Heading over to the warehouse tomorrow. Need suggestion for one-step to pickup

[11B250]

Hey guys,

I'm going to head to the autogeek warehouse tomorrow to pick up a couple things. While I'm there, I want to also pick up a one step polish. I want something that'll do general polishing without any protectants because I will be following it with a ceramic coating.

I have McGee's 37 360 wax, but that is a AIO and leaves a wax on. I need something that won't leave anything behind...

I also have the jeweling wax (which is too fine and also leaves protectant), fast polish (could be used as the one step I guess), and the correcting compound which is too much as one step lol.

I'll be using my Flex 3401 with Lake Country Force Orange Cutting pads (6.5)

This will be for a BMW X5, Chevy Malibu and a Corvette (so you know the hardness of clear)

Leave some suggestions for me, so I can grab it tomorrow!

 

[SCABHUNTER]

Hey guys,

I'm going to head to the autogeek warehouse tomorrow to pick up a couple things. While I'm there, I want to also pick up a one step polish. I want something that'll do general polishing without any protectants because I will be following it with a ceramic coating.

I have McGee's 37 360 wax, but that is a AIO and leaves a wax on. I need something that won't leave anything behind...

I also have the jeweling wax (which is too fine and also leaves protectant), fast polish (could be used as the one step I guess), and the correcting compound which is too much as one step lol.

I'll be using my Flex 3401 with Lake Country Force Orange Cutting pads (6.5)

Leave some suggestions for me, so I can grab it tomorrow!

I hear Griots fast correcting cream has a long working time and leaves nothing behind.. Correcting cream is good also. Just depends how aggressive you want to be. Just use a paint prep behind it just incase there has any residue of oils, which is always good practice.
Good luck.

 

[11B250]

I hear Griots fast correcting cream has a long working time and leaves nothing behind.. Correcting cream is good also. Just depends how aggressive you want to be. Just use a paint prep behind it just incase there has any residue of oils, which is always good practice.
Good luck.

yeah, I figured I wipe the car down with 70-30 alcohol when I'm done before putting on coating.

 

[SCABHUNTER]

yeah, I figured I wipe the car down with 70-30 alcohol when I'm done before putting on coating.

IMO..I would use a paint prep from the coating company so you won’t have a traffic jam and have spots that will bleed through. After all that time and effort you don’t want any draw backs.

 

[11B250]

IMO..I would use a paint prep from the coating company so you won’t have a traffic jam and have spots that will bleed through. After all that time and effort you don’t want any draw backs.

Their website says -

An Isopropyl Alcohol based solution to remove any existing residues or surface contaminants left behind during the polishing process. This product is to be used before applying a coating.

Special lubricated formula infused with 30% IPA concentration

It's tough to pay 12 dollars for that. lol

 

[fly07sti]

My go to products for “1 steps” are Hyper Polish, Sonax 4-6 and Essence.

 

[SCABHUNTER]

My go to products for “1 steps” are Hyper Polish, Sonax 4-6 and Essence.

That’s fine.. the important thing here is to find the polish you have experience in, know it, breathe it & live it.
I used Meguiars 205 on a 1991 Toyota Camery the other day. I wasn’t looking for perfection. I just wanted to improve the paint and remove the oxidation, some random scratches & swirls.. Was there scratches & swirls still there?..”Yes”. I think it’s more important that the clear coat stayed intact and not blow through it. Even if it has no UVA, UVB protection. It’s still protecting the paint. I followed up with a paint solvent. I then rinsed off the minor dust that was left behind with fresh water & dried the car with a clean plush MF towel.. I then let it stand for a 10 minutes & let the sun do the rest, then sprayed a heavy coat of bead maker... the next morning it didn’t look as shiny as I expected. I then cleaned it again, this time with ONR and used more bead maker; using it as a drying aid & “BAMMmm”. The car looks like a brand new used shiny car.. now it has more UV protection than it already had.

 

[Coatingsarecrack]

My go to products for “1 steps” are Hyper Polish, Sonax 4-6 and Essence.

When you one step with essence, what pads you use? Would any that I have would you recommend? Griots boss yellow pads LC CCS orange and green. B&S MF finishing pads.

