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Using four Meguiar's car care products on my Honda Amaze: My thoughts

19th August 2024, 13:16 by Utkarsh Chaudhary

I spent close to Rs 2500 to buy Meguiar's Natural Shine Protectant Spray, Ultimate Quik Wax, Gold Class Car Wash Shampoo & Conditioner and Supreme Shine Thick Deep Microfiber Towel.

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Meguiar's car care products review

I purchased four Meguiar's products back in June. Why Meguiar's? Some may ask. It's because every detailing video I have ever watched, Meguiar's was always there in the top recommendations.

Items I bought -

Meguiar's Natural Shine Protectant Spray, 473ml.
Meguiar's Ultimate Quik Wax, 473ml.
Meguiar's Gold Class Car Wash Shampoo & Conditioner, 473ml.
Meguiar's Supreme Shine Thick Deep Microfiber.
Total cost - ₹ 2454 including taxes.

Purchase and delivery experience

The purchase and delivery experience with Planet Car Care was absolutely phenomenal. Ordered the items on 01 June 08:43 AM and received the items the next day i.e 2 June at 10:00 AM. I have never received an order this swiftly. (If you live down south expect more delivery time as they are based in Delhi)

Likes (Planet Car Care)

Swift delivery (literally in 25 hours).
Packaging. (All products were taped (nozzles and caps (see first picture)) and wrapped in bubble wrap & taped nicely)
Frequent email and SMS updates as order processing reaches the next step.

Dislikes (Planet Car Care)

Shampoo was manufactured in 11/2022 (1.5 yrs old) While others were manufactured in 2023.
Stuff (cardboard & paper) used to fill the box could have been better, it felt like they took them from a dustbin.

Disclaimer: I'm neither associated nor paid by Planet Car Care, I purchased the above-mentioned products with my own money.

Meguiar's Natural Shine Protectant Spray

This is the product that you use for all the plastic panels of the car, from door panels to the dashboard. It helps in retaining the natural color and shine of the plastic by blocking the UV rays and defending against cracking, fading and ageing of the plastic.

Composition - Thick white liquid.

Likes

Nice fragrance.
Not greasy and easy to apply.
Enhances the color of the plastic.

Dislikes

Cost.
Too many warnings/precautions mentioned will make you wonder if it is safe to use. (Note - I didn't get any skin allergy/ other problems after using the product)
Don't like the spray modes. (Give circular cutout, please)

Modes - There are three modes - OFF, wide circular spray and straight spray.

How to use

I have used the product three times since I bought it, the best and easiest way is to keep it at straight spray mode and press the trigger firmly while keeping the nozzle as close as you can toward the area where you want to apply or simply apply it onto the microfiber cloth and rub that to the desired area. If you use a wide circular spray it will cover a larger area and will get onto other parts and you will have to wipe the excess liquid off. A simple circular cutout would have been much better than the spray.

Tip - Apply it early in the morning or late in the evening (cabin will be cooler)

Before and After

I clicked so many pictures of before and after but the pictures aren't doing justice to the result achieved as it almost looks the same so I didn't upload other pictures, here are a few of them which show the difference.

LHS-Before RHS-After

End result

Meguiar's Gold Class Car Wash Shampoo & Conditioner

Likes

Nice fragrance.
Compatible with snow foam cannons. (thick foam)
Remove bird dropping like nothing.
Loosens the dirt and makes cleaning easier.

Dislikes

Cost.
Again, too many warnings/advisory mentioned. (Note - I didn't get any skin allergy/ other problems after using the product)

Press the cap and use the small rectangular cutout which pops up to get the shampoo out or simply remove the top cap or remove the whole cap. Personally, I remove the whole cap and use the cap as a measurement tool.

If you have a foam canon and a pressure washer, it is going to be very easy to wash the car with this shampoo as it loosens the dirt, mud and bird drops easily, all you have to do is spray the foam and see the sheeting in action. Since, I don't have it so I had to use wipe down method and was amazed by how easily the dirt came off (I used the ultimate wax 20 something days ago, maybe it is helping too).

Before

After wipe down

Before

After wipe down

Meguiar's Supreme Shine Thick Deep Microfiber

I bought this because it is recommended to use this particular microfiber cloth with the ultimate quik wax so I thought why not give it a try. At first, I was not convinced with the quality but after a wash, it has become soft.