From Hagerty's: Detailing tips from a pro who cleans cars for the Pebble Beach

[elagache]

Dear mid-60s Buick owners who want a "clean machine."

Hagerty's has a piece on detailing from someone who prepares cars for the Pebble Beach Concours:

https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2018/08/28/tips-from-pebble-beach-concours-car-detailer

There are some surprises in this.  This fellow uses a lot of Griot garage products.  In particular he frequently wipes the cars with Griot’s Best of Show detailer:

https://www.griotsgarage.com/product/best+of+show+detailer.do

This will undoubtedly make the shine look better, but of course any abrasives that might have fallen on the paint will be ground into the surface.  Anybody with a car at Pebble Beach must be willing to repaint the car more frequently.  However, these sorts of products personally scare me since I want the paint to last a very long time!

Another surprise was his technique for cleaning white-wall tires: lacquer thinner!  Not on my tires!

On the other hand here is a suggestion from this fellow that might be worth investigating - Pro Honda Spray Cleaner and Polish.  Here it is on sale at Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Honda-08732-SCP00x3-Spray-Cleaner-Polish/dp/B01LY6KI73

Perhaps this is a product worth researching some more.

Anyway, an interesting view of another side of car culture.  Definitely the advice should be taken with a generous grain of salt!

Cheers, Edouard