Hi Roshan, just checked out your video and also read the thread with your m101 review. Great job on both—thanks for putting in all that work. I had a couple of questions and would appreciate any feedback you have.
1. I noticed you also have Hyper Compound. How does Hyper Compound compare to M101 in your experience? Pros/cons, strengths/weaknesses, which compound do you like better?
2. How does using M101 on a cyan HT pad compare to using M101 with an Opt cutting MF pad? What are some of the circumstances/conditions you would choose one pad over the other?
Thanks for your help!
Thanks for watching! Let me see if I can answer your questions:
1) Both have their place, M101 definitely cuts more and way faster than OHC.
OHC seems to be able to worked in longer, and seems to better in the heat. Removal is about the same. OHC seems to need less product than M101 as well.
OHC is my go to compound for light to medium hardness paint with swirls that will need a compound. M101 is reserved as the big guns.
They are about the same price I believe. M101 is my favorite compound, but OHC is my go to. As I said first, they both have their place in my arsenal.
2) They seemed to cut about the same imo. I know that the MF cutting pad has a much larger surface area and much more polish working for you, but still, they cut the same on the hard paints that I have used on them.
If I can, I will go to MF disks. If the panel is very hot, I will definitely go to foam. MF disks seem to hate heat imo, and I've already torn apart one Optimum MF disk from letting it get too hot.
A little off subject Roshan, but have you compared Menzerna SF400 to M101?
Sorry man, never used Menz SF400
My buddy just got into an accident and he's got a 2013 Chrysler 200 in a beautiful shade of rootbeer, its got 7k on the clock and hood is swirled....BAD, looks like a map of our solar system! I'm using this car to try out M101 for sure. My question is this, since I'd just be doing a small section, does it really need to be a certain temp to do a test section? I plan on cleaning, claying, M101 and following it up with GG machine polish #3 and applying choice of LSP, probably my Dodo juice supernatrual wax stick, what the hell.
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Yeah out of the sun for sure but its only in the mid 40's, so I'd think it would be ok doing a small test spotm. Actually I'm going to try out XMT #4 as well, gotta love rentals, LOL!
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I do all my work outside in 60-80 degree weather, with no canopy. I wish I could work indoors or under a canopy, but that's just not an option on the table right now.
I think you will be fine
rops:
In case you need them, these are my tips about working in the sun and hot weather. Most of this stuff was passed on to me by AGO members, and after testing the tips I received, this is what I generally do:
1) Work your polish in a much smaller area.
2) don't work your polish as long as you would normally
3) change your pads FREQUENTLY! (I'd say about 10 of each color you're going to use)
4) you will use much more polish in the sun than out of it, know that before you start and plan accordingly.
