American Detailing Order

Sylox

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Hey guys


Being from Australia it becomes very hard to find quality detailing items here and what you can find always has an obscene price markup which is not unlike everything else here. 1.50per litre Fuel / $4 600ml bottle of coke etc etc

Thus myself and quite a few other do regular orders of various items from America. Up untill now I havent really done any O/S detailing orders. So I thought I would put it out there for you guys to say where you would suggest are the cheapest places to buy from over there.

1) Also any feedback on the below order from America would be great (some of this gear you dont find over here in Australia)

  • P21S 100% Carnauba Wax $54.99 World Natty’s Paste Wax – BLUE $19.99
  • Klasse High Gloss Sealant Glaze 16.9 oz. $19.99
  • Cobra Waffle Weave Microfiber Glass Towel $9.99
  • Cobra Super Soft Deluxe Microfiber Towels with Rolled Edges, 6 Pack $17.99
  • Cobra Supreme 530 Microfiber Towel Trio $29.99
  • Cobra Microfiber All Purpose & Wheel Detailing Towel $5.99
  • Aquapel Glass Treatment & Rain Repellent $7.99
  • Cobra Super Plush Deluxe Microfiber Kit $24.99
  • Meguiars NXT All Metal Polysh $8.99
  • Laitner Grip-It Vent & Dash Duster $2.99
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  • Lake Country Flat 6.5" Foam Pads Buy One, Get One Free!
  • Pad 1 : Yellow
  • Pad 2 : Orange
  • Pad 3 : White
  • Pad 4 : Light Green
  • Pad 5 : Green
  • Pad 6 : Red
  • Pad 7 : Blue
  • Pad 8 : Grey
    $40
  • Rotary 4 ¾ inch Flexible Backing Plate $16.99
  • Meguiars WWHC7 Solo Wool Heavy Cutting Pad 7 inch $12.99
  • Klasse ALL-IN-ONE Polish 10 oz. $14.99
  • Meguiars Mirror Glaze #205 Ultra Finishing Polish 32 oz. $27.99
  • Meguiars Mirror Glaze #105 Ultra-Cut Compound 32 oz. New D.A. Version $25.99
  • Mothers Ultra-Soft Microfiber Applicator Pads $2.99
  • Meguiars Unigrit Professional Hand Pad $13.99
  • CarPro Ceriglass Glass Polish 500 ml. $17.99 1
  • Griots Garage 6 Inch Glass Polishing Pads, Set of 3 $14.99
  • Lake Country Wool Pad Spur $7.99
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  • German Upholstery Brush & Squeegee $12.99
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2) Also looking for opinions on the Flex XC3401 VRG Dual Action Machine Polisher.

I have 2 Makita 9227CB Rotary units and a chinese knock off of the same machine and have many years experience with them.
But have never really had any exposure to DA,s apart from as Air Sanders in 3 and 6". I thought I could perhaps be finishing better but doing my final polishing steps with some thing like the flex unit.
Benifit or not really ? Elaborate/explain etc

3) We also use a LOT of Compressed air over here and the humble blow gun gets used a LOT. How ever I have noticed you guys have a lot of "Super high flow" varieties over here with a 1/4 inch inlet (couldnt be stuffed changing everything to 3/8 fittings)
Have Narrowed these down to the following all can be had for around $20 us
GUARDAIR XTRA THRUST
ACME AUTOMOTIVE Typhoon Pro
Legacy Cyclone F3 Extreme Flo High Flow Tip

Hope to get some feed back from you guys especially from others who do this for a living.


Thanks for your imput!:yourrock
 
Hey guys


Being from Australia it becomes very hard to find quality detailing items here and what you can find always has an obscene price markup which is not unlike everything else here. 1.50per litre Fuel / $4 600ml bottle of coke etc etc

Thus myself and quite a few other do regular orders of various items from America. Up untill now I havent really done any O/S detailing orders. So I thought I would put it out there for you guys to say where you would suggest are the cheapest places to buy from over there.

1) Also any feedback on the below order from America would be great (some of this gear you dont find over here in Australia)

  • P21S 100% Carnauba Wax $54.99 World Natty’s Paste Wax – BLUE $19.99
  • Klasse High Gloss Sealant Glaze 16.9 oz. $19.99
  • Cobra Waffle Weave Microfiber Glass Towel $9.99
  • Cobra Super Soft Deluxe Microfiber Towels with Rolled Edges, 6 Pack $17.99
  • Cobra Supreme 530 Microfiber Towel Trio $29.99
  • Cobra Microfiber All Purpose & Wheel Detailing Towel $5.99
  • Aquapel Glass Treatment & Rain Repellent $7.99
  • Cobra Super Plush Deluxe Microfiber Kit $24.99
  • Meguiars NXT All Metal Polysh $8.99
  • Laitner Grip-It Vent & Dash Duster $2.99
    autogeek_2200_49940181
  • Lake Country Flat 6.5" Foam Pads Buy One, Get One Free!
  • Pad 1 : Yellow
  • Pad 2 : Orange
  • Pad 3 : White
  • Pad 4 : Light Green
  • Pad 5 : Green
  • Pad 6 : Red
  • Pad 7 : Blue
  • Pad 8 : Grey
    $40
  • Rotary 4 ¾ inch Flexible Backing Plate $16.99
  • Meguiars WWHC7 Solo Wool Heavy Cutting Pad 7 inch $12.99
  • Klasse ALL-IN-ONE Polish 10 oz. $14.99
  • Meguiars Mirror Glaze #205 Ultra Finishing Polish 32 oz. $27.99
  • Meguiars Mirror Glaze #105 Ultra-Cut Compound 32 oz. New D.A. Version $25.99
  • Mothers Ultra-Soft Microfiber Applicator Pads $2.99
  • Meguiars Unigrit Professional Hand Pad $13.99
  • CarPro Ceriglass Glass Polish 500 ml. $17.99 1
  • Griots Garage 6 Inch Glass Polishing Pads, Set of 3 $14.99
  • Lake Country Wool Pad Spur $7.99
    autogeek_2198_77483492
  • German Upholstery Brush & Squeegee $12.99
    autogeek_2196_24855915

2) Also looking for opinions on the Flex XC3401 VRG Dual Action Machine Polisher.

