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Professional Car Detail Resource
Buying Your Supplies
You can build an A list car detailing kit from the following products:
Wash: Zaino Z7
Clay: Clay Magic Blue Clay (AutoZone or Autodetail.com)
Cleaning: Meguiar's Dual Action Cleaner Polish (CMA)
Swirl Remover: 3M Swirl Mark Remover (CMA)
Glaze/Polish: P21S Paintwork Cleanser Lotion (CMA)
Wax/Protectant: Many choices --
Klasse AIO (CMA) put on 2 coats, decent longevity
Zaino Z5/ZFX (Zainobros.com) put on 3 coats, excellent longevity
P21S Carnauba Wax (CMA) excellent shine, 5-8 weeks durability
Souveran Carnauba Wax (CMA) similar to P21S, more
Tire Cleaner: Eagle One Tire Cleaner (any parts store or CMA)
Wheel Cleaner: Many choices --
Eagle One A2Z (parts store or CMA)
P21S Wheel Gel (CMA)
Sonus Wheel Gel (CMA)
Tire Dressing: Zaino Z16 (Zainobros.com)
Interior Cleaner: Griots Interior Cleaner (Griotsgarage.com)
Leather Dressing: Griot's Leather conditioner or Pinnacle (CMA)
Glass Cleaner: Any product w/#0000 steel wool & microfiber towel
Microfiber towels: CMA all the way. Best, most consistent towels I've ever used. There are cheaper towels available, but the bitter taste of poor quality quickly overwhelms the sweetness of a good deal.
Drying: CMA's Big Blue Drying Towel. 1 single towel will dry our Tahoe without any trouble.
There are many reasons why businesses tend to fail, and it is best to list them here so that you can try to avoid making these common mistakes when you open your own business. Your business plan will include a start-up balance sheet and a projected balance sheet at one year out. As the wax begins to dry it will start to change from translucent to white. As mentioned a bit earlier, at least 80% of new businesses fail within their first year of being open. |
