I posted on AG how I noticed my EGO blower batteries blinking occasionally when not in use and off the machine, and how the customer service guy explained that is the battery "exercising" itself while stored to keep from losing its chops over time
If true then that is pretty smart technology
eBay has it but from $25 to $30 more than HF or Amazon and they might ship it but my light is fine for now
I had to buy my SPTA polisher in Hawaii off of an eBay seller because no one else would ship it
I’m surprised I was able to get my Shinemate battery polisher sent here, except it came...
I would have bought one a long time ago except they won't ship to Alaska because of the Li-Ion batteries
Amazon used to carry that model as well but they don't ship Li-Ion tech to Alaska either
Guess I am back to detailing my igloo with rocks and kerosene torches
The one thing that the ibrid had that these other battery operated machines are missing is an AC adapter so you can run corded if you need to
The Shinemate is not a "cheap" machine by any means, either in quality or price
The SPTA battery machines are good quality machines as well and I am...
I have heard a lot of folks say that this is equal to the big boy brands
https://www.harborfreight.com/455-lumen-rechargeable-professional-led-color-match-inspection-light-56354.html
I personally use a daylight temp LED flashlight I got off Aliexpress some years back
Yes, I got the 1" SPTA tapered pad set sent from China for $10 shipped
It takes a few weeks but that's OK
I found out the other day that I could have gotten them from Amazon as well and next time I will just order from them
I actually tried to order a set of 2" pads from China as well but the...
I know they do, so does Rupes
I just feel they are ridiculously expensive for what they are
I don't necessarily have to have tapered pads, it is just the only kind I have tried
Shinemate has 10 packs of flat pads for around $20 that I wanted to try and kept putting off and now I would have to...
As chance may have it I have an order of 1" SPTA pads on the way as well
Since Carzilla started charging me for shipping a few months back I haven't ordered anything from them and Parkscarcare won't ship to Alaska AT ALL and they are the only other Shinemate dealer I can find in North America...
I was reporting those posts for SPAM and gave up because I simply couldn't keep up
Had to be a spam bot
I have never seen anything like that, that could pump out that volume that fast
The system has been down again for quite a while and I wonder if it was simply overwhelmed
I had the earlier version in Hawaii
Once Jim White of White Details started using the Carbon Collective version he totally quit using his Ibrid
I was quite pleased with mine and would have bought another here in Alaska but I couldn't get anyone to ship it up here because of the Li-Ion batteries
So a few people have joined the new AG site and are already posting about the loss of info and how they had to join again
I am not going to even attempt to do anything until I see if they bring back the old info and let us resume our previous identities
If that doesn't happen I think I am done...
This is one reason (besides the fact I think they are great pads at an even greater price point) I have gone to Shinemate pads since I started rebuilding my arsenal after the move
They have 5 colors of pads in 2 styles, diamond face and flat face, and the colors are consistent across the 2...
Buff and Shine is bad about this as well and their 2 Uro lines don't coincide with each other or the rest of their lines
To add to the confusion their products on their own website often don't jive with their products as shown on various retailer websites, as if either they or the resellers are...
Thanks Mike
Your point about maximum wear points is well taken
I didn't have high hopes for the product and process to begin with, purchasing them with the new car was my wife's idea, I just want to try to get the most value out of what I consider to be an overpriced product and process
I...
I did a search and didn't find anything
My new car was treated with a ceramic interior protectant and I am curious what the crowd suggests for routine cleaning and maintenance of the treated surfaces
This was a wipe on ceramic product, not a spray and buff
The seats are Lexus Nuluxe, panels...