Are Maguiar's products the best on the market?

I started using Meguiar's in 1977. Since then, there has always been something in their line that I liked better than the same functional product made by everyone else. Over the same period of time, I can count the "total dog" products on one hand. I think the company has a pretty good track record of bringing solid products to market and they have what seems to be a process continuous improvement through end of life.



That said, it's important to realize that creating "the best" product available when you compete in a price sensitive arena is difficult. Meguiar's has a "quality name" recognition advantage over most of the OTC brands allowing them to have a slight price premium over other brands on the same shelf. This slight price variance results in the ability to spend a few pennies more per bottle of product, but not much.
 
Danase said:
But you respond in forums you shouldn't about things you shouldn't. According to Autopia rules anyway. But I guess the more you pay David the more you get away with. Us little sponsors are the only ones that have to play nice.
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What was wrong with Mikes post?
 
They certainly make a wide variety of great products, many available OTC, so I'd say so



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EliminatorXP said:
I have been using Meguiar's since the days of "Harly's Carnuba" when the ticket was Meguiar's #7 and Harly's.... Professionally for over 23 years I have been using Meguiar's since 1986 on all of my customers vehicles on a regular basis, and love the results!
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....ah, memories. I think I still have a can of that stuff that is at least that old laying around somewhere.



Just my two cents re: Meguiars products..... I'm like many others in these forums. I have products from a variety of brands that I use and Meguiars is among them (i.e. QID, APC, APC +, GC Car Wash, UQW and others I'm sure I'm forgetting). ....some get utilized more than others. The bottom line in my opinion is that most products they carry are at least generally good and (a big selling point for many folks) they are readily available just about everywhere. ....you really can't go wrong. Everything most people need to care for their car is available through Meguiar's various product lines.



Although I may personally favor other brands for certain tasks, Meguiars products in some form or another will always have a home in my arsensal. ....at least they have in my last 25 years of vehicle ownership.
 
greg, i think i may know where you're coming from. when i first got interested in car detailing not too long ago, i didn't know which products to buy.



i found myself using all megs products. why? well, because i found a bottle of megs paint polish for my dad's mb under the official mb car care line. i figured, if it's good enough to be the official brand under mercedes, it should be good enough for me. pretty soon, i found myself at the nearest wal-mart/autozone picking up every megs product i could find.



overall, i've been pretty happy with my megs products, but then i started branching out after i found this website which gives you tons of reviews and access to a lot of things you won't find OTC.



megs has been around forever, so they certainly make some good products. however, that certainly doesn't mean that they have a monopoly on quality products.



i think if you carefully read the reviews for the specific category of product you're interested in, you really can't go too wrong with anything over 3 stars.
 
Alfisti said:
No, no at all. You're simply querying the validity of something someone told you.





Megs is a top tier OTC product range. Anything you get, you'll enjoy and get great results.



I'd also recommend Mothers and TW Platinum for OTC products. Yes, that's right you boutique snobs :p ;), Turtle Wax, but only the Platinum range. Forget the rest, especially 'ICE'.
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They no longer sell TW Platinum detailer. I considered it one of the best QDs.
 
I'd say they have great selection and are decent for OTC, but with a little searching there are many better products out there... it really just depends what your doing and what you like to do. Pro-weekend warrior, it really is in the eyes of the user.



I personally love and use Adams and Chemical guys. Best of both worlds IMO
 
Danase said:
But you respond in forums you shouldn't about things you shouldn't. According to Autopia rules anyway. But I guess the more you pay David the more you get away with. Us little sponsors are the only ones that have to play nice.
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What???????? :confused:
 
I think the OP wants to know about products and doesn't care about where Mike should and should't be posting.



That said, to the OP,

M39 is a great product as well. I see a lot of people mention m40 and never say m39.



*Ultimate Compound is great for getting water spots out of the paint by hand.

*M26 is also a good OTC wax.

*Hyper Dressing is a bit expensive, but not only will it last quite some time diluting it 3:1 or 4:1, but the finish is great!!

*Wheel Brightener is also another great one.

*M105 is great, but i haven't tried 205.



