Best cleaner choice from Pro-Line for a new car?

[11sallygt]

I'm in a quandry as to what to use as the paint cleaner for my new Mustang. For my 97 Jeep I used #83, M21, and then #26. Awesome results. I can't decide what to use on the new car. I'm leaning to either M-09 Swirl Remover 2.0 or M-80 Speed Glaze followed by the same two steps above. I would appreciate any suggestions. There are alot of choices!

[11sallygt]

Re: Best cleaner choice from Pro-Line for a new car?

Correction: 2007 Jeep. (Couldn't find edit tool)

[HealthyCivic]

Re: Best cleaner choice from Pro-Line for a new car?

Just curious, why must it be from the pro-line? This sounds like a job for Swirlx or ColorX to me.

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: Best cleaner choice from Pro-Line for a new car?

You could go with a All In One. Like #66, or #151.

[akimel]

Re: Best cleaner choice from Pro-Line for a new car?

If you already have M80, I'd stick with that. If not, then I'd invest in a bottle of M205. You can get sampler from Auto Detailing Solutions.

[11sallygt]

Re: Best cleaner choice from Pro-Line for a new car?

If you already have M80, I'd stick with that. If not, then I'd invest in a bottle of M205. You can get sampler from Auto Detailing Solutions.

I already have a bottle of 205. I'm going to detail a 98 Explorer and start with the 105 and then move to the 205. So that seems like a reasonable choice.
There are so many similiar products it's very confusing. Many of them have the same abrasiveness rating. You can't tell from Megs descriptions how to differentiate one from the other. How do you choose?

[Murr1525]

Re: Best cleaner choice from Pro-Line for a new car?

SwirlX/#80/#205 are all going to be similar in the end, as far as abrasivness. But how you work them, and the polishing oils in them can vary.

So some of it is just experience, maybe you just dont like SwirlX by machine, doesnt work right for you, that kind of thing. But someone else loves it.

#80 has a lot of polishing oils, which is great for single stage paint.

[akimel]

Re: Best cleaner choice from Pro-Line for a new car?

Golly, if you already have M205, then stick with that! You can vary its cut by choice of pads and by polishing technique. If you simply want to clean and jewel the finish, you might go with a black finishing pad, for example.

As you know, M205 belongs to the new class of SMAT polishes, whereas M80 belongs to the older diminishing abrasive polishes. This means that the abrasives in M80, as in M83, need to be broken down before one stops polishing, lest marring be generated, whereas with M205 one may stop polishing at any point. If one looks back through the archives, one finds that even with M80 one occasionally sees reports of micro-marring with dual action polishers (i.e., tick marks). This does not appear to be a problem with M205. With most cars (though perhaps not all) M205 appears to finish down brilliantly. This certainly is the case with my soft black Honda paint. I love working with M205. If I were you, I'd stick with M205 for my brand new mustang.

[11sallygt]

Re: Best cleaner choice from Pro-Line for a new car?

It would be nice if there was a guide that differentiated one product from the next. For some it's obvious from the description, but for cleaners, there are a number of them with the same abrasiveness rating but no way to tell them apart.

[akimel]

Re: Best cleaner choice from Pro-Line for a new car?

And that's why this forum exists!

[HealthyCivic]

Re: Best cleaner choice from Pro-Line for a new car?

It would be nice if there was a guide that differentiated one product from the next. For some it's obvious from the description, but for cleaners, there are a number of them with the same abrasiveness rating but no way to tell them apart.

That's because products are more than their abrasiveness rating. Don't forget that Meguiar's sells to several different groups: Professionals, hobbyists, and every day consumers. Some products overlap a bit. That's why it's important that you pick one that YOU like and stick with it.

[11sallygt]

Re: Best cleaner choice from Pro-Line for a new car?

Golly, if you already have M205, then stick with that! You can vary its cut by choice of pads and by polishing technique. If you simply want to clean and jewel the finish, you might go with a black finishing pad, for example.

As you know, M205 belongs to the new class of SMAT polishes, whereas M80 belongs to the older diminishing abrasive polishes. This means that the abrasives in M80, as in M83, need to be broken down before one stops polishing, lest marring be generated, whereas with M205 one may stop polishing at any point. If one looks back through the archives, one finds that even with M80 one occasionally sees reports of micro-marring with dual action polishers (i.e., tick marks). This does not appear to be a problem with M205. With most cars (though perhaps not all) M205 appears to finish down brilliantly. This certainly is the case with my soft black Honda paint. I love working with M205. If I were you, I'd stick with M205 for my brand new mustang.

That was very helpful. Thanks. I'll stick with the 205.