Paint cleaner

[8GC]

Plan to buy a gallon size of paint cleaner, which one in the pro-range products are paint cleaner ? M07 ?

[akimel]

Re: Paint cleaner

M07 is not a paint cleaner. It is classified as a "pure polish, along with M03, M05, and M81.

Meguiar's offers a number of cleaning/polishes in their professional line. It all depends on how aggressive you want the product to be. On the least aggressive end of the spectrum, you might consider M09, M82, and M205. I recall one thread where someone asked if the professional line included a product equivalent to DC1 Paint Cleaner. I believe that #9 was recommended by one or more folks. Perhaps others might have some better suggestions for you.

Cheers,
Al

[Tuck91]

Re: Paint cleaner

I think M09 or M80 are good for light to medium swirl/defect removal. You could look into that

[gjohn28]

Re: Paint cleaner

In the pro line M02 and M105 can be used by hand, DA or rotary. M04, M84, M85 and M95 I believe are recommended for use by rotary, only. M80 and M83 are considered cleaner/polishes. You can research different cleaners and their application at Meguire's Direct.

What are you trying to do?

[8GC]

Re: Paint cleaner

Thanks for the reply.
My DC1 is going to finish, plan to buy a gallon size of paint cleaner which serve the same purpose as DC1.

[akimel]

Re: Paint cleaner

You might also consider M80 as a substitute for DC1. See this thread: What's the best "mild" cleaner in the Pro Line?

Note ScottWax's counsel:

"Actually, I would go with #80 Speed Glaze if you are working by hand. I used it by hand the other day on a black BMW since I didn't have a access to a plug for my PC. #80 breaks down pretty fast by hand and really leaves the paint in excellent shape, enough so that you can go straight to your wax/sealant."

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Paint cleaner

Thanks for the reply.
My DC1 is going to finish, plan to buy a gallon size of paint cleaner which serve the same purpose as DC1.

DC1 is our least aggressive paint cleaner, another way of saying this would be that DC1 is our most gentle paint cleaner. The closest thing to it in our Professional Line would be M09 Swirl Remover 2.0 and after that our new M205 Ultra Finishing Polish.

M02 might be a good choice because it's versatile and it comes in a 16 ounce bottle, with this size you could at least try it out and make sure it's working for your application before investing into an entire gallon.

What are you working on and what do you usually use a paint cleaner for?

[8GC]

Re: Paint cleaner

Mike, thanks for your recommendation, I think will go for M09.

I usually use DC1 after claying(3 months) or before waxing(twice a month), just want to make sure paint surface is clean.

I'm working on orbital with W8006 or sometimes by hand with W0004.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Paint cleaner

I usually use DC1 after claying(3 months) or before waxing(twice a month), just want to make sure paint surface is clean.

I'm working on orbital with W8006 or sometimes by hand with W0004

M09 will be your new best friend, it will lightly clean the surface and leave it looking clear and glossy by hand or machine. Just like a paint cleaner, you apply to a section at at time, this can be an area about a foot square or a fender or hood and then remove before it dries. Now move onto a new section and repeat until you've gone around the entire car.

When removing, use a clean, soft plush microfiber and don't worry about removing every single little trace of polish, just get the most of it off and the apply your wax.

Not sure if you've ever seen this thread in our Hot Topics forum so here it is for your reading pleasure...

Which products need to dry before removing?

[8GC]

Re: Paint cleaner

Thanks again Mike & everyone in MOL.

Actually I've gone throught most of the threads in MOL before I join this forum, it took 3 months for me to read, really enjoy reading in MOL & gain a lot of detailing knowledge....also burn my wallet......he.he...

In my coutry 16/32 oz products are very expensive, so I prefer to buy gallon size to share with my "meguiar's" friends. eg M26 16oz=US$20 but a gallon only cost me US$60, really a big save.

Hope you all can understand my simple english.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Paint cleaner

Hope you all can understand my simple english.

Perfectly! You're doing great!

Cool to hear you read so much before moving from Lurker to Member...

Ah... a chance to use this new Smilie