White95Max
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I could have bought a beater, and kept the Protege in the garage on crappy days! lol
Total value of my collection is...
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imported_mosborn9
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In one year I'm in about $500 on products.
At minimum wage (labor) x 3 vehicles = who knows
Guess there's no such thing as hobby expenses for tax filing purposes???
If I was a business, I'd be bankrupt (work to slow).
At minimum wage (labor) x 3 vehicles = who knows
Guess there's no such thing as hobby expenses for tax filing purposes???
If I was a business, I'd be bankrupt (work to slow).
imported_Neothin
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JohnnyDaJackal said:
ugh.. im feeling ya, I could've paid off the car and then did some minor mods to it with the money i've spent on detailing. But hey, it would've looked like crap, and I just can't have that.
imported_animes2k
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I don't even want to think about it... Ugh... I'm going to guess in the $1500 range and I just started this year. I know I've got at least a couple hundred just in MF, then the PC, the rotary and all the products. I think I've recouped that by about 2x, though... 
imported_Denzil
New member
Had a lot of time on your hands there eh Maxie? 
White95Max
New member
It took longer than I expected it to, but I was waiting for my UPS package anyway. It came right as I was finishing up...worked out perfectly. But then I had to add the new stuff to my list.
...forgot I posted on this thread. To answer - Both. Yes I detailed before joining and yes I have recently converted to professional - after I sold my old business, I decided I didn't want to work behind a desk for a while, so I just fell into being a detailer since it was already my passion.
Admittingly, most of my expenses are in equipment and not products - though I'm sure I have 10X the products non-autiopian professional detailers have.
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Originally Posted by RAG
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.
Holy crap. I take it you were really into detailing before joining Autopia? Or are you a professional?
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Paul...
'99 Mazda Protege LX 5spd, highlight silver - AIO/UPPx2/Paste Glaz
Winter Sport M3 snow tires installed. Alloys stored away - AIO
Admittingly, most of my expenses are in equipment and not products - though I'm sure I have 10X the products non-autiopian professional detailers have.
Quote:
Originally Posted by RAG
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.
Holy crap. I take it you were really into detailing before joining Autopia? Or are you a professional?
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Paul...
'99 Mazda Protege LX 5spd, highlight silver - AIO/UPPx2/Paste Glaz
Winter Sport M3 snow tires installed. Alloys stored away - AIO
imported_Neothin
New member
I haven't figured out how valuable it all is... but here's my current collection:
Entire Collection
Products-Dirty 4" lake country pads, dirty foam applicators, dirty throw away towels. paint towels on top of/inside box. assortment of pakshak, autogeek, exceldetail, vroom, and autozone terry towels. Leatherique Rejuvenator Oil, Leatherique Pristine Clean, leather product applicators, EO 20/20 glass cleaner, NXT tech wax, mothers back to black, Meg's #26 liquid
Products- yucky sheepskins, Meg's Gold class liquid, meg's quick interior detailer, four star ultimate gloss enhancer, pinnacle crystal mist, 303 carpet cleaner, 303 aerospace protectant, 303 fabric guard, opti-clay, clearkote quikshine, poorboy's super slick & suds, optimum car wax, nxt car wash, poorboy's bio-apc, protectall quick and easy wash, meg's detail brush, diamondite glass cleaning system, turbowax sampler kit, four star ultimate paint protection sample, wolfgang sealant sample, meg's nxt tech wax, stoner invisible glass, meg's nxt speed detailer, meg's nxt spray wax, rain-x, turtle wax wet n black.
Products- Klasse all in one, four star ultimate wheel cleaner gel, pinnacle black onyx tire gel, poorboy's natty's blue, pinnacle souveran, poorboy's wheel sealant, meg's #16, meg's #40, poorboy's Spray and rinse, poorboy's spray and wipe, wolfgang instant detail spritz, clearkote vanilla moose, DP premium surface shield, menzerna PO85RD, optimum hyper compound, optimum car compound, optimum car polish, meg's tire brush, autozone lug brush, autozone tire dressing applicator, autozone spoke brush, poorboy's bug sponge, porter cable 7336sp with attached small lake country velcro backing plate, meg's all purpose cleaner, simple green foam gun, craftsman 6.5 hp wet/dry vac w/ 265 mph detachable blower, california car duster, diamondite glass cleaning pad, walmart soap sprayer
Products- Clearkote red moose machine glaze, the absorber, clay magic clay lube, poorboy's trim restorer, meg's endurance tire gel (natural finish), four star ultimate paint protection, good eurow sheepskins, white polishing 4" lake country pads, several yellow foam applicator pads, large velcro PC backing plate, 3 black finishing Lake country pads, 3 white polishing LC pads, 1 light cutting orange LC pad. wash buckets and pressure washer shown in background.
products- Meg's wheel spoke brush sticking out of the extension tube of the vacuum.
