Cleaning - or lack of it

[Evaded Motorsport]

The Vikan long handle brush (for wheel arches and tyres) is $20 from CCP, as is the Rim Brush, so it's not as bad as you'd think.

Also the Enthusiast Cloth Kit for $99 has a lot in there.
So whilst things are still cheaper in the USA, $80 on shipping brings that gap down so much that I'm willing to just purchase locally to support a good business, and also avoid the hassle of needing to deal with an international company in case I need any support (or returns or incorrect deliveries etc).

Yep there are alternatives but I wanted some of the tried and tested stuff and some of that wasn't available over here, and if it was it was rather expensive. The brush itself was $40.

[Corey_R]

Well... the stuff I suggested is very tried and tested... but maybe not by the Americans - there is a lot of detailing product which comes from the UK or Europe etc which isn't necessarily in the USA.

Either way, we have options, which is good

[pologti18t]

Well... the stuff I suggested is very tried and tested... but maybe not by the Americans - there is a lot of detailing product which comes from the UK or Europe etc which isn't necessarily in the USA.

Either way, we have options, which is good

I sometimes find shipping from UK is cheaper and quicker than the USA. And you usually get the VAT off.

[Corey_R]

Very true. I've never bought detailing products from the USA, only from the UK (direct from the manufacturer).

These days I even get my CDs/DVDs/Blurays from the UK instead of the USA...

[Evaded Motorsport]

That is something I have been looking at as well, but being a noob, I started out with what others were using and will get experience from that, then I will start looking elsewhere.