Time to update our "jargon" page . . . the information below is our current list of abbreviations found on the "Secret Decoder Ring" link on the front page. We're missing many new abbreviations and slang-terms that have become common usage in the forums over the last couple of years, and I'd like to try to bring the list up-to-date.
If you can think of an abbreviation missing from the list below, please reply to this thread, and include in your post the product manufacturer and name, and the abbreviation you've seen used in the forums.
| Autopia Acronyms |
| #00 | Meguiar's Hi-Tech Wash, See Meguiar's |
| #1 | Meguiar's Medium-Cut Cleaner, See Meguiar's |
| #2 | Meguiar's Fine-Cut Cleaner, See Meguiar's |
| #3 | Meguiar's Machine Glaze, See Meguiar's |
| #4 | Meguiar's Heavy-Cut Cleaner, See Meguiar's |
| #5 | Meguiar's New Car Glaze, See Meguiar's |
| #6 | Meguiar's Cleaner/Wax, See Meguiar's |
| #7 | Meguiar's Show Car Glaze, See Meguiar's |
| #9 | Meguiar's Swirl Remover 2.0, See Meguiar's |
| #10 | Meguiar's Clear Plastic Polish, See Meguiar's |
| #16 | Meguiar's Professional Paste Wax, See Meguiar's |
| #17 | Meguiar's Clear Plastic Cleaner, See Meguiar's |
| #18 | Meguiar's Clear Plastic Detailer, See Meguiar's |
| #20 | Meguiar's Polymer Sealant, See Meguiar's |
| #26 | Meguiar's Hi-Tech Yellow Wax, See Meguiar's |
| #34 FI | Meguiar's Final Inspection, See Meguiar's |
| #36 | Meguiar's Hi-Tech Cleaner, See Meguiar's |
| #38 | Meguiar's Tire & Trim Dressing Gel, See Meguiar's |
| #39 | Meguiar's Heavy Duty Vinyl Cleaner, See Meguiar's |
| #40 | Meguiar's Vinyl & Rubber Cleaner/Conditioner, See Meguiar's |
| #62 | Meguiar's Car Wash Shampoo and Conditioner, See Meguiar's |
| #66 | Meguiar's Quick Detailer, See Meguiar's |
| #80 MSG | Meguiar's Speed Glaze, See Meguiar's |
| #81 HP | Meguiar's Body Shop Professional Hand Polish, See Meguiar's |
| #82 SFP | Meguiar's Body Shop Professional Swirl Free Polish, See Meguiar's |
| #83 DACP | Meguiar's Dual Action Cleaner/Polish, See Meguiar's |
| #84 | Compound Power Cleaner |
| #85 | Diamond Cut Compound |
| #96 | Medallion Premium Leather Cleaner |
| #97 MPPC | Medallion Premium Paint Cleaner |
| #98 MPPP | Medallion Premium Paint Polish |
| 1Z | Einszett products |
| 303 | 303 Aerospace Protectant |
| 3MFI | 3M Finesse-It products, See FI-II |
| 3MPI | 3M Perfect-It products |
| 3MPIIIFG | 3M Perfect-It III Finishing Glaze, See PIII, See FG |
| 3MPIIIMG | 3M Perfect-It III Machine Glaze, See PIII, See MG |
| 3MPIIRC | 3M Perfect-It II Rubbing Compound, See PI II |
| 7424 | Porter-Cable Model Number, See PC |
| 7336 | Porter-Cable Model Number, See PC |
| A2Z | Eagle One (EO) A2Z All Wheel Cleaner |
| ABC | AutoInts ABC 3 step paint decontamination wash system |
| AG | AutoGlym |
| AFAIK | As Far As I Know |
| AIO | Klasse All-In-One |
| APC | Meguiar's All Purpose Cleaner |
| APC+ | Meguiar's All Purpose Cleaner Plus |
| ARO | Amazing Roll Off |
| AW, A/W | 50/50 Alcohol/water mixture |
| AZ | AutoZone |
| BA | Black Again |
| BBT | Big Blue Towel (MF) |
| BCS | P21S Bodywork Conditioning Shampoo |
| BF | BLACKFIRE products |
| BF II | BLACKFIRE reformulated detailing product |
| BM | Black Magic products |
| BSP | Meguiar's Body Shop Professional products, See Meguiar's |
| CB | Clay Bar |
| CBT | Autopia Concours Buffing Towel |
| CD or CCD | California Car Duster |
| CDB | California Dry Blade |
| CG | Crystal Guard Sealant |
| CK | ClearKote products |
| CM | Clay Magic |
| CMA | Classic Motoring Accessories |
