Turbo Clear #5500

Barryk;11227 said:
I get a lot of calls from production shops where the same problem you have "all of a sudden" starts showing up and they can't figure out why.
Only thing I can tell them is get new and proper pads for the compound they are using and if that don't work, change compounds, one of these two always fixes the problem.
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x2! I just switched back to the 3m and was blown away at how much better it was than the meguiars 85 i was using. Fixed all my problems..i'm actually removing the scratches now rather than polishing them. Even buffing 2500 with a wool pad was getting to be a bear with the mequiars. The 85 WAS good..back before 3m bought them...go figure! 3m makes a great wool pad also. I'm sure there are others but the ones that i have tried just dont cut it compared to 3m.
 
Those wool pads need to be replaced long before they look worn out.
A new one always amazes me at how much better it works.
 
jeremyb;13708 said:
any updates here?!?!?!?!?!?
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We are out of ideas and the thought is history, none of our original plans really was needed and the plan I liked the most would have been an issue on repairs for matching.
 
crashtech;13733 said:
Maybe the new fast hardener for the Euro has filled any perceived gap in the product line?
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I would say you may be right, so spray some and tell us, if I screwed up or not.
We are going through that hardener pretty fast and may need to make more next week and at this point all I can Ass-u-me is its working well because I have had no calls for problems.

Seems to me to be perfect as long flash time and then a super fast cure, that is different then the others out there with a super fast flash time.
 
I should be receiving the fast activator any day now. This is the time of year when it is needed! I have been adding Polar in pretty small amounts to the regular Euro (like less than 1/2 oz per RTS quart), but I think for my first test, I won't add any.

Do you have any recommendations yet for adding Polar to this new activator?
 
Barryk;13827 said:
I would say you may be right, so spray some and tell us, if I screwed up or not.
We are going through that hardener pretty fast and may need to make more next week and at this point all I can Ass-u-me is its working well because I have had no calls for problems.

Seems to me to be perfect as long flash time and then a super fast cure, that is different then the others out there with a super fast flash time.
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That is exactly what the 3-4 painters who I've sold it to say. A little more working time up front then Bam! In the next week or so should have some interesting results to report.
 
That's an excellent combo of attributes, but a lot of clears that try to achieve good flash time with rapid cure rates tend to dry a bit dull or died back.

Is reducer speed and brand more critical in situations where the cure is super fast?
 
crashtech;13853 said:
That's an excellent combo of attributes, but a lot of clears that try to achieve good flash time with rapid cure rates tend to dry a bit dull or died back.

Is reducer speed and brand more critical in situations where the cure is super fast?
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Reducer is more critical then you could ever guess, won't be long and someone will use a 5 star, Omni, nason in it and I guarantee the problems will be numerous.
 
Since the time SPI reducer was reformulated, I have been using only SPI reducer. I have had NO problems that I could even think were due to reducer. Sometimes I obsess a little over the speed selection, as my spray environment seems very sensitive, especially if too slow of a reducer is selected. I have gallon cans with various mixes, like 860+870="865", and 870+885="878". So I have 5 reducers to choose from instead of 3, and can select very closely based on job size and temp.

Are those cheap reducers really less money than SPI? I think the SPI is a killer value, being it is probably equal or better to any high-end reducer I've used...
 
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