PB Pro Polish- A versatile chemical polish

[budman3]

Poorboy’s Pro Polish is one of the most underrated detailing products on the market. It is a chemical cleaner that can clean the paint before your sealant or wax, it’ll clean chrome, glass, metals, plastic, etc. It’ll do everything. It can even remove wet sanding marks. Pretty impressive for a chemical cleaner!

So to clear up any misunderstandings that a chemical polish can’t remove sanding marks, I decided to do this test. I went out to my Dad’s company car with my HF rotary, a wool cutting pad, Poorboy’s Pro Polish, a few MFs, S&W and 2000 grit sandpaper. Just a heads up that the pictures are not that great… the sun was playing tricks and halogens and the Brinkmann don’t show swirls that well outdoors.

The main event:

Before… there are swirls in there…

Sanded down:

Cutting tools:

After 1st pass:

After 2nd pass – alcohol wipedown (notice beading!)

All sanding marks gone (a few holograms though):

After some Optimum Polish and polishing pad to clear any holograms = finished results:

So there you have it… a cleamical polish removing sanding marks. As I said above Pro Polish is very versatile and if you don’t want to use it as a defect remover you may want to look into using it as a paint cleaner. To show it’s fullest potential I wrote on my Jeep with a Sharpie, let it dry and then proceded to remove it with PB PP:

So this is my latest test with pictures. Hope I helped you understand a product you may not have tried before. I will admit that I don’t use PP all that often but I need to work it into my regime in the future more because it is simply a great product!

 

[alban61]

Thanks for that review on PB Pro Polish, Budman! Great writeup.

 

[orngez]

pro-polish is a great produt...i often use it as a finishing polish to remove compounding swirls...

 

[Jimmie]

Good to know stuff there Budman. Thanks for the great writeup.
I just got some to use by hand in areas that the PC can't do, and don't want to use an AIO. Haven't used it yet.

 

[pt91]

Agree 100%. I use it a lot on door crevices, removing bugs and stains and cleaning smooth plastic. IMO it works much better than AIO for cleaning.

 

[wytstang]

I've had some for almost a yr and still haven't tried it. I'm going to dig it up and try it out soon.

 

[AL417]

Nice write-up. To be honest I've never even looked at this one before. I'll have to check it out. Thank$!

 

[Reddwarf]

Great review! I've been happy with every Poorboy product I've tried.

 

[supercharged]

Great review! never though of this product before, but now I wanna try it!

 

[budman3]

I truely believe that this is the most underrated detailing product on the market. It'll tackle any situation that you throw at it! I have to be honest, I was a little scared writing on the Jeep thinking that it won't come off... but it actually wiped off like a dry erase marker! PP is also great at cleaning the paint free of oxidation and cleaning up chrome.

 

[pt91]

it also works very well on old weather stripping and moldings.
I usually polish up keys after a detail and this product works like magic for that.

 

[klumzypinoy]

I've been eyeing this stuff

 

[Nica]

Wow what a review, very nice indeed. I too have to admit that I didn't/don't pay much attention to PB products but perhaps I should start looking past Menzerna ...pst..my Menzerna is in the other room she can't hear me hahahaha

 

[Mike T]

Nice write-up. I love the stuff.

 

[ScottB]

impressive ... would like to hear/see how Steve suggests how the product actually works. Obviously pad is providing the abrasiveness, so is the polish doing the work or is it simply the lubricant allowing the pad to do the work ??

 

[ltoman]

I looked at, but never bought. NOw i will have to try some! Thank you for the write-up. Your work is very impressive as well!

 

[Mr Dream Machines]

It's awesome gear. I must get a gallon of it
I've used it by machine on all kinds of plastics, fibreglass, glass, metals and paint. Heck it even cleans stains off dashboards and centre console's beautifully.

I doubt that I would use it by machine though, chemical polishes tend to hologram alot
How many passes did you do with it. As it's a chemical, it wouldn't have the working time of an abrasive and thus less passes to prevent holograms perhaps

 

[budman3]

impressive ... would like to hear/see how Steve suggests how the product actually works. Obviously pad is providing the abrasiveness, so is the polish doing the work or is it simply the lubricant allowing the pad to do the work ??

My understanding is that Pro Polish works best as a paint cleaner. But since the product is so versatile it also lubricates any type of pad which lets the pad do the cutting. I guess the heat that a wool pad & a rotary generates enough heat plus the cleaning power is what actually removes the sanding marks. Since there are no diminishing abrasives in the polish, you'll be left with any micromarring from the pad if you go really aggressive. It is easy enough to bump to a less aggressive pad and finish up though.

Some of the other uses that people have found include adding gloss to the paint before LSP, clean up oxidation, fix cloudy headlights, polish up brass, polish jewelry (cough Lauren), stainless, chrome, glass, and I'm sure you've figured out that the list can go on and on.

 

[budman3]

I doubt that I would use it by machine though, chemical polishes tend to hologram alot
How many passes did you do with it. As it's a chemical, it wouldn't have the working time of an abrasive and thus less passes to prevent holograms perhaps

You should try it with a machine sometime if you are looking to try something new. I used a little too much product to begin with so I had some splattering but that was the only issue. I went over the panel twice and worked them in for less than a minute both times... never really counted how many passes I did. I am no professional with a rotary and don't have that much experience with wool pads so the holograms were inevitable for me. It definitely didn't dry out fast though... plenty of time to let the pad cut through the marks. I personally like a product that I can pick up and do more than one task.

 

[Mr Dream Machines]

Yes. That's where new product must stand alone. Multi tasking
I used up my 16 oz bottle a couple years ago and have progressed to more and more brands since and never had the money to buy a gallon as I have been ordering alot of this unheralded stuff not known that well yet