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The Driver
12-05-2013, 04:21 PM
We all post about products and how we like them. I`ve always been curious to see what other`s use/prefer. By listing your complete inventory we can really see/analyze what products are most commonly used. I know this will help out a lot of the new guys on the basic need`s vs wants (This was a very hard thing for me when I first got started). You must post what you have RIGHT NOW, no going to orders or gotten rid of`s...

This is definitely a lot (For some) but I really do believe this will help a lot of people. As a bonus this will give Todd insight into what everyone`s really using/prefer (in all aspects, not just one part of detailing). I know as a retailer of products, it means a lot to me to know what my market is ACTUALLY using. Everyone may talk about the most expensive products but that doesn`t necessarily mean the majority is using them. The point of this thread is to see in real time what you guys are really using!

If you want, you may include RECENT stuff you previously had and got rid of at the bottom. Please let us know why you got rid of it, wether it`s a switch or just didn`t find the level of use you thought you initially had. (I, myself have done that numerous times)

A special note, if you are using more than one type of product but it has the same application/purpose, please post which is your go to. For example

My interior wipe downs ~
Sonax Dashboard 16.oz (Almost no finish) - I use this on my personal vehicles.
1Z Cockpit 5 liter (GO TO/ Mild finish)
Chem guys Silk shine 16.oz (Alternative finish)


Interior Stuff ~
1Z Deep plastic Cleaner 16.oz
1Z Gummi pledge x1
Sonax - Leather foam & Cleaner x 3 (Great conditioner, not so much a cleaner)
Chem Guys Sprayable leather 32.oz (My go to for customer cars, works great and very cost effective)
Chem Guys Stain remover 32.oz
Chem Guys Fabric Clean 1. Gal (Light Stains/Dirt spots)
Aerospace 303 Fabric Cleaner 64.oz (Heavy soiled spots/ oil stains)


Exterior Stuff ~ (Soaps, Dressings, Advanced Cleaners/protectants)
1Z Windscreen 32.oz
1Z Bug & Tar 16.oz
1Z Vinyl N Rubber 16.oz
1Z Perls 20.oz (My normal personal car use soap)
Car-pro Iron X Snow foam soap 4 litres (Rarely use due to $)
Chem Guys Black on Black (The only thing I use to dress engine`s in conjunction W99 to clean)
Chem Guys Citrus wash clear 1.Gal (Used for prep wash/decon before polish)
Chem Guys Citrus wash gloss 1.Gal (My go to soap for clients)
Chem Guys Gloss Works Soap 1.Gal (Summer time shine soap)
Chem Guys Bare Bones 1 Gal
Chem Guys Pad Conditioner 16.oz
XMT Clay lube 1.Gal


Cleaners ~
1Z Blitz - Interior
1Z W99 - Exterior/Engine/Tires
Chem guys All Clean - Jams (Cost saver)
Simple Green - Sink Cleaner/light pad cleaner (not when in the pad washer)
Chem Guys Pad Cleaner 5.Gallon
Meguiars M39 32oz
Sonax Full effect - 5 litre
Mag N Wire Extreme Acid based wheel cleaner 64.oz


Mitts & Applicators ~
Autoscrub Fine grade wash mitt - Decon
Micro-Chinille Mitt Lavender - Top half/Glass
Micro-Chinille Mitt Gold - Lower half/Jams
Micro-Chinille Mitt Black - Wheels/Engine
Grout Sponge plain - Extra Rinse/Soak
Pinnacle Bug sponge - Bug/Tar and other road grime
Hex Foam black 4.inch - Tires
Blue 4 circle foam applicator x4 - Interior (Dressing, Oil, Cleaners)
Red 4 circle foam applicator x4 - Exterior (Dressing, Oil, Spreading)


Microfiber & Cleaners ~
300gsm work towels x60
300+gsm all purpose black towel x5 (Excellent for wheels, no more brake stains)
350+gsm Clean & Buff x1
360gsm Gold plush junior x2
400+gsm Artic white x3
550gsm Original plush x10
600gsm Super plush junior x3
1400gsm Ultra Plush x10
Cobra WW Towel x3
AA Glass Towel x3
HD Towel Kleen 1.Gal
Smartwax MC Cleaner 16.oz


Tools ~
Karcher K5.85+ (The best PW I have ever used, for the money) Top notch quality.
Chem Guys Wash Low profile Bucket x 3
Chem Guys Lint Roller (Very handy when dealing with any type of fine dust or hair on fabric)
Industrial High flow fireman`s nozzle
Grit Guard - Grit Guard x 3 (Red - Dirty bucket, Black - Clean & Black - Polish)
Grit Guard - Pad washer
Metro Vac N Blo 4.0 Medium
Metro Air force Blaster 4.0 - Back up or used for 2 man jobs when time is tight.
Heat Gun - Used for light film application/trim restoration and softening paint.
RoboReel - Amazing time saver (Look it up)
Z creeper - (Creeper that folds into a stool, back saver)
X-hose pro (Huge time saver and incredible customer service!)
Bosch 1191 VSR DRILL - (If you clean wheels a lot this is a must, read why below in brushes and instruments)
Custom Lighting stand 2x par30 led on a tripod
Fixed custom lighting (too much to list)


Brushes & Instruments ~
Montana Original Boars hair wheel brush
99 Cent store random brushes x5, no tax and they work great.
Carrand deluxe scrub brush
Carrand Multi purpose dash vent brush set (Cheap an works great)
Wheel Woolies 1. detail brush (Well worth it, makes cleaning anything from car emblems to inside cup holders cake) - My Favorite brush.
16 Inch wire Brush (Loves spokes)
Chem Guys Detail stix (Great for air vents and super tight area`s such as taillight gaps and drainage lines)
Exacto knife Set
Plastic Razor blade set
Metal Razor blade W/handle
Griots Garage Drill powered Lug nut brush (This in conjunction with a proper 2 hand drill absolutely destroys time when cleaning wheels)
ACE Turbo Stick (Again hooks up to the drill, make`s cleaning drums 1000x easier)


