If you could go back in time....

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beeste

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.....which products do wish you knew about right at the start rather than wasting money on stuff that just sat on the shelf?
 
Back in the mid 80's, I thought that "Rally Cream Wax" was the best thing since sliced bread! lol I wish I'd known about the Klasse AIO/SG back then. Furthermore, I wish I'd also known about the P21S Wax & Paintwork Cleanser, quality MF's & the Pinnacle Souveran Wax. I have to add the 1Z product line & the Zaino product line to this, as well. When it comes to glass cleaning, the use of #0000 steel wool would've come in handy some 20 years ago!
 
I guess this is a little off but I wish that I knew that going to the quarter car wash and using the brush was what was causing the swirls. I had a 2000 Ford Ranger in college that was swirled to death. That and I wish I knew about QDs would have saved me a lot of time.
 
I have to say, after reading alot of stuff on this site i have repented.

1) I will NEVER take my car to these locals that do car wash stuff.

2) I will NEVER take my car to the car wash and use their brush....never again!!!

3) I will only allow professional detailer touch my car.

3) When i take my car in for server i will make the car person or who ever working on the car sign a statement that they will NOT WASH my car.

4) I will do my own detailing myself or #3.



Thank you autopia...
 
My regret is buying a PC and having it long enough to get p*ssed off at it for being so slow.



Oh, and I wouldn't have bought the entire Black Magic line up at Wal-Mart. :o
 
beeste said:
.....which products do wish you knew about right at the start rather than wasting money on stuff that just sat on the shelf?
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Well I for sure would've never bought 3M Swirl Mark Remover. I still have that stuff; doesn't work even close to on-par with the meguiar's mirror glaze stuff I use now.



I also probably never would've bought Mothers Back-to-black, Meguiar's Gold Class (old version), or Meg's Hot Rims wheel cleaner.



More than likely also I would've never gotten the Eagle One tire swipes -- I find it much easier to use a yellow circular foam applicator, plus they're much cheaper.



And, of course, I would've wound up buying MFs instead of 100% Cotton bath towels, had they been readily available at the time.
 
stogie1020 said:
Condoms, condoms, condoms.....



Sorry, couldn't resist.
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You TOO?! ;)



Seriously, for me it would be the PC (instead of that damned GEM orbital), the Bissel Big Green and I would have stuck with Meguiars instead of trying all that infomercial crap.
 
There are many products that I wouldn't purchase again, but the only way to know is to give them a try.



Right now I'm considering switching to OTC products. I believe there are quality products that can be purchased locally, e.g. Mothers Reflections line.
 
Thanks for the replies! I can't really afford to keep buying products that I use only once so I was hoping to eliminate the "no hoper" products early on. Sounds like a steam carpet cleaner could be a good buy though - and one that my wife might actually agree with too :)
 
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