New Meguiars Paint Protect

[jarred767]

This new product from Meguirs looks very interesting, it almost sounds too good to be true. It's $10 for 16 ounces, goes on like a wax except it's wife on wipe off (no hazing) so sounds super easy, and it says you can get many cars out of a single bottle. It's said to be super hydrophobic, and lasts for a solid year!!!!! At $10 a bottle remember!!!!

Like I said almost sounds too good to be true very interested to learn more about this new product.

 

[Setec Astronomy]

Yeah, this sounds like the 800 lb gorilla in the room.

Edit: It seems that "looks" are not this product's strong suit. It seems to be targeted at the people who wax their car (and wash it?) once a year. I wonder if it will wind up being a topper for the enthusiast market.

 

[jarred767]

Yeah, I was thinking it was probably more of a topper too, or even as an LSP after full paint correction. That much protection at that price point is pretty impressive though.

 

[Setec Astronomy]

Yeah, maybe a base with a "looks" LSP on top...wait...that sounds like a coating strategy. This is a consumer-line product, so I'm not going to get my hopes up that it will be of that much interest to us "Geeks".

 

[jarred767]

It may not be for us and our cars, but it sounds like a great upsell/add-on item for those of us in business detailing. Especially for those customers who are only once a year customers!

 

[Setec Astronomy]

Well, you know what they say about things that sound too good to be true...

 

[Kurtopia]

wife on wipe off

That DOES sound too good to be true!

 

[jarred767]

Well, you know what they say about things that sound too good to be true...

Normally I would agree with you on this, but it's not like we're talking about some knock off company or something here...

 

[Tato]

I'm just waiting for the store release, the sale, and to buy it in bulks!

Kind Regards.

 

[keerthi]

Could someone confirm if the product offers any protection from UV or just beads water?

 

[BillE]

From Mike Stoops (Meguiar's)...yes.

Bill

 

[Supergus1]

Here's a great very informative thread from over at the Meg's forum.
Paint Protect - 365 Day Durability

 

[VISITOR]

can anyone who has used both the paint protect and opti-seal compare them to each other? they both seem to have basically the same/similiar directions...

 

[FUNX650]

I have yet to put any Meguiar's 365PP in a spray-bottle assembly ...such as Opti-Seal's...for delivery-system comparison testing; but, with 365PP having a viscosity of: 0.1 (Pa-s)...it's sounds quite feasible.

If not:
A little bit of Naptha added to the 365PP may facilitate
its sprayability.

However:
Being that I'm satisfied with 365PP's current "pin-hole" delivery system: I can't commit to whether I ever will conduct any such testing...as listed above.


Bob

 

[frankprozzoly]

can anyone who has used both the paint protect and opti-seal compare them to each other? they both seem to have basically the same/similiar directions...

I thought paint protect has to be wiped off and opti seal doesn't. I wish I read about opti seal before i bought the $100 bottle of hydro 2. Is opti seal getting better reviews than hydro 2?

 

[SOMJoseph]

Saw some of this stuff at Autozone the other day and it got my attention. Thinking that it was too good to be true for an over the counter product, I passed on it. If anyone tries it post up your results!

 

[FUNX650]

Saw some of this stuff at Autozone the other day and it got my attention. Thinking that it was too good to be true for an over the counter product, I passed on it. If anyone tries it post up your results!

Would it still be "too good to be true"...
if it's also sold at the AGO store?
Meguiars Paint Protect


Bob

 

[VISITOR]

I thought paint protect has to be wiped off and opti seal doesn't. I wish I read about opti seal before i bought the $100 bottle of hydro 2. Is opti seal getting better reviews than hydro 2?

thanks for the clarification. what I meant was they both seem to apply easily in the same way and I wasn't sure of PP needed to be removed with a mf towel but just flashed into the paint...

 

[OCDetails]

So it is another NuFinish? lol If a company could make something that lasted a year then they probably wouldn't do it. Or if they did then they would only sell it in 1 ounce bottles like CQUARTZ or something like that. You don't get repeat business if you make a product that you only need to use once. 16 ounces would be enough for a decade worth of protection on a car and that doesn't seem like something any marketing department would get behind. Sounds like slick consumer grade product marketing to me. I could be wrong... I'll be trying it, of course, but I don't hold out hopes that it is going to last a year on anything that isn't kept in the garage 9 months out of the year.

 

[sixsix]

PaintProtect is pretty much completely gone after a month on my car. The first time I washed it after I applied it it was barely beading, but when it rains it look like it beads a little better. The slickness is completely gone after the first wash, which is a shame cause it was super slick after the initial application. The car was prepped before application with iron x followed by a speedy prep sponge wipe down. The stuff goes on so easy I'll prob just put another coat on it after I wash it next time, I won't be buying anymore of it tho.