3M Perfect-It Ultrafine Machine Polish--What Happened?

S

Setec Astronomy

Well-known member
I remember when this was hard to get everyone wanted it. You had to order it from Europe or Hawaii...now that it's easy to get (even comes in a 16oz bottle now) thru PBMG, I never hear anything about it anymore.

Has it really just been marginalized by other products, or is this simply a case of the forbidden fruit? Now that you can get it here, it's passe? Because everyone wants the new stuff that they can't get or have to import?
 
Soon, I'll be switching all my polishes over to Scholl Concepts. I've never used the stuff, but I know a guy who knows a guy who can mule me in some from Europe..... it's going to be awesome!
















Just kidding.:lol2:
 
I remember when this stuff first came out and it was all the rage. Then people fought to get their hands on the UK version instead of the US one. Later folks in the UK started doing threads that UF had fillers. I guess it just fell out of flavor.
 
I still use from time to time when needed and it still does the job that I'm looking for. I do remember the filter thing but to me it has almost zero of it and does the job to perfection. It's one product that a detailer should have in his collection of great products that are needed when working on many customer vehicles.
 
zoomzoom mazda5 said:
I do remember the filler thing but to me it has almost zero of it and does the job to perfection.
Click to expand...

I think it was Todd at the time who stepped into the great filling debate and argued that the filling was the byproduct of necessary lubricants, and not a deliberate attempt by 3M/Menzerna/etc. to fill instead of remove defects.
 
I think your right, but I been using it for awhile before the debate of fillers came out and I stay out of it, because I been using it and found to work very well for my needs.
 
I use it nearly everyday at work as well as the Ultrafine pads. I wouldn't even care if it did have a little filler in it, I would still use it because its a great product and has never let me down. Ill have to agree with the flavor of the month stuff though. So many people want what Paul Dalton is using, or what they can't yet get, etc etc. I just waited until the 3M salesman who comes back work started carrying it :)
 
I do have and use it, but I find myself reaching for 85RD more often than 3M UF. Both deliver great results though.
 
I still have both the US and UK versions....don't use them that often though. I loved the UK pads! It was funny because I asked a 3M rep at SEMA if we could get the UK version of the pads here in the US and he was like it's already available...I laughed and said they are not the same, then he was like your the second person to mention that today.... :D
 
I still have good ol' Perfect It III Machine Glaze and Rubbing Compound from back in the day, pre VOC.
 
I still have, use, and love Ultrafine Machine Polish. Surely has lost some momentum across the internet it seems though.
 
I never touched the stuff but I've seen it happen a lot. Seems like some jump on a band wagon and leave some products behind regardless if they were good and did a fine job
 
I've usually heard it touted as a rotary-centric product. With the huge push towards DA usage lately, maybe that's part of the reason it's fallen off? I can name exactly 2 pros I see use it regularly and that's pretty much it.
 
I have used a lot of Ultrafina/Ultra Fine polish and personally still consider it one of the best finishing polishes on the market. All polishes can 'fill' or 'mask' defects as a by product of lubricants that are designed to create a film on the paint as a polishing pad rubs against it a 60 mph. It is asking a lot to have this same lubricating film simply wipe away with a brief swipe of a microfiber towel.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Well, I think we've had 5 pros in this thread already say that they use it, two of whom sound like regular users.
Click to expand...

True enough, but before this thread I'd only seen Scottwax and Cosmin using it regularly. This thread obviously brought out some UF fans, which I'm guessing was the point... to see who still uses it.;)
 
Rocket said:
I never touched the stuff but I've seen it happen a lot. Seems like some jump on a band wagon and leave some products behind regardless if they were good and did a fine job
Click to expand...

There's definitely a bandwagon effect with most products, but at times certain things come along that you wouldn't try otherwise, and these can be so remarkable that they almost force you to shelve your other products. For me, the most recent "good" bandwagon was the MF system and I've honestly been using my foam cutting pads less and less. The foam worked fine before the MF pads, but thanks to the MF "bandwagon" I've found something I like better.

I guess what I'm saying is it can cut both ways.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top