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Old 05-27-09, 09:14 PM
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Cool How much do you spend for detailing supplies?

I spent at least $500 USD Just to learn how to detail! Never knew it would be this hyped. How much money do you guys spend on detailing supplies?
Old 05-27-09, 09:25 PM
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Haha...to give you a small perspective, the total sum of my waxes is about $1,000 or more. My other materials? Lets not go into that. I'm sure Jay and Edwin probably would not want to think about it either
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dont really want to think about it...way too much money lol.
Old 05-27-09, 09:38 PM
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i think... $200 a year is a good ballpark for me.... cos all i do monthly is wax... and annual real full detail.... so yeah
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I used to have an excel spreadsheet that told me how much I was spending, but one day I just had to stop updating it because like everyone else above me I don't want to think about it. I've cut back a lot though, so I'm sure its still under the $3k mark right now.
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Probably around 3-4 hundred for about 6 months...
just supplies, no tools
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Wayyyyyy tooooo much! lol.
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dang, i probably spent about $600 in the past 2 months and i havent even detailed my car yet lol. Darn School.....
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Originally Posted by Chris@GlimmerGlass
Wayyyyyy tooooo much! lol.
Do you have some kind of employee discount? If you do, then think of it as it was so cheap you had to buy it.
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Good thing I'm not the only one. I was thinking, since I'm a newbie, I don't know which product is what for, so, just give it a try! Then close my eyes and press ship out! Next thing you know.......
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I'd stick with meguiar's product... most of them are excellent and you rarely can go wrong with them
for tire gel i prefer eagle one, they seem to last long...
Yea its easy to spend when you want to "try" something out and they do add up quickly lol
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Too much.

Lately, I've begun to whittle down my purchases to only those essential items. There are simply too many interesting products from many manufacturers to own them all. I've honed my choices to the top products from a top supplier.

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Originally Posted by Blkexcoupe
Do you have some kind of employee discount? If you do, then think of it as it was so cheap you had to buy it.
I do, but that thought process is only good until the bills actually roll in, lol.
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Just way too much lol. My steamer and extractor alone cost over $500 each lol.
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I spend about 1K a year for 3 vehicles....and a few friends & neighbors cars. Maybe to much, but I enjoy detailing cars and the results you get bring a great accomplishment.


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