| CP, 1ZCP | Einszett Cockpit Premium, Eimann Fabrik Clear Pearl detail spray |
| CT | Cotton Towel |
| CW | Cleaner Wax |
| CWB | California Water Blade |
| DACP | Meguiar's #83 Dual Action Cleaner/Polish, See Meguiar's |
| DC | Digital Camera, Meguiar's Deep Crystal System |
| DG | Duragloss Products |
| EF | Eimann Fabrik products |
| EFBO | Eimann Fabrik Black Opal |
| EFCC | Eimann Fabrik Carpet Cleaner |
| EFCP | Eimann Fabrik Clear Pearl instant detailer |
| EFCV | Eimann Fabrik Clear Vision |
| EFHI | Eimann Fabrik High Intensity cleaner |
| EFPW | Eimann Fabrik Power Wash shampoo |
| EFSR | Eimann Fabrik Spot Remover |
| EFTR | Eimann Fabrik Tar Remover |
| EK | Meguiar's Engine Kote |
| EO | Eagle One products |
| EOSR | Eagle One Scratch Remover |
| EOWS | Eagle One Wipe n Shine (QD) |
| EX | Poorboy's World EX Sealant with Carnuba |
| EX-P | Poorboy's World EX Pure Sealant |
| FB | Forever Black products |
| FC, FCC | Fine Cut (Compound) |
| FG | Finishing Glaze |
| FI | Meguiar'sFinal Inspection Quick Detailer |
| FMJ | Menzerna Full Molecular Jacket Paint Protectant |
| FP | Menzerna Final Polish |
| GEPC | P21S Gloss-enhancing Paintwork Cleanser |
| GW, 1ZGW | Einszett Glanz Wax |
| HI | Eimann Fabrik High Intensity Cleaner |
| HIC | Eimann Fabrik High Intensity Cleaner |
| HG | Hand Glaze |
| HT | Hi-Temp Products |
| HTH | Hope this helps |
| HTYW | Meguiar's #26 Hi Tech Yellow Wax |
| IA, ISA | Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol |
| IG | Stoner's Invisible Glass |
| IHG | 3M Imperial Hand Glaze |
| IIRC | If I recall correctly |
| IMHO | In my humble opinion |
| IMO | In My Opinion |
| IP | Menzerna Intensive Polish |
| ISO | In search of, I seek out |
| ISA, IA | Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol |
| KSBF | Koala Soft Buffing Towel |
| KSG | Klasse Sealant Glaze |
| LC | Lake Country (Pad manufacturer), Leather Conditioner |
| LG | Liquid Glass |
| LOL | Laughing out loud |
| LS | Pinnacle Liquid Souverän wax |
| LV | Lexol Vinylex |
| MDC | Meguiar's Deep Crystal Products |
| Meguiar's #00 | Hi-Tech Wash |
| Meguiar's #1 | Medium-Cut Cleaner |
| Meguiar's #2 | Fine-Cut Cleaner |
| Meguiar's #3 | Machine Glaze |
| Meguiar's #4 | Heavy-Cut Cleaner |
| Meguiar's #5 | New Car Glaze |
| Meguiar's #6 | Cleaner/Wax |
| Meguiar's #7 | Show Car Glaze |
| Meguiar's #9 | Swirl remover 2.0 |
| Meguiar's #10 | Clear Plastic Polish |
| Meguiar's#16 | Professional Paste Wax |
| Meguiar's#17 | Clear Plastic Cleaner |
| Meguiar's#18 | Clear Plastic Detailer |
| Meguiar's #20 | Polymer Sealant |
| Meguiar's #26 | Hi-Tech Yellow Wax |
| Meguiar's #34 | Final Inspection quick detailer spray |
| Meguiar's #36 | Hi-Tech Cleaner |
| Meguiar's #39 | Heavy Duty Vinyl Cleaner |
| Meguiar's #40 | Vinyl & Rubber Cleaner/Conditioner |
| Meguiar's #62 | Car Wash Shampoo and Conditioner |
| Meguiar's #66 | Quick Detailer |
| Meguiar's #80 MSG | Speed Glaze |
| Meguiar's #81 HP | Body Shop Professional Hand Polish |
| Meguiar's #82 SFP | Body Shop Professional Swirl Free Polish |
| Meguiar's #83 DACP | Dual Action Cleaner/Polish |
| Meguiar's #84 | Compound Power Cleaner |
| Meguiar's #85 | Diamond Cut Compound |
| Meguiar's #96 | Medallion Premium Leather Cleaner |
| Meguiar's #97 MPPC | Medallion Premium Paint Cleaner |
| Meguiar's #98 MPPP | Medallion Premium Paint Protection |
| Meg's, Megs | Meguiar's products |
| MF | Microfiber or Microfiber Towel |
| MG | Machine Glaze, also Meguiar's Mirror Glaze products |
| MGC | Meguiar's Gold Class products |
| MP, 1ZMP | Machine Polish, Einszett Metallic Polish |
