Anyone addicted to acquiring products?
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Funny you should ask....
Got my 2k Blazer last october.. didn't really want a black car but was best deal I had found and needed new 4wd for work fairly badly. Looked good, took it to the non-touchless carwash regularly thru the winter for interior/exterior cleaning. Finally got tired of spending 15-30 minutes pointing out things that didn't get cleaned, Spring had sprung, so I decided to start cleaning the car myself.
Well, gotta have something to wash with, so a gallon of Turtle Wax soap at BJ's came with a free wash mitt (genuine synthetic lamb's wool!). Used up too many old towels drying/scratching so next trip to Costco netted me a a chamois and (real) lamb's wool mitt.
Y'all see where I'm going....?'
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Couple months ago, work was real slow and I decided maybe a wax job wasn't a bad idea. I watch enough Speedvision to have been imprinted with the Meguiars name, so Advance Auto provided me with a bottle of Deep Crystal Cleaner and Polish, Gold Class wax (OH YEAHHHH!) along with some cheap terry applicators to fine-tune my scratch and swirl collection and a 12-pack of Paki terry towels to round it out.
After 2 days of rubbing, had the shiniest collection of scratches and swirls you'd ever want to see and the sorest arms I'd had since I quit depending on a skilsaw for a living. Hood looked exceptionally nauseating (but shiny as Hell!)
Back to Meg's.':bow'
and discovered the PC polisher info. Local tool supplier supplied the tool and velcro backer, Meg's was kind enough to part with a pad set, and here I go with the PC /Deep Crystal combo on the hood. Result: even shinier scratches but reduced swirls. Hood and front fenders look dynamite from 10 feet away, but don't get close....':nixweiss'
By now this is becoming an obsession!':shocked'
Yellow pages found a body shop supplier nearby open on Saturdays... #2, #4, #7, #9 and a couple more pads addded to the collection. Meg's online has buffer refill special...more Deep Crystal, pads, MF bonnets and towels, app pads added. (Cats need to eat more, running out of Deli-Cat pails to store pads/cloths in.)
Next weekend, back to the hood... Even shinier collection of scratches!'
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Did I mention somewhere along the line I ended up with 2 bottles of 303 and 3 cans of Stoner's IG?
Back to tool store to look at rotary buffers when a (rare) moment of sanity struck and I decided that maybe I needed professional help. Asked at local auto audio shop( they've got more of my money than I like to think about, but that's another story) and got referral to local detailer/paint shop. Spoke with owner, found out my hood has been repainrted and most of the scratches are actually paint crazing and I need to have my hood painted! $300 for paint, but a full buff job for only $100.
In anticipation of the paint/buff, I ordered Sal's kit and a bottle of glass polish............''
Advance has a sale this month on Meg's, have 4 bottles of QD and 4 1/2 gallons of DC wash... It was a good price and it won't go bad, will it? And that Auto magic clay kit from Pep Boys was a great price at $ 9.95, right?
And my $100+ of MF will be in from CMA tomorrow....... To replace the $35.00 of made-in USA 100% cotton terry towels from Costco (too bad I cut off the borders... they would have made some damfine bath towels).'
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In the last two months I have learned that fly-fishing is not really that expensive a hobby compared to normal vehicle maintainence. (ROFLMAO)
Is there an end?
Bill
Got my 2k Blazer last october.. didn't really want a black car but was best deal I had found and needed new 4wd for work fairly badly. Looked good, took it to the non-touchless carwash regularly thru the winter for interior/exterior cleaning. Finally got tired of spending 15-30 minutes pointing out things that didn't get cleaned, Spring had sprung, so I decided to start cleaning the car myself.
Well, gotta have something to wash with, so a gallon of Turtle Wax soap at BJ's came with a free wash mitt (genuine synthetic lamb's wool!). Used up too many old towels drying/scratching so next trip to Costco netted me a a chamois and (real) lamb's wool mitt.
Y'all see where I'm going....?'
'Couple months ago, work was real slow and I decided maybe a wax job wasn't a bad idea. I watch enough Speedvision to have been imprinted with the Meguiars name, so Advance Auto provided me with a bottle of Deep Crystal Cleaner and Polish, Gold Class wax (OH YEAHHHH!) along with some cheap terry applicators to fine-tune my scratch and swirl collection and a 12-pack of Paki terry towels to round it out.
