Autopia-CarCare Polish Comparison Chart

Gurge said:
not sure how I hadn't found this in the past

looking forward to the updates. thank you

frankly this is already more updated than a certain other websites polish / compound comparison chart that I typically reference
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More the reason to hang out here then! :bigups
 
Maybe I missed it, but since pad aggressiveness is part of the equation, maybe in the notes you could state the pad type assumed for the different classes of polishes?

But maybe that just gets too confusing or complex.....just a thought. Great chart.
 
Todd Helme said:
Just a quick update: I will be going through the chart next week or the following to update it with new products.
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I would like to see Mothers/others over-the-counter products added to the list for us newbies. That would be beneficial to me in guiding customers to these products who may want the information.

I'd also like to see clarifications made as to which products use SMAT/DAT technologies.
 
Wax2aMax said:
Maybe I missed it, but since pad aggressiveness is part of the equation, maybe in the notes you could state the pad type assumed for the different classes of polishes?

But maybe that just gets too confusing or complex.....just a thought. Great chart.
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Any polish is going to be pad dependent period. I have never used a polish that wasn't. The goal is to show how each product performs cut wise when compared to others. We could say they are all being applied to by hand with a white foam pad or with a rotary, and while the scale may shift, they will stay relativity in the same spot compared to the other polishes.
 
Todd Helme said:
Any polish is going to be pad dependent period. I have never used a polish that wasn't. The goal is to show how each product performs cut wise when compared to others. We could say they are all being applied to by hand with a white foam pad or with a rotary, and while the scale may shift, they will stay relativity in the same spot compared to the other polishes.
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Yes, the pad is part of the equation...I did not realize all polishes are affected incrementally the same by changing pads types. I know some single polishes can perform as a finishing, med. polishing, or compounding polish by just changing the pad type. But, I wouldn't use say Menzerna 85RD with a very aggressive pad and expect compounding results...but maybe so?

Anyway, I see what you mean in general.
 
Wax2aMax said:
Yes, the pad is part of the equation...I did not realize all polishes are affected incrementally the same by changing pads types. I know some single polishes can perform as a finishing, med. polishing, or compounding polish by just changing the pad type. But, I wouldn't use say Menzerna 85RD with a very aggressive pad and expect compounding results...but maybe so?

Anyway, I see what you mean in general.
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I meant to add that some of the SMAT polishes could be exceptions in that they could cross the entire finishing to compounding range by just changing pad type?

The DAT polishes would breakdown with whatever pad, so they might be all similarly affected by pad type. I do see your point.
 
Wax2aMax said:
Yes, the pad is part of the equation...I did not realize all polishes are affected incrementally the same by changing pads types. I know some single polishes can perform as a finishing, med. polishing, or compounding polish by just changing the pad type. But, I wouldn't use say Menzerna 85RD with a very aggressive pad and expect compounding results...but maybe so?

Anyway, I see what you mean in general.
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I wouldn't say that ALL polishes affected the same. If a polish has a total cut of 5 and a wool pad has a cut of 5, it would be great to simply add them together and arrive at a number.

However the polish is dependent on the pad and the pad is dependent on the polish. It is a marriage of sorts. While I took my time with this chart, and IMO, put more thought, testing, and experience into a chart of this nature then I have seen before, the end result will always be rendered "for reference only."

There are so many factors that affect the marriage of a pad and a polish. Do the abrasives attach differently to certain fibers or foams or do they tumble across the surface. An example I would give is a wool pad. Usually, particularly in the days of rock's n' bottles (grainy;aggressive) compounds, the abrasives would adhere strongly to the wool fiber and wouldn't break down to well. This was advantageous as you could deliver a huge amount of cutting power but the surface would also be fairly scoured. (The larger abrasives would remain attached to the wool fiber until the became contaminated with residue and dust away).

However some of these compounds would behave much differently on an open cell foam pad, the abrasive would break down, and the surface would be more refined.

Ultimately a chart like this attempts to chart the total cut, all factors being as equal as possible, to provide a hopefully valuable reference. It does not (or cannot) reflect how uniform the polish will leave the surface (finishing ability), rate of cut, or other factors. Instead we are limited to total cut, or amount of material removed.
 
one small observation - I see XMT360 is rated as pretty mild (in line with other non abrasive AIO polishes). But my understanding is that it does have some abrasives to it. My experience has been that it does have a smidge of correction power compared to klasse aio or megs cleaner wax.
 
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