Auto Finesse vs Carbon Collective vs others

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Hi all,

Seeing as it’s ‘Black Friday’ this week, I’m thinking of finally restocking on stuff I need.
I’ve seen that Auto Finesse have some good bundles on their website and that Carbon Collective are advertising some deals on Friday.

What are people’s opinions on the 2 brands above or if anyone has any other suggestions, let me know.

Radford212
 
I've used products from both. Auto finesse are usually my go to. Having used their avalanche, lather, total, verso and all worked really well.
I've used the carbon collective ceramic detailer before on my dad's car and worked really well. Think carbon collective is more of a "premium" brand. You won't go wrong with either, but is a personal preference thing.

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@Radford212 - Always a subjective matter this one, however

Auto Finesse? I've used a lot of their products over time incl some waxes

Obltarate - Love it won't use anything else
Rejuvenate - Way better than Lime Prime. My go to pre wax cleanser
Tripple - Always on my shelf. Great versatile product
Iron Out - Load of ****! Avoid
Lather - Tried all 3 versions & gave up as I have better stuff on my shelf
Glisten - To oily IMO
Citrus Power - Better & cheaper stuff out there
Illusion wax - Never got the all the hype with this wax
Crystal - Top glass cleaner. My no.2 glass cleaner

Haven't bought any AF products for a while as I personally think there are better manufacturers out there

Can't comment on the Carbon Collective as I've never used any
But agree with @Adam14 that the CC products are more premium

Just my thoughts ...
 
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Bristle Hound said:
@Radford212 - Always a subjective matter this one, however

Auto Finesse? I've used a lot of their products over time incl some waxes

Obltarate - Love it won't use anything else
Rejuvenate - Way better than Lime Prime. My go to pre wax cleanser
Tripple - Always on my shelf. Great versatile product
Iron Out - Load of ****! Avoid
Lather - Tried all 3 versions & gave up as I have better stuff on my shelf
Glisten - To oily IMO
Citrus Power - Better & cheaper stuff out there
Illusion wax - Never got the all the hype with this wax
Crystal - Top glass cleaner. My no.2 glass cleaner

Haven't bought any AF products for a while as I personally think there are better manufacturers out there

Can't comment on the Carbon Collective as I've never used any
But agree with @Adam14 that the CC products are more premium

Just my thoughts ...
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What are your ‘go to’ manufacturers?
I’ve neglected my car the past 6 months, all my spare time has gone into sorting out the house. However now the wife & I are in, I have my weekends back and I need to do a deep clean.
 
Adam14 said:
I've used products from both. Auto finesse are usually my go to. Having used their avalanche, lather, total, verso and all worked really well.
I've used the carbon collective ceramic detailer before on my dad's car and worked really well. Think carbon collective is more of a "premium" brand. You won't go wrong with either, but is a personal preference thing.

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Was that the ‘Platinum Paint’ or ‘Oracle’?
 
Radford212 said:
What are your ‘go to’ manufacturers?
I’ve neglected my car the past 6 months, all my spare time has gone into sorting out the house. However now the wife & I are in, I have my weekends back and I need to do a deep clean.
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Shampoo - Gyeon bathe
Glass - Gyeon glass
Snow foam - AF Avalanche
Polish - AF Triple
Leather cleaner and sealant - Dodo juice supernatural
Iron/tar remover - AMdetails
Clay bar - AM Details
Wax - First time, used AFs and was really impressed!
Plastic - AF total plastic cleaner

Pretty much sums it up.

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Adam14 said:
Here you go: https://www.cleanandshiny.co.uk/pro...-speciale-ceramic-detailing-spray-2-0-1-litre

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Ahh thanks bud, sorry I misread what you said. I thought you said carbon collective ceramic coating not detailer. I’ve got a friend who has used their ceramic qd, he’s quite impressed by that one.

Waxes, I’ve got to many lol, all mine are from Obsession Wax. I bought one from there and was so impressed by it I bought another and a couple of test pots. I don’t think I’ll run out of wax for a while!
 
