Sonus Perfect shine v Meguiars 3 step system and gold class wax

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tmitch

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I am a current user of meguairs 3 step crystal system which I finish with gold class wax. I've noticed these products aren't mentioned that much and it tends to be the likes of sonus, klasse and pinnicle that are telked about. Is that because these offer superior performance? Would you expect the sonus perfect shine kit (sold by autopia) to significantly give better results than meguiars? Your thoughts on this would be appreciated.



Thanks
 
I used the meguiars system in the past and now use the perfect shine. the meguiars system had no ability to remove swirl marks or other paint defects like the sfx polishes do in the perfect shine. The wax in the megs lasted half as long as the klasse sealant in the perfect shine. On my red lexus, the perfect shine left a deep liquid finish where the megs just left it shiny.
 
The short answer is yes. The long answer is...long. I have not used the complete Deep Crystal system, but I have used other similar Meguiar's products, and I have only used the older GC wax, but I believe the newer GC is fairly similar to some other Meg's products.



I'm not sure if you work by hand or machine (I'm presuming by hand). The DC1 is a decent paint cleaner, but the DC2 product is difficult to work with and kind of unecessary for modern paints. I'm presuming the DC3 is pretty close to #26 liquid, which is a decent wax.



The Perfect Shine concept is to polish the paint, protect it with an acrylic product, and top it with a carnauba "beauty" wax. This really is a great concept, combining protection and appearance. The "topper" wax (in this case P21S) will need to be reapplied probably every 4 weeks or so. The only addition I would make to the Perfect Shine Kit would be some Klasse SG to build up a little more acrylic protection before the topper (As noted in the Perfect Shine method elsewhere on this and the ACC site).



Bottom line is that you will get fine results with either system. My opinion is the Perfect Shine method will give you a little better results, be perhaps a little easier to work with (other than the SG step :rolleyes: ) and better longevity overall. Bear in mind that the Perfect Shine "Kit" is a little bit more specific than the Perfect Shine "concept" in the Guide to Detailing, and there are certainly many ways to go about it (buying more/less/different products), but I don't see how you can go wrong with the kit.
 
Thanks for the advice I think I need to save up for the perfect shine kit and a PC. Just one other question, others on the forum say that klasse SG is difficult to apply and remove? If so what is the correct technique?
 
as someone who used to use the deep crystal system, I can say that when I started using better products, it was a night and day difference. DC really is low-end and not very good; it seems great when it's the only thing you've ever used, but it almost unbelievable what just a few more dollars will get you. :bigups
 
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