Total value of my collection is...

Not bad considering I spent $2700 on my last H-D ($1200 parts) motor and $1800 ($1500 parts) on my last F150 transmission.



I think I'm at about $300 for my supplies so far in 2006, but the year is young. (( I'm afraid to read your list Max, afraid I might get some bright ideas ))
 
I'm not sure of the money spent (don't really want to know) but here is the list:



Detailing Supplies



Car Washing -

Meguiar's NXT Car Wash

Protect All Quick & Easy Wash



Pre Wax Cleaning and Polish -

Stoner's Tarminator

Turtle Wax Bug & Tar Remover

Meguiar's Show Car Glaze #7 Polish

Meguiar's Scratch X

Klasse AIO

Clay Magic Perfect Finish Clay and Lube



Sealants and Waxes -

Meguiar's NXT Paste Wax

Meguiar's NXT Spray Wax

Meguiar's NXT Tech Wax (liquid)

Meguiar's Professional Paste Wax #16 (2)

Optimum Car Wax

Poorboy's World Wheel Sealant

Z-Best Car Wax

Long Haul Truck Polish/Wax



Vinyl and rubber protectant -

Meguiar's Endurance High Gloss Tire Gel

Meguiar's Natural Shine Vinyl & Rubber Protectant

Meguiar's Gold Class Vinyl/Rubber Protectant

Black Magic Tire Spray

Mothers Back-to-Black (2)

No-Touch Tire Care

Armor All Tire Foam

Armor All Protectant Wipes



Interior cleaners and protectants -

Meguiar's Gold Class Leather Cleaner/Conditioner

Meguiar's Quik Interior Detailer



Wheel cleaners -

Eagle One All Wheel Cleaner

Mr. Clean Magic Eraser



Metal and plastic cleaners -

Novus Plastic Polish #1

Plexus



Quick detailers -

Meguiar's Quik Detailer

Meguiar's NXT Speed Detailer

Poorboy's Spray and Gloss



Glass cleaners -

Meguiar's NXT Glass Cleaner

Eagle One 20/20 Auto Glass Cleaner

Rain X

Armor All Glass Wipes



Carpet and fabric cleaners -

Simple Green Cleaner/Degreaser

3M Scotchguard Oxy Carpet Cleaner



Towels and mitts-

Hometex Detailer's Best Sam's Club Blue Microfiber Towels (50)

Meguiar's Water Magnet Drying Towel (3)

Cobra Supreme Super-Plush Deluxe Microfiber Towels (12)

Meguiar's Supreme Shine MF (5)

Meguiar's Duo-Fiber Glass Super Towel (2)

Microtex Microfiber Towels (2)

Vroom Green Glass Microfiber Towels (6)

Vroom Microfiber Bug and Grill Cloths (2)

Soft Terry Cloth Towels (3)

Rough Bath Towel (tires)

Vroom Premium Chenille Wash Mitt

Viking Chenille Wash Mitt

Walmart Chenille Shampoo Wash Pad

Meguiar's Ultra Plush Wash Mop with Extra Bonnet



Applicators -

Viking Sure Grip Applicator Pads (4)

Meguiar's Microfiber Even-Coat Applicators (2)

Eagle One Tire Swipes (2)

Carrand Tire Swipe (2)

LC 4" White Polishing Pad

LC 4" Blue All Purpose Foam Pad (2)



Brushes -

Rubbermaid Wheel Brush

Viking Brake Dust Brush

Libman Small Scrub Brush

Meguiar's Versa-Angle Tire Brush

Meguiar's Versa-Angle Wheel Face Brush

Meguiar's Ultra Safe Wheel Spoke Brush

Meguiar's All Surface Interior Brush

Meguiar's Slide Lock Detail Brush

OXO Feather-Tip Wash Brush

Walmart Interior/Exterior Detailing Brush

Foam Brushes (3)



Misc -

Nikota Cordless Polisher with attachments and pads

Carrand Cleaning Tools Fire Hoze Nozzle

5 gal. bucket

2 gal. bucket (2)

Grit Guard

OXO Large Auto Duster

Rubbermaid Dash Duster

Scotch Blue Painter's Tape

Gorilla Ladder 2-Step Steel Highback Stool

Harbor Freight Folding Stool with Wheels

McCullough Steam Cleaner Kit - Item #8823-OVGA at Harbor Freight

Dawn Dishwashing Detergent
 
I say mine is about 4-5k thats every thing I have. Mainly because I have 4 pc's and 2 dewalt rotarys, and a ETG gauge. But still alot of products.
 
I've found a few products of each category that may not be the best out there (EX: Meg's #26) but for me it works "good enough." I have no desire to improve upon these products, but rather my techniques and processes.



Good for me, too- I could never imagine what my girlfriend would say if I spent $3000 on detailing supplies and not made 3-4x profit from them :hide:
 
boehljed said:
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2000 WS6 TA NBM



Really save some money and skip the wife!
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I've done that my entire life and its getting kind of old-maybe I could find a rich chick who's into cars and racing :lol
 
Nice thread. I'm not going to do a itemized list, but I'm somewhere in the $7,000 range for detailing tools, products, and equipment.Too much.
 
RAG said:
Nice thread. I'm not going to do a itemized list, but I'm somewhere in the $7,000 range for detailing tools, products, and equipment.Too much.
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All I can say is :eek: now that is a lot of stuff. maybe you can sell off some of your extra stock. not that I would know anybody who would be interested :dance
 
RAG said:
Nice thread. I'm not going to do a itemized list, but I'm somewhere in the $7,000 range for detailing tools, products, and equipment.Too much.
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Holy crap. I take it you were really into detailing before joining Autopia? Or are you a professional?
 
AlexRuiz said:
Let me make the numbers, but I will be shocked if I am above the US $1k mark...... come back in a few minutes... ;)
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Hmm... Must 'a passed out from the shock. :faint: ;)
 
Just noticed this thread. I love this thread. Max, you musy have no space to move in the garage dude!



If any of you want to sell some of your stuff, PM me as I want to buy a collection next week. I have a list of goodies Im after!



thanks
 
vwlover said:
Just noticed this thread. I love this thread. Max, you musy have no space to move in the garage dude!



If any of you want to sell some of your stuff, PM me as I want to buy a collection next week. I have a list of goodies Im after!



thanks
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The problem is...it's too cold to keep most of my stuff in the garage. I keep a few boxes of MFs and applicators out there, but the rest of the supplies are tucked away in the warmth of my bedroom closet. And no, there's no room to move around in there!



I only have a few products that I'd want to sell, but it would be products that I haven't been entirely satisfied with. I wouldn't really want to sell them to someone else, because in my mind I'd be passing on an inferior product that would probably lead to someone else's dissatisfaction as well. I just wouldn't feel right about that.



Products I'm not thrilled with include:



#7

#9

Mothers Plastic Polish

EX-P

Meg's Exterior Trim Detailer

LC VC orange pad

Chicago Electric rotary polisher. I'm looking at getting a Makita or Metabo very soon.



That's it. I like and enjoy everything else. Which is why I'm not bothered by the large amount I've spent. I enjoy the results of all of my products/supplies.
 
Interesting thread. I have not bought much latley and am not planning on buying too mch much this spring, just a couple of things! I have concluded to stick with what works for me. I try my best to avoid any hype with newer products. I'd say I have about $400-$600 worth.
 
Just added up most of my invoices and my estimate is around $800. Not as bad as some of you other guys, but looking bad I could have gotten myself a nice camera with that money :grinno:
 
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