AIO for production detailing: Meguiars D301 vs D151

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I was hoping someone who has more experience with both of these products could chime in between these two products for use as a one step for production detailing.
 
Detailed Josh said:
I was hoping someone who has more experience with both of these products could chime in between these two products for use as a one step for production detailing.
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D151 will be a great AIO for production detailing. Has a great amount of cut that finishes down well and offers pretty good protection.
 
Evan.J said:
D151 will be a great AIO for production detailing. Has a great amount of cut that finishes down well and offers pretty good protection.
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Have you compared it to the D301 with the microfiber finishing pad yourself?
 
If your looking for a one step D151 is your best option. D301 does not provide near enough cut to be an AIO
 
I am currently using Menzerna FMJ. It has great cut for an AIO and good durability for an AIO. My other choices: CG BlackLight, BF TP&S and Autoglym Super Resin Polish.
 
inDetail said:
I am currently using Menzerna FMJ. It has great cut for an AIO and good durability for an AIO. My other choices: CG BlackLight, BF TP&S and Autoglym Super Resin Polish.
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This may be a silly question, but what is Menzerna FMJ?
 
D301 never gets much love here but I have achieved incredible results with it on HARD paint with a MF pad. It was designed for production detailing.

D151 is a fine product as well but in a production environment use MF buffing pads.

As others said D151 has better correction ability but in terms of speed, ease of use, and a super slick wet look, D301 gets the nod for me. Get Both!

The key here is... In a production environment. Are these the best AIO out there. I don't think so but if speed with good results are the goal, these both qualify.
 
I've never tried D301 but I do have D151 and it is a good product. I just could not get it to finish down without micromarring on softer paint with a white LC pad.

Maybe I need MF pads..
 
what is D151? or what is the other name for it? i assume is like D156 = UQW....or something along thoese lines...
 
This is from the AG store:Meguiars D151 Paint Reconditioning Cream $36.99
High performance paint correction and protection! Meguiars Paint Reconditioning Cream D151 uses Meguiars cutting edge Unigrit abrasive and polymers to create a one-liquid solution that
 
KillaCam said:
I've never tried D301 but I do have D151 and it is a good product. I just could not get it to finish down without micromarring on softer paint with a white LC pad.

Maybe I need MF pads..
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Try a different foam pad, maybe even...a different brand
 
Yeah I would try a less abrasive pad if you're trying to just do D151 as a one step.

I'm probably going to just stick with the D151. I was just thinking about switching to the D301 as I saw the full DA Microfiber D300/D301 2 step system, but still wanting to have a go to AIO one step. Just haven't had enough to compare the too.
 
I've had luck with megs black wax and LC white pads for an AIO one step. Leaves the paint looking good. Client happy.

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Becciasm said:
I've had luck with megs black wax and LC white pads for an AIO one step. Leaves the paint looking good. Client happy.

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Just used megs black wax myself this past week . Used it with an orange lc flat pad great results on the vehicle I was working on . But I did end up topping it also . But all in all great product easy to use and grwat work.time

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What is the best choice pad for d151? Can I use mf finishing pad to get the best result?
 
dedydut said:
What is the best choice pad for d151? Can I use mf finishing pad to get the best result?
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Depends on the paint.

I'm a big fan of one-step cleaner/waxes but I also find it a bit on the tricky side to get consistent haze free or swirl free results on many paint systems.

In most cases you'll only see the haze or swirls on dark colors but if you're working on a clear coat paint system, it doesn't really matter what the basecoat color is. Point being if you see haze or swirls in dark colored cars you're probably getting the same results in light colored cars it's just you're eyes can't see it.


Whatever you do... always do a TEST SPOT first and make sure your choice of pad, product, technique and tool is working to give you the results you want before buffing out the entire car.


How To Do a Test Spot
(and why it's so important)



In my article here,

How to use a one-step cleaner/wax to maximize profits


I thik I recommend always trying to use the softest pad you can get away with and by the words

get away with

I mean get the job done and get good results...

The problem "we" all have is that clear coats are scratch-sensitive, that is while they might be harder than traditional single stage paints they still scratch easily. And the scratches show up easily to our eyes.

Tough nut to crack fosho...


:)
 
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