A detailing "gift basket"

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If you could put together a "detailing gift basket", what would you put in it?



The reason I ask this is because I am very interested in car detailing, and for my 17th birthday, I am going to buy myself a bunch of detailing gear.



Assuming I have nothing but a microfiber wash mit, what would you put in the detailer's gift basket to give to someone like me?



Plus, it will be interesting to see how the different "baskets" compare to eachother. :bigups
 
I am not a pro and don't do any polishing (I leave that to Patrick at Excel) :-) but I do like to wash my car every week and try to keep it looking nice. As for the gift basket (I actually put something like this together for a friend), I would include:

--a good brush for the wheels and tires,

--P21S wheel cleaning gel,

--some type of tire dressing, maybe Adam's VRT, good for various things,

-- a sheepskin mitt,

--some quality shampoo, I like Griots Garage Car Wash -- very slick,

--two nice waffle weaves (I have two from Detailer's Paradise, the white ones, and they are great),

--some micro fiber towels for wax removal and quick detailing (I like the ones from Excel or Pakshak),

--a bottle of quick detail spray (just got a bottle of 425 -- big bottle for the price!),

-- some wax (depending on color of car, if red or black, I'd splurge on pinnacle souveran)

--microfiber for the windows.
 
PC 7336

*A multitude of turbo 4" pads and 6.5" Scalloped pads from Excel Detail along with the necessary backing plates

Optimum Polish, Compound, and Wax

FK425

TOL Bubble Bath/NXT/Gold Class car wash

Poorboy's EX-P, Natty's Blue, and Bold n' Brite

Klasse AIO (16.9 ounces)

LOTS of MICROFIBER TOWELS AND WAFFLE WEAVES from Excel Detail and Chemical Guys

Sonus Claybars

Sprayway Glass Cleaner

Zaino Z-9, Z-10, and Z-16

Wheel Wax

303 Aerospace Protectant



I have so much more to add but that seems like enough of a pretty penny :D.
 
-Foamgun with shutoff and quick disconnects

-BHBs: small (Griots 015520), wheel (Griot's 92546), large (AutoGeek)

-MFs: WWs and plush

-Shampoo (Griot's)

-Polish: 1Z Paint Polish

-Wax: Collinite 845 IW



Anything else (ERV dressing, window cleaner, etc.) could be sourced locally, the above stuff is what I consider the bare essentials. But yeah, I could go on and on and on...
 
I made one up for my Dad for Christmas a few years ago.



Clearkote's Vanilla Moose Hand Glaze and a quart of Quikshine

S100 Paste Wax

microfiber towels

plus a couple other things, don't remember in my old age.
 
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