#9 Vs # 82

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manueljlg

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Can someone please point me in the right direction, since I´m about to do my first real detail with a PC on a lightly swirled paint (12 months old ). Which are the diferences between #9 and 82 ?
 
Umm, I haven't used either product, but since no one else has responded and this is "tricky" to search for, I can tell you that there probably is not a world of difference. It seems that people tend to prefer recommending #82, but I'm sure you could probably use either and be just fine.



Good luck with your first detail! :)
 
I've only used #9 so can't compare, but I think both must be pretty similar. They are both the same on the Meguiars "aggressive scale". I have a funny feeling that #82 SFP is bodyshop safe, ie. it's paintable. I could be wrong!
 
I use both, just started using #82 and have been using #9 for years. #82 is a bit more agressive than #9 although they are both a 3 on Meguiars scale. I don't actually think #82 has more oils than #9 but, it does seem to leave a higher gloss than #9. The differences between the two products are very small but, if you have access to both I would go with #82.
 
Just talked to Meguiar's about this and the guy said that #82 is a "professional" product, best used with a rotary buffer and #9 is better suited to a PC. Other than that they are "very similar". That's about all I could get out of him!
 
superstring said:
Just talked to Meguiar's about this and the guy said that #82 is a "professional" product, best used with a rotary buffer and #9 is better suited to a PC. Other than that they are "very similar". That's about all I could get out of him!
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Are you sure about the response? All of the folks in Customer Care have been through our Level III Training which includes wet-sanding, cutting and buffing and of course using the rotary buffer and the Professional line of products.



Both products are in the Professional line and both can be used with a rotary buffer, in fact I buffed out cars for years and years with #9 Swirl Remover using a rotary buffer before #82 came out.



Basically, the 80's serires products are formula's developed from working with different OEM's creating a system for removing defects on the assembly line where the conditions and requirements are much different.



#82 SFP is more aggressive than #9 SR 2.0 It may not be very noticiable to some, but they are different. I personally asked the head chemists who usally pulls the formulas up on his computer and compares them while I stand there and then gives me an answer. In this case, with a majority of questions about our products, they are different.



Hope this helps...



Mike
 
Mike- I take it your customer-care folks are getting better training than they had in the past (I quit referring to them after getting incorrect and contradictory info so many times, as we've discussed before). I hope you're able to do something about this continued dissemination of poor advice. I really hate telling people they have to disregard what any Meg's rep *"..except Mike Phillips!"* tells them. It must reflect badly upon your company and it seems it should be SO easy to fix- this stuff isn't rocket science. Just my unsolicited $0.02...
 
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