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Have: 64oz Pinnacle Rinseless Wash w/Carnauba Meguiar's M16 & M26 Collinite 845 Sonax Perfect Finish Menzerna Final Polish II 1Z Metallic Polish 1Z WaxPolish Soft 2 - LC 5½" CCS Pad Green Want: Rupes Diamond Ultra Fine Polish Scholl S3 Menzerna FG400 & PF2500 Menzerna Powerlock

Have: 4 Collinite 845 unused 4 Megs M16 unused 16oz Sonax Perfect Finish 16oz Menzerna Final Polish II 90% 1 liter 1Z Waxpolish Soft 95% 1 liter 1Z Mettalic Polish Pro Want: Rupes Ultra Fine Polish Scholl S3 Offers

I'm using Ulimate Compound, and it has plenty of cut for the paint surfaces I have. I'm running out and want to try something else with similar or slightly less cut. I purchased Sonax PF based on the cut of 4/6, which would seem to equate to 8/12 as you indicated would be the cut for UC, but I...

Anyone have experience with Menzerna FG400 and Wolfgang Uber Compound in comparison to Meguairs Ultimate Compound in terms of cutting ability?

How does Meguairs Ultimate Compound compare to CarPro Fixer in terms of cut with a DA?

I went ahead and tried a bottle of Sonax Perfect Finish with a PC and a Rupes, and it worked well with a good work time and came off easy. It left a, literally, squeaky surface. I wiped down the surface with 30% IPA, and I could not detect a difference in appearance. Only time will tell if it...

This is not a statement, but rather a question. My interpretation of comments in this thread is that a rotary is required to break the product down, and using any DA will result in the product hiding defects and no to little correction. I was considering purchasing this product, but now I’m not...

Does this mean that Sonax Perfect Finish is not suitable for use with a Rupes 15 or cannot be used to it's full potential with a Rupes?

I had a couple of products shipped during the past weeks freezing conditions, and I'd like to know how to tell if they may may have froze during shipping. Is there a good way to determine this? The two products in question are Meguairs M34 and Rupes medium gel polish.

For those who have tried both waterless and rinseless washes for similar levels of surface contamination, is one method less safe in regards to surface marring? I've tried both a few times and have not noticed marring that can be related to the waterless or rinseless method using UWW+ for...

Just my own cars, and occasionally for friends. I have the Rupes 15, and I have not stalled the pad on my own cars by watching how I hold it in relationship to the panel and other techniques you've discussed in other threads. Thus far it has done the job with finishing polish. I've only used it...

Thanks Mike for your detailed response. Does the Duetto maintain pad rotation better than the Rupes 15, or the Rupes 21 you have with the 6" pads and the washer mod? I hope I'm not belaboring the point, but I'm trying to decide on the purchase of a Duetto, or to just step up to a Flex, and...

MIke, did you experience an improvement with the washer mod?

Mike, thanks for the write up and comparision. The Duetto has a max speed of 5500, which is below the other DAs, and only 500 above the Rupes 15 with the same size pad. Do you notice the addditional speed over the Rupes 15, and is there a noticeable difference in vibration and ability to stall...

I too hear no difference in sound, or any other change, when moving from speed 5 to speed 6. Does anyone have a correlation between speed setting and OPM?