Does Meguiars make any bad products?

Apparently Meg's thought D114 wasn't very good :(

I hate the smell of Ultimate Protectant and Quik Interior Detailer... Does that count as a bad product?
 
Ultimate Interior Detailer. Can't remember why exactly but do remember after using it just thinking "Meh...that didn't turn out like I thought".

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DasBurninator said:
Apparently Meg's thought D114 wasn't very good :(

I hate the smell of Ultimate Protectant and Quik Interior Detailer... Does that count as a bad product?
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Sales said it wasn't good lol.

Perhaps you got one of the bad batches of QID. I like it. I could not stand the scent of Adams interior detailer.

BudgetPlan1 said:
Ultimate Interior Detailer. Can't remember why exactly but do remember after using it just thinking "Meh...that didn't turn out like I thought".

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I felt the same about it as well. Wasn't enough to keep me from using the regular QID.

I do like the Mirror Bright wheel cleaner but the clinging ability is zilch. Keeps me from buying it again. Same goes for the mirror bright shampoo. It's good but not enough to impress me over Gold Class, Shampoo Plus or Hyper Wash.
 
Meguiars Ultimate Black Trim and Plastic Restorer along with the Trim Sponges are terrible. The only other Meguiars product I use is D108 and it does an OK job - I wouldn't buy it again though.
 
Jaretr1 said:
NXT Spray Wax which I think and hope has been discontinued was teh worst detailing product ever. It was next to impossible to remove once spread out. It sucked.

Ultimate Black isnt that great either.
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I'm almost 100% Meguiar's.

I've dwindled down my options considerably, and it's nice to have a line of high performing products from one manufacturer.

My first experience was with the Deep Crystal System in spring of 1996, followed by Gold Class wax, and Clear Coat Body Scrub. More was to follow in the next three years.

Since being more active here on the forum, I've been exposed to, purchased, tested, and used other brands of products in the field. My expectations on these other products was probably unreasonable as I didn't find them to significantly, or marginally out perform the Meguiar's I had been using.

However, to answer the question, I didn't particularly care for the NXT Spray Wax either. Ultimate Quik Wax was MUCH easier to use.
 
Meg's is like a good 'hole in the wall' Chinese restaurant - lots of good stuff & very affordable. Even the so-so offering is still not too bad.

And like such a place; they tend to pull dishes from you without warning... :laughing:
 
The Guz said:
Sales said it wasn't good lol.

Perhaps you got one of the bad batches of QID. I like it. I could not stand the scent of Adams interior detailer.
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Sales people always have to ruin my day lol. At work and apparently when detailing.

It very well could be a bad batch. Maybe I'll pick up another gallon and see if it's better. Funny that you don't like the scent of Adam's. Generally we agree on products haha.
 
DasBurninator said:
Sales people always have to ruin my day lol. At work and apparently when detailing.

It very well could be a bad batch. Maybe I'll pick up another gallon and see if it's better. Funny that you don't like the scent of Adam's. Generally we agree on products haha.
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lol those damn sales people. Adams was to baby powdery to me. Triggered my allergies.
 
BrutalNoodle said:
Meg's is like a good 'hole in the wall' Chinese restaurant - lots of good stuff & very affordable. Even the so-so offering is still not too bad.

And like such a place; they tend to pull dishes from you without warning... :laughing:
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Great analogy, Brutal.

I've never used anything from Meg's and thought "Well that sucked!". Yes, Some of their OTC stuff leaves a bit to be desired to us here on this forum dedicated to detailing. But to thousands of other guys & girls out there, any product that makes a difference and/or cleans and improves the look of their ride to their own eye is more than enough. Meg's is a smart and far-reaching company.

That being said, I still have two go-to Meg's products after trying many others.
 
BrutalNoodle said:
I hear ya, Paul.

Which two? Let me guess, one of them is M205. Huh, huh? lol
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SHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL

Actually, no. I do use 205 on occasion, but the two I still love to use are UW&W (guess it's just me, or the metallic gray paint on the truck, but after my polish/845, it looks stunning after a touch up wash).

And the UQW. Tried all kinds, but this puts the "POP" on my paint better than any I've tried.
 
Ah, I should have known. Of course UQW has to be one of 'em. Performance per price ratio is up there. Hard to beat. Brilliant stuff. :props:


My first [serious] venture into detailing world was Ultimate Compound. As a matter a fact, I found AG because I wanted to know how to use it properly.
 
Depending upon the applications, condition of the panel, tool speed (rpm) and the orbit throw, I tend to get back to 3M products from wetordry, to compounds, to Ultrafine Polish. For hand waxing Adams Paste Wax leaves Meguires waxes in the dust especially with black vehicles. I just finished waxing a black Jeep Commander. As a test I did half the hood with Meguires Wax and the other half with Adams Paste Wax. Trying to photograph what I was seeing was impossible. It would have been great for posting. I finished waxing the entire car after 3M Ultrafine polish with Adams.
 
I never used nor did I ever like D114, it was an Urban Legend. Lame thread by the way.

OP 6/12 15 posts and this is your best?
 
jcaustin87 said:
Well that will surely inspire you to want to be more active in the community....
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Hopefully.................but after 4 and half years who knows. Start a thread illiciting negative comments about a companies products instead of the positives of their products? C mon man?

It can also be noted that said OP hasn't revisited this thread with a post. Could that be considered as trolling?
 
A long time ago I got a few 6" Maroon Pads and could never get a good result with them. They didn't have enough "bite" to eliminate small surface scratches, yet they were aggressive enough to always leave an annoying mar in the paint.

I eventually got rid of them by using them to apply Megs #84, (Liquid Sandpaper).
 
custmsprty said:
Hopefully.................but after 4 and half years who knows. Start a thread illiciting negative comments about a companies products instead of the positives of their products? C mon man?

It can also be noted that said OP hasn't revisited this thread with a post. Could that be considered as trolling?
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You can find tons of positive threads/reviews on Meguiars products, and rightfully so. Those threads are nice, but boring and predictable. Megs tend to make consistently good stuff across the entire range.

I literally created this thread to find out if there are any Megs products to avoid.

And if anything, my original post as well as many other posters were very positive towards the company. A thread like this is likely more flattering and informative for Meguairs as a company, as opposed to negative...
 
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