Detailing supplies in Walmart

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archerwin

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hi! i will be asking a friend in the US to buy some detailing stuffs for me (he will be going home in 2 weeks). I need your help to list down items that can be bought from Walmart and Target. I'm looking for MF's, dusters, applicators, wax etc.



Pls inidcate brand and product name so that I can easily send a list to my friend. Also, If you can indicate the price, it will be good so that I can estimate the total cost. BTW, he's not a detailing enthusiast that's why he needs to have the details as much as possible.



Thanks in advance!!!
 
the eurow sheepskin mitts run a few cents under $5, but make sure that he picks and feels for the plushest ones, as they vary...
 
They have MF drying cloths too. They're orange and run around $8 IIRC. The blue MF washing sponges are nice.
 
imacarnut said:
the eurow sheepskin mitts run a few cents under $5, but make sure that he picks and feels for the plushest ones, as they vary...
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Maybe I just got a bad one, but the one I got ended up shedding like crazy after the first wash... all over the car, all over the other towels, etc. Then it was all hard, like a cardboard mitt with some wool on top of it. I just use it for the very bottom and underside of my body panels when washing now :nixweiss



I use a MF wash mitt from Target now, seems to hold the soap much better as well



You should pick up Stoner's invisible glass and Rain X from Wal Mart too... it probably won't be much cheaper anywhere else, especially the rain-x
 
paul34 said:
Maybe I just got a bad one, but the one I got ended up shedding like crazy after the first wash... all over the car, all over the other towels, etc. Then it was all hard, like a cardboard mitt with some wool on top of it. I just use it for the very bottom and underside of my body panels when washing now :nixweiss
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must've been a bad sheep... :D
 
imacarnut said:
the eurow sheepskin mitts run a few cents under $5, but make sure that he picks and feels for the plushest ones, as they vary...
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Sadly, I found out that not all Wal-Marts have the same detailing stuff. Here we've got three Wal-marts and neither of them carry the Eurow mitts or NXT wash, but when I went down to Florida, they had both. Man, I wish I got'em while I was down there.





As for stuff to get from Wal-Mart...they're usually pretty cheap with what they have.



Stoner's Invisible Glass- 3.47

Meguiars Insane Tire Shine- 5.47 (I think)

Meg's Gold Class Foam Applicators- They were like 4-for-two bucks the last time I got some.



and on the off-chance he has a Target nearby, he should check into buying some Meg's GC Shampoo there for cheap, along with their 12-pack of MF towels for 8 bucks. :woot2:
 
Wal-mart is very inconsistant in what they stock, both in the same store and across the board. Sometimes they don't restock a product for over a year, then it magically appears. Their employees are just restocking zombies, asking them anything will only lead to your confusion and their frustration...lol. Target is more pricey though.
 
yakky said:
Wal-mart is very inconsistant in what they stock, both in the same store and across the board. Sometimes they don't restock a product for over a year, then it magically appears. Their employees are just restocking zombies, asking them anything will only lead to your confusion and their frustration...lol. Target is more pricey though.
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Yea man, it sucks. But Target has some pretty good stuff, and I'm almost tempted to say that it's "higher end" in terms of OTC products with their Vroom line. Usually their stuff is only like 40 cents more, but that's still 40 cents. However, their 12 packs of Orange Vroom MF Towels were 7.99 last I checked and a whole gallon of GC Shampoo is only 9.99. I wish they still had their tire shine though...I really liked that stuff and it was on sale for like 3 bucks. I guess when my bottle's done I'll have to switch back to Insane Shine.
 
CDTGaticaW201 said:
and on the off-chance he has a Target nearby, he should check into buying some Meg's GC Shampoo there for cheap, along with their 12-pack of MF towels for 8 bucks. :woot2:
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To add to the strangeness... my local Target doesn't even stock Meg's GC Shampoo! In fact, the only car wash they carry are these few "lower" brands and their own Vroom car shampoo.



Went to the Discount Auto and got some Meg's Deep Crystal wash. It was the best I could do compared with my dad's 6 year old Turtle Wax wash that barely suds up and feels like you're washing with water lol. What an improvement!
 
I just got back from Sam's Club and found they have a 25-pack of MFs for $11! And they didn't look like bad quality either, but probably reserved for "other" uses as opposed to hardcore detailing... They also had a 4-pack of Stoners for under $10 and the complete Meguiar's detailing kit for $9.99. Might be worth checking out!
 
My Walmart just shrank the aisle with the car care products. They moved all the auto paint products in there too. That means less variety. Some Meguiars stuff. Lots of Armor All stuff. No decent MicroFiber products.



My Target carries even less...just the Vroom MF.
 
But hey man..the Vroom MF's are pretty good OTC buys. I'd trust them with my paint. I went to Wal-Mart today and I realized that they didn't have Meg's GC Shampoo! And a few weeks ago I went and they had both the Aerosol and spray versions of SIG, along with EO 20/20...now they've got neither! I'm appauled.



I ended up going to Lowes to try out Spoiledman's grout sponge and to pick up some Stoner's since it was right next door. I ended up finding some Folex too! Great stuff.
 
Well... about the Vroom towels. I've used them twice so far, but last time I used it (washed once), it left quite a bit of lint. Same before that. I don't mean visible lint on the paint, but you can see it on the glass, when you drive under a direct light source. Anyone else experience this? Do you think it'll stop after a few more washes?



It's orange lint, btw, so I know it must be from the towel



sorry for the thread jack
 
I would suggest placing an order online delivered to your friend. It will already be boxed up and the quality will be much better. Two weeks is plenty of time to receive it. Check out detailcity.com they have a 10% discount on their website if you sign up for their newsletter. If you are placing a big order to ship overseas then 10% would save you some cash. Like many of the online detailing suppliers they have everything. I would suggest a 12 pack of their microfiber towels, some optimum car polish, poorboys sealant and some of their cleaining brushes.

p.s.

are there some restrictions on travelling with liquids now?
 
paul34 said:
You should pick up Stoner's invisible glass and Rain X from Wal Mart too... it probably won't be much cheaper anywhere else, especially the rain-x
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Skip the Rain-x. I won't go into all of the reasons why, just do a search here if you want some more info. I guess if you're willing to keep re-applying it over and over you can get it to work, but there's better options. There are other products out there that do ok, in particular Aquapel, which you'll never find at Walmart but maybe at an auto parts store. At least tell your friend to look for a spray product similar to Rain-X to make for easier application. Some guys just use wax like Collinite on their windshield. IIRC, Scottwax said NXT glass cleaner spray lasted as long or longer as Rain-X for a similar effect with water beading.
 
velobard said:
Skip the Rain-x. I won't go into all of the reasons why, just do a search here if you want some more info. I guess if you're willing to keep re-applying it over and over you can get it to work, but there's better options. There are other products out there that do ok, in particular Aquapel, which you'll never find at Walmart but maybe at an auto parts store. At least tell your friend to look for a spray product similar to Rain-X to make for easier application. Some guys just use wax like Collinite on their windshield. IIRC, Scottwax said NXT glass cleaner spray lasted as long or longer as Rain-X for a similar effect with water beading.
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:nixweiss I wanted to try RainX before hunting down some Aquapel and I haven't had any problems with it at all. Application's pretty easy, and I get around 1.5-2 months before I just reapply it just for fun. The water beads up really nice on it and as soon as I hit about 30mph, water just flies off. I don't even bother using my wipers anymore.
 
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