Paint Protect

[blackttqld]

Re: Paint Protect - 365 Day Durability

We see this is your first post, so welcome to MOL!

Technically, nobody really should be shipping product to any country where we have a partner in place who imports for us. And that's not just a Meguiar's stance, but pretty common throughout any industry. But it does happen and we obviously can't police every reseller of our product. Most resellers don't want to deal with this sort of long distance selling for liability reasons. If a seller ships a $10 product half way around the world and something goes wrong and a warranty claim comes up, they are on the hook for it. No company in the world who does not export a given product to a given country will honor a warranty on that product - that even includes automobiles. So that reseller is on the hook, and they don't want to deal with the expense of international shipping costs that they can never recoup.

That said, if you find someone who is willing to ship this product internationally, then so be it. If you have a friend/acquaintance in the US who is willing to take delivery and then ship it to you, so be it. Hopefully there will be enough positive buzz about this product that Meguiar's Australia will decide to import it, but that decision is there's based on a variety of factors in that market. We don't force product on our international partners.

Thanks for the reply And yes I've been lurking around on these forums and forgot it was my first post lol

I totally understand what you have said, hopefully I can find someone trust worthy who would be able to ship this product down here so I could try it out

[Marc08EX]

Re: Paint Protect - 365 Day Durability

Yes sir, autogeek had a 25% off sale with free shipping, no minimum! $7.49 shipped to be exact! Waiting till some free time to try it out!

I wish I added the paint protect to my cart during that sale. I now regret not adding it to my order.

[Jeepster04]

Re: Paint Protect - 365 Day Durability

I had been checking it through the holidays. When I woke up that morning and had the email about the 25% off, I was browsing around and saw that the 365 was in stock. I sorta panicked and ordered it really quick. I kept searching and placed two more orders.

I felt bad for placing three separate orders but I was overwhelmed! Sent them a comment asking them to combine them, and they did two of them.

Someone said they got the new polisher with the 25% off but it says you cant use a discount on it, so I didnt try it. Ive got a $20 certificate though, may try that b

[The Guz]

Re: Paint Protect - 365 Day Durability

I wish I added the paint protect to my cart during that sale. I now regret not adding it to my order.

Detailing.com has it in stock. Use THEFIND5OFF and you get 5% off. Not a lot but still something.

Someone said they got the new polisher with the 25% off but it says you cant use a discount on it, so I didnt try it. Ive got a $20 certificate though, may try that b

AGO had a no exclusion sale during the holidays which I believe was a 20% sale. Not with the 25%. Although if you call Nick at AGO sometimes he hooks people up with the discount. With no exclusions you could use it on polishers. That's what I did and I had a $100 gift certificate that I got for $80 on a previous sale a few months back. I paid about $87-89 out of pocket for the MT300. Can't beat that.

[The Guz]

Re: Paint Protect - 365 Day Durability

Someone posted this review on Autogeek.

[Spazzz]

Re: Paint Protect - 365 Day Durability

This might have been answered already but here goes.
Today I sprayed the salt and frozen slush off the car. The panels rinsed off like a breeze with Ultimate wax and D156 on them.
Now the wheel wells were a different story. I had to spray for a while to get the winter unstuck.

I never really gave the wheel wells any kind of coating, sealant or wax.
Would the 365 work on the plastic liner to help prevent any thing from sticking?

[The Guz]

Re: Paint Protect - 365 Day Durability

This might have been answered already but here goes.
Today I sprayed the salt and frozen slush off the car. The panels rinsed off like a breeze with Ultimate wax and D156 on them.
Now the wheel wells were a different story. I had to spray for a while to get the winter unstuck.

I never really gave the wheel wells any kind of coating, sealant or wax.
Would the 365 work on the plastic liner to help prevent any thing from sticking?

You might want to look into the new ultimate black trim restorer (http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums...astic-Restorer). For the price it may be worth a shot to try it out. If not you might want to invest in some type of coating like Car Pro Dlux.

[Jeepster04]

Re: Paint Protect - 365 Day Durability

I've found that most anything will wear off in the fender wheels the first time you drive it in the rain. It's like constantly being pressure washed in there.

Some apc and an old grout sponge seems to do good for me.

[Meticulous-Detail]

Re: Paint Protect - 365 Day Durability

This might have been answered already but here goes.
Today I sprayed the salt and frozen slush off the car. The panels rinsed off like a breeze with Ultimate wax and D156 on them.
Now the wheel wells were a different story. I had to spray for a while to get the winter unstuck.

I never really gave the wheel wells any kind of coating, sealant or wax.
Would the 365 work on the plastic liner to help prevent any thing from sticking?

