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SEMA stands for Specialty Equipment Market Association. Every year manufacturers and vendors from around the world gather to debut new products and car accessories. SEMA is where the best and brightest in the industry come to shine; not to mention all the celebrities, hot cars, and excitement of Las Vegas.

Max, Dwayne, and Jason are all at SEMA this week. Autogeek is exhibiting at Booth No. 12341 in the North Hall with an all-new 20 x 20 ft. display. SEMA is not open to the public, but we want to give you an insider look at SEMA. Max and the crew will be sending photos throughout the week.

Keep checking back on this thread to see some SEMA excitement! We will update this thread daily with some of the exciting “sites” of SEMA.

FLEX XC3401 VRG Orbital Polisher Intro Kit

Save over $60 on this FLEX dual action kit with a free FLEX bag!

Polish out swirls and restore a glassy smooth finish with the FLEX XC3401 VRG Orbital Polisher Kit. Now is the best time to upgrade to the FLEX XC3401 Polisher because right now, you’ll receive three premium Lake Country CCS Smart Pads foam pads, and the FLEX Polisher Bag (a $40 value) for free!

The FLEX XC3401 Orbital Polisher is a true dual action machine with a long stroke, meaning the pad has a wider orbit to polish the paint very efficiently. Put any of the included Lake Country pads onto the FLEX to experience machine detailing at its best. Lake Country’s professional grade foams give you three options: light cutting, polishing, and finishing. This kit gives you the tools to complete a three-step detail.

Store your detailing kit in the FLEX Polisher Bag. We’ve worked out an arrangement with FLEX that allows us to offer these bags for free. We have a limited quantity so this offer won’t last. Take this opportunity to get your FLEX XC3401 VRG Orbital Polisher Kit at over $60 off the regular retail price.

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For a limited time, receive a FREE FLEX Polisher Bag valued at $39.99 with your purchase of any FLEX kit.

Over-indulge your leather!

Perhaps the most trusted, reputable name in the leather industry, Wimbledon-based Connolly Leather has gifted leather owners with a magic potion to prevent the aging and deterioration of leather. Hide Care Leather Conditioner restores leather’s essential moisturizers and protectants in a creamy emulsion of lanolin, white spirit, and natural oils restoring and maintaining the original beauty. Furthermore, Hide Care Leather Conditioner is properly pH balanced to offset the natural alkalinity of leather, and keep it healthy.

Since 1878 Connolly Leather has been at the forefront of the leather industry, supplying superior quality leather to some of the most sought after automotive companies. Jaguar, Ferrari, Bentley and Rolls Royce consider Connolly leather to be the only acceptable leather for their cars. Connolly Leather also graces the seats and interiors of many luxury liners, the British House of Commons and the House of Lords, and the Concorde, when it was still flying. To reach that pinnacle of excellence and maintain it, Connolly Leather had to develop a care regimen that would complement and keep healthy the regal leather for years. So, they developed concentrated Connolly Leather Cleaner and Connolly Hide Care Leather Conditioner, which will without a doubt, maintain, moisturize and protect your leather, thereby extending its life.

Neglected leather will shortly give away its status: Hardening, brittleness, cracking, dryness, fading… the list of traumas goes on. How to avoid this demise? A regular program of cleaning, and more importantly, conditioning will keep the surface as lush and satiny-soft as the day it was born.

Treat your leather as you would your own skin. A good, deep cleaning gentle cleanser like Connolly Leather Cleaner, followed by the best moisturizer to keep the fibers supple, flexible and strong is proper care. Connolly Hide Care provides all the nourishing ingredients required to keep the leather fibers pliable, soft and supple, as well as attractive to gaze upon. Hide Care Leather Conditioner is scientifically formulated to penetrate the porous leather and supply the necessary lubricants to keep it warm and inviting. A protective layer remains on the surface; an enduring “polish” that delivers a pleasing visual finish that begs to be touched.

