Originally Posted By: HYUNDAIFAN0001
The fact of the matter in the end is that almost nothing beats a 100% quality Brazilian carnauba wax to show off a great car-show shine. That's nothing revolutionary or new.
For that reason, those expensive carnauba's are used most often for car shows, which helps to keep many detailers in business (along with folks who don't mind spending $200-$400 about every other month to sustain the carnauba visual effects. Unfortunately...carnauba doesn't last very long, nor does it provide ideal protection against some of the newer environmental surface pollutants.
The "my shine beats your shine" or "look at how water beads up" subjective views don't really prove the actual protection of a car's finish. The illustrate the visual appearance for the most part and some of the coating results, but not the chemistry/physics behind auto surface protection.
Those are exactly the reasons why products (and there are many of them) like Meguiar's Ultimate Liquid were created - to overcome the limitations of plain carnauba wax.
As many have stated...it's much easier & quicker to apply, protects paint & clear-coat surfaces very well against harmful pollutants, lasts much longer between applications...all while being very cost-effective.
For the 98% of the public that wants to sustain a nice appearance with strong protection of a vehicle's exterior at a reasonable cost and without spending countless hours doing it...I have yet to see any product or actual evidence that other products achieve these requirements any better than Meguiar's Ultimate Liquid.
Fact is you don't sustain market share for decades in an industry with such numerous products offered, unless you have proven products that consumers want & prefer.
For the other 2% of folks obsessed with their vehicle's appearance (and for expensive and classic car owners, as well as a few of us that simply enjoy the detailing experience) - paying a detailer to do the work and/or using alternative products that make folks happy is likely the way to go.
I'm in that last 2%, as are many of the folks who have posted in this and other threads on detailing - I actually enjoy doing detailing tasks on our vehicles, and welcome the nice appearance that comes from it. Every vehicle we have owned has been sustained with good car care. I don't mind spending a couple hours doing things the right way as well. I also leverage using proven products and processes (DA polisher, polisher pads, quality car wash products, professional clay bar, polishing products, glaze products, "sealant waxes", detailing spray waxes, etc.). I also know I am not alone with that enjoyment and passion.
Congrats to those who take the time, make the effort, and follow their passions in detailing - the various pix show off your hard work and the great results.
If someone ever finds something that beat's Meguiar's Ultimate Liquid for that portion/step of detailing...and can prove it...I'll be the first to buy it.
Until then...the contrarian noise will probably just continue.
That's just your option. You want people to prove something is better than the Meguiar', why don't you prove it is better than S100 and P21S and show us you are not just some fan boy blowing smoke up our backsides.