365 day durability

Meguiars Paint Protect is one year paint protection in a bottle! This innovative, pure synthetic protectant provides tenacious water beading that lasts up to one year or 50 car washes. Meguiars Paint Protect is arguably one of the easiest synthetic sealants to apply – simply wipe on and wipe off! Meguiars Paint Protect won’t stain or discolor plastic trim.

Meguiars Paint Protect is the perfect product for the person that wants to take the simple, fast approach to waxing their car. By creating a formula that doesn’t require any rubbing or buffing, Meguiars Paint Protect appeals to people that simply don’t have the time or interest in waxing their car on a monthly basis.

Meguiars Paint Protect features Meguiars latest Hydrophobic Polymer Technology. Water will bead up and roll right off your paint!

Meguiars Paint Protect works on paint, chrome, wheels, plastic, and metal!

Experience the easier side of car care and detailing with Meguiars Paint Protect.

[Spazzz]

Re: Paint Protect - 365 Day Durability

Thanks Meticulous.....That slipped right by me.

[Loach]

Re: Paint Protect - 365 Day Durability

Hey guys, I've got a few questions after working with this new product. The video above is the water test I performed while working with Paint Protect. As you can see from my results, the product largely appears to behave more like a water sheeting LSP. Those types of products are largely less hydrophobic, that lower surface tension causes the water to run flatter, yielding great sheeting results while rinsing before drying. IMO, that does leave less than impressive beading however. I have removed the product and applied it a few times now leaving me with the same results after the recommended 24 hour cure period. My prep is wash/rinse/clay/M205 by hand/IPA wipedown. I originally did not use an IPA prep after M205 and those results are shown in the video above, however my follow up test after prepping with IPA before applying Paint Protect yields the same results as before. Now, after reviewing this thread I'm left with the impression that this product was designed as a higher surface tension, incredibly water repellent tight beading product, as opposed to the lower surface tension products that allow water to sheet more slowly off panels when rinsed. My question is would you say that my test above is an accurate measure of how this product was designed to perform? And my next question is why is this product not recommended for glass/windows?

I have another car that I've prepped and applied Paint Protect onto that I'll test tomorrow, just in case something is unique about the Honda's clearcoat that might be affecting my results. Or it could very well possibly be something in my prep process, or even my environment. Florida weather is outstanding right now, but the car is not garaged, the first tests were applied out of the sun, temperature in the 70s, dipped to around 45 overnight that first test. No rain during the cure period. Last few tests have had more consistent temperatures, in the 70s on application, mid 50s to mid 60s overnight. Again, no rain. Product is rinsed out of the sun while paint is cool to the touch.

I just think a lot of people who read this thread and then watch my rinse test video are going to be scratching their heads a little bit. So I really want to try and get the test right so I can properly showcase what this product was designed to do. I'll keep working with it, but your insight will be very much appreciated.

[davey g-force]

Re: Paint Protect - 365 Day Durability

I think a lot of the beading vs sheeting depends on how the water is applied to the surface.

Point your hose nozzle up in the air so that the water lands on the car similar to a rain shower. I think you'll find it will bead then.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Paint Protect - 365 Day Durability

I just think a lot of people who read this thread and then watch my rinse test video are going to be scratching their heads a little bit. So I really want to try and get the test right so I can properly showcase what this product was designed to do. I'll keep working with it, but your insight will be very much appreciated.

Welcome to MOL, Loach!!

We appreciate you taking the time to put that video together, but we want to point out a few things about the behavior of this product and how you might want to slightly alter your test, should you decide to do a follow up video.

First off, while a 24 hour cure time is indeed important, what is perhaps even more important is that the product be allowed to sit for a week or so, and then wash the car. Doing that will allow any of the "carrier ingredients" and oils from the product to dissipate and get washed away. That then allows the true nature of the product to show through. What we'd love to see is Paint Protect side by side with the same product you used in this video, then a week later wash the car (or just the hood, for demo purposes, if you wish), and compare the results. Then wash it again. And again. Let's then see what's left of this and the other product.

Remember, we aren't saying that this product will have the tightest beads in the world, just that the beading will extremely long lasting. One is maybe a very short lived "ooh and aah" trick, the other is actually a very desirable feature of the product.

[Loach]

Re: Paint Protect - 365 Day Durability

Thanks Mike, I appreciate the input! I'll definitely give the test a shot. Florida 7-day forecast is expected to be dry and highs in the 60-70s. Any particular soap that you guys used throughout your testing?

[The Guz]

Re: Paint Protect - 365 Day Durability

Thanks Mike, I appreciate the input! I'll definitely give the test a shot. Florida 7-day forecast is expected to be dry and highs in the 60-70s. Any particular soap that you guys used throughout your testing?

Maybe try something with no wax in it. From Meguiar's you can try Gold Class.