I have 2 Makita 9227CB Rotary units and a chinese knock off of the same machine and have many years experience with them.
But have never really had any exposure to DA,s apart from as Air Sanders in 3 and 6". I thought I could perhaps be finishing better but doing my final polishing steps with some thing like the flex unit.
Benifit or not really ? Elaborate/explain etc

3) We also use a LOT of Compressed air over here and the humble blow gun gets used a LOT. How ever I have noticed you guys have a lot of "Super high flow" varieties over here with a 1/4 inch inlet (couldnt be stuffed changing everything to 3/8 fittings)
Have Narrowed these down to the following all can be had for around $20 us
GUARDAIR XTRA THRUST
ACME AUTOMOTIVE Typhoon Pro
Legacy Cyclone F3 Extreme Flo High Flow Tip

Hope to get some feed back from you guys especially from others who do this for a living.


Thanks for your imput!:yourrock

I will do my best to help.



P21S 100% Carnauba Wax $54.99 World Natty’s Paste Wax – BLUE $19.99- P21s100% has been and still is one of my favorite carnauba waxes and for the price it really is a steal. Natty's Blue is probably the best value when it comes to carnauba waxes. I have not found it too last very long but the wet, dipped in glossy oil it makes are dark colors is pretty amazing, perhaps second only to Pinnacle Souveran.

Klasse High Gloss Sealant Glaze 16.9 oz. - Klasse has a lot of followers. It is a long lasting product that can be a little tricky to use and creates a very bright finish. Prep the paint with KAIO first for best results.

Cobra Waffle Weave Microfiber Glass Towel - These are very nice towels although I am partial to the dragon fiber versions myself.

Cobra Super Soft Deluxe Microfiber Towels with Rolled Edges, 6 Pack - Very soft towels that don't scratch and are great for removing wax, polish, or quick detailing

Cobra Supreme 530 Microfiber Towel Trio - Extremely soft towels, different feel than Rolled Edge towels but great for the same purposes.

Cobra Microfiber All Purpose & Wheel Detailing Towel - Long lasting, non shedding towel that is safe for wheel finishes. Color hides staining that is associated with wheel detailing.

Aquapel Glass Treatment & Rain Repellent Great for personal use or as an up sell to clients. Minus abrasion from wipers, this stuff lasts an incredibly long time.

Meguiars NXT All Metal Polysh - Great smelling, nice performing metal polish.

Laitner Grip-It Vent & Dash Duster - Good for dusting interior piece, made of obvious quality.

Lake Country Flat 6.5" Foam Pads - Easy to control pads.

Rotary 4 ¾ inch Flexible Backing Plate - Great backing plate that is very much equal to the small 3M rubber backing plate sold in Europe.

Meguiars WWHC7 Solo Wool Heavy Cutting Pad 7 inch - Heavy cutting pad that is easy to control and leaves a good finish (for the level of cut)

Klasse ALL-IN-ONE Polish 10 oz. - Nice one step product that fills/removes very light swirls, cleans the paint, and prepares it for KLASSE SG

Meguiars Mirror Glaze #205 Ultra Finishing Polish 32 oz. - Fast working finishing polish that can provide some decent cutting picture. Prone to leaving light holograms or micromarring on some paints.

Meguiars Mirror Glaze #105 Ultra-Cut Compound 32 oz. New D.A. Version - Game changing product, provides excellent cut with a nice finish for rotary and DA polishing.

Mothers Ultra-Soft Microfiber Applicator Pads - great applicators for interior dressings for getting an even coat.

Meguiars Unigrit Professional Hand Pad - never used

CarPro Ceriglass Glass Polish 500 ml. - never used

Griots Garage 6 Inch Glass Polishing Pads, Set of 3 - Never used these particular pads but I have used the felt puck glass pads (similar in design) and they are near essential for doing any correction on glass.

Lake Country Wool Pad Spur - Great for cleaning out wool pads although I prefer a nylon brush,

German Upholstery Brush & Squeegee - Never used

The FLEX DA is a powerful 'forced rotation DA' that will product a hologram free finish because of how it moves the pad against the paint. In most cases it is more powerful then other DA's.
 
Yeah placed the order but when the shipping came back at $275 I choked rolled and choked a little bit more before canceling the order.
Which was very unfortunate.
 
Yeah placed the order but when the shipping came back at $275 I choked rolled and choked a little bit more before canceling the order.
Which was very unfortunate.

Find out what the weight is and see what it would cost a private party to ship. Perhaps a relay could save a good amount.
 
I sourced some of the stuff locally and substiuted for a heap of 3d Hd stuff which I got locally at awesome prices. Been stoked with most of it thus far.

Am however ordering a few Flex machines and some blow guns from a US tool store and they quoted 100 to ship them.

Weight wasnt advised
 
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