Thanks


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[fightnews]

Well by definition a "1-step" leaves something behind besides polishing. Otherwise it's just a regular polish

 

[SNP209]

I see you mentioned that you have the correcting compound. Is it the McKeees 37 compound? It used to be called Fast Compound but has been relabeled as FC-717 Swirl Remover, basically the same cut and finish just has a different scent. If you do indeed have the McKee's 37 compound, then that should be able to finish down to your liking. If that is not the compound you are referring to, my recommendation would be either 3D One or the Griot's Fast Correcting Cream/Correcting Cream as mentioned above.

 

[SWETM]

I like the Sonax polishes. If you don't want to have a heavy cut compound as Cutmax is. You could get the Cut and Finish and EX 04-06 or Perfect Finish. EX 04-06 is made for orbital polishers and Perfect Finish is rotary version but works as great with a orbital polisher too. Then you have a combo of great medium cut polish and polish/finishing polish. That is versitale if a polish is not enough and still finish great on hard paints with Cut and Finish.

 

[fly07sti]

When you one step with essence, what pads you use? Would any that I have would you recommend? Griots boss yellow pads LC CCS orange and green. B&S MF finishing pads.

Thanks

I will use either BOSS MF pads or Tangerine Hydro-Tech

 

[11B250]

I see you mentioned that you have the correcting compound. Is it the McKeees 37 compound? It used to be called Fast Compound but has been relabeled as FC-717 Swirl Remover, basically the same cut and finish just has a different scent. If you do indeed have the McKee's 37 compound, then that should be able to finish down to your liking. If that is not the compound you are referring to, my recommendation would be either 3D One or the Griot's Fast Correcting Cream/Correcting Cream as mentioned above.

Yeah that's the one... No wonder I couldn't find it.

imo it's a little too strong for a one off. Leaves little haze that needs to be finished off with something else.

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[11B250]

Well by definition a "1-step" leaves something behind besides polishing. Otherwise it's just a regular polish

I consider that an "all in one".

I believe 1 step is a surface prep that is done in 1 step. As in you don't need correcting compound followed by finishing compound (2 step).

A DAT would be a 1 step I'd think.

That's why I explained what I was referring to. Everyone call them sometbing else lol.

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[11B250]

I just Googled the sonax 4/6. I think I'll give that a try... I'm actually going there to get the sonax wheel sealant lol.

I've always liked German stuff. Should work well with thr hybrid force orange pads and the flex.

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[11B250]

Well that sucks. This is what you get for trying to read up in the car. I got the perfect finish l, but I meant to get the ex one for my DA... Ugh

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[Bruno Soares]

I think more people get perfect finish to use on a DA than a rotary. You’ll be fine with that one.

 

[Calendyr]

My go to products for “1 steps” are Hyper Polish, Sonax 4-6 and Essence.

Hyper Polish is a 1 step? I was sure it was a finishing polish. I got to try Optimum's polishes at some point.

 

[Calendyr]

When you one step with essence, what pads you use? Would any that I have would you recommend? Griots boss yellow pads LC CCS orange and green. B&S MF finishing pads.

Thanks


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Essence is really picky about conditions you work in. If you work outside, don't work it long or it will turn into glue and get unremovable from the panel. If you work inside a garage, some people like it for light correction with a polishing pad. Personally, I only use it as a glaze prior to coating. So finishing pad, 1 medium pass, 1 fast pass and 1 super fast pass. It does make the paint shine quite a lot.

 

[Calendyr]

I consider that an "all in one".

I believe 1 step is a surface prep that is done in 1 step. As in you don't need correcting compound followed by finishing compound (2 step).

A DAT would be a 1 step I'd think.

That's why I explained what I was referring to. Everyone call them sometbing else lol.

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Ya terms get thrown around looselly in the detailing industry, I don't know why that is.

I am with you on this one, a one step for me is a one step polish. Otherwise it's called an all in one when it also includes a last step product. But people think "hey, it does all of it in one step"... they are not wrong but why they are thinking about is an all in one I even mentioned this to the new guys doing the AG videos now... they held on to their guns and said that no, a compound/polish/wax is a one step... so what can you do?