5 STEP PAINT CARE CYCLE (Summary)
With the wide variety of detailing products available, choosing the right products to clean your car can be a bit overwhelming. Meguiars® has developed the 5-Step Paint Care Cycle to outline the five basic, but important procedures and accompanying products that enable you to restore and maintain your daily driver or show cars paint finish. The five steps are washing, cleaning/prepping, polishing, protecting/waxing and maintaining.
Proper Method of Washing Your Vehicle - WASHING 101
Washing is a vital step in keeping your car looking its absolute best, but using the wrong product or technique can strip your wax protection or even create swirls. Meguiars® recommends washing your vehicle weekly using a pH balanced, non-detergent car wash solution to remove loose contaminants from your cars surface.
Creating a Smooth as Glass Paint Finish via "CLAY"
Your car is constantly bombarded with tree sap mist, over spray, fallout and even road tar that can easily bond to your paint's surface creating a rough feel and poor reflections. Meguiar's® Smooth Surface Clay Kit is the right choice to remove bonded contaminants and achieve a smooth as glass paint surface.
Compounding with ULTIMATE COMPOUND
Meguiar's Ultimate Compound restores color and clarity to abused & neglected finishes. This hi-tech compound cuts as fast as harsh abrasives without scratching or scouring. Ultimate Compound completely obsoletes traditional rubbing & polishing compounds. Use by hand or with a DA polisher!
This revolutionary product dramatically reduces the time and effort required to restore an abused or neglected paint finish. It cuts so fast and leaves the finish looking so good; it's hard to believe possible. The secret is Meguiar's exclusive micro-abrasive technology created for Meguiar's state-of-the-art products for body shops and detailers. Meguiar's Ultimate Compound is...the ultimate compound.
Polishing To Create that Hi Gloss Finish - SWIRL X
Meguiar's SwirlX sets a new standard in premium paint care. Now, remove stubborn swirl marks by hand or machine quickly, with minimum effort.
Car Guys are constantly asking how to best remove swirl marks, cobweb-effect, and holograms to restore crystal clear reflections and a show car perfect shine. The answer is clear! SwirlX draws from Meguiar's professional body shop & detailing products expertise to deliver real results quickly, with minimum effort. This non-abrasive formula gently smooths away micro-fine swirl marks on all paint finishes.
"Protecting" The SHINE
Waxing your car regularly is a must when it comes to protecting your paint from the elements. If you are looking for a synthetic polymer based wax, Meguiar's® offers NXT Generation Tech Wax 2.0 (consumer range) or the Synthetic Sealant 2.0 (Professional Range) for the ultimate in protection.
Monthly/Bi Monthly waxing would ensure you have maximum protection on your paint and also makes the car easier to be cleaned during washing.
"Maintaining" The Shine
How to Maintain Your Finish with Ultimate Quik Detailer (consumer range)/ Synthetic Spray Detailer #135 (Professional Range) and Ultimate Quik Wax.
A UQD/M135 is for combating dust, smudges, fingerprints, fresh bird dropping, etc while the Ultimate Quik Wax is for boosting the existing wax/sealant when you don't have much time to fully wax your vehicle. UQW is to be used only on a clean surface - after a good wash or using a QD.
