Favorite Medium Cut Polish!

Favorite Medium Cut Polish!

  • 3D One

    Votes: 10 38.5%

  • Sonax Perfect Finish

    Votes: 9 34.6%

  • Menzerna 2500

    Votes: 5 19.2%

  • Rupes DA Fine

    Votes: 2 7.7%
  • Total voters
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These are the 4 that popped in my head. Share any others.

It would also be nice to include your pads.

For me its Sonax Perfect finish and a medium foam pad like Lake country orange SDO/HDO/CCS pads. CCS is on the way and i can't wait to try it.

1 vote for SPF!
 
Turtle Wax One & Done gets my vote. Similar to 3D One with a better wipe off and nicer scent.

I use LC hydrotech pads since I got a killer deal on them, I know not everyone is a fan of closed cell pads...
 
3D ONE with a foam polishing pad. The blue LC HDO CCS actually cuts a lot of defect out while leaving a great finish. This might me my new "single polish step" solution.

I also use Optimum Hyper Polish on their orange waffle pads, or Intensive on their black or orange waffle pads. I was surprised at the amount of marring that Intensive Polish can leave behind with that orange waffle pad, only to see it work great with the black!

Years prior it was:
Menzerna 2500 on tangerine LC Hydrotech.
Meguiar's M205 on green Buff and Shine pads.
Rupes Quarz/Green pad.
Rupes Keramik / Yellow microfiber pads.

When I started at the shop they had mostly Adam's products, and I liked their medium orange polish on their old orange waffle pads. That was another good one step solution.

I also really like Sonax Cut and Finish on foam polishing pads
 
dlc95 said:
3D ONE with a foam polishing pad. The blue LC HDO CCS actually cuts a lot of defect out while leaving a great finish. This might me my new "single polish step" solution.

I also use Optimum Hyper Polish on their orange waffle pads, or Intensive on their black or orange waffle pads. I was surprised at the amount of marring that Intensive Polish can leave behind with that orange waffle pad, only to see it work great with the black!

Years prior it was:
Menzerna 2500 on tangerine LC Hydrotech.
Meguiar's M205 on green Buff and Shine pads.
Rupes Quarz/Green pad.
Rupes Keramik / Yellow microfiber pads.

When I started at the shop they had mostly Adam's products, and I liked their medium orange polish on their old orange waffle pads. That was another good one step solution.

I also really like Sonax Cut and Finish on foam polishing pads
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Yeah the ones i listed are kinda all over the place. Sonax Cut and Finish is probably apples to apples with 3D One.

Sonax Cut + Finish would be nice to try too.
 
Griots BOSS Correcting Cream is my weapon of choice right now for a medium grade polish. It's really versatile, finishes out really nicely so you can use it as a one-step, and it's easy to remove.
 
3D One with a Rupes yellow foam pad for a car with some more serious swirls and with a Rupes white foam as an equivalent finish to 3D Speed but without the protection

I have never had the removal issues with 3D One that others mention from time to time

SPF leaves a great finish with either of the pads mentioned above but for me in Hawaii it really dusted, although I would certainly try it here in Alaska and see if a different climate gives different results

I plan on trying 3D One with the B&S Uro Tec pads in the same colors when I get up and running again
 
Desertnate said:
Griots BOSS Correcting Cream is my weapon of choice right now for a medium grade polish. It's really versatile, finishes out really nicely so you can use it as a one-step, and it's easy to remove.
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Pad choice for this one?
 
briarpatch said:
Pad choice for this one?
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It depends on what I'm trying to do and the hardness of the paint. I've used several based on conditions.

- For a "normal" one step on well maintained medium/hard paint or on soft paint with some issues I use Rupes Yellow or Lake Country ThinPro White
- When I've encountered a problem spot on medium-hard paint or even soft paint I couldn't remove with a milder combinations I've moved to a Lake Country ThinPro orange and cleaned things up nicely.

