Before the term topping was used on forums, I used it when I did show car or multiple step detailing procedures.
After all the compounding and polishing was over I would apply a coat of #20 Polymer Sealant and follow this with a coat of #M16
This would have been from around 1990 to 2000, again, long before a lot of the names we all talk about today were either available or popular and often times both.
IF you don't own M16 you can pretty much get the same look from P21S, here's a post I made in another thread.
I found this post I made in July of 2002 on another forum,
Meguiar's #16 Professional Paste Wax compared to P21S
From everything I can tell, Meguiar's #16 Professional Paste Wax and P21S Carnauba Wax are very,
very similar.
Things in common
* They smell the same
* They have the same
feel at application
* They create the same visual appearance i.e. good gloss
* They are both
pure waxes in that they should only be applied to new, or like new finishes, or paint that has been previously pre-cleaned and pre-polished.
Things that are different
* P21S is states it is a Carnauba based Wax
* #16 is a blended wax that includes Carnauba as well as other ingredients.
* P21S instructions state best results come from removing wax
before it hazes
* #16 instructions state to allow wax to haze before removing
* #16 is roughly 1/3 the cost of P21S
* You get approximately twice as much wax with #16 versus P21S
Click here to get a jar of P21S
