is meguiar's as good as...

[joe r.]

i know it may be a stupid place to ask, but are meguiar products as good as ones like chemical guys, black diamond, wolfgang and the others you see online? i know for a poly sealant or wax the ones i've listed are usually twice as much. are the results visibly twice the amount as well? i'd really appreciate any answers offered.

[STRIFE]

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^ i think it comes down to preference and opinions....like waxes...some like paste, some like liquid.
Some feel price = great stuff
You just have to try stuff out yourself to be the judge

[1996_Subaru_Impreza]

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Well I haven't tried them other products that you have listed so I don't really know how good they are. But what I do know is Meguiars is made for car guys and show cars so Meguiars products are second to none and in my opinoin. The only other product that even comes close to Meguiars is Mothers.

[Murr1525]

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A lot of it is preference, and sometimes products apply a little differnetly, so one may fit your style.

I dont think the results will be 2-3-4 times as good with another brands 2-3-4 times as expensive product, even if someone thought they were a little better.

[Shawn T.]

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Meguiars works, is affordable, easily accessible and has phenomenal customer service. This is why I use them.

Some companies may have better items in some respects and I will use them but the vast bulk of my stuff is Meguiars because no one else has such high grades in all aforementioned categories IMHO.

[bmrfan]

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Wax preference is very subjective - kind of like asking what is the best car on the market.

I like Meguiar's because they are a full-line supplier of paint care products - stuff for paint shops to detailers to consumers. I can usually find something in Meguiar's product line that will help me on a paint correction situation.

IMHO - the average person places too much emphasis on wax and not enough emphasis on a defect free paint surface (which will make ANY wax look good).

[f86sabjf]

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I honestly cant say about others. I tried the Meguiars products and never had a reason to leave (20yrs ago). There products are easy to work with and do what they claim and i dont have to ship them.

[Larry A]

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For the most part Meguiars, Mothers, Duragloss, and Collinite covers all the basics.

[joaks]

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Probably not twice the results for twice the price. Megs is famous for value. Also it depends upon the product. I have done a lot of researching online to find the best for my needs (cant afford to try every. Thing myself) and different boards like different products. If you google wax or sealant and "horsebox" you can see some items compared for durability. Otherwise you might want to compare two items at a time (eg nxt vs wolfgang dgps).
Side note: I keep coming back to megs.

[roushstage2]

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I can tell you the wax on this car cost me less than $10 for the bottle, if that helps.

[dave93761]

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I can tell you the wax on this car cost me less than $10 for the bottle, if that helps.

Don't confuse the issue here - your wax is not what makes your car shine (which is AWESOME by the way), it's what you've done to prepare the surface (clay / compound / polish) prior to waxing that has made your car look like it does.

The primary job of any wax/sealant has to be one of PROTECTION. Any added gloss etc gained by application of an LSP is merely a bonus.

Regarding the original question, IMO Meguiar's stuff for the most part is absolutely just as good, if not better than similar products from other manufacturers. A lot of it however comes down to the person using the products, and whether they actually fully understand the capabilities (and thus possible limitations) of a particular product.

Also (in the US at least), Meguiar's is CRAZILY GOOD value - more often than not, it is cheaper for me to import things to Australia from the USA (and pay shipping costs etc), than to buy the same things here in Australia!

Some of it also comes down to personal preference - for me, I've been using Meguiar's stuff for a few years now, and I am comfortable with using their products in a 'system', as I know what results I am going to get with each stage of this 'system'. There are other companies I use for certain products, but the majority of my arsenal is indeed Meguiar's.

[prbrianpr]

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wax in scale of 1 to 10 is like 3 for shine and 7 for protection in the best case in my opinion. The real thing for a great shine is polishing preferably with DA or Rotary. I really looks wax and polisher for shine more than protection so I dont spend a lot in a ultra protective wax, BTW I wax the car monthly. I use Meguiars and Mother products, also turtle wax ICE products sometimes, really, after the 5 steps you get a nice looking car. I think that the most important part for shine is the polishing (Machine compounding and polishing and glaze) After that the wax is merely protective you cant have more shine than a good polishing

[jfelbab]

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If those in this event, who have enough loose change to buy anything they want, choose Meguiar's, it says a lot.

Best of Show Winner and 20 of 27 Best of Class Winners once again choose Meguiar's Car Care Products at the 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d' Elegance!

[Andrew C.]

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Ultimately it is up to the user, so try what you want, but in my personal experience, there is nothing that Meguiar's cannot do that looks just as good, if not better than other products on the market.

As I'm sure you know, it's not about just one product that gets the job done, but a whole array of different products, and Meguiar's makes something for just about everything!

[roushstage2]

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Don't confuse the issue here

OK. I was just trying to make a general statement simply using the word "wax," but since that wasn't good enough...

EVERYTHING used on that car cost less than $10 per bottle. Does it look comparable to cars that have had products that cost 2 or 3 or 5 times as much per product? Yes.

Better?