Question about Pure Polishes

[Marc08EX]

Hey everyone! I was just wondering about the pure polishes such as #81. Is it really needed if you've already cleaned your paint with either #83, #80 or #82? I know it cleans the paint and maybe it only has super mild polishes built within it.. I was just wondering since the detailing days at Meguiar's HQ doesn't use #81 sometimes (or even DC#2). Like in the corvette detailing day, they used #83, then #80 then went ahead with the LSP (NXT).

Also, in this post http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums...0&pagenumber=3 where Mike said:

Originally posted by Mike Phillips
Hi Shawn,

The #82 is a pretty mild cleaner/polish when applied with the G-100, if you have some serious defects, then a good combo would be Speed Glaze and #83 Dual Action Cleaner Polish. Follow this with wax and you're good to go.

Mike

He didn't suggest using a pure polish in between the cleaner and the LSP. Are the pure polishes not that necessary when using paint cleaners such as #83, #80 and #82?

Thanks everyone!

[Mike Phillips]

Polishing paint with a pure polish is an optional step. It is most apparent on medium to darker colored cars. At the detailing clinics on Saturdays, if we were working by hand, we usually apply Deep Crystal Polish after ScratchX. If we're using the G-100, we usually use the #80 Speed Glaze which contains a lot of polishing oils like those found in #81 or #7. Therefore, it is not really necessary to apply a pure polish after #80 Speed Glaze. You can if you want, but you don't have to.

Also, we're usually trying to accomplish a lot of different demonstrations in a short amount of time, so we move pretty fast. Performing an optional step under these conditions could prevent us from other opportunities to work on another car and another surface, such as leather, rubber, plastic or vinyl etc.

Mike

[Marc08EX]

Thanks Mike for the quick reply!

So, is it a good idea to switch from #82 and #81 to just #80 since it's a little more aggressive than #82 and at the same time, it already has some polishing oils found in #81?

[Mike Phillips]

Hi Bri,

All of Meguiar's Compounds, Paint Cleaners, Cleaner/polishes, pure polishes have Meguiar's trade secret polishing oils in them, some have more than others, depending on the product and what it's formulated to do.

For example you can't put too much polishing oils in a compound or it could make the product so slippery that the diminishing abrasives won't be effective.

Each product in the Meguiar's line is like a tool in a mechanics tool box, sometimes one particular product will be the best product for the job, other times a different product will be the best tool for the job.

Read this,

1. Why does Meguiar's have so many products?

and it will explain more. In fact, spend some time reading the entire FAQ, there is a ton of good information in it.

Hope this helps...

Mike