[Perfectlap]

I used the turtle wax "ice" car wash since it was on sale at Target. I was only going to use it on the tires and wheel wells. It must have had some sort of additive that made made the tires dry shiny. Pretty cool.

For paint I go the rinse-less method as well but I use a waterless wash liquid in a spray bottle, pesticide sprayer or 2 gallon bucket.

There are a few good options: Poorboys, Adam's, Chemical Guys, Quick and Easy (QEW) and the most popular Optimum No Rinse. It's by far the cheapest route when using detailing sprays because it can be diluted for washing, claying or quick detailing. Just remember to close the cap tight or it might go bad, I just learned this the hard way.

I try to avoid using microfiber towels with the hooked ends and only use waffle weave micro fiber with the looped ends nowadays. Hooked MF is overkill for well maintained paint, its really for cleaning very filthy surfaces like in janitorial cleaning. And they are stubborn at coming clean. I often have to wash these towels two and three times and they are still not safe for the paint. The waffles usually come clean the first time.

and as always my LSP (last step product) is an anti-static spray that leaves the paint surfaces tooo slippery for dust. A quick rinse rolls most of dirt right off.