I haven't broken out the Souv for a long time; I really enjoy the look and ease of use of Meguiar's products. But it's been the topic of a number of threads lately, so I decided to give it a go, over top of a 6 week old application of #21.
The #21 was beading as if I had just applied it yesterday. This car has been sitting outside and been used as a daily driver since June 1st. I definitely like the look and durability of #21. It's not super deep, but it is wet and shiny.
So I washed, dried and started applying the wax. What I found was that I've become used to my wax picking up minor waterspotting and occasional tar and bug spots. Souv bring a pure wax coating, it waxes right over these things of course!
Now, before you excoriate me for waxing over bugs and tar: I wash and wax so frequently that these almost always blow off with a burst of the hose. When I use the cleaner part of the Meguiar's wax to remove minor imperfections, I grab another applicator afterward. I typically use 3 or 4 applicators per waxing.
It's just an observation. The point I'm trying to make is that cleaners themselves aren't bad. You can be an Autopian and like mild/slight cleaners in your products, if you use the products as intended; your car will still look great.
Of course it will look great if you use an LSP without cleaners, too!
Tom
The #21 was beading as if I had just applied it yesterday. This car has been sitting outside and been used as a daily driver since June 1st. I definitely like the look and durability of #21. It's not super deep, but it is wet and shiny.
So I washed, dried and started applying the wax. What I found was that I've become used to my wax picking up minor waterspotting and occasional tar and bug spots. Souv bring a pure wax coating, it waxes right over these things of course!
Now, before you excoriate me for waxing over bugs and tar: I wash and wax so frequently that these almost always blow off with a burst of the hose. When I use the cleaner part of the Meguiar's wax to remove minor imperfections, I grab another applicator afterward. I typically use 3 or 4 applicators per waxing.
It's just an observation. The point I'm trying to make is that cleaners themselves aren't bad. You can be an Autopian and like mild/slight cleaners in your products, if you use the products as intended; your car will still look great.
Of course it will look great if you use an LSP without cleaners, too!
Tom
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