Top Best Car Detailing Products

If you wish to keep your car’s finish pristine and shiny, you’ll need to do more than just regularly give it a wash. Spending the time to do a thorough detailing session every couple months makes a huge difference in protecting and maintaining your car’s finish. If you’re looking for the best car detailing products, you’ve come to the right place.

Here, we’ve rounded up all our top product recommendations across several categories so you don’t have to browse all over the place to get what you need. Armed with these products, some elbow grease, and time, you can get your car looking like it’s brand new and maintain it for years to come.

For more information on the top 10 best car detailing products, refer to our table of contents.

• Chemical Guys Mr. Pink Super Suds Car Wash

  There are dozens of car wash soaps out there and truth be told, any from one of the more reputable brands will do the job just fine. But if we had to choose one, that pick goes to Chemical Guys’ Mr. Pink Super Suds Car Wash. This car shampoo is designed to be gentle on sealant and wax coatings, ideal for weekly use. It’s also pH balanced so it won’t damage other materials on your car’s surface, such as polished metals, glass, vinyl, rubber, and plastic trim pieces. It features a slick formula that easily glides off your car, helping ensure swirl marks and scratches don’t occur while you wash. It also rinses clean, leaving behind no residue or water spots.

• Lithium Ceramic Slam

  If you’re not already familiar with the Lithium brand, they’ve quickly become a name to know in the hyper-competitive detailing market — and it’s all thanks to high-end, premium products like the Ceramic Slam, which contains the highest concentration of SiO2 per bottle compared to the competition.

  Like all good ceramic coatings, Ceramic Slam repels water, dirt, road salt, dust, and other major contaminants — but what truly sets this Lithium product apart is the fact that one coating of the stuff can last for 12 to 15 months, offering exceptionally long-lasting protection against the elements. Think of it like a shield for your paint job. And you can easily stack multiple coats for even more durability, as well. Incredibly easy to work with and apply, it only takes about 20 minutes to coat your entire car. Just spray it on, buff it off, let it cure, and repeat as desired. (This 16 oz bottle contains enough for six treatments, making it an excellent overall value, in spite of the higher initial sticker price.)

  The end result is an exceptional high-gloss shine, and extreme protection that can stand up to any weather conditions and works on paint, plastic, trim, glass and chrome. Add in Lithium’s unconditional lifetime warranty, and it’s no wonder Lithium Ceramic Slam is an Amazon’s Choice product and a favorite among both professional and DIY detailers.

• Best Pressure Washer: Sun Joe SPX3001 Pressure Washer

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  If you routinely wash your own car, we highly recommend investing into a pressure washer. The Sun Joe SPX3001 is our top pick, powered by a 14.5-amp/1800-watt motor that generates 2,030 PSI of pressure along with 1.76-GPM water flow. That should be plenty enough to wash your car, but also to take care of any household jobs you may have, such as cleaning your deck, fence, or patio. The pressure washer includes 5 quick connect nozzles so you’ll have a variety of pressures to choose from. If you don’t have a lot of experience using a pressure washer, avoid one of the really fine spray nozzles since they can actually peel the paint off your car!

  Attached to the pressure washer is a 35-foot power cord and a 20-foot hose, which is enough to wash your car bumper to bumper without any hassle, unless you own a large SUV or pickup truck.

• Best Foam Cannon: DUSICHIN Adjustable Foam Cannon dusichin foam cannon sfl-001

  If you’re using a pressure washer, you’ll want a foam cannon to easily blanket your car with your favorite car shampoo. The DUSICHIN Adjustable Foam Cannon features a 1/4″ quick disconnect fitting and a 1-liter bottle. While most foam cannons are similar, you’ll want to get one with quality components so it’ll last. DUSICHIN answers the call with brass connectors on this particular foam cannon.

  In order to use this foam cannon, your pressure washer must flow at least 1.2 GPM and over 1,000-PSI pressure. It’s also adjustable, so you can control the mixing and just how much foam it generates.