What's in Your Detailing Cart?
 

After seeing Kenchan's post in another thread, makes me wonder, what's in your detailing cart? How do you keep it organized? What products can't you live without?

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...00&postcount=8

Let's see some pictures of your detailing carts and areas! Full descriptions would be awesome!

No pictures, haven't gotten my garage in shape after a move :)

But here's what I have:
Mystique, Hydro, Slick, P21S Total Autowash, Wheel Shield, Epic, Nero, Lexol Leather, Black Wow, DP Polish Bundle, Meg's white and blue clays, Octaneguy PC, Clarity, 2 5 gallon buckes (Home Despot), Dirt Guard, and a black lambswool wash mitt. Also a bunch of Meg's and DP microfibers. Almost forgot a variety of 2 ounce spray and pop tops bottles.

Keep the chemicals in a walmart plastic bin in the laundry room (temp control) and when I get my garage in order will get a plastic drawer bin for the microfiber.

Oh, and nice set up up Ken. Where's the 55 gallon drums of Hydro kept?

thanks! :)

lol :lol: 55 gallons.

I don't have a cart; all my stuff is in a big cabinet.

Gallons & spray/regular bottles of: Mystique, Slick, Hydro, Clarity, Speed Shine, and Wheel Brightener

Regular bottles of: Glide, Nourish, Swirl, Nero, 4-Star tire gel (2), Black Wow (2), Meguiar's Ultimate QD, Simple Green, Goo Gone spray, Griot's Rubber Cleaner, Griot's Interior Cleaner, Meguiar's NXT Metal Polish, some random metal polish my father-in-law gave me, Dawn, P21s Total Wash, Griot's Engine Degreaser, Griot's Engine Spray Gloss, Meguiar's M80, Griot's Paint Prep, Wizard's Black Renew, Klasse Sealant Glaze, Scratch-X, Wheel Shield, NXT Tire Cleaner, big bottle of rubbing alcohol, Plast-X

Microfiber: Probably 30 or so cheapie Costco MFs, 10 or so Monster Fluffies, 6 or 8 Platinums, 5 waffle-weaves, 3 glass cloths, 2 round yellow MF pads, 4 fat DP MF pads, 5 or 6 DP skinny pads, and 3 starfish mitts

Other stuff: Countless assorted brushes - small rectangular stiff brush, large stiff brush w/handle, cone-shaped wheel brush, Meguiar's Versa-Angle body brush, 3 Griot's long-handled wheel scrubbers, 3 very small toothbrush-shaped brushes (one stiff, one soft, and one metal), two lug brushes, assorted application sponges, microfiber wash mitt, lambswool wash mitt, black lambswool wash mitt, Mr. Clean Auto-Dry, 2 5-gallon pails w/Grit Guards, 2 boxes of nitrile gloves, assorted foam/cotton swabs, PC w/assorted pads, lint roller, California Water Blade, 2 California Dusters (interior and exterior)

cart comes in real handy if you need to detail cars out on the driveway.

same goes for the utility cart i got from Griot's. it's extremely convenient
to have something you can put your tools and work on instead of
on the concrete which can scratch it up. :sly: (yah, ive tried towels
and such. works great until wind blows it to your neighbor's lawn). :lol:

My cabinet is right next to the garage door...so it works out pretty well.

And I would have a hard time choosing what goes on the cart and what doesn't. The cabinet is overflowing the way it is!

I don't have a cart, I live on a hill and it would roll away :)

I did just buy a couple of buckets with lids (to go with my new Dirt Guards), figured I could stow some detailing items in there, otherwise I just have the shelves in the garage.

Product wise I have quite the sundry assortment of stuff, won't bore you with it.

You guys are too funny with this obsession.

I don't need no stinkin cart!!!

I keep my TIDE with all the other laundry stuff. Don't need anything else because the rain does the wash/rinse and the sun does the drying :lol::lol::lol:

:lol: i see. i suppose my direction is more defined (or pre-medidated. :lol: )
before i roll out the cart. (another way to say, i probably only have like
1/10th of wat you got :roll:) lol :lol:

really? cause you can ride your cart from your laundry room to your car
with much higher efficiency. :lol:

I admittedly have a lot of stuff I don't use often - especially brushes. But there are like two days a year that I use allllmost every single thing in there.

Like how often do you use Scratch-X? Like almost never...but you darn well better have some!

