Proper Consistency of M205?

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Accumulator

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How thick/thin is M205 supposed to be?



I just finished my first (quart) bottle yesterday and I refilled it from my new (gallon) jug. The new M205 is much thinner than the old stuff was, about like Half & Half. It shakes up differently (very easily), pours/primes differently ("oops!") and it performs differently (less cut, more prone to sling).



They are simply like two different products and I'm not as happy with the thinner stuff.



No question the two bottles of M205 were different, this was a direct one-to-the-other swap in the middle of doing a given area, about as direct a comparison as I can imagine.



So which one is the "normal" one?
 
My 205 I got from ADS at the beginning of the summer is fairly thin. Its a bit messy and does indeed sling somewhat if you arent careful. To me, its thinner than the "new" 105 I got at the same time.
 
Well, yeah, both of my "versions" of M205 were quite a bit thinner than M105. I figured that to be expected as they're so different.



I was using the new M205 again yesterday and it really *is* a whole different animal; priming the pads is simply a different experience than it was with the thicker stuff.



Highrev1 said:
Does the thinner 205 finish as well?
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Note that is is *very* hard clear so most anything finishes out OK. Even M105 looks almost ready-to-wax until you bring out the SunGun.



To the naked eye under normal lighting conditions, yes. But I haven't gotten to the point of washing off the oils and doing a *real* inspection yet. Things were pretty decent before I got to this step anyhow.
 
Interesting find, Accumulator. I'm curious to hear if other folks have experienced the same variations in 205 consistency.



My 205 is thinner than my 105. I would say maybe about 1/4 to 1/2 the consistency of 105.
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Same here.
 
I've been through a lot of 205. Like, a lot.... Mine is always the same consitency as speed glaze (for reference). A lot thinner than 105.



I just went and compared actually. My 205 is ever so slightly thicker than speed glaze, they are almost identical in thickness just different colors.
 
Half and half is too thin. Send it back to Meg's customer care. I have gone through a few bottles and they have all been the consistency of M83...a little thicker than M80 as stated earlier.
 
Thanks for the M205/M80 comparisons! That's exactly what I was after but I didn't want to skew things by suggesting it.



I'd figured a lot of people here have used a *LOT* more M205 than I have (gee, that's not saying much) so I knew I'd get to the bottom of this.



I went out and compered the two and the "new" M205 in the gallon jug is thinner than my #80. The mix of new M205 and old (the stuff in my refilled quart bottle) is still a bit thinner than #80. So yeah, it appears I got an "off" jug of M205.
 
Bummer. It definitely shouldn't be thinner than #80. You shook the crap out of it, I assume? I know 105 loves to settle. I haven't seen it with 205 but I usually go through the bottles quickly. I have some gallons of 205 that may have settled, I'll check. :)
 
Picus said:
Bummer. It definitely shouldn't be thinner than #80. You shook the crap out of it, I assume?
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Yeah, and that was my first clue that something was different; the gallon shook up *very* differently than my smaller bottle had.



The quart bottle with the mix of different M205s is kinda funny now, if I really shake it up it's different from the gallon, otherwise it's about the same only with some blobs of thicker stuff in it which I assume are the "old" M205.



I wanted to get some feedback on this before contacting anybody and, for the record, I'm not a ticked-off customer over this; hey, [stuff] happens.
 
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