The Item in My Kit
I bought AUTODECO Car-Wash and Detailing Kit as part of my camper van equipment.
I bought the AUTODECO kit with the van's cleaning equipment. My floor-preparation diary records how repeated tool loading and travel left dust and residue that took several cleaning stages to remove.
Cleaning Equipment and the Bare-Floor Preparation
- I swept the cargo area and followed with a mop and floor-cleaner spray.
- I used wire-brush and nylon-brush drill attachments on the residue that remained.
- I dried the cleaned floor with a towel before the later interior layers.
My Experience With This Tool
By Steven Smith
This is another inexpensive Amazon kit where some pieces were much better than others. I have not used the soap-sprayer gun, the foam pieces, the long-handled item with the pentagon-shaped pad, the hooked tool or the buffer-pad attachments.
The wash mitt was thin and cheaply made, but it did the job of washing the outside of the van. The towels were disappointing: the fluffy material became wet without absorbing much water.
The little vacuum was surprisingly decent for the money. I tested it and it picked up debris, although cleanup took longer than with a stronger vacuum. My use was limited because I normally chose my battery-powered DEWALT vacuum, which had more suction in my experience and a smaller cleaning attachment. This kit's vacuum needed the vehicle's cigarette-lighter socket.
My favourite pieces were the three hand brushes with red collars between the handles and bristles. Those brushes, the air-vent cleaner and the wire brushes made the whole kit worthwhile for me. The bristles held up well instead of all breaking off during heavier use.
I used the red-collared brushes repeatedly on small valleys, crevices and corners my fingers could not reach. With cleaner on the area, they helped with general cleaning and preparation before painting. I also used them to brush loose debris from electronic boards and parts.
The wire brushes were less valuable to me than the red-collared brushes, but still useful and inexpensive. The three felt different in stiffness and aggressiveness. They could shift stuck particles that the softer brushes would not remove.
The kit's duster was useless for me. It did not pick up dust effectively, became dirty and then seemed only to spread the dirt around. I had hoped it would work like the California Car Duster Mini Duster I bought separately, which kept picking up dust for a long time without my having to clean or maintain it. The two were nothing alike in my use.
The drill-mounted brushes worked normally for light to medium cleaning. With repeated heavy pressure, I found that the metal quick-attach shaft could strip its connection inside the plastic brush body.
The squeegee was cheap, but it could squeegee the windows adequately. Overall, I would buy the kit for the useful hand brushes and other small cleaning tools, rather than expect every included piece to be equally good.
Related reviews: My California Mini Duster, My DEWALT Hand Vacuum and My Separate Holikme Brush Set.
Watch My AUTODECO Detailing Kit Review
My component-by-component review covers the brushes I valued, the pieces that disappointed me and the accessories I have not used.
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Hey, I'm Steve Smith with Camper Van Freedom. My AUTODECO car-wash and detailing kit was an inexpensive Amazon kit where some pieces were much better than others. The small hand brushes made it worthwhile for me. I would not expect every included item to be equally good.
Vehicle cleaning includes several different jobs. A wash tool, a small detail brush and a vacuum do different things. With a mixed kit, I find it more useful to look at the pieces individually than judge everything from one big product picture.
My favourite pieces were the three hand brushes with red collars between the handles and bristles. I used them repeatedly in small valleys, corners and crevices my fingers could not reach. With cleaner on the area, they helped with general cleaning and preparation before painting. Their bristles held up well instead of all breaking off during heavier use.
The air-vent cleaner and the wire brushes also helped make the kit worthwhile. The three wire brushes felt different in stiffness and aggressiveness. They could move stuck particles that the softer brushes would not remove, although I valued the red-collared brushes more.
The little vacuum was surprisingly decent for the money. I tested it and it picked up debris, but cleanup took longer than with a stronger vacuum. It needed the vehicle's cigarette-lighter socket. I normally chose my battery-powered DEWALT hand vacuum, which had more suction in my experience and a smaller cleaning attachment.
Some of the soft cleaning items disappointed me. The wash mitt was thin and cheaply made, although it did wash the outside of the van. The towels became wet without absorbing much water. The kit's duster did not pick up dust effectively for me; it became dirty and seemed to spread the dirt around. It was nothing like the separate California Mini Duster I used successfully.
The drill-mounted brushes worked normally for light to medium cleaning. Under repeated heavy pressure, I found that the metal quick-attach shaft could strip its connection inside the plastic brush body. The cheap squeegee could still squeegee the windows adequately.
Several pieces stayed unused. I have not used the soap-sprayer gun, the foam pieces, the long-handled item with the pentagon-shaped pad, the hooked tool or the buffer-pad attachments. Those pieces are part of the kit picture, but they are not part of my performance review.
My full page compares two Chemical Guys wash kits: one built around a pressure-washer foam cannon and one around a hose-fed foam gun. Those are different wash-focused assortments, not the same combination of small brushes and vacuum.
Thanks for watching. I'm Steve Smith with Camper Van Freedom. I would buy this AUTODECO kit for the useful hand brushes and small cleaning tools. Read the full review for my component-by-component experience, the related vacuum and duster reviews, and the two alternatives. See you on the next project.
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