Hi All,
I just bought my first Corvette (2000 C5 Convertible). The guy I bought it from waxed it himself and was an amateur to say the least. I already spent an hour with teh deatil brush get the white residue out of the letters and seams and license plate frame. I want to do a three step process and always used Meguiars on my Truck with incredible results. The problem is I'm hearing that it clouds the clear coat on Corvettes and that I should use Mothers (another great product) any truth to that? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks ~Rich

I have an EB 2003 Z06...have been using meg's #7-and finish with #26...very wet looking..and clear...after you take the # 7 off buff WELL..then #26 to protect......G

i have bean using megiars for years and my paint never dulls,that info sound bogus,;)all the old hot roders have bean using meguiars for years

I just switched over to the new Turtle Wax Ice and I think I will be sticking with that for now on. It definitely won't leave any white residue on your ride.

Hey guys, this is my first post so be easy on me. I was just lurking before but this post made me reply....

I am a detail company owner and use 99 percent Meguiars Products. There is nothing in the products that will dull the finish of the clear coat. Every wax is completely differenty in make up anyways.... To provide proof I have attached a link to a Black Vette that I detailed recently using 100 percent Meguiars Products (including 7 and 26 :D). The finished pictures are about half way down on the page. If anybody has any questions reguarding Meguiars' products feel free to PM me and I will respond as soon as I can. Thanks.

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13400&perpage=10&pagenumber=1

WOW, you cleaned the hell outta that car....good work. By the way, what area do you live/work in?

I always use meguiars no matter what its on. I just think that meguiars has better products. And even though i dont think Chip Foose would lie when he says he uses Mothers, i just dont want to make the switch. I am happy with where i am at.

Pay2Play, thanks for the kind words. I live in sunny Orlando

I have ben using Meguiars products for 21 years and used them exclusively when I had my detailing business. I currently use 9 with a high speed machine application, followed by 26 or NXT by hand on my '92 black C4, the paint looks like glass.

mark

Hi Vette Lovers;

What a great find of a topic for me! I am a proud new mommy of a '03 yellow conv. Corvette and I have had her two weeks. Her paint and body are flawless and I want her looking as beautiful as I can. A friend told me that McGuires is the best product, but when I went to the webpage I was overwhelmed! They have too many products to choose from. Here's the skinny on my girl (yes, she is a female) She has 4800 miles on her, I mean to tell you that she is pristine. I drive her everyday back and forth to work (about 5 miles a day) I wash her every three days, not the she is dirty, she is just a little dusty, right now I use just water and then a towel dry. She will be hibernating all winter. (We live and ride in Colorado) She has no flaws, no swirls, no scratches. Which products do I use on her. Looking for a "bath" product, a wax, a interior product that won't leak streaks or shine. Wheel and tire cleaner and a polish or wax for the rims. Ohh and something to make those tires look as black as the night. (God, I hate that damn break dust!) Any help for my girl would be appreciated and she thanks you too! :)

Sherry and her Vette girl

PS: It's too damn bad that we Vette owners don't have a chat room.

ohhhh PS: What do you guys use on your convertible tops. McGuires says to use soap, but I have heard bad bad things about using soap on a conv. top.
Can you tell I am new to the whole sports car thing? <giggle>

Oh boy!!! Do NOT use soap on your roof!!!!! From the research I have done, the fabric on our roofs is not happy to have soap on it.. I believe it prematurely wears out the fibres or something. Anyways, I myself use a VERY soft nylon brush (one that almost tickles you when you run it over your arm when it's dry, it's so soft) and water. That's it. I soak my roof down, rinse it off thouroughly to remove all the stuff that is on top. Then, I take my nylon brush and VERY GENTLEY rub over the roof. Very very gentley. Then I rinse it again, to remove the stuff that the brush broke free from the fabric. From my experience, the roof looks good as new to me.

Soap on a nylon roof is OK, not great, but OK. The fabric roofs are a whole different story.

As an added level of protection, I am planning on applying this product called Raggtopp later this fall to our roof. It is made by a company of experts on care for fabric roofs. They have a formula for both cleaning and sealing, similar to Scotchguard for couches etc. We had a real nice 30th Anniversary Camaro a few years back with the fabric roof, and the Raggtopp product was so good at protecting the roof I didn't even need to brush it after applying it. Simply rinsing the roof was plenty as the dirt did not stick at all, and just rinsed right off.

I will leave the answering of your specific question on McGuires to someone who knows more about this than I do. I just use Simonz car wash from our local Canadian Tire and it seems to work OK for me.

hey guys i like Mothers, Meguiars has always left a greasy residue that you have to rub the hell out of to get off...so im saying mothers...

black cars love mequires NXT generation wax EZonEZoff great results even in high UV colorado

I know this may be a little off subject but what is the best thing to get the bugs off the front of the hood and bumper? I have a white Vette and I am thinking of using Mothers Products? Anyone want to weigh in here?
Thanks

Zaino Bros. beats them all.