New Princess Auto Flyer - Sale starts March 29 and runs until April 10.
Meguiar's Cleaning and Detailing Products 20-40% Off
I can vouch for the Meguiar's ScratchX product - I have a black 2018 Mazda Miata and the clearcoat shows every blemish and hairline scratch. I used the product successfully to eliminate several minor (but noticeable in bright sunlight) scratches in the clearcoat.
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plymouthhater wrote: ↑
I can vouch for the Meguiar's ScratchX product - I have a black 2018 Mazda Miata and the clearcoat shows every blemish and hairline scratch. I used the product successfully to eliminate several minor (but noticeable in bright sunlight) scratches in the clearcoat.
I agree that Maguire's should be good for most of DIYers, but what I found out is pad matters more than compound. and you need to have a few pads & a few compounds to find the right set for your car. I wasted my time doing my car, Meguiar's compound/lake country orange pad and Meguiar's Polish/Lake country white pad. I removed a few scratches maybe, but no matter how many paths I go, some scratches don't go away. and micro scratches. I had to buy more variants - harder cuts, tougher compounds to make it work.
BTW inflation makes it look like a not sale, I think I bought them cheaper at Walmart last year, compound wheel shiner and stuff.
can anyone speak to whether the Meguiar's ceramic products will work with/on-top of the Turtle Wax products?
(edit - time goes by way too quickly)
Personally I do the base with the turtle wax hybrid ceramic spray ( lasts about 2-3 months) then during maintenance washes every 1-2 weeks use title wax seal and shine... The gloss is unworldly. Best part is they're both so easy to apply. Try it out!
I find meguiars ultimate line up to give me the best shine on my metallic blue paint. The compound is not the most aggressive but takes out 80% of swirls and light scratches, the polish cleans up any micro-defects left, and then the ultimate liquid wax puts a crazy deep shine on the whole car. The compound at the price of $10 isn't a terrible deal but I have seen it at $8 or $9 other times in the year at walmart or Canadian Tire.
I do a 3-step myself with a dual action polisher once a year typically in late april or early may. It takes me about 4 hours, but i prefer doing myself rather than paying $500 for a wash + 3-step from a business. Number of pads is very important - once the pad gets clogged up (after 2 panels at most) its ability to remove defects is quite limited. Also if it is too humid outside it is very difficult to wipe off the compound/polish residue so keep that in mind. Finally, make sure you have enough microfiber towels!
Regarding turtle wax HCSS and SNS - I have used both and find them to be excellent 'waxes' or sealants - they are great for a top coat on a car but won't hide swirls or scratches if you have a lot of those in your paint.
Doesnt meguire have a claybar kit? I wonder if its just not in the flyer but also on sale. I hope so at least.... our cars are due for a good detailing
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I agree that Maguire's should be good for most of DIYers, but what I found out is pad matters more than compound. and you need to have a few pads & a few compounds to find the right set for your car. I wasted my time doing my car, Meguiar's compound/lake country orange pad and Meguiar's Polish/Lake country white pad. I removed a few scratches maybe, but no matter how many paths I go, some scratches don't go away. and micro scratches. I had to buy more variants - harder cuts, tougher compounds to make it work.
BTW inflation makes it look like a not sale, I think I bought them cheaper at Walmart last year, compound wheel shiner and stuff.
Aggressive compounds or even a mild compound like scratch x coupled with a cutting pad will create micro marring. It's just the nature of the products. Anytime you have a more aggressive cutting action (yellow and orange), be it the pad or compound, you will need to follow it up with a lighter compound/pad. I generally finish most of my cutting jobs with Meguiar's 83 on a white pad (mild cutting/polishing pad) on my rotary.
Here's another goocher. The micro marring can also be caused by your microfiber cloth you use to remove the compounds. I had this happen while working on a BMW. Did my paint correction and clean up of the final polish. With the final polish I used my usual soft mf for waxes...instant install of micro marring....on black! Luckily I noticed it on one panel and fixed it up but I ended up switching out to two other mf cloths before I found one that did not marr the clear. These mf cloths aren't the cheap variety either.
Best products on that list is the Ultimate tire and wheel cleaner, has iron X qualities so can be used on the paint to do a iron x/fallout decontamination fairly large bottle so enough to do a vehicle. And the Ceramic detailer, I use it as a topper after every wash produces deep gloss and tight water beading and has some durability also fairly large bottle so lasts a long time. Probably two of the best Meguiar's products in their consumer lineup everything else on sale is meh.
Hello, for a basic car what things are recommended? I'm a very newbie here. I just want to maintain the car in a good shape only. It's just an old Rav4 (200X) but it's running nice!
dontelother wrote: ↑
Hello, for a basic car what things are recommended? I'm a very newbie here. I just want to maintain the car in a good shape only. It's just an old Rav4 (200X) but it's running nice!
Car soap (gold class above), 2 wash buckets, minimum 2 wash mitts, microfibers and lastly ceramic/sealant spray for drying.
Why 2 buckets? I'm guessing first one is for a first pass, and then second one is for a second pass (e.g. the first bucket will have all the dirt and grime and you don't want to use that dirty water/accidentally scratch the car with the dirt/rock)?
Darkblade48 wrote: ↑
Why 2 buckets? I'm guessing first one is for a first pass, and then second one is for a second pass (e.g. the first bucket will have all the dirt and grime and you don't want to use that dirty water/accidentally scratch the car with the dirt/rock)?
Exactly. First bucket if for soap and water for washing using your wash mitt. Second bucket has plain water and is used for rinsing your wash mitt. You should also have a dirt trap at the bottom of each bucket to prevent dirt from rising up into the water. Canadian Tire sells car wash buckets with this feature.
