meguiars apc+ discontinued?

[Michael Stoops]

Re: meguiars apc+ discontinued?

I may be off here but I do have a idea of why it was discontinued. Many people used APC+ for carpet cleaning because of the low foam characteristics. They discontinued it about the same time they brought out their dedicated carpet cleaning chemicals. They did not want to compete with themselves. From a business stand point they can now sell you 2 products,one for general cleaning and one for carpets, instead of 1 all around chemical. Pretty smart.

While that may certainly seem like a good argument for the discontinuation of APC+, it's not the case. HCAD, in his post just above, pretty much hit the nail on the head. To be really candid with you, even though it may seem that APC+ was hugely popular based on the number of comments found on detailing forums, the truth of the matter is that it sold in extremely small numbers and had some very expensive raw materials in its formulation. So, extremely expensive to produce and very small sales volume - that's usually the death knell for any product, regardless of industry.

[larry33]

Re: meguiars apc+ discontinued?

OK...that does finally put the discussion to rest

[bluelaser2]

Re: meguiars apc+ discontinued?

I hope megs finds better raw materials which are cheaper.

[HCAD]

Re: meguiars apc+ discontinued?

Adding a little good news, I tried for the first time today, the new Protein Stain Remover (D116). For the cost difference I doubt it will be used as much as I used APC+, but it did seem to do the job clearing some stubborn stains on upholstery.