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Hi guys, I know that the Menzerna products flash while polishing. But how about Meguiars like 1 or 205?
Thanks Steve
 
Depends on the pad pressure.usually 205 and certain menz have sufficient working times.205 on a micro pad may not work as long as foam pads.The product soaks in the foam where micro begins to dry and clump up.Thats why you must stop every so often to fluff up and clean the micro.Im a foam guy particularly don't care for micro.If I need to get something out I will knock it out quick with a rotary then convert back to foam da over it.
 
105 deosnt work for me outdoors foam or micro I'm a sonax fan.
 
105 will dry out pretty fast. If you have a spray bottle with a fine mist you can mist it. I believe it was Nick said put a little baby oil on the pad to help the work time. That was with foam. I would imagine the same would apply with microfiber
 
DaveT435 said:
105 will dry out pretty fast. If you have a spray bottle with a fine mist you can mist it. I believe it was Nick said put a little baby oil on the pad to help the work time. That was with foam. I would imagine the same would apply with microfiber
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Baby oil? When working with products that dry quickly or have a shorter working time like 105, just mix in a little Ultimate Compound or Ultimate Polish etc. Did that today with 101 when compounding a german car with some hard paint.
 
Thanks guys, I've never been to successful with 105 but I enjoy 205 . My go to is typically menz 400.
 
You don't have to work M105 & M205 for the same duration as you do the Menzerna because they're SMAT not DAT.


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Eldorado2k said:
You don't have to work M105 & M205 for the same duration as you do the Menzerna because they're SMAT not DAT.


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That I have a hard time understanding.
 
DogRescuer said:
That I have a hard time understanding.
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DAT technology compounds start off course and and need to be broken down/flash for a certain amount of time before they become fine enough to begin polishing and able to leave you with a fine polished finished result.

SMAT technology has the ability to cut like a course compound while finishing like a fine cut polish at the same time. It doesn't need to worked for any certain amount of time in order to reach its polishing ability like DAT.

Basically, once you've worked a SMAT compound long enough to remove the scratches/swirls you can pretty much stop there and your result will look good, whereas with a DAT compound you cannot stop the second you've removed the scratches/swirls because you have to continue working it because while it's removed the scratches, it's just bearly begun to "polish"


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pdqgp said:
Baby oil? When working with products that dry quickly or have a shorter working time like 105, just mix in a little Ultimate Compound or Ultimate Polish etc. Did that today with 101 when compounding a german car with some hard paint.
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I've never done it. Just sharing something I read on the forum. I'm almost positive Nick posted it. I don't use 105
 
pdqgp said:
Baby oil?
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GSKR said:
DaveT435 said:
Here ya go. I guess it wasn't Nick. Looks like it might have been Mike's idea.

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/tricks-tips-techniques/54654-baby-oil-megs-105-a.html[/QUOTE The whole baby oil thing started about 5 years ago at the clinic Thursday makeovers.A gentlemen named Renee was religiously part of our team all the time with these makeovers.He had a newborn and never showed back.If memory serves me back in time he was the one that suggested that.
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Ahhh...yeah the way that post went I wasn't sure exactly who they were talking about. I thought maybe the guy was giving Mike a hard time. I knew I read it years ago. Was Renee the one with maroon Camaro?
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M105 is intentionally designed to be a heavy cutting compound with a short polishing cycle. Since M105 cuts so fast you will need to stop and clean out your pad frequently in order to achieve the best possible results. If you do not clean out your pad frequently, and instead try to add liquids to the M105 to allow a longer buffing cycle, your cutting ability will gradually diminish as abraded paint residue clumps together on the surface of your pad and blocks the abrasive's ability to work.
 
I add a drop or two of D300 with m105 for added working time

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