Meguiars VS Autoglym

Thu Dec 29, 2005 12:42 pm

hello...

i use meguiars on the old lady all the time - changed from turtle wax - hated the powdery affect it done and wasnt a high resin polish....

is Autoglym the same? in regards to the powdery effect and is any good? been given shat load for xmas.....

what u reckon people????
stick to meguiars or take the change?

Thu Dec 29, 2005 12:46 pm

No contest mate. Aytoglym is nowhere near the same league as Maguires. Fantastic results and easy to use.

Jon has pesuaded me to try Zaino. Apparently it's even better than Maguires so i bout Ãƒ”šÃ‚£180 woth of stuff the other day. Will try it when the weather gets a bit warmer

Thu Dec 29, 2005 1:10 pm

ben you wont regret it
iam prepping a sport evo on sunday and i will take sum b4 and after pics
its getting the zaino treatment

autoglym is the work of the devil!!!!!

its terrible stuff
it sells due to glossy adverts in all the mags and its availability everywhere
but now meguiars etc are becoming more readily available
there is no contest between the two

john

Thu Dec 29, 2005 1:13 pm

Agreed. Autoglym isn't the best stuff in the World by a long shot.

I now use Meguiars (when I've got a decent car to use it on) and sometime in the future, when my Meguiars is running low, I'll upgrade to Zaino...

Thu Dec 29, 2005 3:24 pm

this zaino stuff sounds good - hmmmm

think im gonna make a new years present of some sort then.....lol

meguiars is the dogs bollocks though....where can i get this zaino stuff from? halfrauds???

Thu Dec 29, 2005 5:06 pm

zaino is incredible
its american
its only been available here for about 12 months
there is only one official supplier in uk

all below are zaino finished cars

you only get out what you put in and zaino takes time BUT its very very easy to use
meguiars is in a different class to autoglym
zaino is in another to meguiars tho they do make some good stuff and for speed vs results you have to say they perform well but zaino is a cut above

its not the cheapest but having used most stuff available here and in states its amazing

if you go here#

http://www.advancedcarproducts.com/index.asp?id=1

two guys run the company
both fans of e30s
both have not long sold e30 m3s
if u type in e30zone on order form it will give u 5 percent discount

john

Thu Dec 29, 2005 10:23 pm

OMG - those are some shiny cars - paint looks so deep....

ur right on that one mate.....
thanks for the link

Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:36 am

Im in the process of getting me some zaino, but mostly i use the meguiars pro range. Bought me a meguiars porter cable (basically a rebranded porter cable) and a lot of the pro range and they work pretty well at taking out some defects and making the car shiney.

Heard zaino is the way forward tho so im gonna be trying it in the near future. But i would say AG bumper and tyre gel out shines anything megs has to offer in that dept, but thats about the only thing that beats meguiars.

Fri Dec 30, 2005 8:23 am

allan are you on about the rechargable orbital that meguiars do??

john

Fri Dec 30, 2005 8:39 am

Hi Jon,

I'm waiting for those tips you promised me now dude. I will make a list of exactly what i bought and text it to you over the weekend.

Cheers

Ben

Fri Dec 30, 2005 10:16 am

hey....yeah could do with some tips and hints....

bootyman, u from surrey by anychance? seen a car similar to urs there....

Fri Dec 30, 2005 10:25 am

Yeah i am mate. There's only one car like mine around, so if you've seen one, then it was most probably me

Please dont ask Jon for tips cause he will spend hours writing you a whole book with links and even how to kiss your car goodnight. Most helpful fella i know

Fri Dec 30, 2005 10:30 am

i was gob smacked by ur car actually....saw it at the uni there - used to go uni there.....

nice car mate....

Fri Dec 30, 2005 10:35 am

Yeah that was me. My ex lives in Kingston and i also use to run the door at Ocean, so i was around there quiet a lot

Fri Dec 30, 2005 10:44 am

think i know who u are - very large muscular type body - scary looking...
lol

miss kingston - the night life was good there - works, oceana and the uni bar was always a laugh....

