Thoughts on Meguiar's D156...

Meticulous-Detail said:
I too have both D156 and DG951. I like D156 on lighter cars and DG951 on darker cars. I usually dry with leaf blower then only spray one panel at a time with either, spread with one MF and buff with another.

Overuse of either product causes build up and haze. I find D156 a little more easier to use on certain surfaces.

Both last about a month. I really like both and keep both on hand.
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I was just experimenting on my car with how dry I could make the car yet still use 156 as a drying aid (BEFORE using it on customers cars). Come ton find out it either needs to be fairly wet, or completely dry.

I always use more than one MF when applying/drying as well. Typically I'll use 2 on the roof, windows. Then switch the dry one to wet duty and grab another clean, dry towel to buff. Then before I'm finished I'll rotate them yet again and grab another clean, dry towel.

The smearing is some sort of color within look that is a reaction of multiple coats before they cure. Sort of like 'high spots', yet once it's cured it clears up. Back when it was cool (or cold) in the garage it'd take some time if I was playing around between 'neat' as in how it comes out of the bottle, versus 'polycharged' versions. Layering two 'neat' versions is the cleanest. When one is 'neat' and the other is 'charged' it shows up more, and when they are both 'charged' it is more pronounced.

For customer cars the longevity runs it course for sure, but on my personal cars... I'm doing something to them on a weekly basis. On my G it's sometimes twice a week. :laughing: It's almost like I need to just wash them all with Dawn so I can keep trying new stuff, variations of stuff and mixes of stuff. :rolleyes:
 
cardaddy said:
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I was just experimenting on my car with how dry I could make the car yet still use 156 as a drying aid (BEFORE using it on customers cars). Come ton find out it either needs to be fairly wet, or completely dry.

I always use more than one MF when applying/drying as well. Typically I'll use 2 on the roof, windows. Then switch the dry one to wet duty and grab another clean, dry towel to buff. Then before I'm finished I'll rotate them yet again and grab another clean, dry towel.

The smearing is some sort of color within look that is a reaction of multiple coats before they cure. Sort of like 'high spots', yet once it's cured it clears up. Back when it was cool (or cold) in the garage it'd take some time if I was playing around between 'neat' as in how it comes out of the bottle, versus 'polycharged' versions. Layering two 'neat' versions is the cleanest. When one is 'neat' and the other is 'charged' it shows up more, and when they are both 'charged' it is more pronounced.

For customer cars the longevity runs it course for sure, but on my personal cars... I'm doing something to them on a weekly basis. On my G it's sometimes twice a week. :laughing: It's almost like I need to just wash them all with Dawn so I can keep trying new stuff, variations of stuff and mixes of stuff. :rolleyes:
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And that's why I don't use coatings, always doing something to the personal vehicles.
 
T3 AutoDetails said:
I bought some 2 weeks ago and have used it about half dozen times so far and I'm pleased with it :) I like how slick it makes the paint after application.

I had to run a clay bar on a clients car and then used D156 topped with DP max wax and it came out great and looked like glass. I'll be ordering more when it gets low.
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Huh, DP over 156? I would think it would be the reverse....
 
The D156 is some awesome stuff. The water was just dancing off and on the paint as I was rinsing the paint down ready for a wash. I'm more and more happy with it every time I use it. :D

So I detailed my car today... foamed the paint with Dawn, washed the paint with one ounce of Dawn and one ounce of Maxi Suds, used Iron X, but to my surprise, the paint was not very contaminated with iron as I thought it would be, but I did see some "bleeding" going on and mostly on the rear-end of the car. After the Iron X, I clayed the whole car, applied CG EZ Creme glaze with a red LC HT pad on speed 4 with my PC, then applied 2 coats of MPL. I think the paint looks even brighter since I used the Iron X and possibly even more so by applying the EZ Creme at the speed of 4 and really working it in. The gloss in the silver paint is really something. Can't wait to wash it now, lol. I'll then top it off with D156 after every wash. :D
 
Does anyone incorporate D156 with the use of ONR?

I'm wondering how this would work out with a quick spray on each panel before wiping it dry...
 
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