Pocket-Sized Detailing Kit (pic)

**TN9thSi** · 03-22-2004, 11:40 PM

I ordered a PC/ 1Z combo kit from Nick @ Detailers Paradise and didn`t realize that they throw in a small 2 oz plastic bottle with every 1Z polish. I ordered 5 additional bottles, making a total of 9. I filled the first four with 1Z UP, PP, MP, and EP. Poured WG kit into 3 more and finally NXT into another. Then I got to thinking how nice it would be to have a lable on the bottles, so I went to work. After all the printing, cutting and taping, this is what I ended up with. I tried to replicate the style, font and color of each container. What do you think?

* Yes, i know the Metallic Polish is labeled wrong. I already fixed it.

I still have one more bottle, but not sure what to use it for. I almost broke out the sharpie, but me being the perfectonist I am, could not let that suffice. Those little bottles are great. Now I can carry all my polishes in my pocket, or glovebox, or just about anywhere else I need to.

**dternst** · 03-22-2004, 11:49 PM

Looks fantastic. What type of label material did you use? Type of printer?

Those would go well with the Concour Prep Bag

**andriver** · 03-22-2004, 11:50 PM

Nice work. Perhaps you should sell them back to the respective companies.

**TN9thSi** · 03-22-2004, 11:53 PM

Well, the labels are sort of ghetto for now. It`s just standard bright white 24 lb inkjet paper with two strips of scotch tape, cut slightly larger than the label to "laminate" and stick it to the bottle. I need to find some glossy lables and re-do all of them, but this will work for now I guess.

**dternst** · 03-22-2004, 11:55 PM

What if you used the 2" wide packing tape to laminate the label?

**TN9thSi** · 03-22-2004, 11:59 PM

Originally posted by dternst

What if you used the 2" wide packing tape to laminate the label?

That`s what I was going to use, but could not find any in the house, so scotch tape it was.

I did, however find the glossy labels I was looking for. Staples has photo-quality, glossy lables. But at almost $19 for a box of 240, it`s a bit expensive.

**disasnguy** · 03-23-2004, 01:11 AM

looks good to me. great job. okay now make me some!

**tnoy66** · 03-23-2004, 03:19 AM

They look great

**butchdave** · 03-23-2004, 08:33 AM

Yeah, well done :up

Damn, now I am going to have to do that too!

**Big Leegr** · 03-23-2004, 09:48 AM

Looks like they came direct from the factory!:xyxthumbs

**jet_m3** · 03-23-2004, 12:26 PM

That`s awesome, can you make me some too please??!! :up :doh

**BlueDragonZ** · 03-23-2004, 12:54 PM

That looks AWESOME. I`m actually trying to find small bottles like those so I can do something similar.

**reevis** · 03-23-2004, 12:56 PM

That`s a good idea! They look good!

I just bought some various sized plastic bottles from USPlastic.com because I was tired of all the different factory bottles being different shapes and sizes. The would be easier to store if they are all uniform.

**jet_m3** · 03-23-2004, 01:01 PM

bluedragon,

Nick at Detailers Paradise gives you those with every polish plus he sells them by themselves. The perfect size.

**BlueDragonZ** · 03-23-2004, 01:03 PM

Originally posted by jet_m3

bluedragon,

Nick at Detailers Paradise gives you those with every polish plus he sells them by themselves. The perfect size.

Cool, I need to buy some pads from him anyway. Thanks.