Meg`s Gold Class: Synthetic or no??

**MansonOzz** · 04-23-2003, 01:49 PM

I just read in one of the great articles that a good show trick is to lay a layer or carnauba wax over a synthetic. I have a bottle of "Meguiar`s Gold Class Clear Coat Car Wax" (liquid) left over from last year, and was wondering if that is synthetic or not. I`m not at home right now so I can`t very well go and look at it. I plan on hitting the store on my way home from work to pick up some other products and if I need to, I`ll grab a synthetic wax to try this routine out :up

Anyone know?

**imported_Tony** · 04-23-2003, 01:58 PM

I have used Meguiars gold class wax. It did not last very long and it stains trim but it does give a nice shine. Well I gave away my bottle of Gold Class. I dont know if it is a synthetic are not but it is not what I look for in a polymer sealant.

**MansonOzz** · 04-23-2003, 02:35 PM

I was planning on laying it under a layer of #26 paste. Any idea what that would end up like?

**MBZ 500E** · 04-23-2003, 02:36 PM

I`m almost positive it is a synthetic.

Gold Class creates a great shine and good depth but doesn`t last when compared to a good synthetic sealant (although it does last longer than most carnauba`s IMO)

The reason many use a synthetic sealant is to improve the protection on their paint. Since synthetics don`t provide the same appearance as a Carnauba they top with carnauba to get the "look" they want. Some also find that their carnaubas look better over a sealant.

**hondaguy2582** · 04-23-2003, 02:47 PM

its not a pure wax, has some cleaners in it, and can`t be layered. Its got some polymers in it, not a straight caranuba wax, but it will last maybe 4 weeks max. you could top it with #26 if you want to improve the durability a bit, but if you want real protection, get a sealant like klasse, blackfire, or zaino. even meguiars #20 is a good one step polymer sealant!!!

**MansonOzz** · 04-23-2003, 02:54 PM

Thanks, everyone. I`ll see what I can find at the stores tonight

**Steve @ Guru** · 04-23-2003, 04:38 PM

Depends on when you bought it and who you talk to at Meguiar`s about it. I have one tin that says, "contains carnauba wax" and another that says, "wax free, contains high tech polymers"....

You`ll get the same runaround from Meguiar`s - I sure wish they`d make up their mind as to which products contain what, and which products are more abrasive than others, etc...

**MansonOzz** · 04-23-2003, 04:45 PM

Originally posted by geekysteve

Depends on when you bought it and who you talk to at Meguiar`s about it. I have one tin that says, "contains carnauba wax" and another that says, "wax free, contains high tech polymers"....

You`ll get the same runaround from Meguiar`s - I sure wish they`d make up their mind as to which products contain what, and which products are more abrasive than others, etc...

Ow, that sucks! :down

I`ll have to check my bottle. I got it last year, though. I checked on their website and the image they show for this product looks the same, and I know they`re famous for changing packaging along w/their products. We`ll see!

**bimmerzhp** · 04-23-2003, 05:00 PM

I called Meguiars to find this very same thing out last summer. I was told there is carnauba in all the waxes they sell. They would not tell me how much.

**imported_Greg** · 04-23-2003, 05:59 PM

I talked to a guy at Megs and he said it is a carnauba wax, not a polymer.

**MansonOzz** · 04-23-2003, 06:05 PM

SO weird! I just checked my bottle and it refers to it as a "polymer sealant".

**shaf** · 04-23-2003, 06:53 PM

Thank you Barry! :p

**Tim Lingor** · 04-23-2003, 07:12 PM

I just looked at my two bottles of Gold Class. It says that it gives a "long-lasting polymer protection". I must assume that it is a polymer.

I actually do not like the stuff. I much prefer the #20 followed with S100, #26 or 3M SCW.

**MansonOzz** · 04-23-2003, 07:15 PM

So since it supposedly has polymer protection, and contains some carnauba, should I bother trying it out under a layer of #26?

**jr weeks** · 04-23-2003, 07:18 PM

I always thought of it as a hybrid product like 90% of them out there on the store shelves.

Pretty sad though when the people that make it can`t even get it straight.