For best results begin a monthly routine of cleaning first with Connolly Leather Cleaner to remove excess dirt and grease. Follow with a nourishing treatment of Connolly’s Hide Care Leather Conditioner formerly called Hide Food, before the FDA caught wind of it being called food). Apply the Hide Care sparingly with a soft cloth, foam or terry applicator or with your bare hands. Luxury car owners report that massaging the Hide Care into the leather with your hands produces the most satisfactory results. Hide Care needs to bask in the sun all day or absorb into the fibers all night to ensure complete permeation. Buff or wipe the entire surface to remove any excess product, then sit back and enjoy the distinguished luxury of your sensuous leather interior.

The Connolly Leather Care Kit comes with Connolly Leather Cleaner, Connolly Hide Care Leather Conditioner, an applicator pad and a microfiber detailing towel for finishing the job with a final buffing or wipe down.

Please Note: We import directly from Connolly of England. The green Hide Care label indicates a product directly from the manufacturer, guaranteed to be the freshest product available.

Connolly leather products are, and always have been, packaged with the green label with the Connolly Brothers logo. If you do not see Connolly on the label, it’s not genuine Connolly in the jar!

Make everyday jobs easier with a little help from the Workhorse.

Eliminate back-breaking work. Never again search for the things you need. The Workhorse Auto Detailing Supplies Cart is convenient storage for all your detailing supplies, including the wash bucket, plus it’s a comfortable place to sit while you work. Take the work out of detailing – and many more jobs – with the Workhorse Auto Detailing

Once you’ve used the Workhorse Auto Detailing Cart, you’ll wonder how you ever got along without it. It has storage compartments underneath for bottles, drink cans, and applicators. On the end are two perfect places to hang towels. By the bucket cubby are two holes where you can insert wheel brushes. And, of course, the Workhorse accommodates a giant 5 gallon bucket. In addition to all this storage space, there’s still a spot for you to sit.

The Workhorse Auto Detailing Cart has four heavy duty wheels to carry all your detailing supplies with you. Roll the cart along behind you to keep everything within easy reach. Ask any professional detailer – easy access makes the job go faster. The wash bucket sits right on the cart so it rolls where you need it. There’s no need to lug a heavy bucket of water when you can just pull it behind you on the Workhorse.

For your comfort and convenience while you work, the Workhorse has a large, non-slip seat on top that’s capable of holding 350 pounds. Sit while you buff the lower panels of your vehicle or while detailing a boat. Work on your motorcycle or on wheels while sitting on the Workhorse. The Workhorse eliminates bending and stooping. Instead, you can work from a comfortable seated position, which gives you better access to the work surface, and you don’t tire as quickly.

When the Workhorse Auto Detailing Cart is not in use, just roll it into the garage. It’s a neat and orderly way to store supplies and it doesn’t take up much floor space.

Clean and protect vinyl, rubber, and plastic in one step!

Lexol knew they were on to something when they created their Lexol Vinylexover twenty years ago. It cleans and renews any vinyl, rubber or plastic surface with a strong UV screen. It worked so well they patented their formula, and, though many have tried, they can’t duplicate the cleaning and protection of Lexol Vinylex.

Lexol Vinylex is a state-of-the-art protectant that combines cleaning, protection and beautifying properties in an easy to use one-step product. It actually penetrates below the surface layer to restore the underlying plasticizers. Of the five patents that govern silicone protectants, Vinylex carries two of them.

Lexol Vinylex will leave a clean, renewed surface without being too shiny and never oily. It maintains that appearance by preventing degradation due to environmental pollutants.

Lexol Vinylex is designed to be used on vinyl, rubber, and plastic as found on cars, boats, planes, and motorcycles, as well as other items around the home.

128 oz. Refill

Use this mighty vac on your vehicle’s carpeting and upholstery; then add the crevice tool to get into all the crevices- door moldings, a/c vents, stereo and control panels.I have found another great use for this tool! After washing and rinsing, I use the powerful air blower to dry the outside of my vehicle. Then a quick wipe with my favorite Cobra Guzzler Detailing Towel leaves a flawless finish! This tool will make detailing your vehicle fast and fun.

