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    Post your whole inventory right now!

    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

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    Re: Post your whole inventory right now!

    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

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    Re: Post your whole inventory right now!

    Todd, I thought for sure you would have listed every product Autopia carry s....lol

    Quote Originally Posted by Todd Helme View Post
    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

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    Re: Post your whole inventory right now!

    Quote Originally Posted by wendell jarvis View Post
    Todd, I thought for sure you would have listed every product Autopia carry s....lol
    he only carries what works...
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