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Just ordered this product heard so much about it. I have 2 vehicles this coming weekend to do, is there a way to get 105 to finish down to lsp and not need to follow up with a finishing polish..I will be using a rotory with this product I also have a da too I can use that too if needed. Thanks
 
I would always follow 105 a finishing polish
 
i have had awesome results with this compound to very close to being LSP ready with the megs burgundy wool and turning the rotary at 1000 rpm and periodically wetting the surface with a QD
 
carguy said:
Just ordered this product heard so much about it. I have 2 vehicles this coming weekend to do, is there a way to get 105 to finish down to lsp and not need to follow up with a finishing polish..I will be using a rotory with this product I also have a da too I can use that too if needed. Thanks
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No, you are going to need to follow up with atleast a finishing polish or you might even need a middle step.
 
You will just have to try and see how it comes out. Some colors come out lsp ready ,others dont.
 
Color doesn't matter if something is LSP ready. M105 needs to be followed up like Asphalt said. Polishes like M205 and Menz Nano would work. You could even use 85RD to follow up that polish.
 
carguy said:
Just ordered this product heard so much about it. I have 2 vehicles this coming weekend to do, is there a way to get 105 to finish down to lsp and not need to follow up with a finishing polish..I will be using a rotory with this product I also have a da too I can use that too if needed. Thanks
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I have seen a few guys finish it down to or near LSP ready, but I would personally never leave it without following up with a lesser polish.
 
I've used M105/M205 on a number of vehicles now with my Flex 3401.

M105 can finish down very close to LSP ready but the M205 really puts the finishing touch on it and it recommended after using the M105.
It is pretty amazing though how well and to the degree the M105 finishes down so close to LSP stage considering the cut level of the product.
On a couple cars I was feeling lazy and the M105 finished down so well I almost skipped the M205 step before LSP and I don't think anyone but the most anal type of person (you know, like us on here :) ) would ever have noticed the difference
 
Larry A said:
You will just have to try and see how it comes out. Some colors come out lsp ready ,others dont.
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How does color play a roll in whether something comes out lsp or not. Sounds like you just like to skip a step on lighter colors and hope the owner doesn't see anything. You will always need to follow up M105 no matter what color it is.
 
ASPHALT ROCKET said:
How does color play a roll in whether something comes out lsp or not. Sounds like you just like to skip a step on lighter colors and hope the owner doesn't see anything. You will always need to follow up M105 no matter what color it is.
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If M105 is anything like IP, only the truly anal retentive person will demand a finishing polish. I've used used IP with a white LC pad on my wife's white Accord and it looked LSP-ready in my eyes. The outcome might have been different had I needed to use the orange pad or if her car had a clearcoat. I'm just speaking from my experience.
 
termigator said:
If M105 is anything like IP, only the truly anal retentive person will demand a finishing polish. I've used used IP with a white LC pad on my wife's white Accord and it looked LSP-ready in my eyes. The outcome might have been different had I needed to use the orange pad or if her car had a clearcoat. I'm just speaking from my experience.
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You do not need to be anal retentive to know that both of those should be followed up. Once again just because it is white is no excuse not to follow up either of those with a finishing polish.
 
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I guess if you want to take a short cut and it really doesn't make a difference how something turns out you can use anything anyway you want.And hope your customers are seeing impaired.
 
ASPHALT ROCKET said:
You do not need to be anal retentive to know that both of those should be followed up. Once again just because it is white is no excuse not to follow up either of those with a finishing polish.
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I'm not using white as an excuse. I'm just saying that I've done IP and then FP II on white and I did not notice any difference. I have done the same on my red Prelude and I can see a difference there.
 
Harleyguy said:
I guess if you want to take a short cut and it really doesn't make a difference how something turns out you can use anything anyway you want.And hope your customers are seeing impaired.
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I'm not a pro. I don't have to worry about what customers think.:D
I only do my own cars and my family's. I would go the extra step if I think it will make a difference. If not, I've got other things that need to be done around the house that my wife thinks should have been done before I started messing with the cars.:D
 
termigator said:
I'm not using white as an excuse. I'm just saying that I've done IP and then FP II on white and I did not notice any difference. I have done the same on my red Prelude and I can see a difference there.
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There is your answer. It is making a difference, YOU might not be able to see it but it does make a difference, you just proved that on the red car. Plus once again those two need to be followed up period. The color has nothing to do with it, why is it so hard for people to understand this. Just take color out of the equation.
 
termigator said:
I'm not a pro. I don't have to worry about what customers think.:D
I only do my own cars and my family's. I would go the extra step if I think it will make a difference. If not, I've got other things that need to be done around the house that my wife thinks should have been done before I started messing with the cars.:D
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I'm no pro either but if i'm going to spend this amount of time and money on products i want to make sure it's as best i can get it.When i was at detail fest i took the Megs class Mike phillips asked for a car that had swirls on it for a test car.I jumped at the chance and by the way i have a Black corvette when he walked over to the vette with a maxfire led light he laughed and said what swirls and walked away .My vette is really the first car i did and was the first car i used a rotary on.I was like a little kid again i had a smile from ear to ear all because i took the time to listen to people like ZoomZoom and Asphalt rocket
 
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ASPHALT ROCKET said:
There is your answer. It is making a difference, YOU might not be able to see it but it does make a difference, you just proved that on the red car. Plus once again those two need to be followed up period. The color has nothing to do with it, why is it so hard for people to understand this. Just take color out of the equation.
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I would have to respectfully disagree. I think color has everything to do with it (well, just white, anyways:)). I don't doubt that there is some haze left over from M105 or IP because I've seen it on my red Prelude, but on my wife's non-metallic, single stage, white Accord, I just don't see the haze. I'm sure it's there, but the white just hides it so well that it might as well not be there. Why try to polish out something you can't see?
As I've said before, I'm not a pro, so I can't speak from a pro's view, but personally, I'm not going to waste my time taking an extra polishing step to remove a haze that no one, including myself, can see.:cheers:
 
Come on Dana and Adam...you guys are pros...and should know color affects things. Just look at pads...different colors mean different things. Wouldn't the same go for paint? With you guys having black cars, you should know you have to take extra steps...more steps than any other color requires. I mean...I guess it's like carbon monoxide...yeah it might be there...but who cares! Not to sound like a smart***...but yes, color has nothing to do with how a product finishes down. Just because you can't see the marring left over, doesn't mean it's there. If you have no problem with that, then fine, it's your car...but as far as information goes and for the people reading this that want correct information...color has nothing to do with it.
 
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