Fixer vs Megs 205 for one step

Lasthope05 said:
M205/white works well as a 1 step in your situation. Subaru black paint is very soft and you will get good correction out of it without a doubt. What i would be more worried about is your towels and your technique as its soft to the point where you can marr the paint by removing the polishing residue.
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I do use supersoft blue rolled edge microfibers that I bought here on autogeek and after polishing I am going with Griots Pre-Wax cleaner to remove the residue. Do you think the Power Finish would be overkill for subaru black paint and that I should just stick to M205/White pad?

Drew
 
Everything thing stated in this thread will work well on your paint as a one step. Whatever product you choose will be personal preference. Just make sure not to over work the product, the residue will be easy to remove if its still wet. No need to use the prewax cleaner to remove residue as its more for checking your work with you doing a 1 step there will still be defects. Any left over micro residue will not effect any bonding of waxes and most sealants unless you are applying a paint coating.
 
FWIW, Fixer left behind a ton of marring when I used it on a black re-paint. This was only my first time using it, but still...
 
07 z-oh-6 said:
I just received TSR and Fixer yesterday. I think TSR might have more bite than Power Finish, closer to SIP.
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Bunky said:
I would classify WG TSR as a medium polish with Power Finish with a tad less cut but finish nicer.
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I have done side by sides with both of these polishes with both rotary and a PC. They are exactly the same in my findings. Just my .02!
 
07 z-oh-6 said:
FWIW, Fixer left behind a ton of marring when I used it on a black re-paint. This was only my first time using it, but still...
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Mark, how did you use it? What speed? What pad? What machine? And what pressure throughout the process?
 
CEE DOG said:
Mark, how did you use it? What speed? What pad? What machine? And what pressure throughout the process?
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Hey C, I used the 3401. LC constant pressure orange pad. I spread the product on speed 1, then bumped it up to 6. 4 section passes with light to moderate pressure. Polished a section right next to fixer with OPT polish II. Same process and it finished WAY better!

EDIT: I didn't prime the pad with fixer, but did a "quick" prime with polish II.
 
With The 3401 & fixer try running it at 3-4 your first few passes and then bump it to 5-6 with whatever pressure the paint and polish ask for. Try bumping it back down to 4-5 for your final 2 passes and using less pressure. Also, don't use too much product after it's primed and clean often. I hope that helps.
 
Oh, one other thing. What is the aggressiveness of that pad Mark? Is it same as the regular lc orange pads?
 
CEE DOG said:
Out of fixer and 205 the fixer offers a lot more correction and finishes nicely when properly worked down. It just came out so there isn't as much feedback on it yet but it's an excellent polish. I just saw people mentioning power finish. I've used WG TSR which is one of my favorites and is said to be similar if I have my names right. Depending on the severity both TSR or fixer are excellent products. 205 is as well but doesn't offer the same realm of correction.
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I agree with Corey and Fixer is on BOGO too. I would try the new Optimum MF pads. two pads=Full Range Correction with Fixer.
 
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