Griot's Garage

[pty]

Is anyone familiar with this companies products..In the near future I want to get a polisher and they have a random orbital one and also sell kits.Their webpage is griotsgarage.com

[JoshInTitan]

Why yes... I have a little experience with their stuff. I got a Master Car Care Kit from them once (I think they still sell it), just to see how their comprehensive kit worked. I was impressed, but not sure it was worth the $200 +.

The polisher looks pretty good, and the price for additional pads seems reasonable. If you want a good polisher, I would suggest the Cyclo. It's a little more pricey, but very durable. Also, you can pick up a Porter Cable from your local Lowes/Home Depot, which is probably a lot like the one Griots is selling.

Hope this helps.

[pty]

thanks a lot for your reply.....I hear the cyclo is very good ,just more costly...also the porter.cable...but I"m yet to see it at Lowes/home depot.

[DeepH20]

Hey PTY! Good to see you hear man! Are you coming to the Old Town meet? Oh, I think I saw you at my building one day... I know your Titan and your Tonneau cover. I think it was over at the Lake Point Medical Center on 436. You didn't come up to the 3rd floor, but possibly the MD office? Either way...good to see ya!

[pty]

I would love to go, but I'm in Colorado now..its been like 4 weeks .and I totally saw your truck too.I meant to get on the boards to look for you and let you know.Yeah I was at Lakepoint...was feeling pretty crappy.Nice to hear from you.

[HRTKD]

Hey PTY, where in Colorado are you at? Or did I already asked that? ???

I bought into the entire Griots Garage car finishing line. So far I like everything except the Best of Show wax. I have found it to be a complete pain in the butt to take the wax off. I use a machine to put it on and to take it off. I end up having to use the Speed Shine and a microfiber towel to remove patches of the wax that won't come off.

I have the Porter Cable 6" random orbital sander/polisher (formerly sold by Griots). It is very sturdy, doesn't bog down, has a nice long cord, but it is a bit on the heavy side. The new one sold by Griots is lighter and should work pretty well. The machine makes putting on the polish very, very nice. I also use it for the clay bar.

There is a retail store near me that sells Griots products so I now buy there instead of from the web site. Their shipping cost was a bit higher that I thought it should be.

[pty]

I'm in Ft. Collins,...are you in Denver??...Thanks for the info. What retail store sells their products? I hadn't paid any attention to how much they charge for shipping yet.

[HRTKD]

I'm in Ft. Collins,...are you in Denver??...Thanks for the info. What retail store sells their products? I hadn't paid any attention to how much they charge for shipping yet.


I'm in a suburb a wee bit south of Denver. The retail store is Complete Garage (http://www.completegarage.com). The only store they have in Colorado is near the Tech Center.

[Jdog]

not familiar w/that name. Here's the one I just bought: http://www.autodetailingsolutions.com/Porter%20Cable%20Specials.htm
It ran so smooth that it didnt seem aggressive enough.. but it really was. Took out some nasty scratches. I can tell you which pads to get w/it if interested.

[pty]

Yeah, I'm definitely interested, I'll probably wont be purchasing it real soon but I will like to know if you got yourself a kit or which leveling agent are you using. Your avatar is still one of my favorites..

[Jdog]

Yeah, I'm definitely interested, I'll probably wont be purchasing it real soon but I will like to know if you got yourself a kit or which leveling agent are you using. Your avatar is still one of my favorites..


LOL thanks
I didnt buy the kit, but instead I pieced one together. That way I bought only the stuff I use the most. Meguiars makes specific polishes just for DA machines.
In case anyone's interested, here's the 3-step process that I use w/my DA machine (after I claybar it)

1 http://www.meguiars.com/?pro-cleaner-polishs/Body-Shop-Professional-Dual-Action-Cleaner-Polish (if there's no swirls or scratches i'll skip this step)
2 http://www.meguiars.com/?pro-cleaner-polishs/Speed-Glaze (if i'm in a hurry I skip this step)
3 http://www.meguiars.com/?pro-liquid-car-waxes/Synthetic-Sealant

Then I got a few different densities of the foam pads. The combination that removed my scratches is the w7006 pad and the #83 polish. It's so non-agressive it took a few minutes on speed #6 with moderate pressure to level my worst scratches. I originally got this product recommendation from LAfirefytr at CT who details cars.
(If you're ever out one state to your west stop by & I'll let you use it!)

[pty]

Sweeeet...So that synthetic sealant you apply by hand right???...and that would be your last step...like wax.

[Jdog]

Sweeeet...So that synthetic sealant you apply by hand right???...and that would be your last step...like wax.


nope.. you do it w/the DA machine. The products i listed are all DA machine products. On the back of the bottles it talks about using the sealer w/buffers & DA's (I'm sure you can do it by hand if you wanted to)
yes thats what i use as the last step. They say you can use a wax on top of it if you want. Like their nxt tech wax or their #26 yellow wax. Maybe I have bad eyes but I have a hard time seeing the difference of wax after the sealer. I'm sure it's even better. I just know the road salt used here in the winter trashes a nice yellow or carnuba wax job... so I usually just stop w/the polymer sealer. Besides by the time i'm done w/2 or 3 steps on the huge surface of the titan... the thought of another step kills me :o (especially bending over on top of a step ladder trying to reach the middle roof part above the windshield .... :o)

[pty]

Oh right on...Thanks for explaining it...I would definitely feel that 3 steps would be more than sufficient.Hopefully I can get, all set-up, soon enough..I really want to get a polisher.Thanks again Jdog.

[sleazymatt]

pty ur instincts are good the one from griots is the same as the p/c either way go out there and get it. i would pay the same amnt over again i like mine so much! you can use it to lay down and take off polish or wax! by the hrtkd i found a much better wax its made by one grand. just go to google and search one grand polish their site comes up. they are the premium wax and polish out there

[HRTKD]

Here is the One Grand Products (http://onegrand.com/ogpproducts.html) web site. They don't have a liquid wax though. I prefer the liquid since I apply and remove the wax with a machine.

[sleazymatt]

hrtkd you know what i wasnt sold either but it hazes better and comes off better with a smoother glaze. all i do is just wipe a little onto my high speed pad its def the way to go!!!