Hello everyone,
I just recently bought a good amount of Meguiar's brand products, and I was hoping to get some clarification as to which one is BEST in my application below:
- Not a professional detailer (weekends only)
- Go to car meets and want best wet-look mirror like gloss all the time
- Willing to detail/wash every few weeks (mostly waterless method)
- Live in temperate zone (snows)
- Do not have any DA tool/buffer/orbital (hand application only)
So I currently have these Meguiar products:
- Clay Bar
- Ultimate Compound
- Ultimate Polish
- Mirror Glaze Show Car Glaze
- Other Meguiar's Pro Detailer line products
- Other brand products (waxes, sealants, cleaners, etc)
I have 2 old cars and 1 new... was going to use UC on the older cars which need severe correction, followed by UP + MG-SCG + Sealant + Liquid Wax.
Do you think I'm going to need something between UC and UP?
I've read that UC is somewhere between M105 and Mirror Glaze Medium Cut... while UP is very similar to M205 or MG-Final Cut.
I chose MG-SCG over M305, because I was planning on putting a Sealant (non-silica based), and read M305 had waxes built into which I did not want to interfere with the sealant bond to the clear coat.
The other reason I didn't get M105/M205 is because (a) I don't need a product safe for paint environment which is silicone free, and (b) I don't use a DA polisher... hand application only.
Please tell me if my understand below is correct:
The PRO line of products are designed to be used by paint-prep conscious details with buffer/DA tools which "break down/flash" where high speed/pressure breaks down the abrasive compounds over time to almost nothing (SMAT).
On the other hand... Consumer grade products are more designed to be used by hand-application (similar SMAT technology) but designed to break down faster/easier without the need of high speed/pressure.
In short... as long as I don't need products which require paint-prep safe ingredients... and buy products which are specifically designed to be used by hand-application... no need to buy PRO grade... as long as I don't have a junk-yard type car which would require VERY strong abrasives/tools to get the job done right?
I have other Meguiar products which are from the Pro Detailer line, but those are for cleaning/spray-waxes.
I just recently bought a good amount of Meguiar's brand products, and I was hoping to get some clarification as to which one is BEST in my application below:
- Not a professional detailer (weekends only)
- Go to car meets and want best wet-look mirror like gloss all the time
- Willing to detail/wash every few weeks (mostly waterless method)
- Live in temperate zone (snows)
- Do not have any DA tool/buffer/orbital (hand application only)
So I currently have these Meguiar products:
- Clay Bar
- Ultimate Compound
- Ultimate Polish
- Mirror Glaze Show Car Glaze
- Other Meguiar's Pro Detailer line products
- Other brand products (waxes, sealants, cleaners, etc)
I have 2 old cars and 1 new... was going to use UC on the older cars which need severe correction, followed by UP + MG-SCG + Sealant + Liquid Wax.
Do you think I'm going to need something between UC and UP?
I've read that UC is somewhere between M105 and Mirror Glaze Medium Cut... while UP is very similar to M205 or MG-Final Cut.
I chose MG-SCG over M305, because I was planning on putting a Sealant (non-silica based), and read M305 had waxes built into which I did not want to interfere with the sealant bond to the clear coat.
The other reason I didn't get M105/M205 is because (a) I don't need a product safe for paint environment which is silicone free, and (b) I don't use a DA polisher... hand application only.
Please tell me if my understand below is correct:
The PRO line of products are designed to be used by paint-prep conscious details with buffer/DA tools which "break down/flash" where high speed/pressure breaks down the abrasive compounds over time to almost nothing (SMAT).
On the other hand... Consumer grade products are more designed to be used by hand-application (similar SMAT technology) but designed to break down faster/easier without the need of high speed/pressure.
In short... as long as I don't need products which require paint-prep safe ingredients... and buy products which are specifically designed to be used by hand-application... no need to buy PRO grade... as long as I don't have a junk-yard type car which would require VERY strong abrasives/tools to get the job done right?
I have other Meguiar products which are from the Pro Detailer line, but those are for cleaning/spray-waxes.
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