Product recommendation for production detailing

Dan Tran

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Hello members! As much as I like to believe I know everything....

I am just curious of what product people are using for production detailing:

• da polisher or forced rotation
• polishing creams compounds/polish
• wax
• AIO
• brushes
• wheel cleaners
• dressing
• wash soap/ rinse less
• decontamination


You get the picture

Your help and feedback are much appreciated!
 
How did I miss this article?!

Thsnks
 
But hey still, feel free to contribute to this thread.
 
Iron X, for decon, foam gun to wash. Then Flex 3401 with HD Speed to polish and seal. Easy peasy and my customers love it.

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Flex, 3401
Orange lc pads
3d HD speed

Doesn't get much quicker for production than that. With amazing results!
 
Dan Tran said:
Hello members! As much as I like to believe I know everything....

I am just curious of what product people are using for production detailing:

• da polisher or forced rotation
• polishing creams compounds/polish
• wax
• AIO
• brushes
• wheel cleaners
• dressing
• wash soap/ rinse less
• decontamination


You get the picture

Your help and feedback are much appreciated!
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D151 is good you want to have a little of everything menzerna cut and gloss is a great product.uber is also a good product.dressings wheel cleaners clay glass cleaner apc I get from a detail supply co.Im not a rinse less or brush guy so I can't voice my opinion on that.pretty much all waxes and compounds I get from ag and coatings.
 
Forgot your other question,I stick with a rotary or da I'm not a got to have it buffer guy every time something new comes out.I use what I got to get the job done.
 
What do you use to get the job done?
 
Part ag for waxes polish compound and coatings.The other half is ardex I do this for a living so I mainly look to be conservative in any way I can.
 
Dan Tran said:
Ok cool I'll look into that... What other products do you use???
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Being mobile is a lot different from brick and mortar.I use mainly the pinnacle line such as advanced compound and polish.blackfire src and hd speed all are user friendly in the sun and humidity in south Florida.There are endless products and opinions.If you don't want to go nuts and stay with one line poorboys products.
 
No offense to AG, but their products are extremely expensive compared to other competitors. 3D/HD is the best bang for the buck line in the market in my opinion.
 
VP Mark said:
No offense to AG, but their products are extremely expensive compared to other competitors. 3D/HD is the best bang for the buck line in the market in my opinion.
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I've heard the same thing Mark.

I've not tried them yet (will surely accept samples) ;) but it seems 3D/HD is getting rave reviews for being able to work in SUCH different conditions.

To the OP;
As for the 'machine'... I think you'll hear from many out there nothing beats a rotary for production work. (Got rid of mine years ago, don't do production work.) ;)

Second to that, the Flex 3401 is a beast. And for production work you could actually use 6½" pads on it with an AIO product and call it a day. It'll want to walk a bit more with ya', but it's not unbearable. (I *do* have a 3401 and actually like big pads on it. Also have the LC backing plate kit, but it's the only buffer that I can the most use out of all these dozens and dozens of 6½" pads with.) :rolleyes: ;)

Works all day with Megs 151 btw. :)

Could say that you'd then throw in the Rupes Duetto to finish down with, (because it'll work one handed) but we're talking about production work.

I say... I say boy... ya' don't need no darned finishing down with ya' production work boy. (in my best Foghorn Leghorn voice) :laughing:
 
VP Mark said:
No offense to AG, but their products are extremely expensive compared to other competitors. 3D/HD is the best bang for the buck line in the market in my opinion.
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That depends on the brand I would say. Meguiars products are affordable and do excellent work.

Take HD Speed vs D151 for exemple. Speed cost 70$ for a gallon and D151 cost only 34$. Of the two I think D151 is the better product so it has an excellent value. This is often the case with Meguiars products.
 
kosmetikwerks said:
Here you go...

2013 Camaro - Rupes Production Detailing - by Mike Phillips



Perfect start!


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Thanks for sharing that Craig...


Here's another very in-depth article on how to do high quality production detailing using the Flex 3401


High quality production detailing by Mike Phillips

Black_Tahoe_Production_2_Step_020.jpg



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I'm going to edit Jeff's reply a little to make it read like I think he means it to read.

GSKR said:
I stick with a rotary or DA. I'm not a

got to have it buffer guy


every time something new comes out. I use what I got to get the job done.
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I agree with Jeff and I've posted here many times over the years and even on MOL when I ran that forum that I can do EVERYTHING under the sun having only,

1. A rotary buffer - Flex 3401

2. A dual action polisher - Porter Cable 7424
​

That said, using a rotary buffer to cut with and being good at it comes from TIME spent behind the tool. When I say time I don't mean buffing out a couple of cars.

Jeff is a master with the rotary buffer and I like to think I'm pretty good with one too but we've both been using these types of tool for years.... not a couple of cars...

So by all means consider a rotary buffer but keep in mind it's a powerful tool that you need to practice with to become great with.

A happy medium is to get a Flex 3401 and learn to be great with it if your aim is doing a lot of production detailing.


:)
 
GSKR said:
Forgot your other question,I stick with a rotary or da I'm not a got to have it buffer guy every time something new comes out.I use what I got to get the job done.
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I'm 100% with you on this one.
 
Mike.Phillips@Autogeek said:
Jeff is a master with the rotary buffer and I like to think I'm pretty good with one too but we've both been using these types of tool for years.... not a couple of cars..
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Lol! Mike, as far as I can tell you play that rotary like a master violinist plays his violin.

I love watching those videos on youtube where you're using the rotary.
 
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