Miata Mailing List: July 1995, Message #153
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   From: mbooth@cts.com (Mark Booth)
Subject: Re: Buffers, swirl marks, etc.
   Date: Wed, 5 Jul 1995 21:20:08 -0400

At 6:36 PM 7/5/95, Larry096@aol.com wrote:
>I have been both a participant and follower of this thread for a while. I'm
>the idiot who put on too much Medallion, and had to wait overnight to get it
>off (right Frank?)
>
>My question now may seem stupid, but I can not find "Terry" towels other than
>the small ones at the auto stores. While many towel outlets have 100% cotton
>towels, I've yet to find one that says "Terry" What's the difference?
>
>FWIW,  when I planned to go the Meguiar's #2, #9, #26 route, I called
>meguiar's and asked for advice. I mentioned that some used #9, and #7, then
>#26. The chap said that using #7 AND #9 was a duplication of effort, as both
>are polishes. They recommended #2, #7 OR #9, and then #26 or Medallion. I
>won't argue with any Miata owners results though. If it works for you, use
>it.

Larry,

I may be wrong but I think "terry" is simply a brand name for cotton
toweling.  If you are using 100% cotton towels then you are in good shape.
Don't worry about the terry part.

As for Meguiar's comments....  Here is both product descriptions directly
from Meguiar's brochure:

 Swirl Remover #9 - This cleaner/polish is specially blended to give a
deep, dark shine while removing light scratches, swirl marks and other
light defects from all paint finishes.  In one quick step, Swirl Remover
creates a dramatic high gloss shine by hand or machine.

 ShowCar Glaze #7 - Famous on the car show circuit, this hand applied
polish is specially formulated to nourish all paint finishes with rich
polishing oils wich restore a dazzling, deep, wet-look shine.  This premium
plish will outshine all other hand applied polishes, glazes, waxes, and
sealants, and never dries white, or with a powdery residue.

As you can see, #9 is a CLEANER/polish and #7 is only a polish.  #9 does
not, apparently, contain polishing oils that noursish the paint while #7
doesn't contain any cleaner properties that would remove swirl marks and
light scratches.

The two products are most definitely different.

GRANTED...if you car is swirl and scratch free then there is NO reason to
use the #9 first.  In fact, I only use the #9 about every second or third
time I polish and wax the Miata.


Mark - '92 B Classic Red, MCA, SOCALM, Team Voodoo, Team Clearwater