Where are you buying your supplies? Chemical brothers? Sudz? Any suggestions greatly appreciated.
Amazon, or straight from the maker. I use hexlogic pads, I have a 3" air driven rotary, and a 6" Porter Cable. I use Menzerna Heavy cut (when needed), and 3500 polish, I use Jescar polymer sealer. For taking care of my own stuff, it's everything I need. If I just wash and wax the daily drivers, it's a foam gun, and then Optimum (OPT corp.) car wax. The wax (really a polymer) is the single easiest stuff I've ever used, and I really want to try their sealer. sjd
Another vote for Amazon. You can find a lot of different brands in one spot. Autogeek.net is awesome too. All name brands organized well. They will have everything you need.
I buy most, if not all my stuff from Esoteric Detail in Columbus Ohio. They offer great support of their products and fast shipping.
Optiseal is good. I used to use it until I discovered GTechniq c2v3 was far better. Lasts significantly longer and better gloss in my option, but is definitely a little more finicky to apply, especially in the sun. Attached pics are both wearing c2v3 Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Looks great. The great thing about Opti-Seal is that you can apply it with literally no effort while you dry the car (as shown about 1 minute into the video below). Although I feel that Opti-Seal lasts fairly long, I actually like that it isn't that permanent for enthusiast cars. I used Opti-Coat (the permanent version) on our DD and I'm happy with it for that application, but I specifically prefer Opti-Seal for enthusiast cars because it isn't as permanent. I'm probably in a minority in not wanting it to act like a ceramic. Opti-Seal while drying technique about 1 minute into video:
Not in the minority at all. I try different products, all except the ceramics, as I enjoy detailing. I use Jescar synthetic (formerly menzerna) and/or pinnacle souveran caranuba paste, both available from amazon. But as above support our sponsors when possible.
this site has a lot of great videos. Search for videos from Todd at Esoteric from a few years back. https://www.detailedimage.com/Ask-a-Pro/ My experience is that you can not go wrong with anything from Griot's Garage. Eventually, you might find better products or less expensive products, but they are a great start. Also start with Todd's videos. https://www.detailedimage.com/Ask-a-Pro/author/todd-cooperider/