Entire Collection
Products-Dirty 4" lake country pads, dirty foam applicators, dirty throw away towels. paint towels on top of/inside box. assortment of pakshak, autogeek, exceldetail, vroom, and autozone terry towels. Leatherique Rejuvenator Oil, Leatherique Pristine Clean, leather product applicators, EO 20/20 glass cleaner, NXT tech wax, mothers back to black, Meg's #26 liquid
Products- yucky sheepskins, Meg's Gold class liquid, meg's quick interior detailer, four star ultimate gloss enhancer, pinnacle crystal mist, 303 carpet cleaner, 303 aerospace protectant, 303 fabric guard, opti-clay, clearkote quikshine, poorboy's super slick & suds, optimum car wax, nxt car wash, poorboy's bio-apc, protectall quick and easy wash, meg's detail brush, diamondite glass cleaning system, turbowax sampler kit, four star ultimate paint protection sample, wolfgang sealant sample, meg's nxt tech wax, stoner invisible glass, meg's nxt speed detailer, meg's nxt spray wax, rain-x, turtle wax wet n black.
Products- Klasse all in one, four star ultimate wheel cleaner gel, pinnacle black onyx tire gel, poorboy's natty's blue, pinnacle souveran, poorboy's wheel sealant, meg's #16, meg's #40, poorboy's Spray and rinse, poorboy's spray and wipe, wolfgang instant detail spritz, clearkote vanilla moose, DP premium surface shield, menzerna PO85RD, optimum hyper compound, optimum car compound, optimum car polish, meg's tire brush, autozone lug brush, autozone tire dressing applicator, autozone spoke brush, poorboy's bug sponge, porter cable 7336sp with attached small lake country velcro backing plate, meg's all purpose cleaner, simple green foam gun, craftsman 6.5 hp wet/dry vac w/ 265 mph detachable blower, california car duster, diamondite glass cleaning pad, walmart soap sprayer
Products- Clearkote red moose machine glaze, the absorber, clay magic clay lube, poorboy's trim restorer, meg's endurance tire gel (natural finish), four star ultimate paint protection, good eurow sheepskins, white polishing 4" lake country pads, several yellow foam applicator pads, large velcro PC backing plate, 3 black finishing Lake country pads, 3 white polishing LC pads, 1 light cutting orange LC pad. wash buckets and pressure washer shown in background.
products- Meg's wheel spoke brush sticking out of the extension tube of the vacuum.
White95Max
New member
What are the "yucky" sheepskins for? Wheels/wells?
I still wouldn't have any towels or mitts on the garage floor. It's never a bad thing to keep dirt/sand out of your supplies.
Does someone's vehicle leak a lot of oil (plywood on floor)?
I still wouldn't have any towels or mitts on the garage floor. It's never a bad thing to keep dirt/sand out of your supplies.
Does someone's vehicle leak a lot of oil (plywood on floor)?
imported_Neothin
New member
ya... the crap sheepskins are for the wheels, wells, and the undercarriage when I put the car up on ramps. Those throwaway towels only see engine bays, undercarriages, etc so I really dont care if they're on the floor. the dirty pads though, i kept those velcro side down as to not get any dirt in the foam
The plywood, I don't really know why it's there. The only car that really ever parks in the garage is my mom's beetle, but it doesn't leak anything except water from the A/C. I don't know why we have plywood there to tell you the truth.
The plywood, I don't really know why it's there. The only car that really ever parks in the garage is my mom's beetle, but it doesn't leak anything except water from the A/C. I don't know why we have plywood there to tell you the truth.
Decided to add to this thread since I always enjoy reading through it...
Here is my collection so far...Became a member in August
Porter Cable
Foam Gun
Sample Size of Maxi-Suds
Qt of Poorboys SS&S
16 oz Clearkote RMG
16 oz Clearkote Vanilla Moose
16 oz Poorboys EX
16 oz Poorboys Trim Restore
16 oz Poorboys Spray and Wipe
16 oz Poorboys QD+
16 oz Poorboys Bold N Bright
Poorboys Wheel Sealant
Gallon of Folex
Gallon of Malco Carpet and Upholstery Concentrate
16 oz Ht-Temp Paint Perfection
About 8 oz left of Klass AIO
Turtle Wax Carnauba Car Wax
Black Magic Pro-Shine Protectant (Don't use it - too oily for interior use)
Black Magic Wheel Cleaner
Black Magic Spray Detailer (Used for door jams)
Meguiars Quick Interior Detailer
Two 16 oz of Meguiars Liquid Gold Class
Two 16 oz of Meguiars ColorX
ScratchX
Meguiars #9 Swirl Remover
Meguairs #7 Show Car Glaze
Meguiars #26 Hi-Tech Yellow Wax
Meguiars #1 Medium Cut Cleaner
NXT Insane Tire Shine Spray
Meguiars Gold Class Paste Wax