After 2 days of rubbing, had the shiniest collection of scratches and swirls you'd ever want to see and the sorest arms I'd had since I quit depending on a skilsaw for a living. Hood looked exceptionally nauseating (but shiny as Hell!)
Back to Meg's.':bow'
and discovered the PC polisher info. Local tool supplier supplied the tool and velcro backer, Meg's was kind enough to part with a pad set, and here I go with the PC /Deep Crystal combo on the hood. Result: even shinier scratches but reduced swirls. Hood and front fenders look dynamite from 10 feet away, but don't get close....':nixweiss'
By now this is becoming an obsession!':shocked'
Yellow pages found a body shop supplier nearby open on Saturdays... #2, #4, #7, #9 and a couple more pads addded to the collection. Meg's online has buffer refill special...more Deep Crystal, pads, MF bonnets and towels, app pads added. (Cats need to eat more, running out of Deli-Cat pails to store pads/cloths in.)
Next weekend, back to the hood... Even shinier collection of scratches!'
'Did I mention somewhere along the line I ended up with 2 bottles of 303 and 3 cans of Stoner's IG?
Back to tool store to look at rotary buffers when a (rare) moment of sanity struck and I decided that maybe I needed professional help. Asked at local auto audio shop( they've got more of my money than I like to think about, but that's another story) and got referral to local detailer/paint shop. Spoke with owner, found out my hood has been repainrted and most of the scratches are actually paint crazing and I need to have my hood painted! $300 for paint, but a full buff job for only $100.
In anticipation of the paint/buff, I ordered Sal's kit and a bottle of glass polish............'
'Advance has a sale this month on Meg's, have 4 bottles of QD and 4 1/2 gallons of DC wash... It was a good price and it won't go bad, will it? And that Auto magic clay kit from Pep Boys was a great price at $ 9.95, right?
And my $100+ of MF will be in from CMA tomorrow....... To replace the $35.00 of made-in USA 100% cotton terry towels from Costco (too bad I cut off the borders... they would have made some damfine bath towels).'
'In the last two months I have learned that fly-fishing is not really that expensive a hobby compared to normal vehicle maintainence. (ROFLMAO)
Is there an end?
Bill
Maybe, you guys could sell them the some of novices. That way we could see what all the fuss is about. Or at least give em a chance to try something better than Turtle wax.
Please, no flames, just a suggestion. I know I've bought way too much stuff. My wife now thinks that I frop $40 at every auto supply store as often as I can. Tough rap to beat.
Ya, what do you do with the little bottle of Mothers?
Please, no flames, just a suggestion. I know I've bought way too much stuff. My wife now thinks that I frop $40 at every auto supply store as often as I can. Tough rap to beat.
Ya, what do you do with the little bottle of Mothers?
Sell? Never! We collect so we can stare at our products in our spare time , and feel the heft of them..and then when they get half empty we must buy more in case we run out even though it took half a year or a year to get to that point.
The bottle of mother's cleaner wax is great for doing loaner cars with! Or the shower ! OR any furniture or glass in the house.
The bottle of mother's cleaner wax is great for doing loaner cars with! Or the shower ! OR any furniture or glass in the house.
SVR
Dream Machines
Pats300zx said:
My latest supplier (1 of 8) has a big warehouse which is like a supermarket. A detailers heaven.
Nebraska99
New member
Heck, the four steps to waxing are enough already!1
imported_jgv
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BG_91 said:
I too have my great collection of products, but even so I consider I didn't spend that much money when comparing with my previous hobby (read: obsession), tuning. It was lowering springs, shocks, exhausts, rims, tires, you name it! I know I'd spend on a single set of rims more than in all my detail products. So I'm ok :xyxthumbs
imported_Larry A
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My collection of waxes are Mothers cleaner wax paste and liquid and Sealer and Glaze, Meguiar Gold class #26 #7 #2,Zymol Carbon , Automagic E Z wax, Car Groom #24 #26 #55, Kings Ransom,3m fine compound S.M.R. Liq. wax light cleaner wax, Eagle One Wet Wipe n Shine Wax as you dry and other assorted products . I would like to try Klasse and Collinite.
