$1000 Budget.....

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ca8680

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Hello, i am a newbie and i am going to start my business soon. I have 1000 dollar budget to get all these things



-high speed buffer

-orbital

-towels

-brushes

-interior products

-exterior products

-clay

-wax

-polish (carnauba stuff)

-dressing



and anything else you think i need to run an alright detail setup....



Do you guys think you can make me a list of what to get and where i can get it....



i tried detail king and all the things i would need would cost me around 1200



and thats including lots of stuff



but can you guys point me in a direction like all the products i need and where to get them sort of make a list for me so i can follow it and but all the necessery stuff..... thank you if you do help if not im just gonna but it all off detail king.....



so please help and tell me the best sites to waste my 1000 dollars on buying all the necessry equipment and supplies.
 
That a good start! I would venture to say you can become well equipped for about 1/2 of that though. Dont get what you dont need.

PC, $110

vacuum, 50

pads, 50

polishes, 40

sealant, 20

MF's, 20

bucket, 5

clay, 15

QD, 10

wash soap, 5

tire dressing, 5

brushes,10

mits, 10

interior protectant, 20

APC, 10

window cleaner, 5

paper towels, 5

get the basics, then as time, money and experience dictate, make some additional boutique purchases.

it would take me a 1/2 a day to list what product and why I listed it..........Your going to have to do some research or experimenting. thats the best way to learn.......
 
a.k.a. Patrick said:
That a good start! I would venture to say you can become well equipped for about 1/2 of that though. Dont get what you dont need.

PC, $110

vacuum, 50

pads, 50

polishes, 40

sealant, 20

MF's, 20

bucket, 5

clay, 15

QD, 10

wash soap, 5

tire dressing, 5

brushes,10

mits, 10

interior protectant, 20

APC, 10

window cleaner, 5

paper towels, 5

get the basics, then as time, money and experience dictate, make some additional boutique purchases.

it would take me a 1/2 a day to list what product and why I listed it..........Your going to have to do some research or experimenting. thats the best way to learn.......
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Thank you for the quick response all that is what i had in mind and some new stuff like the vacuum......whats QD,MF's,PC??



do you know where i would be abke to get all of this? at what site.....is detail king good?
 
QD,MF's,PC



QD= quick detailer



MF= microfibre + waffle weave drying towl (ww)



PC= portercable random orbital polisher ( the best for the money everyone i know in the US recs it.)



APC= all puropse cleaner



Andy.
 
1984 JPS said:
QD,MF's,PC



QD= quick detailer



MF= microfibre + waffle weave drying towl (ww)



PC= portercable random orbital polisher ( the best for the money everyone i know in the US recs it.)



APC= all puropse cleaner



Andy.
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thank you, very informative.....but i was thinking in getting a dewalt or mikita those arent good...or should i shop for a PC



where do you get your products...i like detail king because they offer gallon of the stuff your buying...maybe you can pint me in a better direction.....for buying my products...excel feels weird to me....any other sites?
 
I went to detail king weekend class back in like june there products seem fine I just don't know how they hold up in the long run because don't know anybody thats using there line. Even seeing the product frist hand I would go with products that people discuss up here because there is alot of people that is familiar with them plus you can see there results from pics they post. Good luck
 

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You sound like me - 6 months ago, now take this with a grain of salt cause it's just my experience. You will need a PC, and pads - I bought Lake Country 6.5" and they're fine - Edge 2000 looks good too. In the Lake Country, you'll need 2 ea - yellow, orange, white and blue. You'll need a compound - Meg's #83,or 3M 39002, or XMT #3, a polish - Meg's #82, or 3M 39009 &39109 OR 05930, orXMT #1, and a sealer (personally don't like carnuba's) Wolfgang Sealer is great, but I've had better results using Duragloss 601 & 105, and get AW too. Go to Target and load up on Vroom MF towels, Eagle One - tire/wheel cleaner and tire shine, I like their Quick Detailer too. While you're at Target, get 3 buckets, 1 for tires/wheels, one for wash and one for rinse, and you'll need MF wash mitt, and OXO brushes. Clay, I've only used Wolfgang and was pleased with results but Clay Magic seems to get good reviews. You may want to get a Mothers Powerball and some metal polish. Now, I've got all my stuff at Autogeek.net, Target, Car Quest and Advance Auto. Shop around and the stuff you have to get delivered - try to do it all on one order so the shipping cost will be a one time deal, the thing with AG -if you join Detail City forum (it's free) you'll get a 10% discount. Almost forgot - get Stoner Invisable Glass and Tarmenator - both readily available at Target. And check out Duragloss car wash at Car Quest or Autogeek.
 
ca8680 said:
newbie to the site....not to to detailing....
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Welcome to the site. Others have mentioned some good places to buy from. If you aren't new to detailing, what supplies do you currently have? As other have mentioned, if its a business, don't keep excess stock of anything you don't need, keep it simple. Sounds like you have not used a PC before, have you been using a rotary?
 
