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Detailers - Help me choose polishes
« on: March 07, 2015, 10:04:16 pm »
I am not new to machine polishing as a whole. I have machined my car under supervisor of a friend who details a fair few cars.
I want to invest in my own kit.

I'm considering a Dodo Juice Spin Doctor v2, Hexlogic Pads, but I cannot afford the 3M polishes I have used before.

Can somebody recommend some polishes.

Pads that will be used are all hexlogic (Orange, White, Black) ones.

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Re: Detailers - Help me choose polishes
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2015, 12:20:44 am »
The 3M polishes are a bit old school, I would use Menzerna FG400 on an orange pad, that probably won't need refining but if it does then sonax finishing or megs 205 are good options.

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« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2015, 07:11:27 am »
If proberly use Menzerna 2500 and a white hexlogic pad , as Vw paint is super tough and feel the fg400 is better suited for very light swirls only.

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Re: Detailers - Help me choose polishes
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2015, 09:29:43 am »
Hi guys in the end I bought Merzerna sample set. It contains:

- Menzerna Fast Gloss FG400
- Menzerna Power Finish PF2300 (PO85RD3.02)
- Menzerna Super Finish SF4000 (PO106FA)
- Menzerna Final Finish PF4500 (PO85RD)

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Re: Detailers - Help me choose polishes
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2015, 12:19:29 pm »
Hi guys in the end I bought Merzerna sample set. It contains:

- Menzerna Fast Gloss FG400
- Menzerna Power Finish PF2300 (PO85RD3.02)
- Menzerna Super Finish SF4000 (PO106FA)
- Menzerna Final Finish PF4500 (PO85RD)

Which pads did you choose?
2016 Mk7 Golf GTD - Reflex Silver with stuff.

VCDS Hex+Can - Will code for beer!

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Re: Detailers - Help me choose polishes
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2015, 01:14:27 pm »
If proberly use Menzerna 2500 and a white hexlogic pad , as Vw paint is super tough and feel the fg400 is better suited for very light swirls only.

The fg400 is one of their harshest polishes. On bad cars I use either that it Rupes UHS

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Re: Detailers - Help me choose polishes
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2015, 02:23:42 pm »
Hi guys in the end I bought Merzerna sample set. It contains:

- Menzerna Fast Gloss FG400
- Menzerna Power Finish PF2300 (PO85RD3.02)
- Menzerna Super Finish SF4000 (PO106FA)
- Menzerna Final Finish PF4500 (PO85RD)


Which pads did you choose?

Chem-Guys Hex Logic 5" (Orange, White, and Black)

Which Polishes should I work with which pads? 

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Re: Detailers - Help me choose polishes
« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2015, 05:26:14 pm »
5 different people using the same polish will get different results.

I found on a DAS6 Pro FG400 on an orange pad with a slow arm speed was good enough and also left no holograms on OE paint.

We use loads of different polishes, mainly Scholl and I really like the S3 Gold (and the XXL one) and S40, a good combination. S17+ is good too but takes a bit of time to get used to. Don't like S20...

And always use a strong IPA or eraser wipe down to check for results :)

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Re: Detailers - Help me choose polishes
« Reply #8 on: March 08, 2015, 08:09:08 pm »
5 different people using the same polish will get different results.

I found on a DAS6 Pro FG400 on an orange pad with a slow arm speed was good enough and also left no holograms on OE paint.

We use loads of different polishes, mainly Scholl and I really like the S3 Gold (and the XXL one) and S40, a good combination. S17+ is good too but takes a bit of time to get used to. Don't like S20...

And always use a strong IPA or eraser wipe down to check for results :)

Perfect, I was aiming to paid Orange Pad with FG400 / White with PF2300 / Black with SF4000 or PF4500.

I'l have a look at the Scholl polishes you mentioned above.

IPA wise, any old IPA do, as long as its diluted to 15% IPA / 85% Water? Wheres the best place to get this from?

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Re: Detailers - Help me choose polishes
« Reply #9 on: March 22, 2015, 09:46:19 pm »
Megs 105 & 205 are brilliant. Very versatile.

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Re: Detailers - Help me choose polishes
« Reply #10 on: March 23, 2015, 09:51:26 am »


IPA wise, any old IPA do, as long as its diluted to 15% IPA / 85% Water? Wheres the best place to get this from?

Just buy the IPA from CYC and mix it about 1/6.
I prefer using Eraser, it smells nicer, doesn't stink and I find sometimes with IPA wipedown it doesn't remove everything and rather just smears it around on occasion, depends how sticky the paint is.