Review: CarPro Fixer

[CEE DOG]

Thanks Mark! No, it actually breaks down faster than menzerna polishes ime. I was demonstrating the ability to use a mist of water to extend the cycle. Still the videos were only like 2-4 minutes long weren't they? I cut a tiny bit out but also combined two different sections in one. They don't really give you an idea of the breakdown time since they aren't real time.

 

[WRAPT C5Z06]

Thanks Mark! No, it actually breaks down a good bit faster than menzerna polishes ime. I was demonstrating the ability to use a mist of water to extend the cycle. Still the videos were only like 2-4 minutes long weren't they? I cut a tiny bit out but also combined two different sections in one. They don't really give you an idea of the breakdown time since they aren't real time.

Your first pass with the Metabo, you did like 10 section passes.

 

[CEE DOG]

Your first pass with the Metabo, you did like 10 section passes.

You mean Maesals video? Notice he worked at 700 rpm and took it from 2000 grit to final finish in 2:45

 

[WRAPT C5Z06]

Ohh, I thought that was your video. :laughing:

 

[Dr Oldz]

Interesting review Corey. LMAO at the 4 inch pad on the 6 inch BP!
I have heard mixed thoughts on this product from different people. I may have to try a small bottle out to see for myself. I like the self cleaning cap and I wish more companies would utilize something similar. Thanks for the stellar review Corey! DD MJ

 

[CEE DOG]

Interesting review Corey. LMAO at the 4 inch pad on the 6 inch BP!
I have heard mixed thoughts on this product from different people. I may have to try a small bottle out to see for myself. I like the self cleaning cap and I wish more companies would utilize something similar. Thanks for the stellar review Corey! DD MJ

Thanks Doc!! I haven't heard anything but good things myself except one of my buddies that didn't know it was DAT so used it as smat. You really must try it for yourself.

Lol, I almost edited the pad noticeability out but wanted to show I was adding a mist of water so people understood why it suddenly looked like product was there again. The best I could do was add a note telling nobody else to do such a stupid thing!! Rofl! :laughing:

Thank you Doc!!!! DD MJ.

 

[mg6045]

wow, i read the entire review again. this product seems like a miracle polish. just wow.

for the MF pad, it was all done with the cutting Optimum pad ? not polishing MF pad, correct ?

 

[mg6045]

Your review is outstanding as usual! rops:

However, the amount of time you polished for each section seemed like a pretty long time. I'm imagining this to polish a whole car, that would take a very long time! Looks as though Fixer takes too long to breakdown? :dunno:

From the looks of things , its because this one polish is acting like a 2 or 3 step procedure. Everytime he mists and slows down his speed and pressure its like another refining step is being done. I would imagine he could stop after the heavy cutting, but each time he want to refine more, he adds a mist of water and changes up his speed. working time is forever if used like this. pretty amazing.

am I off base here corey ?

 

[pcw25]

Wow man! Great review! I just have a question.

Yesterday I used Fixer on a white flat pad yesterday on my Pilot with some swirls. I used it and it dried so fast it caused micro-marring from the pad. It was brand new so I primed it and all. I then misted water on the paint and it kept drying...is the paint too hot or what?

 

[CEE DOG]

wow, i read the entire review again. this product seems like a miracle polish. just wow.

for the MF pad, it was all done with the cutting Optimum pad ? not polishing MF pad, correct ?

You are correct! This was the only car I've tried the combo on so far (first time ever using mf pads) but you are right. I only used the mf cutting pad on that side of the car and only the BS yellow foam on the other side of the car.

The yellow BS side came out good for a one step also but I will say using other heavy cutting pads on the solid black soft paint I did need to switch to a finer pad to make it haze free under led lighting or sun. I should try the mf cutting pad with Fixer on that soft solid black paint.

From the looks of things , its because this one polish is acting like a 2 or 3 step procedure. Everytime he mists and slows down his speed and pressure its like another refining step is being done. I would imagine he could stop after the heavy cutting, but each time he want to refine more, he adds a mist of water and changes up his speed. working time is forever if used like this. pretty amazing.

am I off base here corey ?

You are not off base. You are exactly right! I'm not saying that's the only way it's meant or supposed to be used but I was doing it that way.

Adding a mist of water to during the cutting stage actually makes it cut faster but that's not what I was doing. Adding water earlier on like that with a foam pad helps to clog the pad easier. I advise to skip the water first and see what you find but the option is open to you once you know what it does without that mist.

Back to the point, yes your right with what I was doing it.
This is why. The paint was so hard and in bad shape that I worked it with higher speed and more pressure almost to the end to cut deeper. Then to extend the working time I sprayed the mist of water so I could finish down with less pressure.

If it had been a softer paint or not in as bad of condition I could have released pressure sooner and not had to mist water but if I wanted to keep refining I could mist water.

 

[Porsche Pilot]

Bravo Corey! I am very intrigued by Fixer. Would you say this would be a go to one step if given the choice from what is in your vast arsenal?


"These cars are meant to be driven, not polished" - Dr. Ferdinand Porsche

 

[CEE DOG]

Wow man! Great review! I just have a question.

Yesterday I used Fixer on a white flat pad yesterday on my Pilot with some swirls. I used it and it dried so fast it caused micro-marring from the pad. It was brand new so I primed it and all. I then misted water on the paint and it kept drying...is the paint too hot or what?

Thank you!

