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A proper grit guard will last a lifetime. This on the other hand, well..I'm speechless

If doing full details maybe but why clay if your car doesn't need to be? If the paint isn't contaminated why inducing marring? That is just more polishing work. Polishing removes contaminates too but at the cost of your polish pads durability. My decision to clay is driven by the level of...

Whoops that should be first coat

I consider layering wax, sealants and particularly coatings a waste of time and money. Applying coatings should be a very methodical process, working in a small area and completing one panel at a time. If the reason for the second coat is missing areas then it is your application method that is...

Any clay will remove protection no matter how fine it is. Pinnacle description also advises of this A finer clay will cause less marring and depending on paint condition it is possible to skip the polish step, moving straight to a protectant

Contaminants only sink into clay with pressure applied. It is not until you kneed the clay that they truly sink into the clay and are no longer pushed along the paint surface. If you rinse the clay mitt as often as you kneed clay then is there a argument that mitts could cause less marring...

To the best of my knowledge Zen Automotive Supplies (ZAS) is the Australian distributor for Optimum. They have spend extraordinary making Opti-Coat Pro the most recognised coating in Australia. They have spent tens of thousand in testing Opti-Coat with the CSIRO to backup the products claims...

Optimum have released new products in Australia under the Opti-Coat branding. Some are new, while some others are new formulations. Thought some of you might be interested. Not sure if these will make it your way

Just notice I linked the wrong thread due to BM1024's reply. My previous thread from last year was http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-detailing-101/91389-meguiars-d114-rinse-free-express-wash-being-discontinued.html After Michael Stoops replied...

I would suggest the plan to discontinue this has been known for quite sometime. I first raised this over 12 months ago. Meguiars Australia told me it was a discontinued product - www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-detailing-101/104865-meguiars-d114-rinsefree-express-wash-discontinued-12.html

The Weekend Detail

Placing vinegar in the fabric softener compartment is fine. It grabs the vinegar at the start of the rinse cycle. I can't open my front loader mid cycle. Even if I could I wouldn't want to keep an eye out for the rinse cycle to add my vinegar

Add vinegar during the rinse cycle. I just add mine to the fabric softener compartment

Impurities in the water could be the issue. Tried mixing with distilled water?

Concrete proof! What type of proof you after? Companies spend tens of thousands of dollars on R&D creating and improving their products. There is even plenty of forum members that conduct their own tests and share the results.

Cheers for confirming that with a call I suspect you are right. They don't plan to stocking it and easier for them to say it is being discontinued. Going to ask them to clarify their answer given no evidence (besides their email) of it is being discontinued

Sorry for the scare people. While it is good news for the USA, I'm very annoyed at Meguiars Australia if I have been given incorrect information. If they have not intention in distributing the product in Australia they shouldn't be telling me it has been discontinued. I'm going to follow up this...

All good. I was surprised given it seems to be a popular product and deleted it would put a gap back in their detailer range

Would it be considered a rumor if it came straight from the horses mouth? I didn't hear this on the grapevine. It was a direct response from Meguiars distributor Motor Active in Australia. I'm just somewhat surprised by the answer.

I emailed Meguiars Australia to find out how to get some and this was the response "The D114 RINSE FREE EXPRESS WASH is being discontinued world wide, and won't be available once current stock is sold."