Liquid (sprayable) polish?

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while doing some Youtube surfing i came across a video on AMMO NYC where Larry uses a watered down polish that he can spray onto his pads when polishing soft paint. then after doing some pocking around i found Optimum Hyper Compound.

is the abrasive technology getting to the point where we can spray on out compounds and go from 3000 grit to LSP in one step?

http://youtu.be/1qgx2xPBo6U skip to about 7:00.
 
yep, the OPT Hyper stuff is all i use at this point for polish and compound. ok, i do use Poli-Seal too...and have Finish, but those are used for very select purposes whereas the Hyper twins are mainstays.

i like Hyper stuff because of the flexibility. Hyper Polish can finish like a finish polish...or it can take out sanding marks. Compound can finish up REALLY well and can take out sanding marks and defects with the quickness - it just depends on the pad. of course Compound isn't what you'd ideally choose to finish up, but i'm just saying, it does finish up very well, generally. i use Hyper Polish the most because it's pretty aggressive with a cutting pad but then you can put it on a light polishing pad or not cut pad and make the finish brilliant.

Hyper products have a really long working time. also, they don't dust. thing is, the sprayers suck. well, they might work well for someone who is using them every single day. but for a hobbyist who isn't doing that, they are terrible - they jam up, you have to prime them and end up wasting product, etc. so i transfer the product to a squeeze bottle with a small bore dispenser and keep it in that. this way i can drop the product on the pad. a few drops is all that's needed once the pad is primed.
 
He's not using Hyper Polish. In the video he appears to be using a mixture of water and M205.
 
Nicholas@Autowerx said:
He's not using Hyper Polish. In the video he appears to be using a mixture of water and M205.
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just in case you are referring to my post, i didn't mean to infer anything about Larry or what he uses. i was speaking to the OPs mention of Hyper and question/point about sprayable polish/compound and its broad efficacy.
 
Matt@landrover said:
while doing some Youtube surfing i came across a video on AMMO NYC where Larry uses a watered down polish
Nicholas@Autowerx said:
He's not using Hyper Polish. In the video he appears to be using a mixture of water and M205.
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•Really nothing new under the Sun.

-It's been pointed out before, for example, that when wanting to extend the compounding cycle/time of Meguiar's M105 to add a spritz or two of some (distilled)water.

Matt@landrover said:
is the abrasive technology getting to the point where we can spray on out compounds and go from 3000 grit to LSP in one step?
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Very interesting subject matter...
Thanks for bringing it up! :dblthumb2:

IMO:
•You'd think that if compounds and polishes were "water-based", that they'd be as easily diluted with water, as are some vinyl/rubber/plastic-dressings.

{Or: would it be best to just leave the formulating/diluting to the Chemists/Blenders?}


•But, does it matter if the "water-based", liquid abrasive products (that would be diluted in an "aftermarket-style") were either:
water-in-oil; oil-in-water; water-in-oil-in-water; or,
oil-in-water-in-oil...emulsions?

•Would the type of oils used in the emulsions make a difference?
•How about the type of emulgents?


Bob
 
Misting water over 205 merely extends the working time. I highly doubt it'll dilute the compound or water down the compound. The 205 is a unigrit compound.. It dries up but doesn't breakdown like the diminishing abrasives such as menzerna..


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Keefe said:
Misting water over 205 merely extends the working time. I highly doubt it'll dilute the compound or water down the compound. The 205 is a unigrit compound.. It dries up but doesn't breakdown like the diminishing abrasives such as menzerna..


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I beg to differ. Using 205 highly diluted with water does, without a doubt, "water down" the compound. 205 is extremely adaptable depending on how you use it. Add an excessive amount of product to the pad and it will cut as fast as 105. Use less product (and thus less abrasive particles) and the cut will be lessened and potentially allow for a better finish. Finishing ability also has a lot to do with paint residue management. In fact I keep a bottle of water with a few drops of m205 and have used it several times on finicky paint systems that wouldn't finish out with any of my other polishes.
 
This is very interesting. So what is a few drops and in how much water?
What type of pad do you use?

This is for jewelling, correct?

I will need to give this a try.
 
I highly recommend reading all of Kevin Brown's articles on his site. Even if they don't apply to something you have/can do the knowledge is valuable. It's changed the way I correct paint.
 
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