If you haven't tried a different towel, you are missing out. The Grant's Towel is super grabby on one side and doesn't do a good job of drying on the other side. You'll see a big difference if you try using a good twist loop towel.
I was recently at HF looking for something else and I was really surprised at the great selection of detailing supplies they had. They get a bad rap for being “cheap” but affordable pricing doesn’t equate to being cheap. Thanks for the video
Thank u Josh, great video & very considerate of u to TAKE the time to visit/film products for the average guy! Ppl want to take good care of their vehicles but just dont have a ton of money. 👍
You are one of the most thorough detailing youtubers by far! Very well made videos which are complete and well structured, thank you and please continue making amazing videos!
Great vid! Like you mentioned, have been pretty surprised with the curation of chemical supplies they carry…not a 30’ wall of chemicals but majority of the key products needed to do a car.
The last time I was there three years ago, they only had the large bottles of Meguiar's, some pads and their D/A. The Meguiar's Hot Shot tire dressing is terrible, slings. Meguiar's is now owned by 3M.
I absolutely love detailing cars. I’m no pro by any stretch of the imagination, but I’m loving your channel. I keep getting better, although, windows. I may as well use my hands to clean. Always a wreck.
My friend works for Harbor Freight & is in charge of what detailing supplies in all the stores. He’s a former Meguires executive. Harbor Freight will be the go to detail supply store in every town soon to come
Try Mckee's foam cannon. Has brass fittings, adjustable foam output. The mechanism is all brass comes with a quick connector to hook up to your spray nosel on hose pipe. Does come with a spray nosel. Comes with a parts diagram so you can order parts.. New to the detailing world. Thanks for your videos.
What is your take on Turtle Wax hybrid solutions ceramic spray? I use it and absolutely LOVE it and how easy it is to apply and buff out… I tried the equivalent in Maguires but didn’t care for it as well… love the videos!! Keep up the great work 👍
Honestly harbor freight is way better than they used to be and for me a lot ot tools and what not I prefer to get there over the tool truck for the most part
I like the Grants XL drying towel a lot. For that price i have 4 of them. The Rag Company Liquid8r is my favorite but quite costly. The chemical guys fatty dries great but dont drop it - i did and cannot get the crap from the floor out of it. Not even vacuum or wash gets the crap out. Anothet good one is the Grants detailing seat…which is almost identicial to the new one from Griot’s garage - the main difference is the seat doesnt separate with its own set of mini wheels. But its a great deal at $59 bs $135 for the Griot’s
You forgot their steamer. They have a nice little steamer that is great for detailing the interior. It's like $124 and you can get it on sale from time to time for $99. I use it on everything.
Love your helpful videos but noticed that you give Meguiars quite a bit of airtime. Felt that I had to share my experiences with those products. Been using Meguiars since I was 16, (now 66 years old) and have loved them. Detail many vehicles mostly cars, trucks, but also many campers/rvs. In the past 2 years I have had several of Meguiars products go "bad" with storage. Both professional line and normal retail walmart stuff. Many of them change to a watery substance with "sludge" in the bottom. Talked to Meguiars customer service and get very different answers to my concerns/complaints. One rep states that their products have a definite shelf life. Was not able to tell me what that exact shelf life is, but a shelf life just the same. Rep # 2 tells me that he personally has products that are 10 years old, and are still good. But no matter their experiences I've stopped with those products. By the way, I used both their standard auto products as well as their boat/rv line of products. Love and appreciate your videos, this is just a heads up with my experience and why I no longer use Meguiars. By the way.....all products stored in a temp controlled garage. Now use only Jax Wax products and love them !
Another awesome video! Going to stop by there and get some more of their stuff. I use their hose splitter and 1 gallon pump sprayer. For the difference in price the Maxshine polisher is twice the machine way better than the Bauer
Great Video!! The One Product I Would Not Use Again is The Meguiars Hot rims Wheel and tire Cleaner, That Stuff is Junk it Will Eat up The Clear Coat On OEM Wheels and Really discolor Them. It's The One in The Purple Bottle. And It Has The Worst Smell Ever. 😯
I believe Markus used to work as a product rep/developer for meguiars and left to work for Harbor freight. I think that has some impact on the uptick in the expanded megs line up
@@imjoshv Guilty as charged :) Great video and awesome insights - thank you for sharing it! I also loved hearing how much you liked the M110 and M210 - those were some of my babies that I created in my time at Meguiar's! My go-to combo for sensitive paints for sure. -MK
I bought Harbor Freights machine polisher and I've had no issues with it, I paid $110 after taxes, my next purchase will be a floor jack for undercarriage cleaning and detail work.
The red Bauer 2000 psi pressure washer to the left of the 1750 Portland is identical to my Greenworks from Lowe's, just red. I wouldn't recommend it. I'm on my second pump after repairing the first one twice.
The Bauer 20mm Long Throw polisher is actually a sick little tool. I very strongly recommend you immediately change out the grease to a high quality high temp grease in the gear head. The other thing I strongly recommend is converting it to a 5" backing plate. Rupes 5" backing plate should work just fine, but theres others out there. One thing i like about the polisher is there's a balance adjustment on the head, if u take the backing plate off, theres a weight that you can move in and out on the counterwight, so you can tune the balance and make it run realky smooth. With those two mods (the grease, and the 5" plate) you'll have a very smooth and powerful polisher, that should last.
