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In general,who's better, Meguiars or Mothers?

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Old 03-22-05, 08:38 AM
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Default In general,who's better, Meguiars or Mothers?

Who do you think has better quality stuff in general- Mothers or Meguiars
Old 03-22-05, 08:58 AM
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IMO Meguairs beats the Mothers products in everything I've tried except for two items: Billet polish and back to black trim restorer.
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Been a fan of Meguiars for many years, they're award winning as well. I've even been to a detail clinic they offered at their Headquarters down here in Irvine, CA.
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I have more Meguiar's products (such as Quik Detailer, Scratch-X, Carnuaba Wax and Leather C&C) than Mother's in my storage, and I often use the Meguiar's to detail my car. Therefore, Meguiar's is my choice
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My experience has been Meguairs has the better overall line of products, I too love the Mothers billet polish though.
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Im a meguiars fan myself but the Mothers chrome polish makes my wheels bling!
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I also prefer the Meguiar products especially their NXT wax.
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I love Meguiars. Especially their leather wipes. Very handy to have if you are in a hurry. And as a plus, most of their products smell very nice. Doesn't leave a hrsh chemical odor. That's always good for a girl. You have to have a good smelling car no matter what.
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Originally Posted by DaveGS4
IMO Meguairs beats the Mothers products in everything I've tried except for two items: Billet polish and back to black trim restorer.
I'm with ya on this one Dave. The Billet Polish is INCREDIBLE. Meguiars stuff generally excellent, though there's a few bad apples in the bunch. The NXT stuff is easy to use, next best thing to Zaino IMHO.
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wow. i guess i'm the loner here.. i really like the Mother's wAX ..
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well, everyone echoed what I allready thought. I have tons of Meguiars stuff including NXT gen wax which is the easiest to remove wax I've ever seen. The only mothers product I have is the aluminum polish.
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I love Meguiars NXT wax, it stays on forever. Perfect for the lazy individual.
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Meguirs stuff has worked fine for me, haven't tried mothers.
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Originally Posted by Thomas C
I love Meguiars NXT wax, it stays on forever. Perfect for the lazy individual.
I actually think Zaino outlasts NXT, but that's just me... Don't want to start those arguments again...
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I hardly feel that the NXT wax stays on very long but the thing about it is that its so easy to apply that the whole process is relatively easy.

I converted over from Zaino to NXT but thats b/c I have a Black Onyx paint which I'm not happy w/ the depth of the paint. Zaino provides a super wet mirrored finish but I wanted depth so when I tried out the DACP/NXT combo I was sold..... it looked slick, not so wet as Zaino but it made the paint seem more deep almost pearlish..... for those of you w/ pearl paints and such, Zaino would be the best for you all....


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