Help with product choice..Please

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steve wc

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I recently used some products that I had around the house.

They were:

Paint Cleaner--Meg's DC1

Polish-- Meg's DC2

Wax/ Selant -- Mother's Reflections

LSP-- Mother's Top Coat

I am happy with the two Mother's products but plan to by some Natty's Blue for my two dark colored cars.

I was told that the Meg's DC1 & DC2 were very gentle products.

What would be the next one or two steps up for hand application? (To replace the Meg's DC1 & DC2).
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Products do not have to be from Meg's.

Thanks,

Steve WC
 
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Meguiar's #9 swirl remover and #7 Show car glaze...That's from their pro line...
What kind of results are you looking for?
 
Looking for minor Swirl and Scratch removing and a good polish to darken color.

A one step combination or two seperate steps O.K. All will be hand applied.

Just trying to learn and improve on below.

I'm a Weekend Warrior and a Big Chicken!
 
steve wc said:
Looking for minor Swirl and Scratch removing and a good polish to darken color.

A one step combination or two seperate steps O.K. All will be hand applied.

Just trying to learn and improve on below.

I'm a Weekend Warrior and a Big Chicken!
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Cars look real good for a big chicken.........:cheers:
 
Meguiar's NXT generation Tech wax darkens the color. I have only used the paste on my car, but I notice a signifigant color darkening the next day after I've used it.
 
FloridaNative said:
Meguiar's NXT generation Tech wax darkens the color. I have only used the paste on my car, but I notice a signifigant color darkening the next day after I've used it.
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Hi, whats your color......:)
 
New Plan Of Attack

This would be for the red Solara pictured below:

Wash and Clay

Paint Cleaner--Meg's DC1 (Still not sure about the effectiveness of this and would consider skipping straight to polish or replacing).

Polish---Clearkote Vanilla Moose

Wax/ Selant -- Mother's Reflections

LSP---Natty's Blue

Any compatability issue's?
 
Should work fine Steve. Unless there are defects we can't see in the pics, I would just skip the Paint Cleaner. Defects meaning oxidation or a little fading of the color.
 
FloridaNative said:
Hi back at ya! :cheers: It's a medium metallic blue.
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i often wondered how a wax or sealer can change a cars color,

'the oils maybe???:confused:
 
I have no idea. lol But somehow, I'm sure that Killr knows. Man! is there anything that he doesn't know?? We should give him a title or something. Something like detail master or yogi or something like that. Hmmmm but Yogi makes me think of Yogi Bear. He could be master Yogi bear, or Killrbear, wait what was the question again?? My mind wandered.
 
Any Advantage to using this over theVanilla Moose Wax Hand Glaze ?

ClearKote Red Moose Machine Glaze

Red Moose Machine Glaze is designed for machine application, though you can get beautiful results by hand.
Red Moose Machine Glaze also contains color enhancers that create a richer, more saturated color on your vehicle’s dark paint. Dark paint can achieve unbelievable depth under the right product and Red Moose Machine Glaze is one of those products.
 
Well, if you have a dark colored car, the RMG is designed for darker colors. Definitely one of the best, if not THE best glaze out there right now. VMG is not bad, just RMG is known more for making black/red cars look SPECTACULAR!!
 
abrcrombe said:
Well, if you have a dark colored car, the RMG is designed for darker colors. Definitely one of the best, if not THE best glaze out there right now. VMG is not bad, just RMG is known more for making black/red cars look SPECTACULAR!!
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:iagree: :iagree:

RMG and VMG are great products for hand polishing and filling, and I have not seen a big difference in using RMG on lighter colored cars.


I cannot specifically tell you why some waxes and paint sealants seem to change the color of paint. Maybe its the oils reflecting light, the metallic popping in the sun, and maybe its the fillers hiding the flaws so that the finish looks meticulous. What I can tell you is it does happen, and some products seem to do it more than others.

What I have always personally pondered, is how the color of the product (wax/sealant) is not necessarily transferred to the finish. Some of the product stays to protect correct ?? So would a purple sealant not leave some color change do to the minimal amount of product left as well as its coloring purple ??
 
Maybe it does microscopically, if so?? who cares;) not our naked eyes:)
 
I have posted a few pictures of my red Solara. Would it be considered dark?
 
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