Name something you wish you would’ve bought sooner...

I recently grabbed another wheel brush after seeing that you applied tire dressing with one, and I wish I had gotten one as soon as I saw the post you mentioned it.

I use VRP and not hyper dressing (I just use it 1:1), and applying it that way is so much nicer and the results are so much better. Gets into all the nooks and grooves perfectly.

Very thankful for the little tidbits I pick up from you in various threads.

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Finick said:
I recently grabbed another wheel brush after seeing that you applied tire dressing with one, and I wish I had gotten one as soon as I saw the post you mentioned it.

I use VRP and not hyper dressing (I just use it 1:1), and applying it that way is so much nicer and the results are so much better. Gets into all the nooks and grooves perfectly.

Very thankful for the little tidbits I pick up from you in various threads.

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Right on. And thank you.
 
Either speed master brush, power washer or wheel brightener. I only use the acid on bad wheels
 
Kamakaz1961 said:
Probably the biggest items were:

1. Flex 3401
2. Menzerna FG400 and SF4000/4500
3. ANY Lake Country PADS

This combo saved me so much time and effort in detailing vehicles. It made detailing easier and seeing the results faster than with other products used. I do, however, still use my PC7424XP as my mini DA.
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Oh yeah!

I waited too long to pick up the Menzerna stuff. PF2500 has been a godsend for one steps. I haven't ventured outside of the FG400, PF2500, and SF4000 trio of polishes, because they have been able to handle just about anything I've thrown at them.

Same with Hydrotech pads. I let the durability reports scare me off at first. Turns out they they really compliment my style of polishing.

Also, now that I think of it, I would have gladly welcomed the 3401 in the late 90's had it existed. There were a lot of situations where I felt the rotary was a little more muscle than I needed. The 7424, or 3401 would have given me a lot more confidence to go out and get more jobs. The two / three stepping with a rotary was precarious, laborious endeavor at first.

It really is mind bending how far we've come with products, tools, and accessories.
 
Eldorado2k said:
Right on. And thank you.
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Not a problem, that’s honestly the main reason I browse each and every thread here. It’s not generally the bulk of information in the threads I value as much as the little tidbits I’m looking for.

The small personalized way people do things that I may not have thought of.

I’m going to be picking up one of those Kwazar pump sprayers seeing as you like yours, and I was on the fence about it.

More things;

Kwazar spray bottles (super nice bottles)
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1. Flex 3401.
2. Meguiar's M101.
3. Wolfgang Uber Rinseless.
4. CarPro Reset.


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Scangrip Sunmatch and Scangrip headlamp. Jobs are done waaaay smoother with these tools.


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Cheap little ryobi pressure washer. Never thought i'd need it, won't wash without it now.

I've got some pfm's in the mail, looking forward to see how they work with uber as a drying aid...
 
The title of this thread reminds me of Family Feud. Lol.

“Name something you wish you would’ve bought sooner”

“A pressure washer”!

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“Hell yea, good answer”! lol.
 
DetailZeus said:
Cheap little ryobi pressure washer. Never thought i'd need it, won't wash without it now.

I've got some pfm's in the mail, looking forward to see how they work with uber as a drying aid...
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We have a pressure washer at work. I added quick connection fittings and shutoff valves to the hoses (my own money). Those two additions save so much time and hassle setting up the pressure washer. If I had to lug a PW from the garage at home and use traditional hose connections, I would be less apt to use it.

I’m a firm believer that you cannot get a car throughly clean in winter without a good pressure washer pre-rinse.
 
The Speedmaster wheel brush. It makes wheel cleaning a breeze and I can't believe I messed around with lesser tools for so long.
 
I have both but I like Wheel Woolies better than Speedmaster brushes because of the splatter. Maybe it's the design of the wheel but I feel like any time I try to use the speedmaster I end up covered in black dots from the splatter every time I pull the brush out of the wheel. Not an issue with wheel woolies.
 
Collinite.
Back in the late 70's, I was at a local bar talking detailing with a co-worker. An old guy sitting next to us at the bar set his beer down, looked over at me and said "Collinite, kid, is all you need". I would have saved quite a few bucks if I'd listened to him then, rather than buying everything I saw advertised in the car magazines.

Bill
 
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