JasonC8301
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I have spent too much money on this hobby over the past 4 or 5 years. A PC, Makita 9227C, and 9 gallon ridgid shop vac are my 3 biggest purchases (along with $150-$175 in pads for PC and rotary.)
As for sealants/waxes I have Klasse, Zaino, Valugard OEM One-step, gallon of Meguiar's #26, Poorboy's EX, 4 ounces of Platinum UPPP, samples of Valugard Finishing Wax and carnauba cream wax, 32 ounce bottle of Meguiar's cleaner wax (consumer), can of Armor All paste wax (featured in Guru Reports, my first can of wax), Gold Class paste, Turtle wax (who doesn't have a tin?), Z-best car wax, Pinnacle Souveran, and I have some other waxes laying around somwhere which slip my memory.
Well you probably have seen all the other stuff I have in my picture gallery. Also bought a case of 12 cans of Stoner's IG (down to about 3 or 4 cans.)
I have had the following and given them away, P21S car care kit, a bottle of Z5, bottle of Finish First, Blackfire samples, MF towels, 8 ounce bottles of EF Clear Vision, Z12/Z14, 5 bottles of Klasse SG (well used 2, traded 1 new one, and 2 were at least 50% full before I gave them away), 1/2 Liter of Klasse AIO, and a boat laod of other products.
I know it is a sick hobby, but I have pretty much stopped getting car care products because I like what I use now.
I have stepped into the world of flashaholics ( www.candlepowerforums.com ) and I have spent about $ on flashlights/accessories in the past 2 years. Luckily I have a steady CR123A Lithium battery supply (picked up 60 of them recently from a buddy of mine for free.) For you flashaholics here, I a 6D maglite with krypton 5 cell over driven bulb and I bought a 6d for a friend ($60 total), Streamlight Scorpion ($20), Streamlight Twin Task 1L ($21), 2 Inova Microlights ($20), Arc aaa LE ($35), 2AA maglites with Nextar lamp replacements ($40), 4AA Pro polymer and CMG Ultra Infinity ($40, both will be my godfathers though), and I will get a Pelican M6 by September ($35.) About $270 or so. Gosh Thanks FNG for bringing the flashaholic in me and why did I just go on a rant and find out I spend way toooooo much money on flashlights, but they have served me well and my Scorpion has attracted some of the NYPD into getting them.
End or rant,
Jason
PS. Whoever said the X5 is a POS, and getting a CLK500..want to hook me up with it for a few months? I will return it to you better than new
I really need a car, but don't have money for one with college and all. And as my signature states, I got it! My drivers license that is (always will remember the date, July 7, 2003.)
As for sealants/waxes I have Klasse, Zaino, Valugard OEM One-step, gallon of Meguiar's #26, Poorboy's EX, 4 ounces of Platinum UPPP, samples of Valugard Finishing Wax and carnauba cream wax, 32 ounce bottle of Meguiar's cleaner wax (consumer), can of Armor All paste wax (featured in Guru Reports, my first can of wax), Gold Class paste, Turtle wax (who doesn't have a tin?), Z-best car wax, Pinnacle Souveran, and I have some other waxes laying around somwhere which slip my memory.
Well you probably have seen all the other stuff I have in my picture gallery. Also bought a case of 12 cans of Stoner's IG (down to about 3 or 4 cans.)
I have had the following and given them away, P21S car care kit, a bottle of Z5, bottle of Finish First, Blackfire samples, MF towels, 8 ounce bottles of EF Clear Vision, Z12/Z14, 5 bottles of Klasse SG (well used 2, traded 1 new one, and 2 were at least 50% full before I gave them away), 1/2 Liter of Klasse AIO, and a boat laod of other products.
I know it is a sick hobby, but I have pretty much stopped getting car care products because I like what I use now.
