Non regretful detailing product purchase

[rustytruck]

Extractor.

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Flex 3401 and complete lineup of Hybrid 5 inch pads. Although a good chunk of change it is money well spent.
Fuzion
Souveran
Blacklight and V07

[cleanmycorolla]

Blackfire Wet Diamond Kit

[ihaveacamaro]

Wow, so many..

1. Any AG house brand product. For some reason I always expect them to be so-so. I always find they are class leading products. I'm not sure how they do it; if they are "blenders" or manufacturers - either way its always great stuff

2. Chemical Guys high dilution products: Wether it's Sticky Wheel Cleaner (1:6) or Mr Pink (1oz : 5 gallon) these products are a great deal and just work. For the price of 16 oz of wheel cleaner, you can make 96 oz of wheel cleaner.

3. PC 7424 (original): still using this as my only DA and it works great. With the correct pads, technique, and product is has more power than I need. It seems like a lot of people want the most powerful DA, then get it only to realize it burns pads and isn't reliable. Maybe I got a good machine, but on 5 or 6 my machine doesn't bog down at all. I rarely use it on anything but speed 5.

4. Karcher 2.360 Pressure Washer: this is one of the cheapest machines they make and it has been perfect for my use . Anyone who doesn't have a pressure washer and it using a hose, its really nice to have pressurized water to clean wheels and such.

5. MicroFiber Tech Towels: I have been buying the bulk of my towels from this place for a while. Their towels are of the highest quality and much cheaper than any detailing place. Their 600 gsm is the best I've found for waterless washes and their 406 gsm Korean towel is the best towel in its weight range I've ever seen.

6. 303 Aerospace Fabric Protector: everyone recommends RaggTop. The problem I have with that product isn't the formula, but the aerosol delivery method. There is a ton of overspray on glass, etc... when using it. So much of it gets wasted.

Every 6 months or so I fill a shot glass with 303 and paint it on my clean convertible top with a boars hair paint brush very thick. I let it dry overnight. No matter how thick I paint it on, it always dries perfect. Water beading is extreme.

7. Daytona Wheel Brushes: the only way to clean barrels. The fact that you can bend them and that they come on two sizes pretty much means they can get behind spokes where Wheel Woolies can't. Also they are great for cleaning wheel wells.

8. Montana Boars Hair 10" Wash Brush and Extendable Handle and the Wheel Brush: these boars hair brushes are great. Before the wheel brush, I wash cleaning wheel faces with a towel. Never again. So much easier to use this brush and they are well built.

The handle in the 10" Wash Brush is made in China garbage. I've already broke two. However, the brush itself fits any pole and is a must for washing the roofs on SUVs

People say they scratch, but I just haven't seem it. You just have to be super careful. I rinse the brush with a hose, then dip it in the rinse bucket. If the brush is clean it won't scratch. It really makes washing a truck or SUV much easier.

9. Werner Work Platform: best $40 you can spend. It's a ladder, a bench, a place to sit and eat your lunch! They are sturdy and fold up to easily fit in a trunk. I bring mine to the local swirl o matic DIY car wash when I'm using their bay for a waterless wash. I use it constantly. I even put up a special hook in my garage to hang it up on.

10. Tuff Shine on my daily driver: no more scrubbing or cleaning tires. I've never got to the point where the tires where dull, I just top it off now and then. That also means less times I have to clean an applicator. The tires consistently look good.

11. MTM Hydro Foamer: Foaming is just fun. Plus it's better as a pre wash than just rinsing.

Great post!

Where did you get the Werner Work Platform?

[ihaveacamaro]

Extractor.

model? How long have you had it for?

[Andr3wilson]

1. Menzerna compounds and polishes - Work spectacularly well

2. Cobra all purpose MF towel on buy one get one free

3. IronX - Great on uncared for rims

4. Foammaster foam gun

5. Stoner glass cleaner

[01GreyStangGT]

Onr
bfwd
bfms

[Bunky]

Great post!

Where did you get the Werner Work Platform?

Lowes has often had it for $20 on Black Friday. I ended up getting two over the last two years.

[feslope]

Upgp

[Johny B]

Collinite 845

Füzion wax

WG total swirl remover

CG Blacklight
CG V7 sealant
FLEX 3401