Fri Dec 30, 2005 10:46 am

you really can't beat that zaino shine

Fri Dec 30, 2005 10:54 am

Wow. That looks fantastic Mr Gates. I'm really excited now cause if Zaino can do this for 15 year old cars, imagine the shine i'll get on mine which was only resprayed a year ago

Dippa i'm not so big now. A combination of woman problems and no food that i like in Italy has seen me drastically lose weight

I cant wait till the summer when i'm done here and can come home and enjoy the comforts that has to offer. Saying that i may be off to the frozen debths of Russia too. Ho well. One day i'll come home and enjoy the comforts of home and a few nice Kingston ladies

Fri Dec 30, 2005 10:57 am

bootyman wrote:Wow. That looks fantastic Mr Gates. I'm really excited now cause if Zaino can do this for 15 year old cars, imagine the shine i'll get on mine which was only resprayed a year ago

and thats just by hand too, it should be even better with a porter cable

Fri Dec 30, 2005 10:57 am

gonna have to get myself some of that stuff - the shine is amazing....

tell me abt it bootyman....nice one mate...see ya round maybe...

UK is cold Russia??

Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:10 am

Italy is freezing at the moment. We had really heave snow here a couple of days ago. Cause Milan is near the Alps, you get the cold wind blowing over too, so it's bitterly cold at the moment.

I've been told to stay away from any polishing machine. Kandy paint is so soft that if an inexperinced person like the i use one on my car, i'm likely to see primer when i'm done

My painter has kittens everytime i mention it

Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:16 am

oh right, best stick to the microfibre then

Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:27 am

The 1st thing people ask me at shows is how i keep the car so shiney and that's using the Maguire's stuff, so Zaino will leave people speechless. I've been told by the chaps at advanced car care (Jon put me onto them) that if i like the results i get from Zaino, they'd be able to sort me out with whatever i need. Seems a fair deal cause at the moment, Maguires has nearly every top show car in the UK in it's pocket including myself. If Zaino is to take a share of the market or even most of the market, then they will need guys like myself who go to shows to plug them. If they get a handful of sales from every show i go to, then they've covered any discount they give me 100 times over. Even if the give me the stuff free, it will be worth it cause it's free advertising for them and further more, i'm taking their product directly to the target group so you know business will be generated from it, so it's a win, win situation for both of us. I get to hopefully thrash Jons backside and win Best Paint at every show i go to

and they get to have their product out to the general public

Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:33 am

bootyman wrote: I get to hopefully thrash Jons backside and win Best Paint at every show i go to

better get started sharpish then hadn't you

but as you say, any publicity is good publicity.....free free free

and if you ever have any excess, you know where to send it

Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:35 am

I have quiet a bit of Maguire's still in the garage. Hmmm. I sense a Sale coming on

Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:39 am

Were can i buy Maguires from ?

Is it only available online, or do shops sell it ?

Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:41 am

Halfords, although they dont do the entire range. Log onto the Maguire site and use their dealer location to find the one nearest to you

Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:48 am

thanks for the pic c76jon, hope u dont mind - got a new wallpaper for my pc now - great pic of the alloy - are those standard alloys or a evo sport II thing?

Fri Dec 30, 2005 12:01 pm

I dont think they are standard dude. Looks proper fat. I bloody crunched one of mine the other day on a curb outside my house and i have even done 50 miles on them yet

Fri Dec 30, 2005 12:03 pm

Motobitz branches stock the whole range-depending on the size of the branch of course

Fri Dec 30, 2005 12:13 pm

Also on where you live, which is why i said just look on their site and use their dealer locater

Fri Dec 30, 2005 12:28 pm

hi all
wheel is a type 5 oem bmw/bbs wheel
9x17 inch with 22 offset

originally from an e34 with these wheels as an option

whoever needs any advice iam happy to help
i only know what has worked for me and i know iam happy with the results and iam very very very fussy guy with how cars look

bring it on ben!!!

i think ill retire once you have yoyur zaino!!!

john

Sat Dec 31, 2005 3:30 pm

John, you have the best wheels for the M3, and in the best colour combination in my opinion. My Evo2 has BBS RS's 16", with nogaro centers, but need refurbing. Anyway, thats another story, and you'll see it tomorrow.

Looking forward to you detailing the sport tomorrow too.

Sat Dec 31, 2005 4:05 pm

iam looking forward to it

i cant wait to see all your cars!!!

john

Sat Dec 31, 2005 4:24 pm

The two red cars are home, but you will see the Macau Evo2 and ofcourse the sport.

I'll try not to be late!

Sun Jan 01, 2006 1:12 pm

c76jon wrote:iam looking forward to it

i cant wait to see all your cars!!!

john

alas i'm not alone! i too get very excited at the thought of spending a whole day (or two

) cleaning my car. my girlfriend/family/friends all think i'm sad

PS those BBS centres look ultra-rare, never seen them before