3Wheeler said:
I take it that the first group are products you’d use if you wanted to accomplish your first reason (post-DACP cleanup), and that the second group are those you’d use for the second reason (richer, glossier, more oils into paint).
Have I got this right?
Yes.
Isn’t there a product that can accomplish both reasons?
Depends on how AR, or
Detail Oriented you want to get. You will always obtain your best results by breaking the process up into dedicated procedures with dedicated products.
The best example for this is a
Cleaner/Wax. A quality cleaner wax will clean, polish and protect in one step. Using a dedicated cleaner, followed by a dedicated polish, followed by a dedicated pure wax will usually result in a cleaner surface with deep, reflective high gloss finish and typically, more protection.
That's because at the same time the cleaners are cleaning, the polishing oils are polishing and the protection ingredients are protection.
#83 DACP is a Cleaner/Polish. It contains enough diminishing abrasives to tackle a limited amount of surface defects. If Meguiar's were to increase it's cleaning ability, it would be able to tackle a wider spectrum of defects, but would not deliver the same results that a less aggressive cleaner/polish or a pure polish will create which on a dark colored car, (or a dark colored car with a clear coat), will tend to be a more clear, richer looking high gloss finish.
What's Newton's third law of motion?
"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."
Again, the answer to your question depends upon how detail oriented, or AR you want to get. If you're like me, and plenty of other Autopians, then you want to break the process into as many procedures as possible to take your cars finish to it's maximum potential. If you like Joe Consumer, a cleaner/wax will do.
Also, in the description of the second group of products, you say:
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Mike Phillips said:
2) The second reason would be to increase gloss and to add more richness to the paint. Meguiar's pure polishes are very rich in polishing oils that add clarity and add richness to the paint to make the color more vibrant. Any of the below would add richness to single-stage black paint.
M-81 Hand Polish
M-07 Show Car Glaze
Deep Crystal Polish
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Does this mean that the products in the second group are the only pure polishes listed, and that the first group are not? Is there an accepted standard for what constitutes "pure" polish?
Thanks Mike,
~3W
In Meguiar's terminology, there are two types of polishes.
Cleaner/Polishes and
Pure Polishes
Meguiar's Cleaner/Polishes contain diminishing abrasives embodied in a thick, rich lubricating base. This high lubricity base
cushions, or buffers, the abrading action of the diminishing abrasives. This allows them to abrade gently instead of scratch and scour the surface.
Meguiar's Pure Polishes contain Meguiar's richest concentration of the their trade secret polishing oils. Meguiar's pure polishes are completely non-abrasive and contain no ingredients with the intended purpose of abrading the surface.
I did not include all of Meguiar’s pure polishes in the list above, nor all of their cleaner/polishes. If you would like to learn more about Meguiar’s polishes, I wrote about them at length here,
7. What's the difference between polish and wax? (Meguiar's 5-Step Paint Care Cycle)
Read down till you hit
Step 3 Polishing.
I'll admit I'm biased, but I think the entire FAQ is worth reading.
Meguiar's *NEW* FAQ
Mike
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