Waxes

["Jerry A. Cohen" <cohen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This issue seems to have been thoroughly debated, but I am still 
confused about the difference between the two Meguiars products.  I 
have both and use the Gold Class on my wife's mini van and the 
Medallion on my 328is.  I'm having trouble telling the difference.  

On the van, I've also used Rain Dance, which seems to last forever, 
but is hard to apply and remove,  more abrasive than I need except 
for removing deep dirt or superficial scratches, and not the choice 
of the wax cognoscenties.  Being basically a sychophant when it come 
to cars, I pretty much want to use products approved of by experts 
for my Bimmer. While I am ready to abandon Rain Dance totally and wax 
both cars 4 times a year, I really don't want to do it more often, if 
possible.  Hence, my need to go with something reasonable, easy to 
acquire, and easy to use, like the Meguiars products. 

Could some one tell me:

1. The difference between Meguiars Gold and Medallion; how long they 
last, u.v. protection, and reflectance.

2. Why I should not just use Rain Dance and get out the old 
orbital buffer to buff it off. Yes, I know you need to have the touch 
of the angels to do this, but I used it for 11 years on my 
medium gray Caddi, which I gave to my Dad, and the the paint really 
looked like new when he got it. And I swear the Rain Dance lasted 
forever (under my fingernails too; nice if you like blue).

Please answer frankly (why do I think I have to ask for this?), but 
hold the gratuitous abuse, especially regarding Rain Dance; I know 
its a low end product with solvents, but why does it last so long 
and work so well on American cars?

Jerry Cohen
BMW CCA 
1998 328 is

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