Which is better on red...PWC or Meg #26?

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I am going to a car show this weekend and I have some Poorboys Polish with Carnauba (blue) but I have been reading a lot of good things about Meguiars #26. Should I stick with the PWC or go by the parts store and pick up a bottle of #26? The truck is red and I really want a deep wet look. :grinno:
 
You might want to use a glaze as well.



I don't have any experience with the PB, but #26 would look great on red. Top that with #7, which you should be able to find locally as well, and you'll have a great combo.



If you are able to sneak in a order in time, RMG is another good glaze to use. Danase Wet Glaze looks great as well from what I've seen.



Edit: Ha, weekendwarrior beat me to it. And yeah, normally you'd put the glaze on first. I guess I just automatically thought about topping a wax with a glaze before a show on a car that already has a coat of wax on.



Good luck! Post pics!
 
I polished the truck about 4 months ago and it is still swirl free. I keep it in the garage under a car cover so I thought I might try something new. The PWC is pretty good stuff but I thought a pure carnauba wax might make it look better.



Is the #7 glaze easy to use? I was going to order some RMG but I might try it instead.
 
I didn't see any #7 at the auto parts store but I did get a bottle of #26. I'm going to try it over the PwC and see how it looks. This is the last car show of the season so I think I will buy some RMG next spring and give it a try.



This is a picture my friend took last weekend. This was taken at the wrong angle to the sun but it will give you an idea of what I am working with. This is with just PwC and Meguiars Ultimate Quick Detailer. Does UQD darken the paint? I swear after I used it the color looked darker. (which I like)



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Yes, UQD does slightly darken the paint. So does #26.



I think your best look though, would be Clearkote RMG and Carnauba Moose.



Great looking Lightning, btw. :up
 
Great truck! Any suggestions here would be great. There was a thread a few weeks ago -- dedicated to "red rides". There were several pics posted.
 
Thanks guys! I didn't see the red ride thread, I'll have to check that out. To be honest, I don't even like red but I got the truck for a great deal.



I'd like to try the Menzerna polish but the numbers are very confusing. I don't really know what I need. I am using Mothers Powerpolish right now and it does a pretty good job and it's very noob friendly.
 
SVT Wylde said:
Thanks guys! I didn't see the red ride thread, I'll have to check that out. To be honest, I don't even like red but I got the truck for a great deal.



I'd like to try the Menzerna polish but the numbers are very confusing. I don't really know what I need. I am using Mothers Powerpolish right now and it does a pretty good job and it's very noob friendly.
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I'm going to throw a Meguiar's mix at you that has work very well.



1) Clay

2) Polish with #80

3) #7 if needed

4) NXT Tech Wax

5) Final top coat # 26



6) After each wash a wipe down with Ultimate Detailer.



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Here is a front shot with the front end cover on. Some call it a bra but this is no girly car so it must be a jock strap! :clap:

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Nice GTI!



Still love #7. One tip on it to those who haven't tried it is to wipe off excess only and then use your LSP right over the remaining #7 both will wipe out together.
 
I finally got to use the #26 on my truck. It is a little wetter looking and probably lasts longer but I really can't tell a big difference between it and the Poorboys with Carnauba.



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If you ask me what would be great on red is proper prep. You are not going to get any depth, wetness, or what have you if your paint is not clayed and properly machine polished.





Remember 90% prep 10% wax
 
CV_Soccer said:
I'm going to throw a Meguiar's mix at you that has work very well.



1) Clay

2) Polish with #80

3) #7 if needed

4) NXT Tech Wax

5) Final top coat # 26



6) After each wash a wipe down with Ultimate Detailer.
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Thats exactly what I do. I dont always feel the need to use #80 as a few swirls do not bother me since my paint looks 99.99999% better than any other paint Ive ever seen. When I dont use #80 I use megs DC #1 followed by #7.



I love the look that megs UQD gives. Kinda like a candy coating I would say.
 
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