Meguiar's new 2015 product announcement thread

It'll be interesting to see what version of Paint Protect the Detailers or Professional lines might offer.
 
LOL some of the product mock ups have filler/placeholder text. Heheh
 
Caleb@ImpeccableImage said:
Polisher is up! AWESOME! I thought something might be up with Meguiars. In Mike Phillips new FLEX book it talks about pads and the new thinner foam pads from Megs are shown. Nice work Meguiars :props:!
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That's right... turn to page 18 and you'll see the new foam pad line-up including the thin pads.



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On Autogeek.net

How to use the Flex XC 3401 VRG Dual Action Polisher
For both Production Detailing & Show Car Detailing


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Mike, have you had an up-close with the 300? I assume it's not geared. No specs yet, what is the power rating?
 
Throw is same as GG6, PCXP, and the g110v2. What are the specific advantages of this machine over the other 8mm throw polishers out there? Smoother and quieter is probably enough, I love my GG6 but it is one loud beast, a concern when you live in a condo like I do.
 
If the operation is as smooth on the MT300 as they say, I will gladly retire the PC7424 for it. The ergonomics look great as well, soft start function, trigger, very cool. And Paint Protect 365 16fl oz for $9.99? I'm incredibly excited to get my hands on that!
 
Hi guys!

I thought I would share this somewhat lengthy response I just made over on MOL regarding what sets this new MT300 apart from other 8mm stroke tools:
There are a handful of major factors that really impact tool performance: power (watts/amps), speed, stroke length, and torque. You can easily have a tool rated at a relatively high watt spec, but that's not a guarantee of torque as you can still stall a high wattage motor if it's an inefficient piece. Tool speed can be a major player as well, since faster speed generally leads to more defect removal (although that's not always the case). But you have to be able to maintain that speed under pressure or you lose cut very quickly, and in order to maintain speed under pressure (ie, maintain pad rotation under load) you need high torque. Stroke length can also yield in increase in cut, but often at the expense of ease of use on tighter contours, on edge work (this is perhaps the greatest downfall of tall stroke tools) and close to trim pieces, mirrors, door handles, etc. Even so, without sufficient torque, it can very easy to suppress pad rotation on a tall stroke tool and as always, when that happens your cut drops significantly.

You may recall the "Cruise Control" feature we talked about with the G110v2. This new "Digital Torque Management" is not just a fancy new turn of phrase for the old Cruise Control - it's a completely different mechanism. DTM actually reads the speed of the motor shaft and compensates under load by increase the amperage in order to maintain the load speed. Torque is very high on this tool. So much so that at 4800 OPM and above you can apply considerable downward pressure (like, almost crazy amounts - stuff you would never do in real world paint polishing) and still maintain pad rotation. For example: starting today and all week long, we are demonstrating this tool in our booth at SEMA by buffing out sanding marks on a Mercedes SLS AMG Gullwing (in black, of course) and we are using this tool with our new thin foam cutting discs and D300. When we did our initial testing on this car we found that we could quickly remove 3000 grit sanding marks with the tool running at 4800 - 5800 OPM and that foam cutting pad and D300. We selected D300, incidentally, due to the total lack of dust, and that's kind of important for us in the setting of our booth at SEMA. Anyway, after removing those sanding marks quite quickly, we noticed some pigtails that were created in the sanding process. Anyone who's ever battled pigtails knows how deep they can be, and therefore how difficult they can be to remove. We merely applied a bit more D300 and, with the tool at 5800 OPM and a noticeable increase in pressure - but still not at all what we would consider heavy pressure - and the pigtails came out quite easily. And this car has pretty hard paint; when I last detailed it I needed M100 on microfiber pads with a Rupes 21 to remove the deeper scratches. But pigtails with an 8mm stroke DA and foam pads? Well, today I'm very confident that I could easily do the same with this tool and our new pads. Oh, and keep in mind, those pigtails were removed with moderate pressure and 5800 OPM and this new tool tops out at 7500 OPM - we had a ton of speed in reserve and quite frankly just didn't need it.

Now, add to all of the above the fact that we've got a new, billet one piece counterweight that is specifically matched to our backing plate and new pads and the multi bearing assembly, and you get an incredibly smooth feel from the tool. It's also extremely well balanced and has a surprisingly thin form factor that makes for a great grip on the tool, especially for those times when one hand buffing is called for. Honestly, the weight of the tool is just a fraction below that of most other typical DA buffers on the market (technically it's lighter than all of the 8mm stroke tools on the market, but admittedly not by a huge amount). But when you first pick it up, it's just so nicely balanced that virtually everyone comments on how very light it is. It's actually the balance that their noticing. And that balance is still noticeable when polishing paint with the tool. Plus it's quieter than most of the tools on the market. Balance, noise and smoothness of operation make for a very favorable user experience (lower vibrations means less feedback to the hands), and when you couple all that with the level of torque provided, this is an 8mm stroke tool that acts like it's a much bigger (and more expensive) beast.
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Meguiars is bringing it this year. Excited to see some consumer/professional reviews on these products!
 
Originally Posted by Michael Stoops
Hi guys!

I thought I would share this somewhat lengthy response I just made over on MOL regarding what sets this new MT300 apart from other 8mm stroke tools:
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Very clarifying answer and plentiful justifies the new tool, which seems awesome! I can't wait to see it performing with DMCs and DFCs, looks like M101 is definitively assuming M105's place?

Thanks in advance,

Kind Regards.
 
*adding to my question, any chance M101 to be available inside those beautiful 16oz bottles?

Kind Regards.
 
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