Polishing compound

dhutton01 said:
Ok so I did a side by side test of the 3D yellow wool pad versus the black twisted wool Presta pad with 5 day old SPI single stage and ACA 500. The ACA wool pad won hands down. It was so much faster it was amazing. Will be a huge time saver for me.

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Fast cutting – High efficiency 3D’s wool cutting pads with rotary polishers are the fastest and most efficient pad and tool combo for removing sanding marks, deep swirls, scratches, oxidation, and water spots. The fibers of wool cutting pads are forms of abrasives. These fiber abrasives offer...
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Don
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I know this thread is dated, but what size backing plate do you use on this 8" wool pad?
 
Good info in this thread. Ive been sick of 3m perfect it for a while now, but i dont buff/polish very often and ive had 3m on hand for a while so I just keep using it. Then when I run out of one of the products, i just rebuy that one because I never feel like biting the bullet and switching to another system. Finally decided to switch systems as I have a lot of buffing / polishing to do right now so it made sense money wise to switch. Ordered all Shine Supply compounds / polishes and am excited to try. One of my friends is a detailing guru and uses all their stuff and swears by it. Ive tried some of his with good results. Ill update once I start using it.
 
Mustang408 said:
I just did a test out of curiosity with the cutting compounds I have on hand.
I have DA'd the Euro clear with 2000. The clear is only 24 hrs. old.
I used a new Lake Country orange foam pad that I cleaned with water between each compound.
I Used 3D ACA 500/ 3D AAT 501/ Menzerna 400/ Meguiars 100.
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My phone has a terrible camera, but I masked off a roughly 6"x6" box to buff. I did my best to apply the same amount of product on the pad and I timed the buffing process. All the compounds were finished at about the same time, 1:15.

This will probably be a shock, but the Meguiars 100 did the best for me. AND it is almost half the price of everything else I tested.
If I were to rate:
1)Meguiars 100
2)3D 500
3)Menzerna 400
4) 3D 501~I was not at all impressed with this product.
Just to clarify, I cleaned all the polished panel squares with 700, and the Meg 100 had the most scratch removal in its box.

Just one guys opinion.
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I have been recommending Meguiars M-100 ever since I tried it the first time.

It is what I used on my GTX with a twisted wool pad and it continues to amaze me. I follow up with Chemical Guys V36 to improve clarity and then final polish with Menzerna Super Finish Plus 3800.
 
'68 Coronet R/T said:
I have been recommending Meguiars M-100 ever since I tried it the first time.

It is what I used on my GTX with a twisted wool pad and it continues to amaze me. I follow up with Chemical Guys V36 to improve clarity and then final polish with Menzerna Super Finish Plus 3800.
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I'm hooked on the M-100.
 
My Sister has a friend who just ceramic coated my Sister,s new MB...The friend uses and swears by Phoenix products.Apparently the products are made in the USA...Is anyone familiar with Phoenix products?
 
I do find some of the detail guys are very good at what they do light buff/wax and interiors but don't undstand how to cut and buff fresh paint so the products they use works for them ...............not so good for the painter. Just my 2 cents
 
dhutton01 said:
You would be better served sticking to products recommended here by guys who cut and buff paint as opposed to guys who are detailers imho…

Don
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All understood, however some detailers do in fact cut and polish...I have plenty of chemicals, not buying more for along time.....ONe product always sounds better than the next, thus a full shelf of products....I was just curious if anyone here are familiar with the Phoenix products
 
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