2 comments....
First: When I was a Trainer for Meguiar's circa 1987 to 1991, I called on bodyshops, dealerships and detail shops. When I called on detail shops, I met a lot of guys that had their
Secret Sauce
Something THEY mixed up that of course, was better than anything anyone was selling. It was always the same experience, some guy that mixed other companies products together and BOOM - he's a chemist and a genius. :laughing:
I have no problem with people trying to make their own concoction, saw a lot of this in Oregon, Washington and Idaho, the three states I covered, (in a 1969 Blazer no less).
Here's the deal though, in most cases what they were trying to create already existed - they just didn't know about it. Back then - No Internet. Internet didn't go mainstream until approximately 1995
--> AOL
Second: When Meguiar's introduced M-11 Professional Hi-Tech Finesse Quick Step, a body shop compound/polish, definitely a product ahead of its time, I DID try to mix some Meguiar's waxes or sealants with this product to create a one-step cleaner/wax or AIO
I did a lot of testing mixing either M26 or M20 with this product.
At the end of the day it was all for nothing as I could have just as easily used
- Meguiar's M66 Quick Detailer - a one step cleaner/wax
- Meguiar's M06 Cleaner/Wax - a one step cleaner/wax
- Meguiar's M19 - basically M06 in paste form
To me, it was truly a waste of time and I learned and internalized to let the chemist be the chemist and I'll simply be the how-to guy. This has been working out pretty good for about 32+ years now.
Again - I never care if others want to do this but in most cases, the thing they are trying to create already exists - they just don't now about it.
As for getting more cut out of a one-step AIO - anytime you increase cut you increase the risk for cut in the way of micro-marring. If you're not careful, you'll turn a one-step process into a two-step process and thus defeat the purpose of the one-step product.
Good question - thank you for asking. :xyxthumbs:
Because you asked this question - I took a few moments to take some pictures of an antique product that backs-up my story.
M-1132 Professional Hi-Tech Finesse Quick Step - Meguiars Mirror Glaze
:)