Where does Cleaner Wax lie in aggressiveness?

[HealthyCivic]

Where does the consumer Cleaner Wax (red bottle) lie in aggressiveness vs, say, Mirror Glaze or Ultimate Compound? I know it's an all-in-one product, but I actually just finished using it to remove etchings caused by full-strength APC that accidentally spilled out in my truck over night. That got me wondering, just how aggressive is Cleaner Wax?

By the way, I still got my G110 DA (I see theres a newer nicer one now :P), and I just ordered some aggressive clay, UC, Mirror Glaze, and Ultimate Wax. I think I should be pretty good with this combo. Used to have the civic but just got a used RAM 1500 which has a lot of paint to be worked on... I would say the bonded contaminant level is 6-7/10, which indicates that for the last 3 years it was probably left outside and never clayed.

I figure doing a clay with Quik Detailer, then running the DA with UC/cutting or polishing pad, then Mirror Glaze Finishing Polish + Finishing pad, and finally Ultimate Wax, ought to do the job.

I attended the open garages and trainings in 2008-2010. Is there anything new I should know about that would fit in here nicely? Used to work on my car for hours and hours, so the techniques are still pretty well ingrained.

[Old Bear]

Re: Where does Cleaner Wax lie in aggressiveness?

Similar, yet newer technology than Cleaner Wax.
Something newer might include the 2019 release of the cleaning/polishing/waxing product called 3 in 1 Wax.

https://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?67025-Meguiar-s-3-in-1-Wax

[Nick Winn]

Re: Where does Cleaner Wax lie in aggressiveness?

Where does the consumer Cleaner Wax (red bottle) lie in aggressiveness vs, say, Mirror Glaze or Ultimate Compound? I know it's an all-in-one product, but I actually just finished using it to remove etchings caused by full-strength APC that accidentally spilled out in my truck over night. That got me wondering, just how aggressive is Cleaner Wax?

By the way, I still got my G110 DA (I see theres a newer nicer one now :P), and I just ordered some aggressive clay, UC, Mirror Glaze, and Ultimate Wax. I think I should be pretty good with this combo. Used to have the civic but just got a used RAM 1500 which has a lot of paint to be worked on... I would say the bonded contaminant level is 6-7/10, which indicates that for the last 3 years it was probably left outside and never clayed.

I figure doing a clay with Quik Detailer, then running the DA with UC/cutting or polishing pad, then Mirror Glaze Finishing Polish + Finishing pad, and finally Ultimate Wax, ought to do the job.

I attended the open garages and trainings in 2008-2010. Is there anything new I should know about that would fit in here nicely? Used to work on my car for hours and hours, so the techniques are still pretty well ingrained.

A12 Cleaner Wax is very mild, probably the most mild cleaner we make. It does work really well for surface stains, which is likely why it worked so well for you to clean up APC that spilled. If you were trying to remove moderate to heavy swirls, it is not the best choice.

Your process sounds pretty good. Wash, Clay, Ultimate Compound w/ Red Cutting Disc will likely be needed, I would likely run Yellow Polishing Pad for the Mirror Glaze Finishing Polish you purchased (you did not indicate which one you have), and Ultimate Wax is a good choice, and is likely one of the best choices if you are going for the Ultimate Show Car Gloss, however, if you want great gloss & the most advanced protection we have, especially for a daily driver, I would recommend our new Hybrid Ceramic Liquid Wax.

You might also consider looking into doing a Iron Decon step with a product like our Iron Removing Spray Clay. The process would be, Wash, Dry, Iron Removing Spray Clay, rinse, dry, then clay. More info here:

https://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?69243

Also here is a article I wrote one D/A technique for reference:

D/A Polisher Basics with Meguiar's MT300

Feel free to ask as many additional questions as you would like, we are happy to help.