[phil portlock]

OK you Mini Maguiars experts I need your help:
My Black 'S' arrives on the 7th April, at the moment I am stuck in Nairobi-Kenya, only arrive home on the 7th April, I want you experts to list the top 10 Maguiar products that I will need.
I can then order them over the web and then they will be waiting at home for my arrival.
Thanks for your help.

[brett]

Clay Bar - use every few months to remove dirt that sticks to the paint work,

Quick Detailer for going over your car after you have washed and cleaned it.

Wet Look polish

Gold Class wax, gives the paintwork and extremely smooth finish.

Scratch X removes the swirls and hides small marks on the paint.

and Mothers back to black for the plastic arches

[obehave]

He forgot Gold Class Car Wash

[kenny78]

Get your credit card out & buy everything they do it's worth the money

[onemini]

Get the interior trim cleaner... makes it dark and shiny

[brett]

Quote: Originally Posted by onemini

Get the interior trim cleaner... makes it dark and shiny

I actually find that a damp sponge with water works really well on the dash board. Especially the BMW sponge as you can get it with it's raised bumps into the indicator cutouts, the cd, and the air con controls

[REDHOT CHILLI COOPER]

The waffle polishing cloth is excellent, bit like a shammy leather only 100 times better.

[AmRov]

I'm definitely not an expert -- not even a user yet, just ordered supplies yesterday -- but I based my order on the "prescription" that the website offered. It asked me a series of questions based on type of car, color, and my cleaning habits, and then "prescribed" particular products and usage and frequency. Seemed pretty cool. I took the suggestions, placed my order, and will give it a shot when they come in (car is only 1 day old. )

[Grumbler]

ok, this is based off my Honda Civic+Acura RL waxing experience, so there may be differences of opinion/reality.

......but, i found that the liquid Meg.'s Gold Wax worked better on the new car finish...........the Meg.'s Gold Wax hard(ie, tub-o-wax) worked well on the 5+ car finish. Their were real subtle differences in how long/well the wax lasted. The tub-o-wax kept the older finish looking better longer,but it also took longer to get it to that state. The liquid wax on the new finish was easier on/off with little difference in looks/beading then if I did the car with tub-o-wax.


so if its a new car, i would say go with the liquid wax. (megiuars gold of course) IF you have leather interior, the meguiars gold leather protectant/cleaner did an excellent job.......i use it on my leather jackets from time to time

I have not tried the zymol or some of the new(1-2 years new) products, but back in the day, Meg's Gold I found to be the best.


as far as tire cleaners/shines, i am not a big fan of most................and I am still looking. I was fond of Turtle Wax's Tire Black because it lasted the longest..............but most of the tire products seemed to make the car slide a little more during rain storms..............probably all in my head, but i am buying the stuff so........


good luck on your trip back, hope all goes well.

[phil portlock]

Thanks for all your help and advice Chaps, just ordered a £100 quids worth, so there will be two packages waiting for me at home: A Black 'S' and some Maguiars stuff, who said Xmas comes but once a year.

OK the other problem I have is who is going to polish it??????????

[MiniMinx!]

Quote: Originally Posted by brett

Clay Bar - use every few months to remove dirt that sticks to the paint work,

Quick Detailer for going over your car after you have washed and cleaned it.

Wet Look polish

Gold Class wax, gives the paintwork and extremely smooth finish.

Scratch X removes the swirls and hides small marks on the paint.

and Mothers back to black for the plastic arches

Anyone know if the Gold Class wax makes the paint look too dark with colours such as indi blue and BRG?

[trico]

I did and it looks fantastic.