Meguiars vs Mothers vs Others

[Fry_33]

I used Meguiar's products to freshen up the paint of my car. I haven't tried other products but was happy with the Meguiar's products I used.

Method that I found to be the suggested one to use..

Wash Car, I used NXT Gen wash

Clay, Meguiar's Quik Clay

Wash again , I didn't, personal preference really

Polish, I used Meguiar's M83 followed by M80

Wax, NXT Gen Tech Wax

Metal Polish for exhaust, Meguiar's Mirror Glaze Metal Polish (Love the smell of this stuff)

Some people wash with dishwashing detergent for the first time before the detail to realy remove all of the wax a crap on the paint.

You don't want to clay after polishing as you can just re-introduce straches. Clay can be used on your windows and even wheels to remove brake dust. Don't use it on you paint after that though.

You want the paint to be cool when polishing so best to do it under cover. When polishing always start with the least agressive option first I started with M80 (Speed Glaze) and it wasn't enough so went to M83 (Dual Action Cleaner/Polish). Followed up by M80. Start with a small test spot (30cm x 30cm) and try to get that to look good and remove scratches. Take it back out into the sun and check to see what it looks like. If it is not up to scratch try a different technique or product. There's no point wasting your time polishing the whole car if you can't a small section to look the way you want. Polish does not need to dry on the paint, it's just there to remove scratches.

Always use micro fiber cloths or terry towels to remove product from the paint.

Edited September 24, 2008 by Fry_33