Meg's UQD vs Aquawax in rain

[Surfer]

we had our first rain this afternoon since adding the Megs UQD on Saturday. My beads looked very different from yours, and were quite a bit smaller. Had I not known better I would have thought Zaino or P21S. Megs did offer that it needed 12 hours to cure properly.

Hmmm that perked my interest again, I did read it had to sorta cure.

 

[Al-53]

Best bet is to buy it and try it....I did..i did again this morning with a hose to do a wash...and same results....after the wash no results....try it...

Al

 

[joe.p]

Hmmm that perked my interest again, I did read it had to sorta cure.

either it needs to cure or it dosen't.whatever the case AL has always offered a non biased review always honest ..his experience and past riveiws clearly speak for themselves..

 

[ehuth1]

we had our first rain this afternoon since adding the Megs UQD on Saturday. My beads looked very different from yours, and were quite a bit smaller. Had I not known better I would have thought Zaino or P21S. Megs did offer that it needed 12 hours to cure properly.

Cure time for a QD.... little overboard for me. Might as well add another coat of LSP. It is all upto to the consumer, but Clearkote QS still holds a place in my bag

 

[Reddwarf]

So is AW a QD? By its name I thought it was a spray on wax.

 

[Al-53]

So is AW a QD? By its name I thought it was a spray on wax.

No AW is a spray sealant....no wax just a polymer....I was hoping the megs sheeted the water since its pollen season and rainy season...the AW beads and I have pollen spots after it dries...with the sheeting action I was hoping to have it rinse off....

AL

 

[Surfer]

No AW is a spray sealant....no wax just a polymer....I was hoping the megs sheeted the water since its pollen season and rainy season...the AW beads and I have pollen spots after it dries...with the sheeting action I was hoping to have it rinse off....

AL

Especially after seeing that video, thats why I was really hoping water just shot right off. Would be perfect for South FL where storms come out of nowhere like today (went from beautiful, and then 15 minutes later looked out the window and was black and storming lol), and the sun comes out afterwards, that way water wouldn't just sit on hte vehicle as beads getting baked on.

 

[Reddwarf]

Oh I see now. We get rains here in TX that leave little dirt rings all over the car. I hate that!

 

[Al-53]

I will try it again...I really want it to work as shown in the video....If I am not mistaken they said that the detailer was applied to the panel twice that morning....so thats not 12 hours..but it does say 12 hours for maximum effects...but seeing posts here and other sites they are getting same results as I am..no sheeting...even from a tester who tested it...

I got better results with the Last touch detailer....at least that sheeted water in heavy rains..did not last long....but worked....

AL

 

[supercharged]

I'm sticking with Aquawax. Thanks for an honest review.

 

[MagicCity33]

Especially after seeing that video, thats why I was really hoping water just shot right off. Would be perfect for South FL where storms come out of nowhere like today (went from beautiful, and then 15 minutes later looked out the window and was black and storming lol), and the sun comes out afterwards, that way water wouldn't just sit on hte vehicle as beads getting baked on.

Send some of that rain up here to us in Birmingham, AL.

We are on water restriction so I've been using PB & SW to keep my car clean. Had even thought about washing my cars at night to avoid a ticket but for the most part the cars are clean, but I'm running out of product.

I guess I'll have to pull out the #921 next.

 

[ScottB]

Cure time for a QD.... little overboard for me. Might as well add another coat of LSP. It is all upto to the consumer, but Clearkote QS still holds a place in my bag

the bottle offers that 12 hours is needed to cure properly. And obviously this is designed with a polymer so similar to a spray sealant also, or what I like to call a qd'er+.

As for sheeting, I never said anything of sheeting. Small tiny uniform beads at first rain. Gloss is still apparent next morning, but slickness is gone. Coming from someone quite critical of Megs in general, I think its a honest assessment. Im not the one pumping Duragloss over all others, so lets try and stay real.

Quikshine looks similar, beads similar, falls off as quickly, and is not a slick initially. Thats just how I see it and I love Quikshine also.

 

[Al-53]

Im not the one pumping Duragloss over all others, so lets try and stay real.

First off Killer thats not called for..In my other post I said I will try it again as I want it to work...


Second I touted DG as a good product for the money..seems AG thinks it was also...it has more raves on more forums ...its not the only product I use..but the one that gave me best results...and looks like alot others are also...

you my friend pump Sov to every one that posts...so any difference..

Al

 

[dengood1]

Send some of that rain up here to us in Birmingham, AL.

We are on water restriction so I've been using PB & SW to keep my car clean. Had even thought about washing my cars at night to avoid a ticket but for the most part the cars are clean, but I'm running out of product.

I guess I'll have to pull out the #921 next.

I have a TON of family in Birmingham area. Ever heard of Rock Mountain Lakes, near Bessemer? My uncle pretty much built that. His name is Bud Coleman and he used to own Video Xpress, a movie rental chain in Alabama, up until about 5 years ago or so.....sold to Blockbuster and made a BUNDLEIm the MAN

 

[ScottB]

First off Killer thats not called for..In my other post I said I will try it again as I want it to work...


