Re: Meguiar\'s NXT Tech Wax is the new king!
Goodness Mike...I have done no such thing...please re-read my post above...I have never said that NXT contains COARSE abrasives, nor meant to imply that it was a rubbing compound. As far as silicones are concerned...we have differing opinions. I'll even re-phrase the silicone comment to "as much as 10% silicone.
Hi Matt,
Thank you for the welcome! After buffing out three Viper's recently, and a plethora of Corvettes, I have been bitten by the bug to get one of each. My wife and I actually went and looked at a 2002 Torch Red Corvette, I know that's probably blasphemy here, but it was at a local dealership. Point being, powerful muscle cars that only hold two people are becoming enticing to me the more I work on them. (I owned a ****** Drag V-Drive Drag boat for 19 years, kind the same thing, except on the water).
As to the abrasives comments, I know you didn't say Tech Wax was a coarse abrasive, and I actually didn't post that you said that, it just seems like some of your posts seem to
focus on that aspect, as well as the silicone aspect when these two ingredients are the least influential ingredients in the product.
One of my jobs at Meguiar’s is to answer questions to the best of my ability, and to correct wrong information. For example, a few months ago, there were a couple of people posting to the Internet that Tech Wax was simply #20 Polymer Sealant with a different scent. These people were completely off-base and incorrect with those statements, and to no surprise, one person is a Zaino Distributor who has never tried Tech Wax, (that I know of), and the other person didn't actually say Tech Wax was #20 Polymer, but he inferred it, and he is pretty vocal about recommending Zaino, so I wasn't surprised.
As far as the ingredients go, our chemists just aren't going to tell me anything important. They know I get asked all kinds of questions about our products and what's inside of them, but their response to for people to try the product and decide for themselves whether or not they like the results.
I understand there are people that do not want to use products with cleaners, or abrasives,(in Meguiar's case, if it's an abrasive it is a diminishing abrasive that breaks down as you use it, it's not like "rocks in a bottle"), or silicones, or even petroleum distillates. But there are two things at play here, one is personal choice based upon conviction and sound information and the other is personal choice based upon a lack of good information and scare tactics.
It's hard to dispel bad information because it's hard to get good reliable information, even for me.
But here's one thing, if the ingredients in a Meguiar’s product like the Tech Wax did not provide a
benefit to the paint and/or the end-user, the chemist wouldn't put them in the formula. Meguiar’s has been in business long enough and is diversified enough to know when to include an ingredient, and when to not include an ingredient. Tech Wax works great for a majority of the people that try it. So whatever the chemist put inside the bottle, it's appears to be working. (No pun intended)
While I don't get out your way, if there is enough interest by local Viper owners in SoCal, I have May 15th available for a Viper Detail Day at Meguiar's.
Available Date at Meguiar’s
If there is enough interest, then I'll reserve that day for Viper owners, and if you want to fly out here on your dime, I'll put you up and feed you for the event.
How's that sound?
Mike
