meem

fwiw, you'd lose that bet with me ;-)

RKA

Last Meg's polish I used was many years ago (their Swirl Remover). Not only did it not remove swirls, it added SCRATCHES to the paint.

Forgive me if I'm a little suspicious about the claims they are making today.

schnellmb

true story.

fingernail deep too.

meem

nice :-)

schnellmb

the extra 80 hp helped too 8 ^)

4AudiQ

Have you tried Menzerna?

meem

menzerna isn't over-the-counter; how is it relevant?

Audi Junkie

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Meg's Paint Cleaner and Meg's #26 on an 8 year-old Audi?!

I should be shot.


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Even worse, strait #26 on a brand-new car.

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Too bad my old camera was so lousy and unable to show the full horror that it otc paint products.

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RKA

I can make the worst of paints look great with the same products, taken in "flattering" lighting. Your pictures tell us a partial story. The rest can be revealed, if you choose to do so.

Audi Junkie

If you spend 5x the time and effort to perfect your paint finish that I do, but it looks the same in a matter of 2 months verses 2 weeks, what is the point? I can do a nice wax in about an hour, every month if I want and I'm pretty sure it will look ok. At least I'm not sanding away my paint depth chasing the ghost of invisible scratches. Tossing and turning in my sleep over "proper washing techniques" and the like is not so healthy. Full polish/glaze/sealing is fine to restore a used car or every 5 years or so.

What is the "right" amount of paint care? Plato, if he drove, would invoke the Rule of the Mean. That is, the "good" lies in the mean. Too much extreme in either direction is bad. Never waxing ever vs waxing twice a day. Neither is "better", they are both bad and either party could shurely argule/justify their approach, but...

Remember, the car is there to serve you, not you serve it.