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AutoBead Detail Like a Pro Kit - Everything You Need!

Starter kit with a range of AutoBead detailing products

AutoBead Detail Like a Pro Kit - Everything You Need!

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Autobead Detail Like a Pro Kit is built to help you improve your detailing skills, with the products and accessories for every stage of a full detail: pre-wash, wheels, contact wash, chemical decontamination, polish, wax and finishing touches.

  • Everything for a full detail
  • Products in the right order
  • Pre-wash to finishing touches
  • Autobead chemicals throughout
  • Rag Company towels included
  • Work Stuff detailing brushes
  • Saves hunting for products
  • Made for learning to detail
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Full Description

Autobead Detail Like a Pro Kit is built to help you improve your detailing skills, with the products and accessories for every stage of a full detail: pre-wash, wheels, contact wash, chemical decontamination, polish, wax and finishing touches.

Autobead put it together to answer the questions every new detailer asks: which products do I need, which order do they go in, and which work well together. The only extra items it says you need are two buckets and a snow foam lance. The wax in the kit is Autobead Wax 50ml. Several kit products are also sold on their own, such as Autobead Quick Detailer, Tyre Dressing and Glass Cleaner.

Key Features

  • Every stage of a full detail
  • Pre-wash: Heavy Dirt 1L and Snow Foam 1L
  • Wheels: Alloy Cleaner 500ml
  • Wash: Pure Shampoo 500ml and wash mitt
  • Decon: Tar Gel and Iron Remover 500ml
  • Polish 500ml and Autobead Wax 50ml
  • Rag Company towels, Work Stuff brushes

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Key features

  • Detailing Kit
  • Starter Friendly
  • Multiple Products
  • Gift Ready
  • Maintenance Care

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Expert Notes

Starting out in detailing raises the same questions every time: what to buy, what order to use it in and what works together. Autobead answered them with one kit that covers each stage, from the pre-wash to the finishing touches, using its own chemicals with Rag Company towels and Work Stuff brushes.

The only extras Autobead says you need are two buckets and a snow foam lance. Work through the kit stage by stage on your first full detail and you will see where each product fits, which makes choosing refills simple afterwards.

Perfect For / Suitable Surfaces

  • Paintwork
  • Alloy wheels
  • Tyres
  • Glass
  • Exterior trim

Caution: Follow the label directions of each product in the kit, and keep wheel tools separate from paint tools.

Technical Specifications

Product Type
Detailing Kit
Stages
Pre-Wash, Wheels, Wash, Decon, Polish, Wax, Finish
Pre-Wash
Heavy Dirt 1L, Snow Foam 1L
Wheels
Alloy Cleaner 500ml
Wash
Pure Shampoo 500ml
Decontamination
Tar Gel 500ml, Iron Remover 500ml
Polish And Wax
Polish 500ml, Autobead Wax 50ml
Finishing
Quick Detailer, Glass Cleaner, Tyre Dressing 500ml
Accessories
Rag Company Towels, Work Stuff Brushes
You Also Need
Two Buckets, Snow Foam Lance
Brand
Autobead

How To Use

Wash

  1. Pre-wash with Heavy Dirt and Snow Foam through a snow foam lance.
  2. Clean the wheels with Alloy Cleaner and the Work Stuff brushes, and dry them with the Gauntlet towel.
  3. Contact wash with Pure Shampoo and the wash mitt, using two buckets.
  4. Dry the car with the Rag Company Liquid8r drying towel.

Decontaminate, polish and protect

  1. Remove tar with Tar Gel and iron fallout with Iron Remover.
  2. Polish the paint with Autobead Polish and the foam applicator.
  3. Apply Autobead Wax with the Work Stuff wax applicator and buff with the pearl knit cloths.
  4. Finish with Quick Detailer, Glass Cleaner and Tyre Dressing.

Top Tip: You will also need two buckets and a snow foam lance, as Autobead notes. Everything else for the detail is in the kit.

Performance Benefits

  • Brings useful AutoBead products together in one kit
  • Supports a complete maintenance detailing routine
  • Ideal for trying the AutoBead range
  • Helps simplify product selection
  • Suitable for enthusiasts and regular car care
  • Useful as a gift for detailing fans

Frequently Asked Questions

What else do I need?

Autobead says the only additional items you need are two buckets and a snow foam lance.

Which wax is in the kit?

Autobead Wax 50ml, Autobead's classic hand poured wax with durability of up to 6 months.

What towels are included?

Rag Company towels: the Gauntlet wheel drying towel, the Liquid8r drying towel, the Creature edgeless towel, the FTW glass towel and the Eagle 500 buffing towel, plus premium pearl knit microfibres.

Which brushes are included?

Work Stuff 24mm and 30mm detailing brushes, for use inside and outside the car.

Is it suitable for beginners?

Yes. Autobead created it to help you improve your detailing skills, with the products for every stage in one kit.

Can I buy the products separately?

Yes. Several are sold on their own, such as Autobead Quick Detailer, Tyre Dressing and Glass Cleaner.

