First package to unpack, first order from AG.
I had been eyeing some stuff at the end of last summer but then fall harvest came and then winter. Didn't follow anything again until lately. A couple of sunny warm days a few weeks ago lit the spark again. Ever since then I've been browsing AG quite a bit and building up a "starter" kit in my shopping cart. I missed a few things that I am adding to my new cart (FG400, Power Finish,ONR,Leather Conditioners, Carpet cleaners, Brinkman) and plan to focus on getting a big collection of towels and pads for now before venturing into trying other products or adding many new ones.
I haven't gotten a lot of time to try many of the products, but the few I have gotten some time with have really impressed me. Today was very evil to me. Like a lot of people, seasonal depression affects me, but I think right now it is killing everyone. Today while I was driving truck I went through beautiful sunshine, overcast, rain, sleet, blizzard, sunshine all in a 10 mile stretch of road. I've been so anxious for the sunshine to get out and start cleaning all of our equipment to a beautiful shine. We get a few hours of sunshine and warmth and then its gone. It would be easier if it was just solid snow, but the constant teasing with warm weather and sunshine is getting very old. Reading all of Mike's threads as well as others threads showing the sunshine all day gives me hope, then I look out the window.
Oh well anyways.
Aluminum/SS polishing got me going first. After some research I didn't come up with much info but just settled on ordering a Zephyr pro starter kit. Also added some of their platinum bars and a few other products. I chose the DeWalt 849X as it seemed to be popular in this application. I tried the Flex PE14 once and bought the DeWalt the next day. Flex did not have enough speed and for some reason I just felt bad putting the flex through that. Should've taken a picture before I gave it a bath, just black. The DeWalt works very well. The stuff in this picture is not from AG. Aside from the DeWalt, everything is from Zephyr, the DeWalt I picked up locally at F&F. The Metabo handle I added as well but do not use it much. Love our Metabo grinders though. The PPE equipment did not come in the kit either. I plan to just keep a full face respirator with the metal kit as the faceshield and half mask are from my shop tools. Also have disposable coveralls for polishing.
Around the same time I ordered the Zephyr stuff I also ordered an AG Flex PE14 starter kit, but off of Amazon. I have the components of that kit mixed in with the large order I placed to help get a good foundation built without having to go back and upgrade a lot of things later. I don't have plans to detail for a living, but have a large fleet of farm equipment, semis, and vehicles to maintain as well as all of the friends and relatives that will be asking. Below is the picture of my "starter" kit that came in this week. Also pictured is the PE14 kit.
Tonight I went and bought a bunch of plastic totes. Without much thought or measurement, I guessed and did alright. Aside from not being able to fit the gallon jugs or Mercury bottles, everything else worked out alright. I will be getting more totes soon, just wanted to make sure everything worked out first. Plan to have 3 different ones for towels. I also bought two cheap duffle bags. Put the two Flex machines in one bag and the DeWalt in the other. I wanted to keep the DeWalt seperate as it will always be dirty and do not want it contaminating the others. Also bought a cheap roll around 3 bay laundry sorter to keep spent towels seperate.
And finally, the helpers throughout the organization process.
Thanks for looking. I am open to any suggestions good or bad. Thanks.