I have stepped into the world of flashaholics ( www.candlepowerforums.com ) and I have spent about $ on flashlights/accessories in the past 2 years. Luckily I have a steady CR123A Lithium battery supply (picked up 60 of them recently from a buddy of mine for free.) For you flashaholics here, I a 6D maglite with krypton 5 cell over driven bulb and I bought a 6d for a friend ($60 total), Streamlight Scorpion ($20), Streamlight Twin Task 1L ($21), 2 Inova Microlights ($20), Arc aaa LE ($35), 2AA maglites with Nextar lamp replacements ($40), 4AA Pro polymer and CMG Ultra Infinity ($40, both will be my godfathers though), and I will get a Pelican M6 by September ($35.) About $270 or so. Gosh Thanks FNG for bringing the flashaholic in me and why did I just go on a rant and find out I spend way toooooo much money on flashlights, but they have served me well and my Scorpion has attracted some of the NYPD into getting them.
End or rant,
Jason
PS. Whoever said the X5 is a POS, and getting a CLK500..want to hook me up with it for a few months? I will return it to you better than new
I really need a car, but don't have money for one with college and all. And as my signature states, I got it! My drivers license that is (always will remember the date, July 7, 2003.)
Accumulator
Well-known member
Slightly off-thread:
Jason- No Sure-Fire flashlights?
off-thread:Jason- No Sure-Fire flashlights?
JasonC8301
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Accumulator - Check you're PM's.
Back to thread. I pretty much stopped buying products for now in terms of experimenting with different polishes and protectants. Stuff that runs out often I will switch up every now and then (carpet cleaner, and glass cleaner.)
Back to thread. I pretty much stopped buying products for now in terms of experimenting with different polishes and protectants. Stuff that runs out often I will switch up every now and then (carpet cleaner, and glass cleaner.)
imported_jgv
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Tom, I'm yet considering an upgrade that consists on a little box we connect to the car to transfer the software upgrade, making my car a 300HP one. It costs about € 800,00.
You can buy a lot of products with that amount, and with the original 250HP it runs well enough so I guess there's nothing wrong on buying another € 25,00 wax just to try
You can buy a lot of products with that amount, and with the original 250HP it runs well enough so I guess there's nothing wrong on buying another € 25,00 wax just to try
blackmagicgti
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2 Days after I took delivery of my 2003 20th Anniversary GTI I went to get some detailing stuff for it. I owned a 1995 Corolla which saw maybe 2 waxings in its life and a wash every few months (automated nonetheless).
I went to a cheap discount store and bought about $15 worth of Armor All products and towels and I was set. I got home and got on www.vwvortex.com and started reading, and reading, and go to the detailing forums and now I got here. I soon realized that the $1.99 bottle of Wax I had was quite poor (Now I wouldn''t even use it to wax someone's '93 Topaz).
SOOO, I started reading and then buying and the avalanche began. I'm addicted, must the have the Klasse, now the Pinnacle Souveran, oooh Stoners Invisible Glass is good gotta buy it, 303 Protectant is supposed to be good gotta go find it, and so on and so on. And so it has been for the last 2.5 months and to my girfriend's disappointment it has yet to go away and instead has gotten worse.
But now that I've got all this stuff and I've completed a full detailing weekend I feel empty and want to do it again despite the fact that the Klasse should last for months :sosad
P.S. The armor all products are stashed away and I tried to give them away but to no avail. I'm sure my mom would be happy with them
I went to a cheap discount store and bought about $15 worth of Armor All products and towels and I was set. I got home and got on www.vwvortex.com and started reading, and reading, and go to the detailing forums and now I got here. I soon realized that the $1.99 bottle of Wax I had was quite poor (Now I wouldn''t even use it to wax someone's '93 Topaz).
SOOO, I started reading and then buying and the avalanche began. I'm addicted, must the have the Klasse, now the Pinnacle Souveran, oooh Stoners Invisible Glass is good gotta buy it, 303 Protectant is supposed to be good gotta go find it, and so on and so on. And so it has been for the last 2.5 months and to my girfriend's disappointment it has yet to go away and instead has gotten worse.
But now that I've got all this stuff and I've completed a full detailing weekend I feel empty and want to do it again despite the fact that the Klasse should last for months :sosad
P.S. The armor all products are stashed away and I tried to give them away but to no avail. I'm sure my mom would be happy with them
imported_jgv
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blackmagicgti said:
Guess this is one of the most important with this addiction: Once we're done, we want to start it all again, now trying a different combo if possible. This is why it's not that important how durable products are, not for us anyway