If there is a Costco near you... MF's are dirt cheap! $12.99 for a 20pack... I was paying $2.50ea before, and they are basically the same!



Buy at least 4-5 of each pad for your PorterCable... You will want to switch them often, and believe me, it can add an hour to your detail if you need to wash your pad each time.......
 
And dont forget a "very" knowledgable insurance agent. Our insurance rates are close to triple of pre Homeland Security. You need an agent that is well versed on what state and federal requires now....ie...you step foot on someone elses property to conduct business.
 
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It's hard to help make suggestions since you haven't posted what you currently have in your arsenal. My advice would be to spend some time on this site using the search function to determine which products would best suit your goals. The below list should be about $600-$700 at most I'm estimating. If you're comfortable with its use, throw a makita rotary in on the mix too :) Hope this helps.



A good start would be :



Equipment:

shop vac/rigid vac

PC DA RO

a couple cutting/polishing/finishing pads

MF towels for buffing/WW MF for drying

Soft wheel brush, long handle wheel well brush (griot's is awesome!)

Buckets (2 minimum)

Chenille/lambswool/mf wash mitts

Bissel Little Green Proheat Machine - great carpet extractor for the money($89 at target), if you are going pro detailing you may want to pony up for a heavier duty professional unit.





Polishes:

Optimum trio of polishes - hyper compound, compound, and polish

Klasse AIO for general chemical cleaning/oxidation removal



Random items:

APC

Detailing clay

Wheel/Tire Cleaner

Wash solution

Glass cleaner - many prefer stoner's invisible glass

Quick Detailer - do a search - there are so many with varied applications (some more for cleaning, some for lsp boosting)

Folex carpet spot cleaner/carpet cleaner



Last step products:

Sealant of your choice - klasse sg, werkstatt acrylic jett, cg fs, etc - there are a ton. These are for customers who desire max durability.

Wax of choice - pinnacle souveran, cg 5050, collonite, blitz, etc - lots of choices, these offer slightly better looks and less durability.
 
yakky said:
Welcome to the site. Others have mentioned some good places to buy from. If you aren't new to detailing, what supplies do you currently have? As other have mentioned, if its a business, don't keep excess stock of anything you don't need, keep it simple. Sounds like you have not used a PC before, have you been using a rotary?
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yeah as i woke up this morning i was amazed to how many replied i think im going to like this site.....very nice people offering their experise.....well i have blue clay dont know who makes it, all the stuff i have my dad gives it to me he says its the best.....he gives me a new spray bottle every week with different kinds of uses, from where he works and the owner orders all the stuff and my dad gives me some.....



i have this paste of carnauba.

6pc's of blue clay.

tire dressing

some cleaner for interior

dressing for interior

chrome polish





and i do use a buffer....my dad lets me borrow it from where he works they have like 5

its a black and decker....so these brands seemed weird to him....but i guess these other brands are better...since none of you use B&D ones.......i never used an orbital.....bit i want to buy one.....



my dad gave me $1000 to buy all the stuff i need....so i was thinking of going to detail king and just wasting it there but as some have said...only buy what you need....the problem is i dont know what i need to go into this professionally....cause i plan to do at least 6 cars a month and supplies will diminish....
 
toyotaguy said:
what wrong with exceldetail???
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basically it takes time to load....and i havent seen any 1 gallon bottle like detail king....but i want to buy where the pros buy....so i think i got to loom more around since theyre in SOCAL i am too....
 
ca8680 said:
and i do use a buffer....my dad lets me borrow it from where he works they have like 5

its a black and decker....so these brands seemed weird to him....but i guess these other brands are better...since none of you use B&D ones.......i never used an orbital.....bit i want to buy one.....
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Check out the PC videos at autogeek:



Porter Cable 7424 & Foam Pad Kit - Car Buffer



Bottom of the page... that should show you how they work compared to a rotary.
 
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