After going through my share of lake country pads and backig plates, I have to say that I love the megs ones! I just wish they made more sizes instead of 6.5 being their smallest. If they could do a 4" and 5.5", id be all megs for my DA and Rotary.



Their gold class brushes (which are discountinued) are also wonderful items to have if you can find them. I think proper autocare still sells them.



While the list of great products is extensive, it doesn't make it the 'best'.



Sorry if i forgot to mention anything else.
 
They do have tremendously deep product line.



Meg's G110 polisher is some-kind-of-wonderful in my book. Great little buffer...especially when fitted with 4 inch pads. When my first polisher died midway through my second detail, Meguiar's stood behind their product and sent me a new one. It works great!
 
Meguiars makes some absolutely superb polishes like #105 and #205, their Interior Quick Detailer is excellent and a great 1 step polish/wax, #151. Most of the rest of their product like is good to very good. You just have to try stuff until you find what works best for you. I use Optimum, Meguiars, Clearkote, 3M, Armor All, Werkstat, Wolfgang, BioKleen and Leather Master products.



One thing for sure, Meguiars has the deepest product line of any car care company.
 
JonFD said:
I'd say they have great selection and are decent for OTC, but with a little searching there are many better products out there... it really just depends what your doing and what you like to do. Pro-weekend warrior, it really is in the eyes of the user.



I personally love and use Adams and Chemical guys. Best of both worlds IMO
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....a lot of their products are "decent" whether compared to OTC or "boutique" brands. Pros, enthusiasts/hobbyist and the average Joe alike commonly use Meguiars products in one form or another (just look around). .....and a few products (like M205 & M105 for example) are really oustanding in any class. Unfortunately, some will continue to automatically assume that anything sold OTC is "good for the average consumer but not for the enthusiast/pro". Personally, I think it's a shame since they are missing out on some outstanding products. ....and in some cases may be paying more for something that doesn't perform as well.
 
gregdavidson said:
Somebody told me to stick with Maguiar's products for my auto detailing needs because they were the best on the market. Would you guys agree with this?
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Megs may have some of the best products, but another company may have one better of another. As others have said IT DEPENDS ON THE USER! I used megs for years and loved it I now have found others that I LIKE and feel they preform better then megs BUT I also pay a price for it. Megs Pro line (beige bottles) are really nice products and I still have a few of them floating around. Also some brands work better on some cars and other work better on other cars if that makes sense. Just my .02
 
Depends who you ask and which products you talk about.



For example, I do not like ANY Meguiar's wheel & tire products that I've tried.



I'm mixed on their waxes. I love #26 and #20, do not like Gold Class, and am so-so about NXT and #16.
 
Is Meguiars the best..



For Bricks and Mortar stores, hands down the best in my opinion.



Their consumer line should be looked at by management and a lot ofproducts removed off the shelf. Too many similar products and some just don't need to be there.



Their Pro line is EXCELLENT. Almost faultless but again, there's probably a few products in there that can be discontinued as well.



Their Detailer line is Amazing as well. If anything, this is one of the lines should be trying to get into mass more i.e. Glass Cleaner, APC, Degreaser etc.



Then there is the whole question as to why does one company need 7+ shampoos???? Seriously..



That being said, when you look at online competition and products typically only available via online shipping. Things change up a bit.



Then it becomes more of a 5-10 race and really, none of them are better then the other but more a personal perference.



Meguiars, Menzerna, Optimum, Zaino, Poorboys etc.



So taking that into consideration. Yes they are the best overall company in the US and Canada, by quite a margin. They could even strength that position if they made their consumer and pro line less complicated.
 
Danase said:
But you respond in forums you shouldn't about things you shouldn't. According to Autopia rules anyway. But I guess the more you pay David the more you get away with. Us little sponsors are the only ones that have to play nice.
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Mike Phillips,



Bob is correct. You can't drop commercial links in the public forums (only in your AG private forum).



Bob Daniels,



While I understand you are upset over a perceived issue of "advertiser fairness", taking jabs at me in public is not going to solve the problem.



Thanks,

db

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paco said:
...Their consumer line should be looked at by management and a lot ofproducts removed off the shelf. Too many similar products and some just don't need to be there.....
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Their management watches the line constantly. The reason there are so many products is because people keep buying them.





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