Second I touted DG as a good product for the money..seems AG thinks it was also...it has more raves on more forums ...its not the only product I use..but the one that gave me best results...and looks like alot others are also...

you my friend pump Sov to every one that posts...so any difference..

Al

I am not here to offend you, nor others, just to offer my advice being that I use and test most that AG has to offer, and many other lines. I too am surprised at Megs offering initially, although after second rain tonight feel it is dropping off quickly just like my findings on AW after two bottles and multiple uses. I am not trying to change your opinion on Duragloss, and unfortunately you cannot change mine.

 

[Truls]

As long as the "pumping" is good stuff, i cant see the problem.

Many pumped the pinnacle LS and CM on me. i Love it
Many pumped the DG 101, 105 and AW on me. i Love it
Many pumped the Guzzler on me. I Love it
Many pumped the ShMitt on me. i Love it
No one Pumped the Flitz polish ball on me. i hate it

We all have (pump) our favorits here at AG, were all quallity testers. Thats what keeps AG on their toes, thats why AG will be better and better in future, because bad products falls through, the good ones lives (until a even better product arrives, and get pumped

 

[sparkie]

As long as the "pumping" is good stuff, i cant see the problem.

Many pumped the pinnacle LS and CM on me. i Love it
Many pumped the DG 101, 105 and AW on me. i Love it
Many pumped the Guzzler on me. I Love it
Many pumped the ShMitt on me. i Love it
No one Pumped the Flitz polish ball on me. i hate it

We all have (pump) our favorits here at AG, were all quallity testers. Thats what keeps AG on their toes, thats why AG will be better and better in future, because bad products falls through, the good ones lives (until a even better product arrives, and get pumped

:iagree: Some of the best products I've learned about came from this forum.
Didn't know anything about Duragloss until members talk about it on AGOL. I'm thankful they did!

 

[rkf76]

Well today I just did half the hood with the megs where the bomb was..and left AW on since it looked like a storm coming in...good time to test ...

Ok its been 7 hours since I put the Meg's UQD on and it started to pour out....I went out to see how the water was shedding off the hood....well I will let you see the results.....the AW is 3 days old Meg's 7 hours old...

Couple things

1. Comparing these two products is like comparing apples to oranges. They aren't the same type of product and aren't meant to be used in the same capacity. One is a wax/sealant while the other is simply a juiced up QD.

2. Maximum polymer protection w/UQD is achived after 12 hrs curing time

3. The sheeting action in the Megs video did not happen when they sprayed the panel w/water simulating rain drops, the sheeting action occured when they let the water pour out of the hose freely. There is quite a difference between rain drops and water gushing out of a hose freely. If you look at the video, when the panel was wet via free flowing water from the hose, it sheeted, when the sprayed the panel the water beaded up.

4. The sheeting action/beading of a quality spray wax/sealant like DG 951 IS SUPPOSED TO BE BETTER THAN A QD, but seeing as how a layer of uncured UQD looks incredibly similar to that of a fully cured layer of AW leads me to believe that UQD is the real deal and holds it's own against one of the best spray waxes/sealants on the planet.

I did not get the UQD to sheet water from a hose...lol....I can sheet water on plain polished paint with a hose...I want it to sheet water from the elements....I wanted to see my hood sorta dry in the down pour...and after it....
AL

The problem then is not what the product can or can't do, it's the circumstances under which you expect it to do WHAT YOU WANT IT TO DO. Your expectations are unrealistic and there's no video showing that this product is supposed to sheet water when rained on, either real or simulated via spraying w/hose.

I was hoping to see the paint looking water free like the videos..but not the case...you think a hours worth of rain depleted it...if so thats bad....

If you want an outcome like the video, you should simulate the conditions as in the video. Comparing free flowing water from a hose over a small panel is nowhere near the same as a hood being rained on. But watch the video and see what happens when they spray the panel vs. letting the water flow freely. What you're doing is the same as me watering my hood w/free flowing water from a hose and complaining that this crap doesn't bead up like it shows in the video.

 

[Jimmie]

Just one persons opinion but after watching "the video" I expected water to sheet off in any condition. We all know what flooding paint will do and the video was definitly shot to portray a sheeting beyond what any had seen. I feel that my expectations are very realistic. I'm just sorry that I touted the product to the degree that I did from watching a video.

 

[ScottB]

Just one persons opinion but after watching "the video" I expected water to sheet off in any condition. We all know what flooding paint will do and the video was definitly shot to portray a sheeting beyond what any had seen. I feel that my expectations are very realistic. I'm just sorry that I touted the product to the degree that I did from watching a video.

you cannot blame yourself ... the product , like many others, was changed or modified prior to release. This obviously is a different outcome than the video as nobody has seen any sheeting from Megs.