And some of it is stuff my husband insists on having that neither one of us use :lol:

I don't have nor need no stinkin cart.:razz: I got (oh nm, thats not PC). :lol::lol::lol:

BTW, If I mentioned what I really got in my bucket of detailing crap, I'm be ashamed to list it all ... sigh :sad: But hey ... TIDE works very well

Are you laughing because your getting hydro delivered by the tanker now?:thumbsup:

Nope, the pipeline up from Colorado is scheduled completion in 2nd Qtr 08 :thumbsup:

kenchan, that is quite the cart full o'goodies you got in that picture. I don't even know what I have out there anymore, but not nearly as much stuff as some of you crazies...:lol::lol: I want a cart like that one!
I was going to organize it all today, but it'll have to wait till tomorrow, I'm tired. :grin:

thanks, Brihyanna. that detailing cart is from Griot's. :grin:

www.griotsgarage.com

www.outmotoring.com might be able to get them to you too. :nod:

ugh I'm going to try and do this without going outside to look.

Pinnacle:
Body wash (by the gallon)
Gel wheel cleaner (by the gallon)
Crystal Mist (yep, by the gallon)
Black Onyx Tire gel
Swirl remover
Advanced swirl remover
Advanced finishing polish
Paint cleansing lotion
Sourveran paste wax
Claybar by the pound
Claybar lubicant
XMT fine polish
XMT ultra fine polish
XMT carnuba sealant
XMT 360
XMT pad conditioner
XMT pad cleaner
Micro fiber rejuvenating detergent (by the gallon)
Leather vinyl cleaner
Leather conditioner
Rubber vinyl protectant

Poorboys:
Spray and wipe
Spray and rinse wheel cleaner
Trim restorer
SSR 3
SSR 2.5
SSR 1
EX-P
Nattys blue paste wax

Mothers:
Instant shine (I never bought these, but I have 3 somehow, must have been freebies)
Chrome polish
Back to black
Clay bar lubricant

Stoner:
Invisible glass (by the case)
Tarminator (by the case)
More shine less time tire spray (useless)
Something more potent than tarminator (forgot the name)
Trim shine

Meguires:
Hundreds of samples of wax
#40 (use in the engine bay)
Gold class wash
Hot tire shine (awesome)

P21S:
Wax
Paintcleansing lotion

Random
Wolf gang quick detailer
303 aerospace protectant
Simple green
Bleache white or something
Armor all interior wipes
Spot shot something for carpet

...

That ain't even all of it. I also just picked up CCS pads (all kinds)and have all kinds of wolf gang polish pads, hundred of microfiber towels, and miscellaneous brushes for wheels, interior bits and though spots. Also a razor blade if I debadge something (have to be careful though) or if I need to get something out of carpet (just slice very slowly, you can't even tell anything was there or that you finely trimmed the carpet)

edit: not a cart, but yeah

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...m/IMG_2937.JPG

Hmmmmmmmmm... let's see now....

Porter Cable Random Orbital Buffer
Lake County buffing pads
Meguiar's Clay Bar
Prima Swirl
Prima Epic
Prima Finish
Prima Amigo
Prima Nourish
Prima Slick
Prima Mystique - Gallon
Prima Hydro - Gallon and spray bottle
Prima Clarity - Gallon and spray bottle
Griot's Speed Shine - Gallon and spray bottle
Griot's Wheel Cleaner
Griot's disposable glass towels
Griot's Vinyl and Rubber Dressing Wipes
DP's Glass Cleaning Cloth
California Duster
Mini Cali Duster for interior
Jelly Blade
2 Giant Microfiber Towels
6 Monster Fluffy Microfiber Towels
4 Griot's Waffe Weave Drying Towels
2 DP Waffle Weave Drying Towels
10 Griot's Utility Microfiber Towels
10 Griot's Polishing Microfiber Towels
Black Wow
Back-to-Black
Aerospace 303
Griot's Tire Dressing and 3 applicators
Renovo Fabric Top Treatment
Dawn
Simple Green
1000 Cotton Swabs (down to about 925)
2 5-Gallon Buckets w/Grit Guards
PS21 Paintworks Cleanser

you guys own a store or something? :confused:

:lol:

(washing my DP MF platinums right now with DP glass MF) :grin:

I think Darkness does... Appears he has five or six bottles of the same things !! Maybe he's a distributor ! :confused:

Of course, it sort of does look like one of those cabinets the doctor goes into just before he pokes your ass for your tetanus booster. :eek: So, I'm really not sure what he's up to. :impatient

Wow, you guys are serious. Looks like detailing my Min is going to be as much fun as driving it! I'm making my shopping list!

That's all?:eek2: :lol:

No... some of it is still inside and hasn't found it's way to the cabinet yet :sad:

edit: also, some of that is double up and there is more behind. I have sections based on the use; general cleaning, polish, wax, interior, bulk refill stuff, etc.

so how many cars do you have? :grin: