Power Gloss vs. 105

Wendell Jarvis said:
Menzerna is the product of choice for me and my shop, if the drying out to quick is bothersome, try priming the pad with distilled water, this will allow you to have longer working time, as for dusting...it is annoying, but you need to do an IPA wipedown and then re-wash, the results are certainly well worth it !!
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I used QD to prime the pad and when the polish started drying out. It definately has a learning curve, but I rarely use it except for the work finishes. Thanks for the advice!
 
Sorry for the delayed response. Both products were used with the Flex 3401 / LC yellow / speed 6.
 
07 z-oh-6 said:
Holy Cow!!! I got confused. So that's marring from the powergloss? It looks like you left it uncorrected!!!!
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Yes, that is marring from the Powergloss and yellow cutting pad. Now you understand why we're all obsessed with M105. :xyxthumbs:
 
[email protected] said:
Yes, that is marring from the Powergloss and yellow cutting pad. Now you understand why we're all obsessed with M105. :xyxthumbs:
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Out of curiousity, how much pressure did you use with 105 on that specific test spot? How many section passes?
 
The picture was taken about a year ago, so I don't remember the exact circumstances. But, generally when I use M105 I use moderate pressure (12-14lbs downward force?) and it never requires many passes at all, maybe 3-4.
 
[email protected] said:
The picture was taken about a year ago, so I don't remember the exact circumstances. But, generally when I use M105 I use moderate pressure (12-14lbs downward force?) and it never requires many passes at all, maybe 3-4.
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what do u consider 1 pass?
 
In my limited experience with Power Gloss, on my Audi A4, it finished amazingly well. This was using a 6.5" Flat LC White pad on my Flex 3401 at speed ~5 to remove 2000 grit sanding marks. Correction was achieved in ~3 'fast' section passes, leaving very minimal marring to be easily removed with a finishing polish. I was very impressed with PG after my initial use on the small section that was sanded. Of course there are many variables, just my experience. :xyxthumbs:

Edit- I'm still yet to use 105/205, gotta get some just to play with (as if I'm low on polish LOL).
 
Matt, I have used Power Gloss on many occasions, I have never got the results that you posted...but, I have never used PG with a yellow pad either. Do you think the marring could have been from the Yellow Pad or the type of paint you were working on? I have always used a White pad with Power Gloss....let me know
 
A4 1.8tqm said:
In my limited experience with Power Gloss, on my Audi A4, it finished amazingly well. This was using a 6.5" Flat LC White pad on my Flex 3401 at speed ~5 to remove 2000 grit sanding marks. Correction was achieved in ~3 'fast' section passes, leaving very minimal marring to be easily removed with a finishing polish. I was very impressed with PG after my initial use on the small section that was sanded. Of course there are many variables, just my experience. :xyxthumbs:

Edit- I'm still yet to use 105/205, gotta get some just to play with (as if I'm low on polish LOL).
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:iagree:I have never used Power Gloss on a yellow pad, always a white pad or gray....those results matt posted blew me away....cause I have always gotten great results from PG...but, again, allot of variables...condition of paint, soft or hard coat, yellow pad, not enough PG used, maybe PG wasn't completly broken down???? not sure....
 
:iagree: Same here... I hate my Yellow LC flats, Orange or PFW FTW!
 
07 z-oh-6 said:
what do u consider 1 pass?
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Start at 1 corner of the section, go across, down, across, down, across, down, etc until I reach the end of the section I'm working on...slowly of course.

Wendell Jarvis said:
Matt, I have used Power Gloss on many occasions, I have never got the results that you posted...but, I have never used PG with a yellow pad either. Do you think the marring could have been from the Yellow Pad or the type of paint you were working on? I have always used a White pad with Power Gloss....let me know
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Not sure, I've never tried it with a white pad but I'd imagine it would make a pretty significant difference in abrasive ability considering how gritty the yellow pads feel in comparison to white. The paint I worked on wasn't soft by any means, but who knows? Every paint behaves differently.
 
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