If I was going to buy Meguires compound and polish it would be both the Ultimate Compound and then the Ultimate Polish. It works five times better than their stuff in the tan bottles. I mostly use all 3D 500xtra cut or 510rubbing compound, then 3D 520 finish. Sometimes Sonax cutmax and profile line finish they are great too. If you want the best bang for your buck that you can get at any HF or Walmart though it's Meguires Ultimate line. Especially that Ultimate Polish even does well on jet black and triple black painted cars
You nailed it! Meg's DA 83 Cleaner/Polish is great for Paint Enhancements (it's fast, safe, and leaves a lot of clearcoat behind for beginners and for those daily driver jobs), I've only had issues with Meg's Ceramic Wax (blue spray bottle)1. shake bottle by the body of bottle (the hand grip area will and can crack) and I only apply with a damp MF towel on a dry panel now and not as instructed (wet panel was not fun at all) great product. Meg's All Wheel Cleaner is awesome for an off-the-shelf product, just do not use on non-coated wheels, also makes a great iron-remover if you work fast. I hope my HF store carries Hyper Wash now. Again, great video and you nailed it. Thanks
Why not use megs allwheel cleaner on non coated wheels? I used them on my truck with gloss black aftermarket wheels for atleast a year consistently with no issues
@@still-DJ my wheels are 20x10's on a lifted truck they get dirty from dirt and mud moreso than brake dust. But no there isnt any coating on them other than clear coat and never had an issue either with etching or stains
Can't hardly wait till you review the HF foam cannon. It is now warm enough here in Detroit so I set up my Active and ordered the Black Max ariving Wednesday 😎. Used the MTM foam cannon that I bought from you online with the Chemical Guys Sticky Snowball and it is amazing. Also tried the Technicians Choice Ceramic Detail Spray today diluted 50/50 and it was great too. Thanks for all you do for the community. Your recommendations are right on
So at our harbor freight they do carry the Meguiars professional clay bars and the little white ones. Yes their pads are just okay, I have had the backing come off of quite a few of them, and I'm testing the light to see if it works like the scangrip (just without the 5 settings)
Thanks for sharing all your tips. I went to harbor freight today of course out of stock on what I wanted and also when they are offering something free with purchase which is very rare since the pandemic the store I go to want have the item in stock they are offering a free bucket this weekend which is a nice size . So stop by Walmart and they had a pkg of 30 microfiber towels for $9.97 in the car detailing area so I pick up a pkg not sure how good they are but I can always use them around the house. Cost co is quite a trip from me so if these do not work out I will try Costco the next time I go. I really appreciate your content not sure but do have a video on a black I need to shine up to make it look shiny again I still wondering on the clay bar if that would be good to try on it . Thanks for sharing
I just bought the 6” dual polisher for $80 not big one for $100 I had a 5” torx from chemical guys this thing had more power and pad felt nicer then the hex shit Very impressed
I have a questions anyone with knowledge can answer if u dnt sir. So... when compounding the car, it's taking off Clear coat rit? May leave it looking dull. Afterwards do u still have to keep polishing the car periodically to keep its shine? If not, wouldn't the cars paint look dull and old? I mean essentially u have taken off clearcoat. Someone plz help me. I've got a blk mustang and I dnt wmt to continuously have to polishing to keep its luster. I would like too after corrections, just b able to wash it and b done with it sometimes.
Hey Josh! What ceramic coating did you use on the escalade? And how do you determine what product you are going to use... for instance why didn't you use 3D One on the escalade instead?
Alright so since you mentioned Meguiar's 210. Would you use it to polish a brand new car? Or what would you use? My wife just bought a brand new vehicle and I want to detail it. I do have a few bottles on "Ultimate Polish" but wanted to use something professional. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. I am in Canada near Toronto and wish we had Harbor Freight stores.
Let's be serious here for a moment. I've had over 90 automobiles. With the exception of buying a name band application detail chemical like Meguiar's I would never buy an automotive polisher from Harbor Freight. They simply cut corners, and the tools are clumsy and not well made. Not that they are made in China, China manufactures make better things than in America these day including Boeing aircraft, and high end CT and MRI scanners. The problem with many companies is that China will build cheaply to your price cutting specifications. Harbor Freight is classic. Remember the poisonous paint used in Barbie Dolls back in the 90's. Mattel, in order to increase profit margin had the Chinese supplier use the cheaper paint containing lead. General rule of thumb with Harbor Freight is: If it is complicated or has a spinning blade or uses cheap components like an angle grinder - avoid and do not purchase.
The buffing pads are absolutely horrible. They explode into hundreds of pieces if you apply any pressure or heat. Save your money and buy quality pads!
Thanks for all the great info. just got back from Harbor Freight got the 110 and 210 polishers also the gold leather cleaner land the Meguiars carwash along with the Grant's mirr and drying towel. I drive a 2015 Equus and it had water stains I need to get out.
Josh, in addition to testing the HF foam cannon, they also make a new wand adapter for the Portland Pressure Washer. Would be awesome to watch a review with the wand and the new foam cannon. I haven’t found a review on their wand yet; so your video would likely be the first. Thanks for the great videos brother!
Bauer polishers are great. That da is one of the more powerful ones I’ve ever used. Be careful buying the long throw polisher. Wore down the backing plate and haven’t been able to find a proper replacement that will fit
So cool when you located in San Diego and they You tuber recommends a shop in San Diego. I know Car Glo they have great products definitely go buy from them
I thought about looking at one of the hf buffers, but as a diyer is a buffer a worth while thing to get? I understand a professional needing one but would the average person need one? Also clay bars, I just bought my first one and I'm waiting for the weather to get a little nicer to try it. How often should you use one?
