleaner if it's not soiled to bad, otherwise resort to usual washing (not a cheap car wash as that will just cause more damage).

As for alloys, what do you use now, ie when at home?

A jet wash from tescos. lol

I'm off to Le Mans next week so I'm looking for something that I can park up on the stand, quick wipe down and I'm done.
But ultimately for other shows.

I can't use a hose pipe at my house, so its all ways been jet washes or at my old mans house.

I keep meaning to build up some sort of no rinse or low water wash kit (I've asked before I think).

 

[Juicy Jen]

Get yourself some Valet Pro Bilberry Wheel Cleaner 1 Litre and a spare spritz bottle. Make up some diluted product which you can then use straight from the bottle where ever you are :thumbsup:

 

[ScottD3]

Get yourself some Valet Pro Bilberry Wheel Cleaner 1 Litre and a spare spritz bottle. Make up some diluted product which you can then use straight from the bottle where ever you are :thumbsup:

Tidy.

I'm off to go shopping.

Thank you.

 

[ScottD3]

Got my Dodo Juice and Bilberry today.
Just making up my spritz bottles.

Going to make up some G101 and APC bottles as well.

Thanks for the advice.

 

[scotty76]

Can you let us know how you get on with the Dodo Juice? It's always good to hear how new products work out. :thumbsup:

 

[ScottD3]

Can you let us know how you get on with the Dodo Juice? It's always good to hear how new products work out. :thumbsup:

Soon as I can get my head around the 1:200 ratio in a 500ml or 5 litres bucket I'll let you know.

I fkn hate Ratios. I can't do them at all!!

 

[scotty76]

I might be missing something obvious here but doesn't 1:200 just mean 1ml of product in 200ml of water. So 2.5 ml in 500ml water? So in 5 litres it should be 25ml of product.

My Dodo Juice Basics of Bling shampoo is 1:400 so I use 30ml in my 12 litre bucket. 1ml - 400ml water. 10ml - 4000ml water = 4l. 30ml - 12000ml = 12l.

 

[ScottD3]

mate just told me the calculation.
I'm **** at maths lol.

 

[drmole]

i got hypadermic suringes for accurate measureing dont like wasting products they too fecking deer fto start with