#6, #20, #21, & #66 (maybe some more)

[BigPoppa]

Seems like there are a lot of One Step products with overlapping purposes (cleaner/waxes, cleaner/sealants, polish/waxes, etc), and I was wondering if anyone could explain when and why I'd want to use a particular product.


Thanks

[The Guz]

Re: #6, #20, #21, & #66 (maybe some more)

Out of the one's you listed, M6, M20 and M66 are cleaner wax type products. M21 is a finishing sealant with no cleaning ability.

What are you trying to achieve?

[BigPoppa]

Re: #6, #20, #21, & #66 (maybe some more)

I'm trying to figure out which cleaner wax to get,preferably one with less cut than HD Speed (which I already have a bunch of). Really just want to learn the differences between the products and when I'd use each one. Only use I'd have right now would be on my niece's silver Ford Focus, which only needs a little bit of polish before protection.

[drumdan]

Re: #6, #20, #21, & #66 (maybe some more)

You're probably safe with any of the cleaner waxes mentioned.

Probably M06, M66. I use a LOT of M66.

[The Guz]

Re: #6, #20, #21, & #66 (maybe some more)

I agree. Any of them will work as they are all in one's except M21 which is a stand alone protectant.

This should help

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?38728-Why-does-Meguiar-s-offer-so-many-different-waxes#7TT3FgZWFEc7khtv.97

[Top Gear]

Re: #6, #20, #21, & #66 (maybe some more)

D301 is a great cleaner-wax, btw. It's an apply-and-wipe-off wax, creates a dark wet look, and doesn't stain trim.

[drumdan]

Re: #6, #20, #21, & #66 (maybe some more)

Oh yeah, don't overlook D301. Leaves a very slick finish, and you can wipe it off immediately after application. Awesome stuff!

I even apply it with a Lake Country Crimson Hydrotech foam finishing pads.

[BigPoppa]

Re: #6, #20, #21, & #66 (maybe some more)

So would the finish left by something like #66 or D301 be equivalent to that left by 205 polish + #26 or #21?


Or will the 2 step always beat the one step?

[The Guz]

Re: #6, #20, #21, & #66 (maybe some more)

2 step in terms of correction (compound and polish)? Then yes this will give more correction than an all in one. Same can be said for dedicated polish. It will correct more than an AIO.

In terms of protection D301, M66 and M26 would be pretty close as they. All in one's don't offer long term protection and that is due to the sacrifice of it being an all in one. M21 will offer the longest protection.

[BigPoppa]

Re: #6, #20, #21, & #66 (maybe some more)

I was wondering whether an AIO could take the place of a dedicated polish + a dedicated protectant (either after compounding or without). Sounds like not.

[The Guz]

Re: #6, #20, #21, & #66 (maybe some more)

I was wondering whether an AIO could take the place of a dedicated polish + a dedicated protectant (either after compounding or without). Sounds like not.

You could but I am one that believes that if one is going to top a AIO with a longer lasting protection then why not just go ahead and polish. That's just my personal belief. An AIO can be topped. It will affect the longevity of the longer lasting protection. An alternative is to just follow up with a spray wax like D156. It's quick and it's easy and last a few weeks.

[Top Gear]

Re: #6, #20, #21, & #66 (maybe some more)

BigPoppa, it really depends, but technically yes. If doing a full correction, I'll compound, then use D302 polish, then D301 in a light but thick pass. If I'm just re-waxing, then I'll use D301 by itself, more aggressively to activate the cleaners, with maybe a second pass just because I want to. So, two different applications/reasons. The first takes a whole weekend, while the second can be an hour or so, since D301 is wiped off immediately. As for the finish, no, the two are not really the same. It's that compound and polish work that I'm using D301 and frequent GCQW to protect, and when the polishing oils finally wear away, perhaps in a year's worth of washing and re-waxing with GCQW later, then it's time to re-polish regardless of compounding. I'm usually blown away at how different the finish looks, as I'd slowly gotten used to the GCQW look vs full DAMF, as well as a kinda thin spray shine vs a full deep wet look. Usually, the spiderwebs, various scratches and so forth mean it's time for a compound too, but in some areas, I might not need compounding, so it's just polish and wax. So that's a third application. The finish left behind using a polish and then a wax is just going to be deeper and smoother and so forth, than with an AIO or any wax by itself, even the polish-waxes like GC and UW. The question for me is when I need and can pull off that full weekend re-correction