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I made a nice big order to Autogeek earlier in the week, and off course as soon as my package arrived today...Well I had to give it a try.

I used my mom's lexus ls430 as a tester, since the clear on that car is pretty hard. I had previously used XMT #3 on a CCS orange pad on a PC but that took 2-3 hits.

Power Finish is 100% awesome. It cut quickly, and finished to an LSP ready degree. I jeweled the crap out of one panel with PO87mc to see if I could improve on the finish and there was little difference.

Highly recommend this polish!
 
I just used this stuff last week for the first time. I used it on a 08 imperial blue silverado with severe "lot rot". Took care of it no problem, lsp ready.
I love this stuff!!! :righton:
 
it has indeed become one of my favs too ... a definite one step polish for most reasonable finishes.
 
what pad with a rotary would you use for average/ moderate swirled car ? There are just so many Menzernas, not sure what all to get sometimes.
 
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ryandamartini said:
what pad with a rotary would you use for average/ moderate swirled car ? There are just so many Menzernas, not sure what all to get sometimes.
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Orange or green LC css pad. Works also with white but I prefere the green over the white pad.
 
I used an orange pad, albeit the clear was pretty hard on my parents lexus's but I deliberately took one pass to see if it left marring and it did not. I was amazed, I pulled it out into the sun to check. Also, I was using it on my dads black rx400h in the sun and it performed exactly the same.
 
Make sure to wipe down the paint with IPA and/or give it a alkalie wash, this to make sure to get away all the lubrication oils off the paint.
 
This has been my "go to" polish for 95% of my 1 steppers since its release. It is absolutely amazing! It corrects well and finishes nicely with LC green and orange.
 
I've been thinking of getting some of this. I have never detailed a car before but want to be able to maintain my own cars. I've been torn between either Power Finish or SIP & Nano. I don't need the cars to be the best looking but I just want to be able to get rid of most of the swirls. I also don't want to spend my whole day cleaning up one car.
 
I would go with Power Finish since you can use it to correct with white and orange pads but also to jewel with a less aggressive pad. This flexibility combined with no marring is great for a first timer.
 
Thanks for the review!

I got some of the 203 and am wondering if there are any tips for use with a PC? What speed should I use? White pad OK? How long does it need to be worked? Does it dry or turn clear?

Thank you.
 
I used it on an orange pad and it left no marring at all, and still finished down LSP ready.

Loco: I used it with my PC and would recommend at speed 6 to work it in and decrease it to speed 5 for the last few passes to help it finish down as well as possible. You can use it on an orange pad for good cutting ability, a white pad to get some correction ability or a grey pad as a jeweling step. 203 does it all.
 
Awesome, thank you christian900se! That's very helpful.
 
Like Loudog said the orange pad is going to mar, also you do not jewel with this polish.
 
OK, so it's better to use a white pad with 203 then? Any comments on how long it takes to break down with a PC? What should I watch for to tell I've worked it long enough?

Thanks all!
 
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