Radford212 said:
What are your ‘go to’ manufacturers?
I’ve neglected my car the past 6 months, all my spare time has gone into sorting out the house. However now the wife & I are in, I have my weekends back and I need to do a deep clean.
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@Radford212 - As for my go to's, might be worth looking at what I use on new car details

https://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threa...lue-b8-5-audi-s4-black-edition-saloon.247421/
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=384976
https://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threa...y-blue-mk3-seat-leon-cupra-300-5-door.367904/
https://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threa...ic-white-black-renault-captur-gt-line.381153/

There are others but these are the most recent
 
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I have a lot of Auto Finesse products in my detaling kit & i do rate them,but i also use other products by Meguires, Autoglym etc. All very good results for the home detailer.
 
I think this sort of thing, a lot of it comes down to using them and finding what you get on with. Hence why I'd say most people have products from various companies, at least I do.
 
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You can use the best detailing kit on the planet but if you don't use a machine polisher firstly then your not doing the products justice in my opinion
 
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jassyo06 said:
You can use the best detailing kit on the planet but if you don't use a machine polisher firstly then your not doing the products justice in my opinion
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I’ve got a machine polisher already, I need to get some more pads for it though. I’ve got the DoDo Juice Buff Daddy Pro (Don’t know how is stacks up against other machines) Unfortunately my car has taken a back seat due to me moving house. So all my money and time went into getting it up together to move in.
Now everything is all together I can give my car a little tlc.
 
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Adam14 said:
I think this sort of thing, a lot of it comes down to using them and finding what you get on with. Hence why I'd say most people have products from various companies, at least I do.
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Yeah I understand that, I’ve had stuff from multiple companies at anyone time, it was just it as companies had bundle deals going, I thought it may have been cheaper to do that. I missed the boat however and the 2 deals I wanted sold out.

I then tried Adams polishes, the US website and thought I could get some bits only to realise that shipping was going to be $100. So I scrapped that and so far haven’t bought anything lol. It’s not going very well..
 
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Radford212 said:
Yeah I understand that, I’ve had stuff from multiple companies at anyone time, it was just it as companies had bundle deals going, I thought it may have been cheaper to do that. I missed the boat however and the 2 deals I wanted sold out.

I then tried Adams polishes, the US website and thought I could get some bits only to realise that shipping was going to be $100. So I scrapped that and so far haven’t bought anything lol. It’s not going very well..
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Amazon/ebay/prestige car care sell Adams kit mate
 
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All about the prep IMHO

After having had a DA (& since sold it) its not 100% necessary to machine polish a car to get the desired finish

Just my thoughts going from no DA to DA & again to no DA

But 'tis a very subjective subject & some of us on here will never agree with each other ;):D
 
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Bristle Hound said:
All about the prep IMHO

After having had a DA (& since sold it) its not 100% necessary to machine polish a car to get the desired finish

Just my thoughts going from no DA to DA & again to no DA

But 'tis a very subjective subject & some of us on here will never agree with each other ;):D
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You obviously didn't get on machine polishing if that's your opinion, having done without a machine polisher for years and l have been using one for almost a year now the difference is night and day especially when you start experimenting with all different compounds and polishes also may l add combining a normal sized polisher with a smaller one is the icing on the cake you'll never get anywhere near the results by hand that you can achieve by machine never it's physically impossible
 
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jassyo06 said:
You obviously didn't get on machine polishing if that's your opinion, having done without a machine polisher for years and l have been using one for almost a year now the difference is night and day especially when you start experimenting with all different compounds and polishes also may l add combining a normal sized polisher with a smaller one is the icing on the cake you'll never get anywhere near the results by hand that you can achieve by machine never it's physically impossible
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@jassyo06 - Wasn't the fact that I didn't get on with machine polishing its just I was getting a bit carried away with the whole detailing malarchy & needed to take a step back from it so the DA went
I do agree you'll never get the same finish from correcting by hand as you will from machine polishing
Its just I don't go after the 100% finish now
There's more important things in life for me now
 
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Bristle Hound said:
All about the prep IMHO

After having had a DA (& since sold it) its not 100% necessary to machine polish a car to get the desired finish

Just my thoughts going from no DA to DA & again to no DA

But 'tis a very subjective subject & some of us on here will never agree with each other ;):D
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............i'm with you on this. Never had/desire to own one. Just take great car with my washing cleaning etc & always get coments on how good my cars have looked.
 
