The Guz
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I received the latest product from Meguiar's the other day. I had pre-ordered it during a past sale only to meet the shipping limit criteria.
Meguiars Ultimate Fast Finish
See below for the product description.
I pulled this from the Meguiar's forum.
For those that are not familiar with this product, it is the latest protection product from Meguiar's. It was announced at SEMA 2016. Let's get right into it.
The product comes is packaged in a nice box. Inside it contains the aerosol can and a black microfiber towel. That is right this is an aerosol application. The black microfiber is the same microfiber towel that is included with ultimate wax and is a black supreme shine microfiber.
We take a look at the box and see a nice display on one side with all of the features of the product. The other side has a photo of ultimate wash & wax and ultimate compound.
The claim of 1 year longevity and the statement "Lab tested durability over 100 wash cycles". We all know that durability and longevity in a lab are different than real world situations. I am not going to do a durability test. This was a test to see how this product is applied, the beading and sheeting of it. I do not know if it will live up to the 1 year claim. Again this is going to vary depending on the surrounding environment. Perhaps it will only last 5,6, 7 months etc. I will let someone else report back on that as I will be coating my daily driver within the next few weeks now that the repaint has cured for 90+ days.
Directions on the box. Pretty straight forward on application. Apply directly to the microfiber, spread it onto the surface, slip the towel for a final wipe. Repeat around the entire car.
I used my factory hood from my Pontiac Grand Prix as the test area since I have an aftermarket hood on the car. I started off by washing the hood as seen in the Big Blue Drying Towel review I did. After that I polished the hood with M205 to remove the sealants I was playing around with a few months back. I then followed up with CarPro Eraser to remove the polishing oils from M205. This is an optional step. I then proceeded to apply Ultimate Fast Finish.
These are the application items I used. I opted to use a microfiber applicator rather than the included towel. I used the included towel for the final wipe. This was my preference as the applicator is easier to control versus the towel and it fits in my hand much better. A microfiber towel or two is perfectly fine.
We move onto the application. The atomization of the nozzle is good. Not a lot of oversrpay. It is a nice tight spray pattern. I would recommend to do this indoors or when there is no wind. The wind could factor in just like most aerosols.
Once applied to the applicator I applied it and spread it around. With a few sprays I was able to apply to half the hood with relative ease. I actually think 2 sprays to prime would have been enough. 1-2 sprays would probably be all that is needed applying to additional panels. A little product goes a long way.
It did spread out easily. I had no problems spreading over the surface. The product does flash and it seems to do it very well. It required little to no final wiping. I don't see an issue if someone missed a spot while doing a final wipe. This is basically a wipe on wipe off product. One could probably walk away after applying it but it's better to be safer and do a final wipe to level out the product and avoid high spots.
The product flashing will vary depending on the surrounding environment (temperature & humidity). The flashing of it reminded me of Optimum Opti-Seal and Gloss Coat with the rainbow type of effect.
I tried to capture the flashing effect of it. It can be seen to the right of this photo.
It wasn't sunny in the area I was working at as the house blocked the nice 72 degree sunny weather
. But the gloss looked real nice.
For those Meguiar's fans this would make a nice 1-2 combo.
I was curious to see how the water behavior and I used the infamous water bottle test on an area that is slanted as the hood is sitting flat on the display stands and does not mimic how a hood slopes in most real world applications. I did wait somewhere between 12-24 hours before I got it wet with the hose. That is still the recommended time from Meguiar's. At the time, UFF was on the paint for about 10-15 mins.
Meguiars Ultimate Fast Finish
See below for the product description.
I pulled this from the Meguiar's forum.
For those that are not familiar with this product, it is the latest protection product from Meguiar's. It was announced at SEMA 2016. Let's get right into it.
The product comes is packaged in a nice box. Inside it contains the aerosol can and a black microfiber towel. That is right this is an aerosol application. The black microfiber is the same microfiber towel that is included with ultimate wax and is a black supreme shine microfiber.
We take a look at the box and see a nice display on one side with all of the features of the product. The other side has a photo of ultimate wash & wax and ultimate compound.
The claim of 1 year longevity and the statement "Lab tested durability over 100 wash cycles". We all know that durability and longevity in a lab are different than real world situations. I am not going to do a durability test. This was a test to see how this product is applied, the beading and sheeting of it. I do not know if it will live up to the 1 year claim. Again this is going to vary depending on the surrounding environment. Perhaps it will only last 5,6, 7 months etc. I will let someone else report back on that as I will be coating my daily driver within the next few weeks now that the repaint has cured for 90+ days.
Directions on the box. Pretty straight forward on application. Apply directly to the microfiber, spread it onto the surface, slip the towel for a final wipe. Repeat around the entire car.
I used my factory hood from my Pontiac Grand Prix as the test area since I have an aftermarket hood on the car. I started off by washing the hood as seen in the Big Blue Drying Towel review I did. After that I polished the hood with M205 to remove the sealants I was playing around with a few months back. I then followed up with CarPro Eraser to remove the polishing oils from M205. This is an optional step. I then proceeded to apply Ultimate Fast Finish.
These are the application items I used. I opted to use a microfiber applicator rather than the included towel. I used the included towel for the final wipe. This was my preference as the applicator is easier to control versus the towel and it fits in my hand much better. A microfiber towel or two is perfectly fine.
We move onto the application. The atomization of the nozzle is good. Not a lot of oversrpay. It is a nice tight spray pattern. I would recommend to do this indoors or when there is no wind. The wind could factor in just like most aerosols.
Once applied to the applicator I applied it and spread it around. With a few sprays I was able to apply to half the hood with relative ease. I actually think 2 sprays to prime would have been enough. 1-2 sprays would probably be all that is needed applying to additional panels. A little product goes a long way.
It did spread out easily. I had no problems spreading over the surface. The product does flash and it seems to do it very well. It required little to no final wiping. I don't see an issue if someone missed a spot while doing a final wipe. This is basically a wipe on wipe off product. One could probably walk away after applying it but it's better to be safer and do a final wipe to level out the product and avoid high spots.
The product flashing will vary depending on the surrounding environment (temperature & humidity). The flashing of it reminded me of Optimum Opti-Seal and Gloss Coat with the rainbow type of effect.
I tried to capture the flashing effect of it. It can be seen to the right of this photo.
It wasn't sunny in the area I was working at as the house blocked the nice 72 degree sunny weather
. But the gloss looked real nice.
For those Meguiar's fans this would make a nice 1-2 combo.
I was curious to see how the water behavior and I used the infamous water bottle test on an area that is slanted as the hood is sitting flat on the display stands and does not mimic how a hood slopes in most real world applications. I did wait somewhere between 12-24 hours before I got it wet with the hose. That is still the recommended time from Meguiar's. At the time, UFF was on the paint for about 10-15 mins.
