Meguiars #21 Mini-Review

[Joshua312]

Here is the 16oz

[imported_lmg_35c]

Here is the 16oz

Great - Thanks!

[SpoiledMan]

:rules:



Thought this thred was about M#21. Is NXT a better choice for my dark blue metallic?



Are either if these better if applied and/or removed by hand or machine?



:nixweiss

#21 spreads a loooooooong way when I use my Cyclo to apply it. I have only done really small areas by hand but I feel machine is the better way to go.

[Alfisti]

The only problems I had with M21 was with the product "sweating" when heavy pressure was applied during application. I had little beads of water separate from the product, which were easy to re-incorporate but needed to be addressed immediately; once they dried they took a little extra elbow grease to buff out. I have learned that this was due to a faulty batch which has since been corrected. BTW, if anyone else experienced this problem you can call Meguiar`s customer service for an exchange.

Mine does this. Is there a thread on Megsonline about this? I`ve wondered whether this fault affected performance or its just an application issue. Anyone have any experience on this?

[Bigpoppa3346]

How is the filling ability of M21 when applied by machine?

[Joshua312]

If anyone is interested here is M21 on my red car, and my girlfriends silver Honda - The pictures don`t show the flake as much as it was popping, if anyone can tell me how to get really good flake pictures I"ll try again. It really made her car shimmer....

[Joshua312]

[mongo]

:usa Joshua nice rides and I can definately see the flakes pop on the silver honda.



Great job on the vehicles as usual :kewlpics



mongo

[SDLexus]

Mine does this. Is there a thread on Megsonline about this? I`ve wondered whether this fault affected performance or its just an application issue. Anyone have any experience on this?

Yes there actually is a thread at Meguiarsonline about this issue. From what I understand the bad batch issue affected both NXT and M21. I haven`t had any issues with the performance of the sealant itself because of this but it does affect the ease of use IMHO. If you call that toll-free customer service number on the back of your bottle they should take care of you.

[Alfisti]

Ok, thanks. I`m very disappointed with the newer Megs LSPs. I have a jug of #21 but I prefer to use other brands because of all the issues.

[CleanGSR]

I just used #21 on my black integra this weekend as a topper over SFX-2 and SFX-3 by PC. The 21 has made the pearl in my black stand out like I`ve never seen it before. When you get close to my car now, all you see is purple and green pearl rather than just a deep black. Not only that, I previously used #26 and had to QD my car every night because of the dust. It`s been 2 days now and there is hardly any dust on my car. I swear that dust must be afraid of the #21. I love the stuff.

[Joshua312]

CleanGSR, if you get a chance to post some pictures that would be awesome! I too was shocked how much the metallic just pops out. I have yet to find a flaw with 21. You brought up a good point with dust accumulation. My car sat outside all day yesterday and we have a gravel driveway and cars were coming and going up the driveway and it hardly had any dust/dirt on it. Also, I think you will like the sheeting effect it seems to have. It started to rain last night so I quick ran the hose over my moms van (also wearing 21) and pulled it in the garage to dry off whatever water was left.



I found it is very easy to dry off you`re waffle weave will just glide over the surface and slickness improves after it has time to cure. It is definately a sealant where as time goes on the look only gets better.



Mongo: Thank you again for the kind words!

[LucasZCPM3]

I may go buy myself a bottle, I don’t have many good sealants. Thanks.

[dudley doright]

Do you need a PC to apply this product?

[Joshua312]

Do you need a PC to apply this product?

Nope, I tried it with my cyclo and I prefer applying it by hand.