my novice background

[Ralfy]

Hello everyone, just wanted to get some opinions i guess you could say of my novice background in detailing and hoping for some more insight as to what i can do better, a few years ago i purchased a 7 in craftsmen orbital buffer/polisher and have been applying polish and wax to my car using that, i got good results but i was always looking for something better, all i ever knew was the stuff they sold on the shelf and my local auto parts store, i always thought that "professional" stuff was professionals so i never tried to pursue it. Soon i should be getting my PC kit in the mail and start with that, i guess one of my questions is should i wait till all my other products run out? or should i throw it out? i wish i knew about this stuff sooner because then i wouldn't have had spent money on the other stuff and just bought Adam's products haha also my craftsmen polisher, should i sell it and put the money towards more Adam's products? its in great shape and well taken car of. just looking for some advice on how to "let go" of all my old stuff i paid for haha i do understand the importance of taking your time and proper technique and also attention to everything and how to look at paint. if there is any info or words of wisdom some of you veterans can pass along to a rookie like myself i'd highly appreciate it.

 

Thanks,

Ralf

[BlueGenCoupe]

Welcome Ralf.

 

No one wants to throw money away. You can either finish using the old stuff or once you get better at detailing, use them on your friends or families cars. Keep the good stuff for yourself

[Chris@Adams]

Ralf, If you were getting good results with your old setup, be prepared to get blown away with your PC kit. As for your old products I would toss them or give them away.Start out with Adam's product & Adam's pads.They were designed to go together to achieve the best results possible!

[davidg]

Depends on the products you already have. Sure, I had some turtle wax in the shed. It got chunked once I found premium products. That's just an example. I use my Adams polishes on LCC pads. When they are worn out I'll replace with adams pads. If your products do the same job, as with similar easy of use, and provide similar results then use them or you are wasting money. If it is gonna take you twice as long to polish a car to what you expect to see with what you have then chunk them.

[Ralfy]

Welcome Ralf.

 

No one wants to throw money away. You can either finish using the old stuff or once you get better at detailing, use them on your friends or families cars. Keep the good stuff for yourself

 

ya know i was thinking that exactly haha ill use the good stuff for my personal cars, i cant wait for my kit to come, and also Chris yes i am very ready! after seeing the videos and what you guys do im ready to be blown away in person! haha i have some mothers polish, detail spray and carnuba wax, also some meguiars endurance shine that works really good. i guess ill use it on the families vehicles for now untill the PC arrives