Who sells Autobead in the UK?

The Drivers HQ is the exclusive UK reseller of Autobead.

HQ Suggests Tips & Insights

  1. Work in the shade on a cool car.
  2. Follow the stages in order.
  3. Keep wheel tools away from paint.
  4. Rinse the mitt in the second bucket.
  5. Wash new towels before first use.
  6. Wax one panel at a time.
  7. Leave the glass until last.

The Brand

Autobead

Autobead (also written AutoBead or Auto Bead) was founded on simplicity and efficiency: car care products that get a car clean and protected with as little wasted effort as possible. It has supplied car cleaning and maintenance products to drivers in Germany, Switzerland and Austria since 1999, and its range now covers every stage of a detail, from citrus pre-wash and shampoo to compounds, polishing pads and Silex ceramic coatings.

The Drivers HQ is the exclusive UK reseller of Autobead. We keep the range on the shelf at our Ilkeston shop and deliver it across the UK.

Our customers' favourites are Heavy Dirt citrus pre-wash, Pure Shampoo, Snow Foam and the two wheel cleaners, Alloy Cleaner and Acid Wheel Cleaner.

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Autobead Downforce Heavy Cut and Fine Cut foam pads with Autobead Finishing Compound and Quick Detailer on a black display plinth in a photo studio

Autobead products by job

Pre-wash and wash. Heavy Dirt is a concentrated citrus pre-wash for bugs, bird lime and road grime, and it is safe on wax and sealants: dilute it 25:1 for everyday use or 10:1 for heavy dirt, and it also cleans door shuts, engine bays, plastics and rubber. Snow Foam is mildly alkaline and goes in the lance at 1 part to 4 parts water. Pure Shampoo is a pH-neutral 2300:1 shampoo with no gloss enhancers or waxes, so it will not mask or break down existing protection, and Ceramic Shampoo builds up a layer of ceramic protection with regular use.

Wheels. Alloy Cleaner is a ready-to-use, non-acidic wheel cleaner that is safe on all wheel types, and Alloy Cleaner Concentrate is a concentrate you dilute to suit how dirty the wheels are. For neglected wheels with baked-on brake dust, Acid Wheel Cleaner is a gel used at 1:3, but not on sensitive finishes or damaged wheels. Finish with Tyre Dressing, a gel that does not sling.

Decontamination. Iron Fallout Remover is a pH-neutral gel that turns purple as it dissolves iron particles on paint and wheels, and Tar Gel lifts tar spots with less run-off than a liquid. Keep tar removers off plastics and rubber.

Paint correction. The three compounds are graded by the sanding marks they remove: Heavy Cut up to 1500 grade, Medium Cut up to 2500 grade and Finishing Compound up to 3000 grade, each with a Downforce foam pad of the same cut (heavy, medium, fine) for dual action or rotary machines. Surface Prep removes silicones, wax and sealant before a coating.

Protection. Lance Sealant gives up to three months of protection from a foam lance, Spray Sealant is a silicone polymer and silica resin sealant, and the waxes include a Matte Wax for matt paint and wraps. Between washes, Quick Detailer and Ceramic Quick Detailer top up the gloss.

Interior. Interior Detailer leaves plastics, vinyl and leather with a matt, factory-look finish, Leather Cleaner is a pH-neutral cleaner and conditioner, and All Purpose Cleaner dilutes from 5:1 to 30:1 for everything from carpets to wheel arch liners.

Shop Autobead by type: citrus pre-wash, snow foam, car shampoo, wheel cleaners, compounds and polishes, polishing pads and ceramic coatings.

Autobead Finishing Compound and a Downforce Heavy Cut pad with a dab of compound on a detailing trolley in front of a dark blue Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk7 in a home garage

Choosing an Autobead ceramic coating

Autobead's Silex ceramic coatings come in two families:

  • Silex Series: the 1 Year Paint Coating and 2 Year Paint Coating, titanium ceramic coatings designed to be applied outdoors in a single, self-levelling layer. They resist chemicals from pH 2 to pH 12.
  • Silex Pro: the 3 Year and 5 Year Paint Coatings and the 5 Year Graphene Coating, for longer protection.

Autobead also makes coatings for alloy wheels, glass, leather and fabric.

Autobead's coating warranty matches each paint coating's labelled durability. It applies when the coating is installed by an Autobead Accredited Detailer, the warranty is registered within seven days and the car has a yearly inspection with the installer.

Whoever applies it, the paint needs to be washed, decontaminated and, if needed, polished first, then wiped with Surface Prep so the coating can bond. Do not wash the car with detergent for the first 10 days, then keep it clean with Pure Shampoo or Ceramic Shampoo.

Autobead also trains detailers through its Detail Like a Pro courses (a Foundation Day, an Advanced Day and a four-day Masterclass) and its Silex accreditation for professional coating installers.

Need a hand choosing? Visit our Ilkeston shop or send us a WhatsApp. We deliver Autobead across the UK by Royal Mail Tracked 24, free on orders from £100, or you can order online and collect from the shop.

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