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    Question

    I`m fairly new to working with modern abasives but I have M03 and M09 on my shelf and the little "cut chart" on the front of the bottle shows M09 being several steps above M03. I`m also quite surpised to see SwirlX shown here as being so much more aggressive than M09.

    Am I missing something???

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    Very impressive and from what I can verify, accurate!

    Nice work Todd :wizard: (it makes zero sense but I love this little wizard)
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    Yes, I agree. Many of those products I`ve used I would put exactly where they are on Todd`s scale.

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    Yes, this little wizard rules here at TID..........:wizard:
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    According to Mike Phillips, SwirlX has more cut than M205. You have it the other way around. Hmmm?

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    Quote Originally Posted by 07 z-oh-6 View Post
    According to Mike Phillips, SwirlX has more cut than M205. You have it the other way around. Hmmm?
    My testing is that M205 is far more aggressive then what is touted on the bottle and in direct testing against SwirlX I found it to remove the majority of 2500 sanding grit scratches in one pass vs. SwirlX.

    It is my opinion that M205 is far more then a cut of `4` on Meguiar`s scale, far more aggressive then M80 Speed Glaze and closer to M83 DAC/P in actual results.

    Also products like M105 and M205 (and SwirlX) are very hard to range because they don`t breakdown. The longer and more aggressively they are worked the more paint is removed, so we have to consider the method of application. SwirlX is designed to be used by hand or orbital buffer by the enthusiast. M205 is designed to be used by the avid enthusiast or professional with a variable speed orbital or rotary polisher.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Puckman View Post
    Yes, I agree. Many of those products I`ve used I would put exactly where they are on Todd`s scale.
    Thank you. A lot more thought, time, and experience went into making these vs. reading some manufacturer`s specifications. One of the beauties of being a full time detailer is that I am constantly putting these products to work, testing them, and hopefully using that information to provide more accurate, more true to life results.

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    Quote Originally Posted by th0001 View Post
    more true to life results.
    That`s the most important, period!!!!!!! :clap:

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    Wow, Ultimate Compound is pretty strong for being OTC!

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    Very informative chart Todd.

    Thanks for sharing it with us.:clap:
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    Where does M86 fit into the mix? Can you use it with a flex 3401 and get good results?

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    Can you make this a sticky?
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    You can just bookmark it. That`s what I did.

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    It`s just been sticky-fied!

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    Quote Originally Posted by th0001 View Post
    My testing is that M205 is far more aggressive then what is touted on the bottle and in direct testing against SwirlX I found it to remove the majority of 2500 sanding grit scratches in one pass vs. SwirlX.

    It is my opinion that M205 is far more then a cut of `4` on Meguiar`s scale, far more aggressive then M80 Speed Glaze and closer to M83 DAC/P in actual results.

    Also products like M105 and M205 (and SwirlX) are very hard to range because they don`t breakdown. The longer and more aggressively they are worked the more paint is removed, so we have to consider the method of application. SwirlX is designed to be used by hand or orbital buffer by the enthusiast. M205 is designed to be used by the avid enthusiast or professional with a variable speed orbital or rotary polisher.
    Thanks. :thumbup:

 

 
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