My goodie bag for car shows....

[Luster]

Here's the stuff I take to car shows..........

And it fits in my "tool bag".....

It rides in my trunk all the time.........birds don't stand a chance!

[Luster]

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[Brad B.]

Fantastic post!!

I applaud your choice of products, I use many of the same! But I have a couple questions and comments.

I use medical swabs which are similar to Q-tips except the cotton swab is larger and the stick is about 6" long. I find them vastly superior. You can reach into more places. You can get them for just a little more $ that Q-tips at the corner pharmacy or medical supply store.

Also, why do you have Zaino QD and Meguiars QD? Personally, I am not a fan of Meguiars.

[Luster]

Originally posted by Brad B.
Fantastic post!!

Also, why do you have Zaino QD and Meguiars QD? Personally, I am not a fan of Meguiars.

I usually use the Meg's for last-minute touch-ups in the engine bay!

Z is a little expensive for the E-Bay!

Thanks for the tips on the medical swabs........my next purchase!

[Brad B.]

Originally posted by Luster
I usually use the Meg's for last-minute touch-ups in the engine bay!

Z is a little expensive for the E-Bay!

Thanks for the tips on the medical swabs........my next purchase!

Ahhhhh.....PERFECT for that!

[Lynn]

Luster, would you mind listing what's in your magic bag? I'm pulling my stuff together this afternoon. And, with Brad's encouragement, I'm not gonna take a foot-locker full o' stuff.

[Brad B.]

Lynn, we need to talk engine compartment sometime. For my XK I always took:

Aluminum silver paint (this could double as brush)
Gloss Black spray paint (this could double as brush)
Flat Black spray paint (this could double as brush)
Never Dull/Semichrome
QD
Glass Cleaner
Matte Vinyl Dressing/tire dressing
Gloss Rubber Dressing/wire dressing
Wheel well/lower engine dressing
Large Tape or Lint Roller
Brake Cleaner Spray
Medical Swabs
MF Towels/Waffle Towels/Cheap Towels
Art brushes/foam brushes

This seems like a lot but I always buy smaller uniform pump bottles for all my liquids. I pack everything and more in the boot of the XK 150.

90% of the work was done onsite in the engine bay. The paints and polishes were the items I were most glad I had!

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[Luster]

Originally posted by Lynn
Luster, would you mind listing what's in your magic bag? I'm pulling my stuff together this afternoon. And, with Brad's encouragement, I'm not gonna take a foot-locker full o' stuff.

I don't mind at all.......

Grape Tire Dressing (for tires and wheel-wells)
EO Tire Swipe
2 terry towels
2 Fieldcrest half-towels
Big Blue Drying Towel (probably don't but rain could come!)
Absorber
6 MF's
6 Assorted detailing brushes
Meg's Scratch-X
Meg's QD (for engine bay!)
Z1
Z2
Z5
Z6
Z - Leather in a bottle
Meg's foam pads
303 protectant
Mothers Aluminum / Metal Polish
Rain-X
Meg's Plastic Trim Dressing
Cal-Duster
A dozen or so Q-Tips
Water bottle (that's what I use to clean windows with MF)


That's my basic car-show kit.......

Forgive me if I forgot any.....

[Pats300zx]

Awesome Bill. Here is mine. I don't have all my products layed out but you get the idea. All of my Qd's, waxes, glass cleaners, mf towels, etc fit inside my Black and Decker carry crate. The rest fit in the pockets of the Meguiars bucket.

I also carry:

Medical Qtips
QD for engine bay etc
Waffle weave or Absorber in case of rain
Meg foam apps
MF towels
Craft sponge brushes (great for applying dressing to engine and for those hard to reach places)
Lint brush
Masking tape (to pick up dirt etc)

[JB in Irvine]

Here's some pics of my kit...





Pics are a little hard to see, so here is what is in them:

Black Cases:
Griots Under Carriage Spray
Griots Rubber Cleaner
Griots Paint Prep
P21S GEPC
Klasse AIO
Klasse SG
Hand Cleanser
Meguiars Scratch X
Meguiars Swirl Mark Remover
3M IHG
P21S Wheel Cleaner
Lexol Vinylex
3M Tire Dressing
Oil-Flo Safety Solvent
Griots Window Cleaner and Wipes
Griots Plastic Cleaner
Meguiars Final Inspection
Set of 4 detailing brushes
Foam applicataors
Langka
P21S Wax
Griots Metal Polishing Clothes
Griots Leather Scent
P21S Total Auto Wash
P21S Car Shampoo
Lexol Leather Cleaner
Griots Leather Care
Lint Roller (for convertible roof)
Griots Glass Polish
Griots Plastic Polish
Griots 3 finger sponges
Griots blue sponges
P21S Metal Polish
Touch up paint and clear coat
Several types of swabs/qtips, including alcohol swabs

In clear plastic case I have:

Cans of compressed air
Lint Free paper towels
Large supply of MF towels (not shown)
MF dusting gloves (not shown)
2 large bottles of Meguiars Final Inspection (not shown)
Extra green sponges
Safety goggles
...and some other stuff..lol

Plus the following is also taken:

Fold up Chairs
Fold up Table
Beach Umbrella
Picnic mats
Vacumn cleaner
California duster
Pen and clip board
Check list

[Pats300zx]

JB... WOW....I thought I was organized....

How do you like using the cans of compressed air. Does it do a good job of removing dust etc from the engine bay??? I have always wanted to try that idea.

[JB in Irvine]

Originally posted by Pats300zx
JB... WOW....I thought I was organized....

How do you like using the cans of compressed air. Does it do a good job of removing dust etc from the engine bay??? I have always wanted to try that idea.

I would not be without cans of compressed air. I mainly use them to help clean the alloys ie Spray final inspection into the lug nuts, and use the compressed air to dry etc.

I also use the compressed air around the door jams, door handles and dusting inside etc.

Use of compressed air cans on the engine, really depends on the engine, since you cannot tip the cans upside down. Because of the location of a Boxster engine, the cans of compressed airs are less effective.