Understanding the Professional Line

[danielsan]

For those of you hearing all the slang and Meguiar's numbers floating around, I hope this will help.

I wanted to post this in the Professional Line forum or the pro detailer's forum, but HTML is OFF in both of them.

#	Product	Type	Cut Meter	Hand	Orbital	DA	Rotary	16Oz.	Gallon	Other	Part #	Rotary RPM (x1000)	Pads (W-X000)
1	Medium-Cut Cleaner	Cleaner	7				X	X		64 Oz.	16Oz.0116 64 Oz.0164	1-2	4, 7
2	Fine-Cut Cleaner	Cleaner	5	X	X	X	X	X	X		16Oz.0216 1 Gal0201	1-2	4, 7
3	Machine Glaze	Pure Polish	1	X	X	X	X	X		64 Oz.	16Oz.0316 64 Oz.0364		8, 9
4	Heavy-Cut Cleaner	Cleaner	8				X	X			16Oz.0416	1-2	4, 7
5	New Car Glaze	Pure Polish	N/A	X	X	X	X	X			16Oz.0516	1-1.5	8, 9
6	Cleaner Wax	Liquid Wax	N/A	X	X	X	X	X		64 Oz.	16Oz.0616 64 Oz.0664	1-1.5	8, 9
7	Show Car Glaze	Pure Polish	N/A	X	X	X		X		64 Oz.	16Oz.0716 64 Oz.0764
9	Swirl Remover 2.0	Cleaner/ Polish	3	X	X	X	X	X	X		16Oz.0916 1 Gal0901	1-1.5	8, 9
10	Clear Plastic Polish	Plastic Care	N/A	X	X	X				8 Oz.	8 Oz.1008
16	Paste Wax	Paste Wax	N/A	X	X	X				11 Oz.	11 Oz.1611
17	Clear Plastic Cleaner	Plastic Care	N/A	X	X	X				8 Oz.	8 Oz.1708
18	Clear Plastic Detailer	Plastic Care	N/A							8 Oz.	8 Oz.1808
20	Polymer Sealant	Liquid Wax	N/A	X	X	X		X		64 Oz.	16Oz.2016 64 Oz.2064
#	Product	Type	Cut Meter	Hand	Orbital	DA	Rotary	16Oz.	Gallon	Other	Part #	Rotary RPM (x1000)	Pads (W-X000)
21	Synthetic Sealant	Liquid Wax	N/A	X	X	X	X			64 Oz.	64 Oz.2164
23	Odor Eliminator	Maint.	N/A						X		1 Gal2301
26	Hi-Tech Yellow Wax	Liquid/ Paste Wax	N/A	X	X	X	X	X	X	11 Oz. Paste	16Oz.2616 1 Gal2601 11 Oz.2611
34	Final Inspection	Maint.	N/A					X	X		16Oz.3416 1 Gal3401
36	Wheel Cleaner	Maint.	N/A					X			16Oz.3616
38	Tire & Trim Dressing Gel	Maint.	N/A							32Oz.	32Oz.3832
39	Heavy Duty Vinyl & Cleaner	Maint.	N/A					X			16Oz.3916
40	Vinyl & Rubber Cleaner/ Conditioner	Maint.	N/A					X	X		16Oz.4016 1 Gal4001
62	Car Wash Shampoo & Conditioner	Car Wash	N/A						X		1 Gal6201
66	Quick Detailer	Liquid Wax	4	X	X	X	X		X		1 Gal6601	1-1.5	4, 7, 8, 9
80	Speed Glaze	Cleaner/ Polish	4	X	X	X	X		X	32Oz.	32Oz.8032 1 Gal8001	1-1.5	7, 8
81	Body Shop Hand Polish	Pure Polish	N/A	X	X	X				32Oz.	32Oz.8132
#	Product	Type	Cut Meter	Hand	Orbital	DA	Rotary	16Oz.	Gallon	Other	Part #	Rotary RPM (x1000)	Pads (W-X000)
82	Swirl Free Polish	Cleaner/ Polish	3	X	X	X	X		X	32Oz.	32Oz.8232 1 Gal8201	1-1.5	8, 9
83	Dual Action Cleaner/ Polish	Cleaner/ Polish	6	X	X	X	X		X	32Oz.	32Oz.8332 1 Gal8301	1-1.5	4, 7, 8
84	Compound Power Cleaner	Cleaner/ Compound	9				X		X	32Oz.	32Oz.8432 1 Gal8401	1-2	4, 7
85	Diamond Cut Compound 2.0	Cleaner/ Compound	10!				X		X	32Oz.	32Oz.8532 1 Gal8501	1-2	4
00	Hi-Tech Wash	Car Wash	N/A					X			16Oz.0016