Gliptone Pro-Buff Cleaner Wax
Eagle One Nano-Polish for Wheels
3M Imperial Hand Glaze
Meguiars PlastX
Gallon of Meguiars #80
Gallon of Meguiars #34
3m Rubbing Compound
Sample Size of Quickshine
Gallon of OCW
Gallon of FK1 #425
Pink Wax
15 oz of FK1 2180
4 Pinnacle Poly-Clay Bars
2 Gallons of Amazing Roll Off
32 Oz Optimum Compound
Mothers Sealer and Glaze
32 Oz Optimum Polish
Gallon of Optimum NR&W Shine
12 for 10 Blue Supreme Microfibers
2 Excel Elite Polishing Towels
Excel Monterey Waffle Weave Towel
12 Vroom Polishing Towels
Assortment of various microfiber towels for doorjams and dirty work
1 light cut, 2 polishing, 2 finishing pads from LC
1 cutting, 2 polishing, 2 finishing pads from Meguiars
Also have a Little Green Clean Machine
Also a little rolling chair from Sears
Thats all I think, not bad for only being a member for 8 months lol
Here is my collection so far...Became a member in August
Porter Cable
Foam Gun
Sample Size of Maxi-Suds
Qt of Poorboys SS&S
16 oz Clearkote RMG
16 oz Clearkote Vanilla Moose
16 oz Poorboys EX
16 oz Poorboys Trim Restore
16 oz Poorboys Spray and Wipe
16 oz Poorboys QD+
16 oz Poorboys Bold N Bright
Poorboys Wheel Sealant
Gallon of Folex
Gallon of Malco Carpet and Upholstery Concentrate
16 oz Ht-Temp Paint Perfection
About 8 oz left of Klass AIO
Turtle Wax Carnauba Car Wax
Black Magic Pro-Shine Protectant (Don't use it - too oily for interior use)
Black Magic Wheel Cleaner
Black Magic Spray Detailer (Used for door jams)
Meguiars Quick Interior Detailer
Two 16 oz of Meguiars Liquid Gold Class
Two 16 oz of Meguiars ColorX
ScratchX
Meguiars #9 Swirl Remover
Meguairs #7 Show Car Glaze
Meguiars #26 Hi-Tech Yellow Wax
Meguiars #1 Medium Cut Cleaner
NXT Insane Tire Shine Spray
Meguiars Gold Class Paste Wax
Gliptone Pro-Buff Cleaner Wax
Eagle One Nano-Polish for Wheels
3M Imperial Hand Glaze
Meguiars PlastX
Gallon of Meguiars #80
Gallon of Meguiars #34
3m Rubbing Compound
Sample Size of Quickshine
Gallon of OCW
Gallon of FK1 #425
Pink Wax
15 oz of FK1 2180
4 Pinnacle Poly-Clay Bars
2 Gallons of Amazing Roll Off
32 Oz Optimum Compound
Mothers Sealer and Glaze
32 Oz Optimum Polish
Gallon of Optimum NR&W Shine
12 for 10 Blue Supreme Microfibers
2 Excel Elite Polishing Towels
Excel Monterey Waffle Weave Towel
12 Vroom Polishing Towels
Assortment of various microfiber towels for doorjams and dirty work
1 light cut, 2 polishing, 2 finishing pads from LC
1 cutting, 2 polishing, 2 finishing pads from Meguiars
Also have a Little Green Clean Machine
Also a little rolling chair from Sears
Thats all I think, not bad for only being a member for 8 months
lol
Prometheus
Perfectionist in Rehab
Wow, I'm feeling very minimalist right now:
PC
Propel Green 2x
Propel Blue 2x
Propel grey/black 1
Propel Orange 2x
Propel Yellow 1
SSR 1
SSR 2.5
#9
#81
#39
#16 - 3 tins
EO 20/20
PB EX
303 vinyl
Armor All
Few random MF's
Random terry's
Random applicators
Grand total: roughly $350 in two years.
Not bad, but I need more MF's...
PC
Propel Green 2x
Propel Blue 2x
Propel grey/black 1
Propel Orange 2x
Propel Yellow 1
SSR 1
SSR 2.5
#9
#81
#39
#16 - 3 tins
EO 20/20
PB EX
303 vinyl
Armor All
Few random MF's
Random terry's
Random applicators
Grand total: roughly $350 in two years.
Not bad, but I need more MF's...
docker
New member
gmblack3a said:
Ditto dat, man... Just as soon as I tell myself (at my wife's urging) that I have enough excellent stuff I see something else I can't live without. What makes matters worst is that I am so compulsive that I often pay 2nd day shipping charges so I can play with the new stuff the coming weekend. Ugh.
Been meaning to take a complete inventory and sell off the stuff that I no longer need, but then again there isn't anything I don't need, just stuff that I haven't used for a while but still need (I easily convince myself, see?). Oh, and show me a sale price on some chems that I like or are highly recommended and I am quickly entering my Visa number. Ugh, ugh.
Glossmaster
New member
$3,900.00 as of 3/30/06.
SuperBuick
Member
I would be glad to help you cut your paste glaz jar count from 3 to 2.....
White95Max
New member
Make me an offer I can't refuse.
Woob
New member
Anyone interested in buying Paste Glaz? Would be in a few months since I won't be home in awhile. Only lightly used on a model car.
Carl Johnson
New member
Lets see... I've already spend 756.74CAD on eShine alone, 146.51CAD on Autopia. And I already picked out my stuff - about 300CAD on AutoDetailingSolution. A total of 1203.25CAD, yep I am totally addicated, I quit smoking 2.5 years ago, now this, NOOOOooooo!
