Oldest Piece of Detailing Gear/Product you Still Regulary Use

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Thought this thread might be interesting. I have this wheel brush that I believe came with a Meguiars detailing kit that was given to my sister when she got her first car in 2001-ish? I think it was 2001 or 2002 I think. So the brush is about 9-10 years old.

I actually stopped using this brush about 2-3 weeks ago and finally replace it with a new brush. Im keeping this one though for really dirty wheels. It has definitely seen better days and its still pretty soft.

Whats the oldest product or detailing tool that you guys still use?

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I think my dad has a 10 year old bottle of Color Magic red that he still uses on his truck.

A side note....he swears it was his idea for his MBA thesis and wishes he had patented it. I suspect turtle wax had it in the works prior to 1984 because it has been around for YEARS and YEARS.

Jenn
 
Probably my wash buckets/grit guards, BUT I've got a world record time on my ShMitt (yellow back came off years ago, and I just keep using it).
 
my PC 7424 is about 15 years old, still actively participates in my details
 
Black & Decker rotary is about 16 now. Never misses a beat and it's crazy heavy!
 
The oldest thing in my details is ... ME! lol

Seriously, I have some older tire brushes I've used for years, don't even remember where I got them. (But then I don't use them every day either).
 
I still have my trusty, dusty Makita Rotary Buffer that I bought in 1988 but I've retired it since getting the Flex PE14


The shiny spot is where I've worn the sand cast texture smooth from years of buffing out cars...
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When I need to do some serious correction, out comes my oldest piece of detailing equipment, my mid-70's Rockwell single-speed polisher.
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Weighing in at over 10 lbs, it applies its own pressure on horizontal panels, but as I get older, I find I'm using it less and less on verticals. I'll never sell it, as I still enjoy looking at the manufacturer's plate and reading "Pittsburgh, PA". 40 years ago, when they said "Heavy Duty", they meant it. Other than a new cord and packing new lube in the gearbox, it's needed no service ever.
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Bill
 
I have still have a Meguires bucket that was part of a kit that I got got graduation in 2001. It still gets used but it's now cracked and broken on a side but still works. It's probably time to replace it though
 
a eagle one wash bucket. came as a kit. proabably 25 years old!
 
I have a polisher I bought back in 1969 or so and still use it today...I don't have any pictures handy but I certainly can snap a couple for you fine folks.....:props:
 
I haver a green 5 gallon bucket that was a pickle chip bucket from a coffee shop I worked at in the mid 70's. Had 3 but my ex took one and my oldest took the other. Bought my youngest child his own buckets so he would not even think of taking that one. Use it as a seat a lot since it's rather tall. I need to buy some real ship furniture not keep using old ghetto crap.
 
Various tools from my dad and grandfather (1940's and on)
Meguiar's #7 (using since the 70's but the last bottle is mid-2000's)
Sears Craftsman electric drill (~1984)
Replaced many of my mechanics hand tools after my home was robbed in 1987
Still have some cotton diapers and towels from the 80's and 90's
Meguiar's wood-handled tampico wheel brush (semi-retired) (circa 1999-2000)
One Grand Special Touch prewax cleaner (since 2000)
One Grand Omega Glaze (since 2000)
One Grand Glass cleaner (will be retired when the gallon is finished) (since 2000)
Water Sprite (semi-retired) (circa 2000)
Tampico spoke brush (semi-retired because I can't find the supplier) (since 2000)
 
BillyJack said:
When I need to do some serious correction, out comes my oldest piece of detailing equipment, my mid-70's Rockwell single-speed polisher.
RockwellBuffer.jpg

Weighing in at over 10 lbs, it applies its own pressure on horizontal panels, but as I get older, I find I'm using it less and less on verticals. I'll never sell it, as I still enjoy looking at the manufacturer's plate and reading "Pittsburgh, PA". 40 years ago, when they said "Heavy Duty", they meant it. Other than a new cord and packing new lube in the gearbox, it's needed no service ever.
RockwellBufferII.jpg


Bill
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Wow! That is so effing COOL LOOKING!!!

Looks like you could toss it off a cliff and it wouldnt even dent the thing.
 
timaishu said:
Wow! That is so effing COOL LOOKING!!!

Looks like you could toss it off a cliff and it wouldnt even dent the thing.
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Effing cool looking is right.

The oldest thing I use is some pickle-buckets that are a few years old. I use them for the Wash.

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timaishu said:
Wow! That is so effing COOL LOOKING!!!

Looks like you could toss it off a cliff and it wouldn't even dent the thing.
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I once read that years ago, an accepted standard for commercial / industrial power tools was that they survive a typical construction site accident, a 12 ft. drop on hard-packed soil or a wood deck without anything other than cosmetic damage. I have no doubt that my buffer "Rocky" would survive.

Bill
 
vet said:
The oldest thing in my details is ... ME! lol

Seriously, I have some older tire brushes I've used for years, don't even remember where I got them. (But then I don't use them every day either).
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:iagree:my arms are the oldest thing I use!
 
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