the hell w/ cats......Meguiars Products

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MurfsTypeS

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After detailing my car during the weekend i wake up to go to work in the morning and notice cat prints on my hood and because of the wax layers the cat slipped and made some slight scratches. im about to buy an air rifle, stake out and smoke his *** when i see him. anyways im a noob and had some questions to remove some slight scratches on my hood. also could these be scratches in the wax?



1. how aggressive/ abrasive is the meguiars deep crystal system polish (step 2)?



2. how good and how long does the meguiars deep crystal system carnauba wax last (step 3)?



these will both be applied by hand.
 
MurfsTypeS said:
1. how aggressive/ abrasive is the meguiars deep crystal system
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Not aggressive at all. Its a glaze and contains fillers and oils. It just maskes scratches. To remove them by hand use something like ScratchX.
 
Just a suggestion ... but if your stuck on Meguiars products, then MOL would be a better place to post. They are the Meguiars experts.



Posting some pics might be helpful. And you might want to use Meguiar's professional products and buy a G-100 if machine polishing is necessary.



Peace.
 
thanks for the quick advice, sorry no pictures i just found out this morning and got home at night (wouldnt do justice). because of my little experience everything will be applied by hand. i dont trust myself with a machine/PC. looks like scratchX will be the ticket. thanks once more
 
MurfsTypeS said:
oh and one more what qualifies a meguiars chemical to be professional (the NXT perhaps??) please be nice...im a noob
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Meguiars do a proffesional line of products, each product starts with a number such as #66 or #6. For example megs do a consumer 'cleaner wax' and a pro cleaner wax '#6'.



NXT is a consumer line product
 
MurfsTypeS said:
oh and one more what qualifies a meguiars chemical to be professional (the NXT perhaps??) please be nice...im a noob
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Actually, they have 3 lines:



Consumer products: Generally available in retail outlets such as auto parts stores (Autozone, Pep Boys, Advance Discount Auto Parts) and retail stores (Wal*mart, Target).



Professional line: Generally available in auto body shop suppliers.



Detailer's line: Bulk products only available direct or through mail-order (at least, that's the only place I've found them consistently).



There is some cross-over. For instance, I've seen some of the pro-line products in auto parts stores, and I think Pep Boys has a few of the Detailer's line products now. You can get the entire line in many mail order places.



Example of car washes in each line (as an example):



Consumer line: Deep Crystal Wash

Professional line: 00 Hi-Tech Wash

Detailer's line: Hyper-Wash



Hope this helps!
 
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I suggest we stick to product discussion. Thank you.
 
You need to invest in a cat trap like I have.



I set it every night, and at least once a week I take one to the pound.



I don't think killing it is right, just take it to the pound.
 
As mentioned, unless the scratches are through to the paint or worse, ScratchX would do the job, but be prepared to work it hard if you're doing it by hand.



There is also a cat in my neighborhood that likes to climb on cars. He never did it on the Echo, probably too steep, but enjoys the Tercel's relatively flat hood. I got a paintball pistol ready for next time I see it. I don't want to kill it, just make a point to the cat itself and its owner. Walk on car = pinching pain and blue spot.
 
The trouble with doing something like that is what if someone decides to "pay you back" with something similar to your car?



I wouldn't set myself up for an ugly situation with the neighbors. If it gets to a level where law enforcement becomes involved, there's probably a better chance the law is going to side with the cat's owner than you. If talking things over the cat's owner doesn't make things better, I'd suggest going with a two car cover system ( two being ideal), with a Weather shield being on top.



There was once an incident where some kind of wild cat or other beast crawled on my GF's car which was covered with a Noah car cover. It ripped or ate (? :eek: ) a few holes in her cover but the finish was left without a single defect. My car had a Noah covered with a Weathershield. It' must've slid right off :D because there was only one tiny minute mark in mine that didn't even penetrate the fabric. And, of course, absolutely no damage to the car.



That was our solution. Maybe the cat learned its lesson because there was never any other incident after that. This was going a while back already too. :)



So, no more talk of violence towards animals here please, mild or otherwise. It's against the rules. Thanks.
 
STAFred said:
I think you should trap the cat and make him watch Dr. Phil reruns for 8 hours. That'll learn him! ;)
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And you guys say using an airgun is cruel...just hearing a commercial for him triggers my gag reflex :soscared:
 
If it's this cat, you may need more firepower!



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I had a cat problem a while back. I found a "cat repellent" at a local farm store. It was intended for use around flowers and shrubs, but it worked well by spraying a perimeter around my car. After about a month of doing this, there were no more problems.
 
Usually cats done marr the paint surface, unless they are startled or scared and then they dig their claws.



If any neighbours cats are on my car, I lift them off, and grab my water sprayer, and lightly and I mean LIGHTLY mist them. Cats are smart, they associate the car with being wet and then they don't sit on my car again.



Mainly, due do the fact I loathe any form of abuse of animals. There is really no excuse for it.



/end rant :)
 
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