[DetailManiac]

Looks great and very useful

Thx.

[tron1974]

Excellent chart!


Can I ask...
What is the "Cut Meter"?

Also, would it be possible to include the approx. RPM speed for a DA or rotary polisher for each product that is applicable to?

[matt colvin]

I think this would be a good candidate for a sticky!!

[Murr1525]

I am not sure if it is the same name, but the "Cut-Meter" is scale that you see on the left side of the bottles that shows the aggressiveness of the produt.

Like a 3 out of 10, 4 out of 10, etc. It is a little subjective, more of a relative scale.

[Murr1525]

And here is a link that will help you with speed settings for the moment:

Rotary Speed Settings

[Snowman]

I thought that the new #2 Fine-Cut cleaner could now be applied by hand, DA, or rotary??

[danielsan]

Yeah, I've heard that too and seen it on the forum, but the Meg's catalog said otherwise....I'll wait to hear from the authorities (Mike, Joe, 2hotford, etc.) and make the change if they say so.

As a personal comment, after consolidating all this information and sorting by number, the numbering rationale makes no more sense to me now than before. I see some clumps of related products, but it still seems somewhat of a hodgepodge to me. Does anyone know the full history/explanation?

[Snowman]

well I hope they do agree since I have picked up a bottle of it and it does state those application methods on the back label...lol

[danielsan]

Originally posted by Snowman
well I hope they do agree since I have picked up a bottle of it and it does state those application methods on the back label...lol

I must have a really old catalog in that case....I'll make the change and the rotary settings column tonight.....after work.....

[danielsan]

Took out the notes column, added RPM's and suggested pads....tell me if you think this is better and I'll replace the 1st one with it

(Table moved to 1st post)

[danielsan]

Alright. Version 1.final is now appearing as the first post. If you would like an excel version that will print nicely feel free to PM me.

[searle]

Yes, this is a VERY useful chart

Given the widly available consumer Cleaner/Wax (A12) and ColorX and DC1 Cleaner products, it would be nice if Meguiars could tell us their relative cut-numbers and recommended speeds so that they could also be added to the chart (maybe at the bottom). Same for the consumer BodyScrub product and/or any other consumer product with abrasive cutting.

Thanks again for the existing chart.

PS: it does raise one question - If I have a car with its finish in good condition and I dont want any cutting action, is there a profession paint cleaner? (or should I just use DC1 which has little or none but does have paint cleaning).

[searle]

Yes, as per others comments, could Meguiars PLEASE make this thread (Post#1 with the chart) a sticky so it is easy to find.

I know it will by the single page I most widely refer to over time, and suspect it will be true for many others.

[searle]

This might be useful to add to the table:


G103 Scratch-X - Cleaner 4 07Oz.G10307
G118 Color-X - Cleaner 3? 16Oz.G11816
A10 Body Scrub - Cleaner 3? Replaced by Color-X ?
A12 Cleaner/Wax - Cleaner/Wax 2 16Oz.A1216
A30 Deep Crystal 1 Cleaner - Cleaner 2 16Oz.A3016
A21 Deep Crystal 2 Polish - Pure Polish N/A 16Oz.A2116
A22 Deep Crystal 3 Wax - Liquid Wax N/A 16Oz.A2216