What polish has the absolute lightest cut?

[Downgear]

I have adopted countless new washing and drying strategies thanks to the many helpful people of this board. My black honda with its extremely soft paint however I still worry about taking too much clear off polishing a couple times a year with menzerna P085RD and black lake country pad. Because of my new excellent techniques, I barely have any swirls, just very minor marring and feel P085RD at 1.5 cut is too strong, as 1 pass gets rid of any marks and probably cuts deeper than needed. As much as I love menzerna, what is an even lighter polish that i could use to replace it? Or is the general consensus that its fine to use at this interval?



Lastly what is everyones favorite glaze or filler, as it would be nice to have that freshly polished car look without constantly removing clear.









thanks for any advice....here are a few pics after my latest spring detailing that reflect all of my autopian efforts:







http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3116/2544310492_af12d3c414_o.jpg





http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3128/2544310596_997ba9e056_o.jpg





http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3095/2543482895_8dece37ee1_o.jpg

[Legacy]

I have adopted countless new washing and drying strategies thanks to the many helpful people of this board. My black honda with its extremely soft paint however I still worry about taking too much clear off polishing a couple times a year with menzerna P085RD and black lake country pad. Because of my new excellent techniques, I barely have any swirls, just very minor marring and feel P085RD at 1.5 cut is too strong, as 1 pass gets rid of any marks and probably cuts deeper than needed. As much as I love menzerna, what is an even lighter polish that i could use to replace it? Or is the general consensus that its fine to use at this interval?



Lastly what is everyones favorite glaze or filler, as it would be nice to have that freshly polished car look without constantly removing clear.









thanks for any advice....here are a few pics after my latest spring detailing that reflect all of my autopian efforts:







http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3116/2544310492_af12d3c414_o.jpg





http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3128/2544310596_997ba9e056_o.jpg





http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3095/2543482895_8dece37ee1_o.jpg



Nice ride. Like you I was looking for the least aggressive polish as I keep my car pretty clean. Did not want to remove too much cc so I got 87MC. Cut is 1 compared to 1.5 for the 85rd. I like DWG as a glaze. You can put this glaze over or under any LSP without bonding issues. BTW nice photo skills.

[a.k.a. Patrick]

WHy do I think of tornadoes when I see those pics?

[baseballlover1]

i didnt read the whole thread but to answer your q in the title, ide say 106. Because IMO it only fills haha. Other then that just make it perfect with like ultrafina and then only wash the correct wways.

[NSXTASY]

I guess you could cut your menzerna with something non-abrasive. RMG maybe, or moose wax. This is just a thought.

[pampos]

You can try the sonus SFX-3..The cutting power is only 1 i think...

And that`s a great car!!!!

[99blackSE]

What about something non-abrasive for slight swirl removal? Werkstatts Prime or Prime Strong for instance.

[jgatuslao]

I really didn`t think that polishing often using a finishing polish such as PO85RD with a finishing pad would take off that much clear coat. I had several people tell me that even doing touch ups every other month using a finishing polish or even Poliseal with a black or blue pad is safe. Is this true?

[imported_etml12]

How about Poli-seal? Light correction (arguably some filling as well), looks good, easy to use. I find it quite effective on my Honda paint.

[SuperBee364]

I really didn`t think that polishing often using a finishing polish such as PO85RD with a finishing pad would take off that much clear coat. I had several people tell me that even doing touch ups every other month using a finishing polish or even Poliseal with a black or blue pad is safe. Is this true?



Agreed. Even with that soft Honda clear coat, you`re not gonna hurt anything by using 85rd as much as you`d like. If it does appear to be a bit more than what you need, you can`t (IMO) get a better (and more gentle) polish than Menzerna Final Polish II. It`s about as gentle as you can get, and will finish off that Honda paint even better than 85rd.



Beautiful car, btw. :)

[Accumulator]

What about something non-abrasive for slight swirl removal? Werkstatts Prime or Prime Strong for instance.



Gotta have *some* degree of abrasiveness or you won`t really be removing the marring ;)



The Prime Strong might do it with it`s presumably *VERY* mild abrasives.



I`d probably try 1Z Metallic Polish with Wax, another *VERY* mild polish with some filling ability. Or even their (even milder) Wax Polish Soft, if it`s still in production...that stuff is about as gentle as such things get; it`s as mild as most cleaner-waxes IME.



Meg`s #9/#81 might be another choice, or maybe VM.

[imported_Chris223]

I`ve heard so many good things about the IP and FPII that I bought the Get Aquainted Kit from PAC... can`t wait to try it out. I`m salivating at the chance to see what it does on my bro in laws black Toyota, my sisters deep red Accord, and my silver Grand Prix.

[Marc08EX]

I would suggest Meguiar`s M81.

[wannafbody]

Ya, hard to beat Menzerna Final Polish 2

[Eliot Ness]

...........what is an even lighter polish that i could use to replace it?......................



...........Lastly what is everyones favorite glaze or filler, as it would be nice to have that freshly polished car look without constantly removing clear.................I agree with most that 85RD is pretty safe and FPII safer still. But if you want something even milder you might want to try Vanilla Moose Hand Glaze (http://www.specialtymotoring.com/ck-1013.html). This is a great glaze that is also a very light polish. Don`t let the name fool you, it also works great by machine.



Your car looks great with whatever you used on it, but if you want to try something else take a look at Carnauba Moose Wax (http://www.specialtymotoring.com/ck-1014.html).