Polishers & Attachments
Griots Garage 6 2nd Gen D/a
Griots Garage 3 2nd Gen D/a
Flex 3401 Forced Rotation
Flex Pe 14-2 Rotary
Rupe`s 21 (KB Mod) D/a & FR
Hitachi Sp18VA - Work horse (Runs like a freight train) Rotary
Dodo Juice spin doctor Rotary (The lightest rotary polisher, it feels like air. Esp. with finishing down)

+ Attachments
3m 5.inch Hook it BP Rotary
Flex 3 inch BP Rotary
B&S 3.inch BP D/a
7 Inch BP Rotary
Rupe`s BP Set
Flex 3401 BP Set
D/a to Drill Screw
D/a to Rotary Screw


Pads & Polishes
Lake county CCS x20
Lake county Kompressor x1 (Gold Jeweling)
Lake county Hybrid Wool x2
Cobra Square x5
Chem Guys Hex Logic x20
Buff N Shine Flat x20
Buff N Shine Microfiber x6
Meg`s 3 inch Sanding pad
Meg`s 6 inch Sanding pad

+ Polishes
Menzerna FG400
Menzerna PG1000
Menzerna SIP1500
Menzerna PF2500
Menzerna FF3000
Menzerna SF4000
Menzerna PO85RD
Menzerna PO115C
HD UNO 64.oz


Specialty
IPA 32 oz.
Eraser 5.5 litres
Riccardo Yellow x3 (When the mitt isn`t enough an medium grade is required)
Car-pro Trix 2 litres (Probably one of the best all in one products out)
G-tech C2 Glass/Windshield Coating (Still working strong)
Lusso Glass polish
Smart glass cleaner (Amazing for water spot removal)
Leatherique Rej. oil (My go to on my own leather)
Leatherique Prestine Clean
P21S Polishing Soap


Waxes, Sealants, Spray on protectants & QD`s
Meguiars M16 Blue
Meguiars M16 Purple
Meguiars M26 Yellow High tech
Meguiars D101
Meguiars Black Wax
Meguiars White Wax
Meguiars Ultimate paste wax
Meguiars Ultimate synthetic Liquid wax
Meguiars Colortec wax
Colonite 476S
Swissvax Mirage
Swissvax Autobahn

+ Sealants
Jet-Seal 109
Sonax Polymer Netshield

+ Sprays
Carpro - Hydro2. 3 litres
XMT Spraywax - 1 Gallon
Chem Guys Hybrid V7 (Switched from P40 QD)



Stuff I sold/traded with in recent time~
Flex 3403 - (Went to Glen E!, I just had to many polishers an he seemed like a good guy)
Black Wow - Didn`t really use it that much. There is a learning curve as a little goes a long way.
CR spotless DIC 20 - Rarely used this as I have a bay, no sun all artificial light. It does work well though, especially if your outdoors this is a must.
Metabo Rotary - Speed setting was tricky and there was no pressure trigger.
Foam Lance - After using an F canon with a PW it`s just not the same.
Chemical guys waterspot remover - Don`t waste your time.
Colonite 845 - Had too many other waxes + I knew it was going to a good home ;)

Todd@RUPES
12-06-2013, 10:24 AM
I`ll start with the polishes I have in my garage for the first post

Menzerna FG400
Menzerna FG500
Menzerna PG1000
Menzerna SI1500
Menzerna IP2000
Menzerna PF2500
Menzerna FF3000
Menzerna SF4000
Menzerna SF4500
Menzerna FPII
Menzenra FPI

Meguaris M100
Meguiars M101
Meguiars M105
Meguiars M205
Meguiars UC
Meguiars S-X
Meguiars M83
Meguiars M80
Meguiars M82
Meguiars M09
Meguairs D300
Meguiars D301

Wolfgang Uber Compound
Wolfgang Total Swirl Remover
Wolfgang Finishing Glaze

BLACKFIRE SRC Compound
BLACKIFRE SRC Finishing Polish

CarPro Fixer
CarPro Reflect

Poorboy`s SSR 2.5
Poorboy`s SSR 1

Pinnacle XMT4
Pinnacle XMT3
Pinnacle XMT2
Pinnacle XMT1

wendell jarvis
12-06-2013, 11:19 AM
Todd, I thought for sure you would have listed every product Autopia carry s....lol


I`ll start with the polishes I have in my garage for the first post

Menzerna FG400
Menzerna FG500
Menzerna PG1000
Menzerna SI1500
Menzerna IP2000
Menzerna PF2500
Menzerna FF3000
Menzerna SF4000
Menzerna SF4500
Menzerna FPII
Menzenra FPI

Meguaris M100
Meguiars M101
Meguiars M105
Meguiars M205
Meguiars UC
Meguiars S-X
Meguiars M83
Meguiars M80
Meguiars M82
Meguiars M09
Meguairs D300
Meguiars D301

Wolfgang Uber Compound
Wolfgang Total Swirl Remover
Wolfgang Finishing Glaze

BLACKFIRE SRC Compound
BLACKIFRE SRC Finishing Polish

CarPro Fixer
CarPro Reflect

Poorboy`s SSR 2.5
Poorboy`s SSR 1

Pinnacle XMT4
Pinnacle XMT3
Pinnacle XMT2
Pinnacle XMT1

psynx
12-06-2013, 11:17 PM
Todd, I thought for sure you would have listed every product Autopia carry s....lol

he only carries what works... :lol2: