#7 Safe For Fresh Paint?

Holden_C04 · 07-09-08, 02:24

Preface: I have nothing but respect for Mike Phillips detailing ability and knowledge. I feel that he is one of the masters when it comes to that. I also feel that Meguiars products are very high quality and some even lead the industry, such as their 3000 unigrit sanding blocks.

From: #7 Safe For Fresh Paint? - Car Care Forums: Meguiar's Online

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Originally Posted by Holden_Caulfield04

Client is having their front bumper painted and the only glaze I can find is #7. Is it safe for uncured paint?

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Originally Posted by Mike Phillips

Yes.

Just for you and everyone that reads this into the future...

Meguiar's started out in the furniture polish industry and then as cars were introduced to society, we moved into the automotive world by creating products for the professional trade, that is the people that applied fresh paint onto car bodies both at the assembly line and as more people bought cars like Model T's and then wrecked them, a new industry was started called the "Body Shop" and because our products were safe for fresh paint they were safe for use in body shops.

It wasn't until 1973 that Meguiar's introduced their first products for the "Consumer Market", consumers don't apply fresh paint so their needs are different than the professional side of this industry.

Point being is a lot of people don't understand that our roots, our history is a history of making body shop safe products for the professional side of the automotive industry and thats why we make products like #7 Show Car Glaze, they're a part of our Professional Line that we've been making for over 100 years for use in fresh paint environments.

It's easy if you're young or new to detailing to read a bunch of stuff on other forums like,

Meguiar's is pretty good for an OTC product

When that is so far from the bigger picture and just an indicator of the lack of knowledge by the people that make posts like this.

Currently Meguiar's offers 5 pure polishes, (a pure polish means it's a non-abrasive polish), and all of these including the one in our Consumer Line can be safely used on fresh paint.

M03 Machine Glaze
M05 New Car Glaze
M07 Show Car Glaze
Deep Crystal Polish

So with Meguiar's you have not only plenty of options for whatever you come up against you can have confidence that the product you're using have a time-proven history of success in the professional side of our industry not too mention generations of loyal, satisfied customers.

The flip-side of this coin is the majority of product for sale in the retail market and most of the offerings by what we call web-based wax companies, (you learn about these on forums), are not safe for fresh paint because these companies have not in the past and currently don't manufacture a professional line of products that caters to the professional side of our industry. All they make is consumer products, that is they are limited to catering to consumers with cured paint.

There's a huge difference in product abilities, (even company abilities), based upon extensive long-time industry success and earned expertise when it comes to us and them. :grin

I'm just not sure if that's an appropriate response. Anyway, I'm sure everyone on Autopia will tell me if I'm wrong, 'Jeez Holden, you're a goofball.' No hard feelings if that's the case.

Eliot Ness · 07-09-08, 02:39

Mike is correct about those glazes being fresh paint safe. Not sure what else you're tying to read into it, but that's the bottom line. I have been using Meg's #5 because it is so easy to use. I don't think any of them will last through a good wash or some rains, but they offer a little protection.

Holden_C04 · 07-09-08, 02:43

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Originally Posted by Eliot Ness

Mike is correct about those glazes being fresh paint safe. Not sure what else you're tying to read into it, but that's the bottom line. I have been using Meg's #5 because it is so easy to use. I don't think any of them will last through a good wash or some rains, but they offer a little protection.

No, it was more of the tangent I was referring to. I'm sorry I didn't really state that, did I?

BlueZero · 07-09-08, 02:47

I thought it was a good response.

Meguiar's and 3M are the only companies I can think of that make 'professional' products. Meaning for body shops. Menzerna might too I'm not sure.

Picus · 07-09-08, 03:06

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Originally Posted by BlueZero

I thought it was a good response.

Meguiar's and 3M are the only companies I can think of that make 'professional' products. Meaning for body shops. Menzerna might too I'm not sure.

Megs and 3M are the only ones I know of that have both a consumer and a body shop line. There are plenty of body shop brands that don't get much press in the consumer industry (which includes Autopia, of course).

David Fermani · 07-09-08, 03:22

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Originally Posted by BlueZero

Meguiar's and 3M are the only companies I can think of that make 'professional' products. Meaning for body shops. Menzerna might too I'm not sure.

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Originally Posted by Picus

Megs and 3M are the only ones I know of that have both a consumer and a body shop line. There are plenty of body shop brands that don't get much press in the consumer industry (which includes Autopia, of course).

Meg's (and Menzerna) sure do make professional products marketed to body shops, but compared to their competitors, there market share is pretty low. Not saying that they're bad products, just poorly marketed. Out of the 100's of body shops I visit regularly, it's a rare occasion to find a Meg's product being used. Ironically, there's also a Sales Rep locally too.

Lumadar · 07-09-08, 04:59

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Originally Posted by David Fermani

Meg's (and Menzerna) sure do make professional products marketed to body shops, but compared to their competitors, there market share is pretty low. Not saying that they're bad products, just poorly marketed. Out of the 100's of body shops I visit regularly, it's a rare occasion to find a Meg's product being used. Ironically, there's also a Sales Rep locally too.

I took a Meg's class and I *think* I recall them stating that Meg's products are used in 7 out of 10 body shops.

David Fermani · 07-09-08, 05:05

Maybe that's what they like you to think.

bert31 · 07-09-08, 05:31

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Originally Posted by David Fermani

Meg's (and Menzerna) sure do make professional products marketed to body shops, but compared to their competitors, there market share is pretty low. Not saying that they're bad products, just poorly marketed. Out of the 100's of body shops I visit regularly, it's a rare occasion to find a Meg's product being used. Ironically, there's also a Sales Rep locally too.

What lines do you see being used most often? Production Car Care Products? Auto Magic? 3M?

David Fermani · 07-09-08, 05:44

3M hands down in body shops. If I had to gauge, I'd say 95% of the shops use their stuff. I never see Production and Auto Magic in body shops, but they have a strong presence in dealership prep departments.

jedovaty · 07-09-08, 06:09

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Originally Posted by David Fermani

3M hands down in body shops. If I had to gauge, I'd say 95% of the shops use their stuff. I never see Production and Auto Magic in body shops, but they have a strong presence in dealership prep departments.

What about autoglym and possibly the company that does that mysetrious "product x" ?

I've read here that autoglym is far more popular outside the US, however, the one freestanding detail supply store near me sells the stuff.

Holden_C04 · 07-09-08, 06:16

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