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      05-09-2011, 04:32 PM   #1
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Question In car in car cleaning kits, what do you carry and how?

I have an arsenal of cleaning stuff.

I feel like it would be a good idea to have a very small cleaning kit in the trunk somewhere for 'urgent cleaning situations' like bird bombs or something that happens away from home.

I was thinking of carrying a basic interior cleaner, bug/sap remover (for bird droppings too?), and a small bottle of water, wrapped up in a clean cotton rag, with a rubber band.

I live in the northeast, summers can be REALLY hot, esp in a closed trunk, and sub freezing in winter. given these conditions im not sure what the best approach is. Or what right contents of a 'kit' would be.

what do you guys do?
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ONR, leather wipes(meguiar gold class ones, only because that's what i use at home), disposable gloves(i have like 2-3 sets), at least 5 mf cloths

leather wipes need to be replace seasonally cuz they do dry out over time, and different color mf cloths help if you know which u use for windows
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I keep some Poorboys Spray&Wipe, plus a microfiber, in the car -- bird bombs are the only thing I really worry about. I'm sure ONR would work too, I just don't have any but find the S&W does a great job of removing without marring.
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I have a kit that I put together which has 5 4oz spray bottles with pumps. They have PB S&W, DG AW, 303, Pristine Clean & CG Window Clean. In addition I have one MF applicator pad (for the 303 and Pristine Clean) one MF glass towel from Wally world and one all purpose MF towel 16x16. It's all in a zipperd pouch I got at the local swap meet from a TSA travel kit. Total cost invested is @$12 and I use and refill from supplies I have including the MF towel. It cover's almost all spills and problems that could happen on the road and sits nicely in the trunk. If you want I can tell you were to source the bottles cheap (all 5 including pumps shipped for $7). The pouch use whatever you want I just saw this one and thru the contents out as it was $4 total.
The weather issue is a non factor for me as I live in Socal but who knows what the heat does to those products. I probaly should mix them back in with the stuff at home once or twice a year.

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I keep some Poorboys Spray&Wipe, plus a microfiber, in the car -- bird bombs are the only thing I really worry about. I'm sure ONR would work too, I just don't have any but find the S&W does a great job of removing without marring.
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I use toilet paper and baby wipes.
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I use toilet paper and baby wipes.
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I use toilet paper and baby wipes.
Charmin Ultra or that crappy one ply, pun intended?
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Small bottle of quick detailer and a micro fiber.
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I keep some Poorboys Spray&Wipe, plus a microfiber, in the car -- bird bombs are the only thing I really worry about. I'm sure ONR would work too, I just don't have any but find the S&W does a great job of removing without marring.
That is exactly what I have.
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I like to keep two products handy inside the car. The Optimum No Rinse Wash & Shine New Formula (ONR) helps me clean virtually anything on the exterior. For the interior I keep 303 Cleaner & Spot Remover handy. It can clean your clothes, carpets, doors, dashboard, console, etc. I use both with a DI Microfiber Ultra Plush Two Sided Towel which is one of my all time favorite towels. I put both of these products in the convenient DI Accessories Pump Spray Bottle 4oz

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Thanks guys,
Greg do you think the Poor Boys Spray and wash is an acceptable substitute? i'll get some spray bottles locally and wrap it up with some microfiber towels, thanks for the help here guys!
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I use toilet paper and baby wipes.
But what do you use on your BMW?
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1. Optimum Opti™ - Clean Waterless Wash
2. Optimum No Rinse™ mixed to QD strength
3. Stoners Invisible Glass (glass gleaner)
4. Zaino Z-16 Perfect Tire Gloss
5. Daytona Speed Master Wheel Brush
6. P21S Total Auto Wash APC
7. P21S Cockpit Premium interior dressing.
8. Zymol Lamb’s wool brush
9. Zaino Z-8 Grand Finale Spray Seal

All liquids are in small Spray Master® Heavy Duty Spray Bottle, and a selection of micro fibre towels; all of the above fitted into a Groit’s Garage collapsible wash bucket
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1. Optimum Opti™ - Clean Waterless Wash
2. Optimum No Rinse™ mixed to QD strength
3. Stoners Invisible Glass (glass gleaner)
4. Zaino Z-16 Perfect Tire Gloss
5. Daytona Speed Master Wheel Brush
6. P21S Total Auto Wash APC
7. P21S Cockpit Premium interior dressing.
8. Zymol Lamb’s wool brush
9. Zaino Z-8 Grand Finale Spray Seal

All liquids are in small Spray Master® Heavy Duty Spray Bottle, and a selection of micro fibre towels; all of the above fitted into a Groit’s Garage collapsible wash bucket
You carry all that stuff at ALL times? A bit extreme if you ask me.
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ONR, 303 Aerospace, 303 Spot Remover, CG QD, and an assortment of MF arranged by color. Lower quality yellow Costco ones for wheels, green Autozone ones for interior, nicer blue ones from DI for paint. All in a small organized travel carrying case from Walmart. I keep it in the spare tire compartment of the trunk.
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I just keep a spray bottle of CG Speed Wipe, a small plush microfiber, a can of Stoners Invisible Glass, and a microfiber for glass.
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