I found my favorite light compound/polish! OTC too

Have any of you guys actually used it with a PC?

If so, what pad color in Lake Country?

Did it still work as flawlessly as with a rotary?



Changeling
 
Great job guys on the research! You guys are fast and good!





Changeling: On a beat car I tested a panel with pc yellow lc pad and it worked great! I tried a white pad and it worked great also, but took longer maybe 1 minute more. I need to try it on a black vehicle with a pc. I am sure it will work perfect.



I also tried it by hand side by side with other polishes and it removed the scratches the best and left the best gloss. I just wish it was warmer to do a whole car.
 
Just found some here in Tulsa, OK. I'm heading over after work. Just looked up Automotive Body Shop Equipment and Supplies in the yellow pages and first shop I called had some.



Here's hoping that the temperatures this weekend hold up enough to do the whole car.
 
Ryan....I forgot to post this to you earlier...Don Kennet in Lowell may still sell it also...last time there he sold it and also Farcela...and his prices are not bad....he has a good selection of finish products there....



Don Kennett Inc.

700 Broadway St

Lowell, MA 01854

(978) 454-7392





Al
 
AL-53 said:
Ryan....I forgot to post this to you earlier...Don Kennet in Lowell may still sell it also...last time there he sold it and also Farcela...and his prices are not bad....he has a good selection of finish products there....



Don Kennett Inc.

700 Broadway St

Lowell, MA 01854

(978) 454-7392





Al
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Thanks Al! I usually buy it from Don Kennett in Lawrence, Ma. he has the most stocked shelves of it. I have been buying from him for 15 years or so.



Also I buy Presta from:



Pine's Automotive

Pine st.

Nashua, NH



Elmar Paint Supply

Haverhill, MA.



Don Kennett

Broadway (rte.28)

Lawrence, MA.
 
I found this and thought you guys might like this too.
 

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About five years ago I was looking at getting the malco and presta lines from a sydney based wholesaler. The pricing was fine but unfortunately postage was not available, only trucking it over. I have tried malco rejuvinator and flash wax but I basically moved on to the autopian gear from there and will remain, though the presta does sound really nice.



Site is pacer.com.au
 
I've used the Ultra swirl remover and it was great.. very well lubricated, but it seemed to contain a lot of fillers, finished off great though. I'm interested in the ultra cutting creme light, sounds like a perfect product to bridge the gap between something like 3M extra cut and PO106FF. BTW, I believe Autocolor in Marietta, GA carries Presta. I can call tomorrow if anyone else would be interested in something, I may be getting a few things from them.
 
Bence said:
Does it have a Malco equivalent, or are they completely different lines?
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They are different lines. Malco manufactures a lot of products for companies. Presta has there own chemists, but Malco uses there Billion dollar machines to make the products.



Malco products are more for fast pace detail shops or car dealers. I used there stuff and it was ok. There compound is just like 3m.
 
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Here you go guys. click on compounds and then polishes and it gives you a detail of what each is. It also gives you a spec sheet of each product.



There polishes and compounds do not have any fillers in them. They just work very fast!

I have used there 1500 polish for at least 10 years. A lot of people say it has fillers in it, but they do not. I have not used there swirl remover yet. There 3000 glaze stinks and does have fillers in them.



Wannafbody: I have used there regular ultra cutting creme. There ultra cutting creme is a very abrasive compound that will polish a fender off in under 40 seconds. It's really strong stuff. You have to finish off with there 1500 polish or 106ff on medium to darker colors.



This stuff is amazing on the worst of worst vettes. Vetts have a high solid clears and these compounds and polishes work great on high solid clears. I have done quite a few vettes and have never really had a problem with these compounds. Most of the vettes I have done I only use the 1500 polish with outstanding results! I can't wait to try the new ultra light on a beat vette.
 
I'll check where to buy it in Europe, it sounds like and Intensive Polish RD3.01 but with the abrasives breaking down faster.
 
How well does Presta do in very hot weather situations? Does it clean easily, both off the panel and pad?
 
AL-53 said:
Originally Posted by Surfer

So it's more of a finishing polish but can still remove swirls well? Sounds like a cool product, may have to try it out.





Surfer..this stuff took out swirling from brush car washes....but finished out like a fine polish..



Al
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And it has no fillers/oils like Menz, wow, this really sounds like a good product!!
 
I try not to buff anything in the direct sun, but I am sure they will be ok. You might just have to mist the pad with water if you do have a problem.



I was a big time 3m and megs freak back in the day cause that's what everyone else used. I went in a store back 10 years ago and tried to buy some 3m, but they did not have any. So my friend worked at the store told me to try the presta 1500 and I was more than impressed and have not looked back. I am not saying that 3m stuff is bad, I just found something that works faster and safer with an end result that was amazing. 3m just seemed to marr a lot and it was a flat shine.



I love thick clean gloss with a reflection you can see for a mile. When I had a mustang years ago I use to take it to car shows, everyone use to ask me what wax I had on it, and I use to tell them Mothers (back when I use to use it). They would think I was lying and some would even argue with me and tell me it must be a repaint, until I showed them every jam on the car. I would tell them it was all prep, wetsand, compound, polish ( I would never tell anyone what I used back then) and some were just amazed! I then use to land detail jobs left and right.



I Love autopia and everyone here, so I want to share this stuff with all! Even with 15 years experience, I still learned quite a bit here in new products and the pc (the tool I always dreamed of)



Ryan
 
Rydawg, I just may have to give Presta a chance. But, I'm trying to get most of my supplies locally and the Carquest I go to has all the Meg's, 3M and Duragloss products. It's not that a don't support the e-stores, I have to the tune of $1,100.00 last year. It's just I like to pick up the product, look at it, smell it and talk with the store manager before buying. Most of the time the prices are about the same, I pay sales tax instead of shipping and don't have to wait for UPS. One of the web sites I checked on for Presta, had a good price for the product but about 12 bucks for UPS ground - ouch!
 
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