The Best Car Cleaning Kits of 2024

If you want an at-home experience that can compete with what you’d get at a professional car washing service, the Chemical Guys 16-Piece Arsenal Builder Car Wash Kit fits the bill. It includes Honeydew Snow Foam and a Torq Foam Cannon that works with a pressure washer to provide an abundance of thick suds (you can also get the kit that works with a garden hose).

In addition, the Diablo Gel Wheel and Rim Cleaner and short handle brush make it easy to remove dirt from your wheels and tires. If you’re in a hurry, the wax-free Speed Wipe Quick Detailer cleans the paintwork and makes it shine. The kit also includes Butter Wet Wax that you just wipe on, leave for a few minutes, and then wipe off—and a bottle of silk shine protectant for cleaning your vehicle’s trim.

In addition, there’s a glass cleaner, applicator, microfiber wash mitt, four microfiber towels, and a detailing bucket with a cyclone dirt trap inside that’s designed to trap dirty water so it stays off the wash mitt.

If you don’t need a foam cannon, Meguiar’s Complete Car Care Kit has everything else you need for washing a car like a pro. The kit includes Gold Class car shampoo, which cleans the vehicle without stripping off the wax. And there’s also a bottle of Gold Class Liquid Wax for when you do need to apply a layer of protection to the vehicle.

The Quick Detailer, along with the clay bars, also removes dirt without affecting the wax job, and the Quik Interior Detailer cleans your car’s interior.

For scratches and stains, Meguiar’s Scratch 2.0 uses micro-abrasives to remove these blemishes without affecting the paint. There’s also a cleaner and polish (PlastX) for clear plastic surfaces like headlights, tail lights and instrument panels. In addition, the kit includes tire gel, microfiber mitt, microfiber towels, and foam applicator pads.

The Armor All Premium Car Care Kit is economically priced, but it includes everything you need to clean your car. The Ultra Shine Wash and Wax formula removes dirt, helps water beading, and reduces the shine in your vehicle’s paint in one step.

The multi-purpose car interior cleaner can also be used on practically everything inside of the car, including on the dashboard, console, vinyl or fabric seats, and carpet. You can use the protectant on both the interior and exterior to prevent cracking and discoloration from UV rays on vinyl, plastic, and rubber parts.

For tires, there’s both a tire and wheel cleaner to provide deep cleaning, and also a bottle of tire shine for a glossy look that protects against cracking and fading. In addition, the kit includes a glass cleaner, a car wash pad, and even an air freshener.

Turtle Wax Ultimate Car Care Kit is another economically priced option that includes everything you need to clean your car inside and out and it’s designed to save time. The exterior cleaning products lather well to remove dirt from your vehicle while also releasing a layer of carnauba wax that provides protection, so you can wash the exterior and add wax in one step.

However, you can also use the wax kit’s spray bottle—just spray it on the car while it’s wet and then let it dry to a shine that prevents water spots and repels rain.

The dash and glass interior detailer can be used on glass, as well as your dashboard and tech screen, and the inside and out protectant can be used on the dashboard, door panels, trim/molding, and tires to protect against UV rays. In addition, the wet and dry tire shine cleans and dries quickly, while providing a glossy finish, and the scratch and swirl remover can minimize the appearance of blemishes. The kit also includes an odor eliminator spray, applicator pad, and one microfiber cloth.

You won’t get more products for your money than this 20-piece Relentless Drive Car Wash Kit. It includes a bottle of car wash soap that can also be used in foaming cannons, as well as ceramic spray wax, detail spray to protect paint and produce a glossy sheen, wheel cleaner spray, glass cleaner spray for windows and glass, and interior cleaning spray that safe to use on most surfaces, including leather.

However, that’s not even half of the kit’s contents. You also get a large microfiber car wash mitt, two wax applicators, a tire brush with nylon bristles as well as an 18-inch wheel and rim brush, in addition to an air condition vent brush. Plus, the kit contains a mini duster, car dust cleaning gel to pick up debris from nooks and crannies, microfiber towel, quick-drying towel, window squeegee, car refresher, storage bag, and a collapsible bucket that holds 3.5 gallons of water.

This easy-to-use car cleaner is made to pick up all of that unwanted dirt on your vehicle without scratching the paint. You can also use it to clean the windows or glass. It easily cleans and shines your vehicle by trapping dirt and dust in the microfiber towels that come with it. Reviewers love how easy this kit is to use and how versatile it is, but some are unsatisfied with this kit not coming with a spray bottle, since that is just an additional cost.