what is the best finishing polish "hands down" in your opinion???

Well almost a year later and i'm still into menzerna 3500 and 3800. I also like rupes ultrafine.
 
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While I like the Rupes Ultrafine haven't been able to see it make much of a difference on somewhat harder paints. Wad an absolute dream on black Subaru but somewhat less impressive on Ford paint.

Scholl S40 with the spider pads seems to do much better than Menz 3800; was always hard for me to tell if 3800 was actually doing much outside of filling a mental need to try to eek out a little more gloss.

Really been liking Scholl S20 Black and S40 tecently but just not sure it's as effective as some other things on a wide variety of paints.

Sure do like how it works, though...quick and clean.
 
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BudgetPlan1 said:
While I like the Rupes Ultrafine haven't been able to see it make much of a difference on somewhat harder paints. Wad an absolute dream on black Subaru but somewhat less impressive on Ford paint.

Scholl S40 with the spider pads seems to do much better than Menz 3800; was always hard for me to tell if 3800 was actually doing much outside of filling a mental need to try to eek out a little more gloss.

Really been liking Scholl S20 Black and S40 tecently but just not sure it's as effective as some other things on a wide variety of paints.

Sure do like how it works, though...quick and clean.
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Really? More gloss then 3800 or rupes ultrafine? If so I must try this out.
 
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fightnews said:
Really? More gloss then 3800 or rupes ultrafine? If so I must try this out.
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Or at the very least, same gloss with less effort.


Ronin47 said:
3800,S40 does nothing on hard paints.
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Woulda been good to know back when I started and us3d 3800 9n nearly everything 'just because'
 
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While I am a CarPro Essence fan, I did want to share with y'all something I stumbled upon that has given me some incredible "shine" results out of my finishing polish routine. Using Meguiars Show Car Glaze 7 (the new formula....the white stuff), applying with whatever you choose (I use Adam's applicator pads.....luv the hex-grip.....haven't dropped one yet), and like Mike Phillips says, remove first layer with terry cloth towels, but when it comes time to finishing the buff down, I spray CarPro Ech2o (10:1 solution) into a fresh microfiber towel and buff out an incredible shine on my 2011 Infiniti EX35, Midnight Garnet (soft) paint job.

2011 Infiniti EX35_1.jpg - Google Drive
2011 Infiniti EX35_2.jpg - Google Drive

CarPro Essence using CarPro white polishing pads got me to a new level of finished shine on my EX, but this last routine I described above as taken me to a new level as far as "shine" goes (on a daily driver, 80,000+ miles on her).

-mike
 
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msutliff said:
While I am a CarPro Essence fan, I did want to share with y'all something I stumbled upon that has given me some incredible "shine" results out of my finishing polish routine. Using Meguiars Show Car Glaze 7 (the new formula....the white stuff), applying with whatever you choose (I use Adam's applicator pads.....luv the hex-grip.....haven't dropped one yet), and like Mike Phillips says, remove first layer with terry cloth towels, but when it comes time to finishing the buff down, I spray CarPro Ech2o (10:1 solution) into a fresh microfiber towel and buff out an incredible shine on my 2011 Infiniti EX35, Midnight Garnet (soft) paint job.

2011 Infiniti EX35_1.jpg - Google Drive
2011 Infiniti EX35_2.jpg - Google Drive

CarPro Essence using CarPro white polishing pads got me to a new level of finished shine on my EX, but this last routine I described above as taken me to a new level as far as "shine" goes (on a daily driver, 80,000+ miles on her).

-mike
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That's interesting so you mix number 7 with Echo 20? I'm using the new rupees Millie fine and ultrafine polishes right now I'm going to post some pics later that working really good
 
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Well the pics look great. The problem I have with number 7 is it doesn't last more than a few days
 
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Never mind.
 
Menzerna's green line just arrived in Canada. I wonder if they are any different..i was thinking of asking my main distributor. He's a big fan of FG400.
 
I recently used some 3D HD Polish+ that I had sitting around unused from a while back and have absolutely fallen in love with its gloss, work time, and easy wipe off. Not in love with the fact that it has been discontinued. I emailed 3D and they recommended the ACA 520 or AAT 502 products as substitutes. Probably going to try the AAT 502 b/c of the price (i.e. $29.99/qt.

Also gave Meg’s m210 a run on a few panels recently, but I was not impressed with it. Wasn’t easy to wipe off and was not strong enough to remove light wash marring that accumulated since my car’s last annual polish. I really do think this is a product specifically catered to softer clears, as Meg’s frequently referenced in their videos and forum posts about the product. I would not recommend m210 for medium to hard clears based on my experience thus far. Another thing I noticed was that my Duragloss coating did not bond properly on the panels I used 210 on, in spite of using DG’s Squeaky Clean cleaner before application of the coating and letting the car cure overnight in the garage. Not sure what went wrong; heavy fillers/oils, possibly?
 
Hello,
I have seen videos of hand cream being used to polish, (maybe a optimum training vid?).
The pad has cut, cream was lubricant.
 
MattyL said:
I recently used some 3D HD Polish+ that I had sitting around unused from a while back and have absolutely fallen in love with its gloss, work time, and easy wipe off. Not in love with the fact that it has been discontinued. I emailed 3D and they recommended the ACA 520 or AAT 502 products as substitutes. Probably going to try the AAT 502 b/c of the price (i.e. $29.99/qt.

Also gave MegÂ’s m210 a run on a few panels recently, but I was not impressed with it. WasnÂ’t easy to wipe off and was not strong enough to remove light wash marring that accumulated since my carÂ’s last annual polish. I really do think this is a product specifically catered to softer clears, as MegÂ’s frequently referenced in their videos and forum posts about the product. I would not recommend m210 for medium to hard clears based on my experience thus far. Another thing I noticed was that my Duragloss coating did not bond properly on the panels I used 210 on, in spite of using DGÂ’s Squeaky Clean cleaner before application of the coating and letting the car cure overnight in the garage. Not sure what went wrong; heavy fillers/oils, possibly?
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I've used ACA 520 twice now.

On my doors in the shade it wasn't bad at all but in the sun on my bonnet it was one of the worst wipe offs i ever had in my relatively short machine polishing life. Worst then 3D one a day or 2 before in very similar conditions. Definitely be using a damp rag and maybe a chemical next time i use it to clean up.

3D one even smells a lot better the 520.
 
Stlchucky said:
Hello,
I have seen videos of hand cream being used to polish, (maybe a optimum training vid?).
The pad has cut, cream was lubricant.
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Apex detailing done a video using only hand cream and an aggressive pad, it did cut. Pads are arguably more important according to that test/video. Which makes sense to me.
 
noorth said:
Apex detailing done a video using only hand cream and an aggressive pad, it did cut. Pads are arguably more important according to that test/video. Which makes sense to me.
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If pads didn't make a difference, we would only have one color.:D
 
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