| MPLC | Meguiar's Medallion Premium Leather Cleaner |
| MPPC | Meguiar's Medallion Premium Paint Cleaner |
| MPPP | Meguiar's Medallion Premium Paint Protection |
| MSLT | Stoner's More Shine Less Time spray |
| MT | Microfiber Towel |
| MW | ClearKote Moose Wax |
| ND | Nevr Dull Metal Wad Polish |
| NXT | Meguiar's NXT Generation Tech Wax |
| OB | Orbital Buffer |
| OG | One Grand Products |
| OGBW | One Grand Blitz Wax |
| OGOHG | One Grand Omega Hand Glaze |
| OGSO | One Grand Show Off Instant Detailer |
| P21S | Detailing products brand, often times P21S Concours-look Carnauba Wax |
| PB | Pep Boys, Peanut Butter |
| PBS | Pinnacle Bodywork Shampoo |
| PC | Porter-Cable Orbital Buffer 7424 or 7336 |
| PCM | Pinnacle Crystal Mist detailing spray |
| PCW | P21S Concours-look Carnauba Wax |
| PI3 or PI-III | 3M Perfect-It III products |
| PI II | 3M Perfect-It II products |
| PITA | Pain in the "back side" |
| PM | Private Message |
| PP, 1ZPP | Einszett Paint Polish |
| PPCL | Pinnacle Paint Cleaning Lotion |
| PPG | Pinnacle Paste Glaze |
| PS | Pinnacle Souverän Paste Wax |
| PUPP | Platinum Ultimate Paint Protection, also UPP |
| PW | Poorboy's World products |
| PW+ | Eimann Fabrik Power Wash + |
| QD | Quick Detailer, also Meguiar's brand, "Quik Detailer" spray |
| QD+ | Poorboy's World Quick Detailer Plus spray |
| QEW | Protect All Quick & Easy Wash |
| QS | ClearKote Quik Shine detail spray |
| QW | Meguiar's Quick Wax |
| RO, ROB | Random Orbital Buffer |
| RV | Fieldcrest Royal Velvet Cotton Towel |
| ROTFLMAO | Rolling On The Floor, Laughing My A$$ Off |
| S100 | S100 Products, specifically S100 Carnauba Paste Wax |
| SCW | 3M Perfect It Show Car Wax |
| SFP | Meguiar's #82 Body Shop Professional Swirl Free Polish, See Meguiar's |
| SEC, SEPC | S100 Shine-enhancing Cleanser |
| SG or KSG | Klasse Sealant Glaze |
| SIG | Stoners Invisible Glass |
| SM2.0 | Meguiar's #9 Swirl Remover 2 |
| SMR | Swirl Mark Remover, Usually refers to 3M Swirl Mark Remover |
| SS | Saddle Soap |
| SSB | Stoner Speed Bead |
| SSR1 | Poorboy's World Super Swirl Remover Light Abrasive |
| SSR2 | Poorboy's World Super Swirl Remover Medium Abrasive |
| SSR3 | Poorboy's World Super Swirl Remover Heavy Duty Compound |
| SW | Poorboy's World Spray and Wipe |
| TF, 1ZTF | Einszett Tiefenpfleger |
TS | Tire Swipe foam pad | | TW | Turtle Wax products |
| UDT | Autopia Ultimate Detailing Towel, Autopia Ultimate Drying Towel |
| UP, UPP, 1ZUP | Einszett Ultra Paint Polish |
| UPC | Platinum Ultimate Paint Pre-Cleaner |
| UPP | Platinum Ultimate Paint Protection, also PUPP |
| UV | Ultraviolet Light, slowly damages skin, paint and automotive interiors |
| VM, VMW | ClearKote Vanilla Moose Wax Hand Glaze |
| VNB | Vac n Blow Vacuum |
| WG | Wolfgang Car Care Products |
| WM | Wash Mitt |
| WS | Water Sprite towel |
| WW | Waffle Weave MF towel |
| WWB | P21S Windshield Wash Booster |
| YMMV | Your Mileage May Vary |
| Z | Zaino Bros. Products |
| Z1 | Zaino Show Car Polish Lok |
| Z2 | Zaino Show Car Polish for Clear Coated Finishes |
| Z3 | Zaino Show Car Polish for Regular Paint |
| Z5 | Zaino Polish for Swirl Marks and Fine Scratches |
| Z6 | Zaino Ultra Clean Gloss Enhancer Spray |
| Z7 | Zaino Show Car Wash |
| Z9 | Zaino Leather Soft Spray Cleaner |
| Z10 | Zaino Leather in a Bottle |
| Z12 | Zaino Clear-View Glass Polish |
| Z14 | Zaino Plastic Magic Cleaner & Polish |
| Z16 | Zaino Perfect Tire Gloss |
| Z18 | Zaino ClayBar |
| ZFX | Zaino Flash Cure Accelerator Additive For Z2, Z3, Z5 |