Cleaning/Detailing acronyms

[Clean Your Ride]

Just so it's not an exclusive club talking in code and riddles and acronyms when ever I discuss cleaning or detailing, I have compiled what the abreviations/acronyms I commonly use mean

#1000p - Finish Kare High Temp Wax
#425 - Finish Kare Anti Static Quick Detailer
#476s - Collinite #476 Super Doublecoat Wax
#845/#845IW - Collinite #845 Insulator Wax
#915 - Collinite Marque D'Elegance Wax

AB - Autobrite products

AG - Autoglym products
AF - AutoFinesse products.
AIO - All-In-One
APC - All Purpose Cleaner
AS - AutoSmart products

BA - Banana Armour
BCS - Bodywork Conditioning Shampoo (Autoglym)
BH - Bilt Hamber products
BOS - Best Of Show (Swissvax)
BSD - Brilliant Shine Detailer (Sonax)
BTBM - Born To Be Mild
BV - Blue Velvet

CB - Clay Bar
CC - Carbon Collective
CG - Chemical Guys products
CK - ClearKote products

DA - Dual Action machine polisher (Americanism for Random Orbital)
DAS-6 - Kestrel's Dual Action Polisher
DJ - Dodo juice
DW - Diamond White
DW - Detailing World

EGP - Extra Gloss Protection (Autoglym)
EX - Poorboy's World EX Sealant with Carnuba
EX-P - Poorboy's World EX Pure Sealant

FK - Finish Kare

G220 - Meguiar's Dual Action polisher

HC - Hard Candy
HDW - High Definition Wax (Autoglym)

IPA/ISA/IA - Isopropyl Alcohol (99% - not Rubbing Alcohol @ 75% pure)

LC - Lake Country (Pad manufacturer), Leather Conditioner
LP - Lime Prime
LPL - Lime Prime Lite
LSP - Last Stage Product

Meg's/Megs - Meguiar's products
Menz - Menzerma (range of polish)
MF - Microfiber (suffixed typically with cloth/towel/etc)
MG - Machine Glaze, Meguiar's Mirror Glaze products
MGC - Meguiar's Gold Class products

NSFW - Not Safe For Work
NWS - Not Work Safe
NXT - Meguiar's NXT Generation Tech Wax

OB - Orbital Buffer
OC - Orange Crush
ONR - Optimum No Rinse
OP - Orange Peel

PB - Poorboys
PM - PowerMaxed
PW - Pressure Washer

QD - Quick Detailer spray

RDS/RiDS - Random Deep Scratch(es)
RG- Raceglaze products.
RM - Red Mist (Dodo spray sealant)
RMT - Red Mist Tropical (as above)
RMG - Clearkote Red Moose Machine Glaze

SFS - Silicone Free Spray
SHD - Bilt Hamber Surfex HD
SIG - Stoners Invisible Glass
SN - Supernatural (Dodo premium wax)
SNH - Supernatural Hybrid (Dodo premium wax and sealant)
SRP - Super Resin Polish (Autoglym)
SV - Swissvax
SWMBO - She Who Must Be Obeyed

TBM/2BM - Two Bucket Method
TFR - Traffic Film Remover
UDS - Ultra Deep Shine (Autoglym)

WM - Wash Mitt
WOWA - Wipe On, Walk Away (eg. opti-seal etc.)
WW - Waffle Weave MF towel

Z-1 - Zaino Show Car Polish Lok
Z-2 - Zaino Show Car Polish for Clear Coated Finishes
Z-3 - Zaino Show Car Polish for Regular Paint
Z-5 - Zaino Polish for Swirl Marks and Fine Scratches
Z-6 - Zaino Ultra Clean Gloss Enhancer Spray
Z-7 - Zaino Show Car Wash
Z-8 - Zaino Grand Finale Spray Seal
Z-9 - Zaino Leather Soft Spray Cleaner
Z-10 - Zaino Leather in a Bottle
Z-12 - Zaino Clear-View Glass Polish
Z-14 - Zaino Plastic Magic Cleaner & Polish
Z-16 - Zaino Perfect Tire Gloss
Z-18 - Zaino ClayBar
ZFX - Zaino Flash Cure Accelerator Additive [For Z2, Z3, & Z5]
Z-AIO - Zaino All-In-One
Z-CS - Zaino Clear Seal
Z-PC - Zaino Fusion Dual Action Paint Cleaner Swirl Remover

Probably missed loads off but it's a start for now.

Please feel free to add any you know of.

[Oli]

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[Clean Your Ride]

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Look under the T's

TBM/2BM [emoji106]

[Oli]

Look under the T's

TBM/2BM [emoji106]

My bad, soz

[XanderCage13]

Awesome. And to think you know that off by heart as well.

[Clean Your Ride]

Awesome. And to think you know that off by heart as well.

I know, pretty sad eh?

Was actually talking to the MD of a detailing product company this afternoon and surprised myself at the stuff coming out of my mouth.

[Toxic]

Nice post Andy..

[Sparky ds3]

U might need to add a AB in there mate for the autobrite users [emoji2]

[Clean Your Ride]

U might need to add a AB in there mate for the autobrite users [emoji2]

Only decent makes allowed😉
Totally forgot about that as it's a manufacturer I don't use. Will add it now for the AB users of this world.
Cheers Mark👍

[Sparky ds3]

No probs mate i wasn't overly impressed with the durability of the abyss [emoji20]