Parko compounds and polishes
- Thread starter elwood
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Ok thanks. I remember him commenting on how he could compound his work and not worry about it dieing back later. Seems a lot of what I've been using here lately has had lots of fillers in it leading you to think scratches are gone. So you don't really know when to stop because of the fillers. Frustrating when you have to go back over it several days later. So I guess I'll try the 3d aca 510 next.
Chris_Hamilton
Trying to be the best me, I can be
Not many fans of 3M here. Much better choices out there. One reason why I hate 3M and will never use it again is that polish you named. Get some spatter on adjacent panels and if it's not immediately removed it sticks like glue. I can't tell you how much time I wasted over the years trying to scrape those little spatter spots off something. There are many great choices out there now that wipe off very easy, don't spatter and save so much time versus 3M. Plus they have no fillers.
Lot of good choices out there, 3M is not one that I consider a good choice. But if you are happy with it that's all that matters.
Chris_Hamilton
Trying to be the best me, I can be
I found that almost impossible to do. I would end up masking/bagging everything but what I was buffing. If it was an overall forget it. I had a black 57 Chevy one time that a guy brought to me. Someone else painted and buffed it and he wanted me to re-buff the entire vehicle. This was when I was working for myself the first time. Between doing the whole thing, stopping to deal with people coming in, the phone, etc. I made a mess of that car. Took me several days to clean it up. Ended up using clay to get all that damn spatter off. Much happier now using stuff like 3D. Cleans up so easy, doesn't leave the spatter pattern that the 3M stuff did. Night and day. Not to mention the fillers.
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I know when tony used it he always took his time and wiped stuff clean as he went but occasionally he would let some dry but not very often. He was in a zone so to speak as he worked those panels.
When I asked the original question I was hoping that someone might have known if they had just went out of business or been bought out. Lots of people on here have vast amounts of knowledge and I thought someone might have known.
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Chris_Hamilton
Trying to be the best me, I can be
Have never heard of the stuff elwood. Have no clue.
You might want to try something like 3D, Menzerna, or Sonax. IMO all 3 are light years better than 3M. Maybe you'll like them. I think you would. I like the 3D a lot. ACA500 or ACA510 for compounding, ACA 520 for polishing. I do still like the 3M Ultrafina for getting those micro swirls out, especially with darker colors. Ultrafina is good stuff.
Jim C
Oldtimer
both of those compounds are ancient technology compared to what is out there today. finesse-it is very popular in the marine industry. if you notice that stuff is designed for hard, oem clearcoats. i believe it even says it on the bottle...or it used to many years ago. anything super hard and cured should have a little less of an issue with cleanup as it doesnt bite or set into the clear like it would when it is fresh. same with gelcoat. cleanup on that is never an issue either. that stuff should not be used in a body shop setting where most of the paint is fresh. 3d aca510/520 or the meguires m100 mentioned are both very good.
Whitesnake
Newbie
Cannot go wrong with 3D. After that I’d choose sonax, then menzerna/jescar. Cant go wrong with any of those brands but 3D is my go to. Megs M100 is good as well esp if I need something the same day.