The paint was probably hot. I'm sure your working in the shade so I will assume that's a given. But the act of polishing heated the paint just like you say so spraying directly on the paint it probably dried quickly.

I don't know what that pilot paint was like but it could also be a function of the paint. That is less likely though.

Let me ask you- when you spray the paint did steam come off or did it visibly evaporate before you even put the pad back down? Try spraying a fine mist or 3 directly on the pad instead.
If it didn't dry immediately how many passes did you get before it dried? I'm assuming the way you describe that means it dusted as well? How much polish did you use? Did you work the machine on a slower level for the first 2-3 passes?

 

[pcw25]

Thank you!

The paint was probably hot. I'm sure your working in the shade so I will assume that's a given. But the act of polishing heated the paint just like you say so spraying directly on the paint it probably dried quickly.

I don't know what that pilot paint was like but it could also be a function of the paint. That is less likely though.

Let me ask you- when you spray the paint did steam come off or did it visibly evaporate before you even put the pad back down? Try spraying a fine mist or 3 directly on the pad instead.
If it didn't dry immediately how many passes did you get before it dried? I'm assuming the way you describe that means it dusted as well? How much polish did you use? Did you work the machine on a slower level for the first 2-3 passes?

I got about maybe if I am lucky half a pass and it was dry- it was only 70 degrees, but it had black paint. I didn't dust though! I had ZERO dusting. I had about 2-3 drops on my PC. Yes, I did bring down the speed, wondering if it was the friction caused by the pad in contact with the paint. The test was done in my garage, so I don't know how I could've been getting poor results. I did check in the sunlight as well. It's really annoying though because my house faces west and I get all the afternoon sun, and I mean ALL of it. I couldn't shut the garage door because I wouldn't have enough room to move around. But I don't think the light shining into the garage could've caused it. I was really disappointed. It's been driving me nuts. Is there anything else I could do?

EDIT: The paint really wasn't even in bad condition at all. It had some swirls from washing, but that's about it. And Honda's are also notorious for soft paint.

 

[CEE DOG]

Bravo Corey! I am very intrigued by Fixer. Would you say this would be a go to one step if given the choice from what is in your vast arsenal?


"These cars are meant to be driven, not polished" - Dr. Ferdinand Porsche

Thank you Ed!! I'm still laughing at your video btw... Wife even laughed and that's saying something :laughing: gotta show the guys at work tomorrow.

Sorry, focus focus! Yes, I would absolutely say this has become my go to one step polish. Because all paints and levels of defects are different I'll still do a couple test sections using Fixer on a couple different pads or Fixer and one of my other go to one step polishes to make sure but Ill usually go into it expecting Fixer to win. On a paint that is in really good shape or defects aren't too deep M205 might be my choice if it feels good with the paint.

 

[dlt21]

Corey, what speed did you use on the 3401 with the mf pads,how much pressure?

 

[CEE DOG]

Corey, what speed did you use on the 3401 with the mf pads,how much pressure?

Depends: Beginning-about 2 and barely any pressure to allow the lubricants to take effect. During the Correction phase I believe it was near speed 5.5 with medium to a bit heavier pressure. Near the end turned it down to about 4 if I recall and lessened the pressure with each pass until I only held it flat and had no pressure the last few passes.

I may have written it in the review.

Heres the video: Fixer mf 3401.mp4 - YouTube

Difficult to explain how much pressure in my mind.. my light medium and hard may be different from yours and so on. When people say 5, 10, 15, 35 lbs or whatever I wonder how the heck anyone knows what that means. Unless everyone goes and presses the machine into the scale twice a day until they memorize what each of those mean.

 

[dlt21]

Corey

I had been using the exact same setup Flex3401 /CG MF pads/Scholls S3 on my friends 2009 Jet Black BMW and tore up one pad ..too much preasure ? speed about 5-6

Question, removed the swirls but not the RIDS ,was tempted to go my Rotary but do not feel comfortable with it. Based on your experience would I have to go to a rotary to remove RIDS? BTW he thought end result was "stunning"..I was disappointed that I did not accomplish more

thanks in advance

David

 

[CEE DOG]

Corey

I had been using the exact same setup Flex3401 /CG MF pads/Scholls S3 on my friends 2009 Jet Black BMW and tore up one pad ..too much preasure ? speed about 5-6

Question, removed the swirls but not the RIDS ,was tempted to go my Rotary but do not feel comfortable with it. Based on your experience would I have to go to a rotary to remove RIDS? BTW he thought end result was "stunning"..I was disappointed that I did not accomplish more

thanks in advance

David

Hi David, well I haven't used the scholls so not sure if it is aggressive enough to remove the rids. I'll let others comment on that. I will say it sounds like too much pressure if you exploded the pad but I suppose it could be a defective pad... Less likely though.

You should not have to go to rotary to remove rids but it is certainly an option that makes quick work of them.

Congrats on the "stunning" results!! If he is stunned then I would not chase the rids. Keeping in mind that to remove a rids you are in fact removing the paint around the rids to the level of the rids.

 

[richy]

Corey, I've been using D300 as a one step and loving it along with a yellow B/S pad and my DA (it'll probably work even better when I get my Flex!). How would Fixxer compare to this as a one step using a foam pad? I am not a fan of the mf pads.

 

[Ron Atchison]

Not answering for Corey Richy but I've been using Fixer more and more lately and really liking it. I just used it today to remove 1500 wetsanding scratches with a rotary and a 4" HT pad LSP ready.