MDRX8 said:
Polishes and glazes like Meguire's are full of silicone.
Where did you get this? This is how bad information spreads and rumors get started. Someone posts something like the above with no foundation of truth behind it.
MDRX8 said:
At the same time they do remove the waxes and sealants on the car.
Define the word,
they.
Meguiar's offers two kinds of polishes,
Cleaner/Polishes and
Pure Polishes
From
Meguiar's 5-Step Paint Care Cycle
Step-3 Polishing
Meguiar's offers two types of polishes,
Cleaner Polishes and
Pure Polishes. Cleaner Polishes are for removing very light or fine defects while restoring a crystal clear, smooth high gloss surface. Pure polishes are for finishes already in excellent condition and are for the purpose or creating brilliant high gloss with deep dark reflections.
If you look in
Webster's Dictionary under the word polish, one of the definitions they include reads like this:
"A preparation that is used to produce gloss, and often color for the protection and decoration of a surface."
This definition best describes Meguiar's Pure Polishes. Meguiar's pure polishes are designed to create brilliant high gloss while preparing the surface for the application of a protective coating. Meguiar's pure polishes accomplish this without the use of abrasives.
Another definition found in
Webster's Dictionary for polish is,
"To make smooth and glossy by friction."
This definition best describes Meguiar's Cleaner/Polishes. Meguiar's cleaner polishes are formulated to very gently abrade the surface with
Meguiar's Diminishing Abrasive TM and
Buffered Abrasive TM technology to remove the finest defects and create a perfectly smooth, high gloss finish.
Depending on what type of paint you're working on, traditional paints like lacquers and enamels, or catalyzed clear coats, Meguiar's has the products specifically designed to work on both types of paints, not to mention many other surfaces such as plastics and polyester resins (Fiberglas Gel-coats).
Meguiar's Trade Secret Polishing Oils
The trade secret oils Meguiar's uses in both types of polishes are unique to the industry and to this day have never been surpassed for creating deep, dark reflections and brilliant high gloss by any of our competitors in over 100 years.
The oils Meguiar's uses are also important in maintaining the original condition of the paint by filling in the naturally occurring microscopic pores and surface imperfections thus preventing detrimental substances and elements as simple as water, or worse, acid-rain, from entering into these pores and microscopic surface imperfections thus causing oxidation and chemical etching. These oils act to replace the original resins as they wear away through natural processes.
When paint is new, it is the most
impermeable it will ever be, this means it is a very smooth non-porous, continuous film. With age, exposure to the environment and micro-scratching caused by day-in, day-out wear and tear, your paint develops micro-fissures in the surface along with other defects. These micro-fissures and other defects act to make the continuous film or coating of paint more porous. As this happens, your car's finish becomes more vulnerable to corrosive elements that will attack and degrade your finish.
Remember, waxes, synthetic or otherwise, are meant to be
Sacrificial Barriers with the intended purpose sealing the surface, while blocking those things that would attack your paint, from coming into direct contact with the paint.
"Waxes protect your finish by sacrificing themselves so that your paint doesn't have to"
An analogy is your
skin. In the same way you can clean, polish and protect your skin, you can clean, polish and protect your car's finish. Soap can be used to clean your skin and remove dirt from the pores. Skin lotions can be used to moisturize your skin, conditioning it and making it more clear and beautiful. Protection products like lotions used to protect hands from exposure to chemicals and UV protectants can be applied to help protect your skin from the things that would attack your skin if these harmful things could come into direct contact with your skin.
While human skin and automotive paint are very different, the analogy is very similar. With Meguiar's, you can:
MDRX8 said:
They should be used prior to a lsp. CALL Mcguire's and ask them. 1-800-347-5700 I think I'm 90% correct. Let me know.
(Meguiar's is spelled, M-e-g-u-i-a-r-'-s)
Generally speaking, you should apply a pure polish before applying a paint protectant. But that's not to say that if you want to glaze your car's finish using one of our pure polishes before going to a car show that you can't. We're certainly not going to stop you. The idea being to create a glossy, show car shine for the day.
A product like #7 Show Car Glaze, (Originally called Sealer and Reseal Glaze), has been around since the 1930's and is famous for creating show car finishes by making the paint look clear, rich in color and glossy.
Our pure polishes like #7 will wash off with water as they are not formulated to protect or to last, but to create brilliant gloss. Waxes and Paint Protectants are formulated to protect and to last. In the Meguiar's line, pure polishes and paint protectants are completely different categories of products. Meguiar's is one of the few companies that offers a non-abrasive pure polish for the purpose of creating beauty. Most companies that offer a product with the word
polish on the label infer it to mean an abrasive product. Not true with Meguiar's and this is how it's been since our first polish in 1901.
Hope this helps...
