If you had $1000 to buy any detailing product what would it be?

[Acer9103]

I have been out of the detailing business for a few years, and want to get it started up again. I have my commercial van, my porter cable,rotary polisher, a few pads already, and basically want to know if you guys had $1000 to buy all the necessities excluding those named above what would you get to get things going for an all around detailing business.

Exterior-
Interior-
Wheel-
Headlights-
Carpets-
Leather/cloth seats-
Windows-
Interior bad smells-
Any other?


Thanks!

[rider9195]

Exterior- Duragloss #901 or Optimum No Rinse for washes. Any clay bar and use ONR for lube. Meguiar's APC+ for wheels, wells, engine bays. Microfiber wash mitt.

Interior- Meguiar's APC+ for almost all surfaces and Poorboy's Natural Look Dressing for dashes.

Headlights- M105 and M105. Opti-Coat or paint sealant to seal the headlights.

Carpets- Folex or Meguiar's APC+ with either a carpet scrub brush or even a carpet brush used on the Porter Cable.

Leather/Cloth Seats- Meguiar's APC+. Leather can be conditioned with Optimum Leather Protectant.

Windows- Stoner's Invisible Glass or Meguiar's Glass Cleaner Concentrate.

Interior bad smells- Usually APC+(in my experience) freshens up the smell of the interior. But I know CarPro and DP have odor eliminators.

Tell me if I missed anything or if you have any questions about more products!

Hope this helped

[Streetlife]

Aztec Hot Rod Hot Water Extractor.

[mark58]

Aztec Hot Rod Hot Water Extractor.

I would just use the money to hire a GOOD detailer.

[CEE DOG]

Carpro wash mitt
Flex 3401
Master blaster
The entire Ultima Line
Four Star UPP
Car pro: IronX, TarX, Eraser, PERL, & Cquartz
Optimum: No Rinse, poliseal, mf cutting pads, polishes, car wash, power clean, Opticoat
Interior smell elimination: carpro So2Pure
Megs 105 & 205
Wolfgang TSR
Menzerna 85RD and a couple others
Duragloss 531
Electronic foam swabs
Daytona wheel brush
Wheel woolies
Swissvax type wheel brush
Ps mf towels or PB mf towels
A pile of rolled edge mf towels
Stoners glass cleaner and windshield interior tool
A pile of lake country tangerine and crimson HT pads
Folex
Poor boys liquid Nattys blue, paste blue,

That should get you started.

Depending on what level of business your offering I would analyze what the costs of the products do to your pricing.

[aerogt01]

Carpro wash mitt
Flex 3401
Master blaster
The entire Ultima Line
Four Star UPP
Car pro: IronX, TarX, Eraser, PERL, & Cquartz
Optimum: No Rinse, poliseal, mf cutting pads, polishes, car wash, power clean, Opticoat
Interior smell elimination: carpro So2Pure
Megs 105 & 205
Wolfgang TSR
Menzerna 85RD and a couple others
Duragloss 531
Electronic foam swabs
Daytona wheel brush
Wheel woolies
Swissvax type wheel brush
Ps mf towels or PB mf towels
A pile of rolled edge mf towels
Stoners glass cleaner and windshield interior tool
A pile of lake country tangerine and crimson HT pads
Folex
Poor boys liquid Nattys blue, paste blue,

That should get you started.

Depending on what level of business your offering I would analyze what the costs of the products do to your pricing.

I'm pretty sure that's >$1000 total. . .

But I guess Corey just listed all of his favorite products!!

[CEE DOG]

Most of them

[aerogt01]

I tried to add to your list but couldn't. The only thing I might recommend is D151 on a MF Cutting pad. Just gone done using that combo and it is powerful.

[CEE DOG]

Awesome!!

I'll add ARO for tires but I've seen a lot of people use my OPC for that too.

My buddy Jim recommends brown royal for tires. I plan to try some and see if it can take the tire job from ARO.

Ahhh ha! Some 303 HTFG for fabric tops...and fabric interiors (although you can use the Ultima interior guard for the carpets and fabrics).

HOWEVER, if your not in a rush there is a company coming out with a new fabric product soon that might take the 303htfg job for fabric tops.

Richy will tell you to get some zep citrus and zep purple. Good price for some powerful cleaners but use intelligently.

[slickooz]

Aztec Hot Rod Hot Water Extractor.

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