Is this a joke? BF Pro APC is $70/gallon?!?!?!

[theamcguy]

WTH?

Seriously, a gallon of APC that is recommended dilution of 4:1, for $70?

Megs is $20/gallon
McKees is $30
Optimum is $40
Blackfire AIO APC is $40.

This feels like outright gouging!

Have you tried it? Maybe it works as advertised and worth it. We'll just have to wait for the reviews before we can then offer an opinion.

[Rsurfer]

Nobody has broken any rules on this thread. Obviously because no moderators have been involved. Nobody is bashing the company or the product. We are just saying that the price is outside of the norm for all purpose cleaners.

This sounds like you are bashing the product because of the price point. "Is this a joke? BF Pro APC is $70/gallon?!?!?! " Saying it's a joke versus saying that the price is outside of the norm, is not the same.

[Mad Wax]

The reason it's marked up so high is most likely because nobody is going to buy it until there's a 15% or 20% off sale on Autogeek. Who in here buys when there's no sale? I never do...as a matter of fact, I buy Optimums Carpet Cleaner and Protectant all the time, and that's like $60 a gallon...but I ONLY buy it when there's a 20% off sale. So I pay around $48 and dilute 3-1. So I get 4 gallons which would make it $12 per gallon. Not all that bad considering a gallon of Folex is like $15. Optimums carpet cleaner is the best one I've used, and for me, it's worth the cost.

[vobro]

Have you tried it? Maybe it works as advertised and worth it. We'll just have to wait for the reviews before we can then offer an opinion.

Looks like we have a volunteer!

[vobro]

The reason it's marked up so high is most likely because nobody is going to buy it until there's a 15% or 20% off sale on Autogeek. Who in here buys when there's no sale? I never do...as a matter of fact, I buy Optimums Carpet Cleaner and Protectant all the time, and that's like $60 a gallon...but I ONLY buy it when there's a 20% off sale. So I pay around $48 and dilute 3-1. So I get 4 gallons which would make it $12 per gallon. Not all that bad considering a gallon of Folex is like $15. Optimums carpet cleaner is the best one I've used, and for me, it's worth the cost.

Wouldn't that math also work on the other APC's that are half the cost?

[Mad Wax]

Wouldn't that math also work on the other APC's that are half the cost?

Sure, but I wouldn't spend it on an APC....a carpet cleaner I would.

[kevincwelch]

It is pricey, but like many things on AG, buying them is actually optional. Like many overpriced things on the market, price will ultimately be dictated by demand.

[fightnews]

The varying prices on all the products in a very similar category on this website are part of the reason I am so hesitant about ever buying anything.

I mean I've seen several people shy away at the idea of using optimum power clean as their primary APC because it's 36 dollars a gallon while something like megs d101 is around 20, and here comes blackfire with one priced at 65, and it just leaves me to wonder what could really be in this to justify 3x the cost of megs, or 2x the cost of optimums.

I'm all about investing into products that work well, but like everything else in life at a certain point I just feel like I'm paying more for something just because they want me to.

But to be honest, there's people who pay absurd prices for exotic waxes, and I can't even begin to understand how that's even worth it, so I'm sure people will buy this.

Some people just have absurd amounts of money to burn. There's people out there buying car waxes that probably have more money then the top 10 richest members combined and thats a low estimate.

[fightnews]

So reading the ad copy it says you can use full strength on paint to remove bugs and tar. Also to clean engines and wheels. Then it says use 4-1 to clean paint and other things. So I dont get it, if its safe to use full strength on paint why do you have to dilute 4-1 to use on paint?

[goldenlight]

Maybe its Earth friendly APC good for environment