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RS3 S. said:
............i'm with you on this. Never had/desire to own one. Just take great car with my washing cleaning etc & always get coments on how good my cars have looked.
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Each to their own l suppose, l knew i was going well into detailing in a big way, l had spent way more than normal my cars paint colour so it deserved the best treatment l could afford, it's my hobby now, but l can say by using a quality dual action polisher and quality compounds and polishes it takes the paint up so many levels from products applied by hand and can also take out scratches and scuffs convincingly you can machine polish your alloys etc etc
 
Jassy - which smaller polisher would you recommend to complement the DAS6 Pro Plus mate ?
 
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Thanks Jassy - probably both polishing and correcting at some point.
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These pads come highly recommended mate and it'll be the Orange pad you'll want
Screenshot 20181128 180434
 
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Radford212 said:
Hi all,

Seeing as it’s ‘Black Friday’ this week, I’m thinking of finally restocking on stuff I need.
I’ve seen that Auto Finesse have some good bundles on their website and that Carbon Collective are advertising some deals on Friday.

What are people’s opinions on the 2 brands above or if anyone has any other suggestions, let me know.

Radford212
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Have you tried my products
https://www.tjscarcare.com/
 
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Thanks for the pad recommendation Jassy.

What about the smaller polisher itself ? Or do I just get a smaller backing plate for the DAs 6 Pro plus ? Forgive my ignorance - new to this polishing lark LOL !
 
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Thanks for the pad recommendation Jassy.

What about the smaller polisher itself ? Or do I just get a smaller backing plate for the DAs 6 Pro plus ? Forgive my ignorance - new to this polishing lark LOL !
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You can't change the backing plate size on the DAS 6 Pro plus mate but this little bargain will the job even better i paid £330 for the Flex version and this one is less than a 3rd of the price and will do the same job
Screenshot 20181128 212332
and the liquid elements pad range do pads to fit it as well
 
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Radford212 said:
Seriously considering getting one of these to go along with my Das 6.


They are easier to use than the larger machines mate and if l am honest l prefer the finish they leave over the larger machines but its too time consuming to polish yer car with a 3 inch pad lol
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The concern I have with using a polishing machine is that, surely, each time you use it, aren't you reducing the thickness of the clear coat, be it only by a few microns? I can see a machine polisher is ideal for initial correction of a vehicles paint finish, but once this is done, I can't see the need to machine polish regularly thereafter, except for removing the odd scratch or two.
 
AllanG said:
The concern I have with using a polishing machine is that, surely, each time you use it, aren't you reducing the thickness of the clear coat, be it only by a few microns? I can see a machine polisher is ideal for initial correction of a vehicles paint finish, but once this is done, I can't see the need to machine polish regularly thereafter, except for removing the odd scratch or two.
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There's all different levels/types of compounds and polishes mate, l can polish my car 5 times a year. say but l won't shave any clear coat off Menzerna for instance do a full range of compounds from a heavy cutting compound.... Right through to say super finish 3500 which has a tiny bit cut, through to 3800 which has no cut.... Pads types play a big roll in paint correction as well. ....
 
Thanks, jassyo06.....looks like I've got a lot to learn about this detailing malarkey lol!!
 
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You can't change the backing plate size on the DAS 6 Pro plus mate but this little bargain will the job even better i paid £330 for the Flex version and this one is less than a 3rd of the price and will do the same job View attachment 170826and the liquid elements pad range do pads to fit it as well
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I need a mini so i think you have just cost me £95 ha ha
 
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