Should Meguiar's bring M101 Foam Cut Compound into the U.S. Market?

Should Meguiar's offer M101 to US Customers?

  • Heck Yeah!

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  • No.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
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I said yes! Clearly it has it purpose and everyone seem to like it. Plus it's already made in the US so why not?
 
RaskyR1 said:
I said yes! Clearly it has it purpose and everyone seem to like it. Plus it's already made in the US so why not?
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Thanks for the vote Chad. I'm hoping to get the ball rolling on this and see if we can convince the men and women over at Meguiar's to bring sell M101 stateside. Meguiar's has always been wonderful at listening to their customers, and hopefully we get enough support on this to get them to seriously consider this crazy request.
 
Justin Murphy said:
Why wouldn't they?
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2 good reasons:



Probably because way too many idiot newbs are going to be eating up paint?



May take market share away from the rest of their polishing compounds?
 
As a whole, I don't think the introduction of M101 here would do that much to the sales of existing polishes. I'm assuming Meg's profits come mostly from the OTC, average Joe-using stuff that's sold in places like Walmart,Advance Auto,etc. ,etc. I would think M101 is too much of a niche product and at worst, would threaten similar harm that old school rocks-in-a-bottle products did back-in-the-day by those untrained with a polisher?
 
I really believe that there needs to be another poll for those who have used M101. Specifically, if you have used M101, what did you think of it?



There are a number of ways to market M101. First of all, it is a quick cutting compound; it laughs at just about any defects. For the body shop industry, having a compound that quickly removes sanding marks, this would be a very desirable trait. Second, it is an alternative for M105.



Will it replace M105? It has for me, but that's not to say that it has done so for by everyone.



Is it dangerously aggressive? Well, I've heard about people burning through with something as light as ScratchX. If you are correcting the paint, you are taking a risk. Obviously, this is not a polish meant for final finishing.



I understand the idea of having a machine and pad specific polish, but I have not experienced any undesirable defects with M101 when used outside its intended use (rotary with wool, DA and foam, DA and MF pads and Flex). I'm not trying to say that M101 is as flexible as M86, but it sure comes close!
 
David Fermani said:
2 good reasons:



Probably because way too many idiot newbs are going to be eating up paint?



May take market share away from the rest of their polishing compounds?
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:werd: That's pretty much all I can come up with.
 
David Fermani said:
2 good reasons:



Probably because way too many idiot newbs are going to be eating up paint?



May take market share away from the rest of their polishing compounds?
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But can't you screw up paint in many other ways. Doesn't necessarily have to be with using M101, right? Poor practices, inferior products, or just having improper techniques can destroy paint, right?
 
David Fermani said:
Meg's should do what Optimum does with their coating.....have people sign a waiver.
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I disagree, ulitimately M101 is a professional product, designed and intended to be used by professionals. Like all other products, ppl need to use it at their own risk. The rotary buffer has probably done more damage in the hands of an inexperienced user than this or any other compound will likely do. Besides that, this compound if introduced probably wouldn't be seen by the general public. I also doubt that something like a waiver was placed in effect to our European bretheren in exchange for being allowed access to this compound.



My intention in creating this poll was to hopefully get the message out to Meg's that professionals and detail enthusiasts would benefit from, and welcome a compound that offers the benefits that M101 does. In the hands of an experienced person this is likely a compound that will facilitate a detailer's job during the completion of paint correction. I'm hoping we can generate enough votes to get Meguiar's to consider this request.:wink1:



SO PLEASE KEEP THE "YES" VOTES COMING!
 
David Fermani said:
Probably because way too many idiot newbs are going to be eating up paint?
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I've seen many people do incredible amounts of damage with a $3 can of Turtle Wax comound.:fear: If Meguair's is truly worried about idiots damaging their own cars they would boycott C&D after the article posted a few months ago telling people they could polish thier car like a pro with a rotary by "liquifying" the paint.:nono





Erik Mejia said:
The rotary buffer has probably done more damage in the hands of an inexperienced user than this or any other compound will likely do. Besides that, this compound if introduced probably wouldn't be seen by the general public.
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By only offering it in quart size or larger would probably keep the average joe from saying "Hey, I'll give this a shot."
 
Nth Degree said:
I've seen many people do incredible amounts of damage with a $3 can of Turtle Wax comound.:fear: If Meguair's is truly worried about idiots damaging their own cars they would boycott C&D after the article posted a few months ago telling people they could polish thier car like a pro with a rotary by "liquifying" the paint.:nono





:amen:







By only offering it in quart size or larger would probably keep the average joe from saying "Hey, I'll give this a shot."
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Which is traditionally how they've handled the pro grade stuff for the most part. The 8x series polishes were never available in 8-oz. or 16-oz. sizes, and M105/M205 only are through a select few resellers.



The business cases David made originally are somewhat valid, but both are extremely weak when you really stop to look at it. Withholding a product from the entire US market is simple nonsense considering that as far as we know, there is zero cause for environmental concern, and the fact that it just plain WORKS.
 
I voted yes, but purely from the point that I'd like to have the option simply available instead of concentrated to single markets.



M105 works just fine for me for now.
 
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