Product selection for the broke college student

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mitsuman47

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Hey everyone. I've been lurking around here for a while, but haven't posted much.



First off, I have a 2005 civic fiji blue, which seems to be just as tough of a color to keep as black. It's bascially covered in minor swirl marks. Also, it is not garaged, and I'm in texas, so it will take a beating this summer.



Second, I'm poor. My budget is ~200 bucks for all of my products (interior and exterior). So, it looks like I'll be doing things by hand, since a PC is about $125 plus 10 bucks a pop for the pads. Do you guys think something like this would do me well? Or, would I be better off with a different set of products since I'm doing this by hand?



Sonus Perfect Shine Kit



I currently have plenty of mf towels. But, I need everything else.



Thanks in advance for the help.
 
It might be cheaper to buy a few things over the counter. How about you pop into your local Carquest and purchase some DG items since they're on sale?
 
I would agree to look at something local. Carquest and Duragloss, as stated above, would be a nice, cost effective route to go. Duragloss, IMHO, has the best over the counter car product.



Greg
 
On your budget you should invest in quality washing tools and work on your wash technique to minimize marring.



From there a decent AIO and LSP should get you thru your poor college days.
 
I'm in the same boat as you are (college student who wants a nice looking car). First off, what do you have to start with? If you don't have anything, I'd recommend making a trip to Walmart and picking up the following:



Eurow sheepskin mitt ($5)

two buckets

hose

nozzle

car wash soap (Meguiar's Deep Crystal soap is cheap, that's what I use. Apparently their Gold Class soap is better if you feel like spending the extra few bucks)

some sort of an LSP (hopefully others will have a recommendation here. I personally bought some Mother's SynWax for $8. Haven't tried it yet though. You could also consider an all-in-one product, I can't say much on those however, as I don't have any experience with them)



Also, Duragloss apparently makes great OTC products, as mentioned above. I'm sure you couldn't go wrong there.



I'm not sure how in depth you want to get with swirl removal, particularly if you're doing things by hand. I just bought this PC kit: (7424 Ultimate Detail Machine & Pad Kit)

It was $190 with free shipping (through May 13 I believe), and includes everyting you'd need to polish out swirls, except the polish itself (I bought some Hi-Temp Medium polish for $15 shipped). I realize this would be over your budget, but I figured I'd at least throw it out there.



I'll add some more to this as more stuff comes to mind, but hopefully that gets you started.
 
GregCavi said:
I would agree to look at something local. Carquest and Duragloss, as stated above, would be a nice, cost effective route to go. Duragloss, IMHO, has the best over the counter car product.



Greg
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I agree... Duragloss, for the price, looks and durability, is one of the best product lines out there..
 
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