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Old 05-04-19, 12:58 AM
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Looks like Walmart has the bag for 69 bucks. Would you say that's a good price?
That's not a bad price. There are 3 variations of the bag: the regular unmarked, mark II (one I have), and the new mark III bag that came out for their newest model. I got my mark II bag for $55 shipped from detailedimage while it was on sale. The regular version was on sale for $80 + shipping at the same time.
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Picked up Adams Liquid Ceramic wax, and IPA solution as a prior after wash and clay

did my wifes bmw with it not my ls460 and amazed

it can work on ceramic coated cars or as a silicon wax/sealant with no coating.
it was easy on and off,
shine is outstanding

just got stuck in rainstorm and beading is off the hook.

a must try product for $26 bucks

have no idea how it will last but it suppose to be double carnaubas
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Old 06-04-19, 09:40 PM
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Picked up some Gtechniq products + a rupes claw. My friend was telling me the tapered end of the claw makes it a lot easier to remove the pads from the machine, so I got one to try.


Got some "odor bombs" to try. I've always wondered if these work. I set off the clean air can in my honda odyssey already. It's been a couple days and seems to be working well. My only complaint is that the whole interior needs to be wiped down after because it leaves a residue on all the plastic and leather.

The Dakota scents are very strong, so it is easy to overdo it. They're meant to treat 6000 cu ft of space per can.
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Stepped up my game. Pressure washer, soft water, foam gun, top - down wash, wet micro fiber cloth...

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Going to be coating some cars in the near future, so I added some more carpro flash pads and a Scangrip pen light to the collection.
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Ordered some Gtechniq C2V3 to try and compare against my favorite Carpro reload.

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I haven't received it yet, but I just bought a PC 7424XP and a 5" backing plate on Amazon.ca. Prime Day brought the prices down by 25%.

If you guys see any good deals on 5.5" pads/pad kits, please shoot me a PM!
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New foam canon MTM site 40% off why not.
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Originally Posted by laobo979

New foam canon MTM site 40% off why not.
Thanks for the heads up. Placed an order for a cannon and a few microfiber towels.
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Originally Posted by laobo979
New foam canon MTM site 40% off why not.
Thanks for the heads up, I ordered a whole new pressure washer gun setup.
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Originally Posted by Blkexcoupe
Thanks for the heads up, I ordered a whole new pressure washer gun setup.
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Thanks for the heads up. Placed an order for a cannon and a few microfiber towels.
No problem fellas it always great to share saving cost to fella with passion of detailing.
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Originally Posted by laobo979
No problem fellas it always great to share saving cost to fella with passion of detailing.


The gun with the foam cannon is my new setup, the one on the bottom is my old one. I also ordered a new acqualine tip that is better suited for my pressure washer since I didn't know which orifice size to order on my old one. Also got a MTM turbo nozzle to clean my driveway.
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Originally Posted by sm1ke
Thanks for the heads up. Placed an order for a cannon and a few microfiber towels.
Not impressed with the company so far. Website says orders go out after 2-3 days, with confirmation sent to my email. Tagged on an extra 2 business days due to correcting a shipping address mistake, and because I'm in Canada. It's been a total of 10 business days with no shipment confirmation and no response to multiple emails. I'll give it a few more days.
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Originally Posted by sm1ke
Not impressed with the company so far. Website says orders go out after 2-3 days, with confirmation sent to my email. Tagged on an extra 2 business days due to correcting a shipping address mistake, and because I'm in Canada. It's been a total of 10 business days with no shipment confirmation and no response to multiple emails. I'll give it a few more days.
My order finally came in yesterday. Order was initially placed on Nov 13.



They messed up my order (but in a good way ). Foam cannon appears to be very high quality, nozzle and dial both have very clean detents when turning them. Easy to see why this costs more than the typical cheapo Amazon cannon. Can't wait to break this out in the summer.


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