The Metro Vac N’ Blo includes 10 attachments to clean anywhere! The crevice tool and micro tool kit allow you to clean dust out of vents, seams, and cup holders. The dusting brush cleans off the dashboard in seconds.

You will find an endless amount of uses around the home for the Metro Vac N’ Blo. Dust off computer components, stereo equipment, appliances with the blower. The blower will pump up inflatables in seconds, and whisk leaves and debris from walks, patios, gutters and driveways. Vacuum the carpets and upholstery in your vehicle, boat, RV, and home. You will find 101 ways to make your chores easier with this versatile, powerful tool.

Did this car for a local forum member, and WOW it was terrible. I really didn’t think I would be able to do much with it, but it came out really nice.

This was my first time using Meguiars 105 - it has a bit of a learning curve to it, but once I got that down, I almost felt like I was cheating. It broke down almost instantly, removed most defects in 1 quick pass, and finished up super nice, especially for such a strong compound. What also surprised me was how effective this compound was with the Flex, as it is designed for rotary + wool only.

Process was as follows:

-Wash with P21S
-Clay with Wolfgang Elastic Poly Clay (went straight in the garbage afterwards!)
-Poorboy’s Spray & Rinse on wheels and tires
-Poorboy’s Bold ‘N Bright on tires

-Meguiar’s M105 Compound - Flex XC3401 w/yellow 6.5″ LC cutting pads
-Meguiar’s M80 Speed Glaze - Flex XC3401 w/green 6.5″ LC polishing/finishing pads
-Duragloss 105 Total Performance Polish - Flex XC3401 w/blue 6.5″ LC finishing pad

The car is a 1993, and the driver’s side was repainted at one point. Initially, the driver’s side looked better since it was newer and less oxidized/swirled, but after the job was done, the 16 year old paint on the passenger side looked better IMO.

After using M105, I switched to a green pad on used M80 Speed Glaze. 1 pass of each was used, but I did 2 passes on the roof since it was pretty bad.

Overall, I got 95% of the swirls out (a few remained on the roof), but I was very satisfied in how the car came out, as was the owner.

Here is what the car looked like when I received it:

After-

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How many times have you heard someone say, “I don’t do windows”? Many people postpone glass cleaning until it’s absolutely necessary, like when it’s almost too dirty to see through. Why? It’s often because they can’t reach the entire surface and therefore can’t clean it effectively. But cleaning the glass on your vehicle is for more than visual appeal; it improves your visibility of the road.

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Glass cleaning doesn’t have to be a chore. The Glass Master Pro allows you to clean near and far without uncomfortable stretching or straining. Clean the bottom edge of your windshield all the way across from the driver’s seat! The triangular head cleans corners easily and pivots to clean sloped surfaces. Clean under glass-top tables without crawling under the table. Clean the top of tall bathroom mirrors without a step ladder. You can even clean floor to ceiling windows by just adding a pole to the handle of the Glass Master Pro.

I had to look this up on wikipedia a couple of weeks back .

BOGO - an acronym in the retail industry that stands for Buy One Get One.

All summer long, we’ve been giving away car care products with our Buy One, Get One specials. It has been such a hit, we’ve expanded our BOGO offerings so you can enjoy more of your favorite products – twice as much to be exact! Buy one of the following products and we’ll include a second one, free.

Double your detailing dollar with BOGO specials at Autogeek!Here is a few of the items we have on the list for now- Click Here to View All

DP Waterless Auto Wash Buy One, Get One Free!

Wolfgang Deep Gloss Spritz Sealant Buy One, Get One Free!

Pinnacle Micro Rejuvenator Microfiber Detergent Concentrate 16 oz

Pinnacle Safe Scrub Bug & Tar Pads Buy One, Get One Free!

DP Four-In-One Rinseless Wash & Shine Buy One, Get One Free!

Pinnacle XMT Polishing Pad Conditioner Buy One, Get One Free!