I've honestly not tried it on an abused car with hard paint like a VW or Audi. So far I've only used it in various capacities on a black BMW, blue Dodge, Maroon Toyora, grey metallic Mazda, and blue Subaru.
 
Menzerna 2500
Meguiars D300 with foam pad
3D One

To name a few.
 
Desertnate said:
It depends on what I'm trying to do and the hardness of the paint. I've used several based on conditions.

- For a "normal" one step on well maintained medium/hard paint or on soft paint with some issues I use Rupes Yellow or Lake Country ThinPro White
- When I've encountered a problem spot on medium-hard paint or even soft paint I couldn't remove with a milder combinations I've moved to a Lake Country ThinPro orange and cleaned things up nicely.

I've honestly not tried it on an abused car with hard paint like a VW or Audi. So far I've only used it in various capacities on a black BMW, blue Dodge, Maroon Toyora, grey metallic Mazda, and blue Subaru.
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And this post is exactly why "What's the Best......?" questions can only be answered suggestively.

What's the best for car "A" might not be the best for car "B". Or it might not work at all to the users satisfaction.

Like we always say........ TEST SPOTS!!
 
PaulMys said:
And this post is exactly why "What's the Best......?" questions can only be answered suggestively.

What's the best for car "A" might not be the best for car "B". Or it might not work at all to the users satisfaction.

Like we always say........ TEST SPOTS!!
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Its "favorite". Not necessarily the best. 3D One can cut more than PF for instance but PF is still my favorite to work with. The finish is better than 3D one too in my limited experience.
 
I'm gonna have to say its Wolfgang Total Swirl Remover (TSR) w a foam pad for me. I used to love Griots Boss Fast Correcting or Correcting Cream but all of their stuff gummed up like crazy for me this week when I used it. TSR was a little dusty but it got the job done and was easy to remove.
 
PaulMys said:
And this post is exactly why "What's the Best......?" questions can only be answered suggestively.

What's the best for car "A" might not be the best for car "B". Or it might not work at all to the users satisfaction.

Like we always say........ TEST SPOTS!!
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Absolutely. My process is never locked in to one specific pad paired to one specific polish/grade of polish.

I might start with a particular go-to combination as a starting point, but I'll always adjust as needed based on results. This is the main reason I'll always start a job with at least two different level of cut pads and at least two different levels of polishes.
 
Desertnate said:
Absolutely. My process is never locked in to one specific pad paired to one specific polish/grade of polish.

I might start with a particular go-to combination as a starting point, but I'll always adjust as needed based on results. This is the main reason I'll always start a job with at least two different level of cut pads and at least two different levels of polishes.
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Accidentally clicked Dislike, my bad
 
Just an update on this topic. I just used LABOCOSMETICA LEALE(cope and paste lol) to remove 2 coats of cancoat on my bonnet, i had like 10 high spots! - its better than perfect finish - zero dust, it was overcast and all that jazz but the user experience was better.

I done a polishing step with my griots 15mm DA, orange HDO/CCS with leale and then i followed it up with gyeon primer and a lake country orange SDO pad, it looks great! haha

I've changed my polishing style this year; i do 2 sections at about 8-10x my pad size before i go back and remove the polish residue, so its important to me if the polish doesn't stick to the paint quickly. Leale was super easy "today".
 
My favorite is Meguiars M205 w/Lake Country Orange HDO Foam Pad.

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Big fan of the orange SDO/HDO+CCS polishing pad.

My favorite pads. The orange HDO with CCS is a real gem of a pad. I love the orange SDO too.
 
noorth said:
Big fan of the orange SDO/HDO polishing pad.
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I’ve seen your posts. I was equally excited back when I 1st got my hands on them. I’m to the point where I need to pretty much replace them all and buy a new large batch after about 3yrs. of good use. They’re not cheap, but when it comes to pads like that, you get what you pay for.
 
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