Where are Canadians buying their detailing products?

4u2nvinmtl

4u2nvinmtl

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I'm wondering where most of you buy your car detailing products in Canada (other than Eshine.ca & Amazon.ca).

I've been having a hard time getting the products I want (i.e. Hydro-Tech Pads, CarPro Reflect Polish, LSP's, car soaps, etc.).
 
I use two:
Eshine
Auto obsessed

One eastern Canada, one western Canada, both offer wonderful service and products.

Anyone found a source of Bilt Hamber Auto Foam in North America?
 
Awesome little place local to Calgary... and I`m fairly sure they provide online ordering as well.

Loads of great stuff crammed in to a cool little store.
 
It's a long story,

Not to bash Autopia/PBMG but they canceled my shipment after waiting about a week for my LSP. Apparently it's their policy not to accept US payments for goods shipping to Canada but still allowed me to place the order online (not easy being an American living in Canada). I couldn't justify paying a 100$ more for the same products just because they wanted me to pay with Canadian funds and in effect lose out on the exchange rate and fee's. None the less, I still placed an order with PBMG (paid with my US credit card) and had it shipped to upstate NY. I drove about 2 hours (round trip) to pick up my order. Luckily, I got around customs by importing the products as personal effects (I was warned that this provision is to be used one time only). When I got home and unboxed the products I noticed that the CarPro Reflex polish I received was about week or so from the expiry date. I've been told it doesn't really expire but to go trough all that for old product was disappointing (they might as well have removed the sticker).



The above experience combined with the duty's and the tax's I'd be facing on my next pickup got me looking for a Canadian Detailing Retailer. Keep in mind customs range from 16% to 62% [duty+tax] (depending where the product was manufactured) Canadian money is worth about 25% less than USD so it ends up costing a lot more than expected for Canadians. (E.G. a $200 order could end up costing $405 Canadian).

Thanks to the moderators for letting this thread exist!
 
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If you want to buy locally in Montreal there is Bocar, costs a little more, but you don`t have to wait !
They are not a store, but they do sell to the public over the counter. These guys sell to dealers and detailing shops.

Bocar - 3M/Meguiar`s

Geno Industries - Meguiar`s

Sevco - Claude Sevigny - Meguiar`s paint guru the man himself, naturally he will only sell you nothing , but Meguair`s. He is also the Canadian distributor for Lake&Country pads.
Claude is detailing advisory to Jay Leno and other Hollywood celebs

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Lowejackson said:
Just out of interest, did you find a source of Bilt Hamber products
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Nope, but I did order a tub of the Auto Balm directly from Rubbish Boys in the UK. Shipping took about a week from England to me on Vancouver Island. Canada Post could take a lesson or two from the great service provided by the Royal Mail.

I did find a source of Auto Foam here in Canada though. $14 for a liter and a local guy brings it in from Coquitlam and it makes a really thick foam, ph neutral that encapsulates dirt/crud and sounds conceptually similar to ONR but not associated whatsoever.

I was hoping to find a source of the BH snow foam but this stuff works well.
 
JohnZ3MC said:
Nope, but I did order a tub of the Auto Balm directly from Rubbish Boys in the UK. Shipping took about a week from England to me on Vancouver Island. Canada Post could take a lesson or two from the great service provided by the Royal Mail.

I did find a source of Auto Foam here in Canada though. $14 for a liter and a local guy brings it in from Coquitlam and it makes a really thick foam, ph neutral that encapsulates dirt/crud and sounds conceptually similar to ONR but not associated whatsoever.

I was hoping to find a source of the BH snow foam but this stuff works well.
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Sorry for the delay in responding. Did you like the Autobalm, took me a while to find the right technique
 
Lowejackson said:
Sorry for the delay in responding. Did you like the Autobalm, took me a while to find the right technique
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I really liked it and you're right, technique is everything with the AutoBalm. I'm an inveterate experimenter so I'm currently using PowerLock for a bit and it's way easier to deal with.
 
4u2nvinmtl said:
The above experience combined with the duty`s and the tax`s I`d be facing on my next pickup got me looking for a Canadian Detailing Retailer. Keep in mind customs range from 16% to 62% [duty+tax] (depending where the product was manufactured) Canadian money is worth about 25% less than USD so it ends up costing a lot more than expected for Canadians. (E.G. a $200 order could end up costing $405 Canadian).
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At least your healthcare is FREE...or are they paying for it with the Customs Charges?
 
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