Sonax PF was originally designed to be used in a body shop environment on a rotary, and is capable of removing 2000-grit sand scratches on fresh paint. Rumor has it that it will soon be the #1 body shop product in Europe. Sonax USA’s website has the most accurate information on the intended use for the product, and I can assure you that it was rotary only – and it even says so on the back label.
Sorry to dig up an old thread. I had to chuckle at this a little.
On the one hand, you accurately point out that the back has a symbol on it indicating it's intended for rotary use. On the other hand, on the very same bottle, it also says, "no fillers".
You're incredulous with respect to the latter, but not the former.
I'm just a hobbyist, but I've used Sonax PF on an Audi RS-line vehicle, as well as a Lexus, and I couldn't be happier with the results. Both using a random orbital. I finished out the Audi with CPro Lite and it looks better 1 year later than the Lexus, which was finished with UK 3.0 and topped with SiC, and literally did last week. Though, I think the differences are a result of the paint color and type. The metallic speckled Lexus colors don't pop all the much.
If there are fillers, and I'm not saying there are, they seem to be of the permanent variety. Some call that nanotechnology and I would actually prefer that to permanently leveling my paint. It would also seem to be the only of it's kind, as I've not actually seen anything like it. Heck, maybe Sonax really has successfully applied nanotech to paint correction, and "Nano Polish" isn't just a gimmick. Kudos to them (sarc).
I think one would be able to dump some powerful solvent onto the paint after Sonax PF and have an answer as to whether there are fillers or not. Pretty bold claim to make, like saying Starbucks puts dirt in its coffee grounds (which is what Folgers does, eg).