Hi...from SA

[Nizmo]

Hi,

Am on the other side of the world South Africa, Meguiars not that big yet this side, as well as not a wide product range...nways started using cleaner,polish and wax on my M3 and Uno Turbo VERY IMPRESSED with the out come, will never use anything else.

Just wish we can get a bigger product range...

Niz

[Keith]

Welcome Nizmo

I know we don't have the full range, but I've found everything that I require from local suppliers. What items can't you find and where in 'Suid-Afrika' are you from?

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Hi...from SA

Originally posted by Nizmo
Hi,

Am on the other side of the world South Africa, Meguiar's not that big yet this side, as well as not a wide product range...nways started using cleaner,polish and wax on my M3 and Uno Turbo VERY IMPRESSED with the out come, will never use anything else.

Just wish we can get a bigger product range...

Niz

Hi Niz,

Welcome to Meguiar's Online!


If you haven't already, check out out South Africa Website also with a discussion forum.

South Africa Online Discussion Forums!



And here's this of course too!
List 'O Links

Many of the things we cover in our Saturday Classes are discussed and talked about in the threads found in the sub-forums of the Information Station


First read this,

Meguiar's 5-Step Paint Care Cycle


Then read these...

How To Remove Swirls By Hand
How to remove a defect by hand with ScratchX
Using the G-100 to remove swirls with the Professional Line
Circles or Straight Lines?
Which LSP is Best for Light Colors
How to locate Meguiar’s Professional & Detailer products in your hometown
How to tell when a Meguiar's wax is ready to remove - The Swipe Test
The Dual Action Counterweight "Controversy"
What are the Differences Between Meguiar's Waxes
What's the Deal with "Layering"?
Measuring Clear Coat Thickness
Rotary vs. PC vs. Regular Orbital Buffer
Glass Polishing...Deep Cleaning
NXT Tech Wax Cure Time
Suggested Products for Taking Care of a New Car
Colored Waxes - Do they really work?
PC + #83 not "Cutting" it! - The Limits of the Dual Action Polisher
What it Means to Remove a Scratch
Why Meguiar’s Recommends Polishing Paint
A Lesson From White Paint
Each one, teach one... Ferrari Fiorano 355 F1 Spider

[kokketiel]

Howzit my china!

Welcome to the board! Always nice to see some SA'cans around.

We've been living in the US for the last couple of years, but still visit SA every so often.

This board is a goldmine of information - be sure to check out Mike's "list'o'links"

[Keith]

With a nick like 'kokketiel' I should have guessed you were from the good ol' South Africa.... hoe lank is julle nou weg?

goldmine

SA Forum ...only starting up but could be great the more forumites we get

Happy detailing

[GSKTech]

Hiya Nizmo

Welcome to MOL.

[kokketiel]

Originally posted by Keith
With a nick like 'kokketiel' I should have guessed you were from the good ol' South Africa.... hoe lank is julle nou weg?

We came over at the end of 2000, so it's been almost 6 years (but feels like yesterday). We also spent a 2 year stint here in the mid 90's, that we obviously enjoyed enough to decide to come back.

There's actually a large number of SA'cans where we live, and we have good ex-SA friends of ours a just few houses up the street. We all get together a few times a year to make "boerewors" .

[Nizmo]

Thanx Guys, nice to hear from guys from SA.

@ mike, thanx tried a few stuff on the list just the weekend i tried the clay and detailer as well as the scratch x...starting to LOVE the stuff even more
Hoping to buy wheel cleaner, and car shampoo soon.

@ Keith , looking for metal polish for my chrome and high polish rims and also a buffer think its the G100...oh an leather care.

[Keith]

Metal Polish
I use Meguiars All Metal Polysh (yes, that's how they spell it!) that I picked up @ DeLaRey Hardware Store. I use it on my chrome exhaust tips and around the house.

Leather Care
I haven't used Meguiars products for my leather 'cause I still have some left over from my previous BMW, but I've seen the leather care products at DeLaRey yesterday. They say it's good, but I cannot vouch for it.

Random Orbital/Dual Action Polisher
We don't get the G100 (or Porter Cable polishers here), but I recently acquired the Makita BO6040 Dual Action polisher from my local hardware and bought Meguiars pads to use on it. The only issue I have with it is that the Velcro backing on the pad doesn't cover the entire pad (like some of the Lake Country pads), so I do get a cookie-cutter effect when using the standard Makita backing plate. BTW. The thread on the Meguiars backing plate doesn't fit the Makita. I'm gonna get myself the 8" cutting pad to use with my MF bonnet to see if that's better.

The Meguiars brand is definately gaining in popularity in South Africa, with stores like Makro, DeLaRey and Game starting to sell it. They sell the retail products and companies like BritQuip in the Cape sell the professional products. You can always speak to Meguiars SA people on the SA Forum

Hope this helps

[Nizmo]

Thanx man, am from PTA...
Where about are you?
Been to most Makro and builds where house never find the stuff was looking for..
Never seen a DeLaRey Hardware Store...

Round about how much was the metal polish?

[Keith]

I'm from Cape Town and DeLaRey is only found in the Cape.

I can't remember what it cost...possibly about R100. It comes in a 142gram pot and it goes a long way. I've had it for two months and everytime I wash my car, I use it and I've only gone through about 30grams of it.

Speak to the guys on the SA forum about suppliers in the Gauteng area.

[Nizmo]

Cool, thanx Keith...