boredstudent
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Hi All,
I had the opportunity to try this polish over a few cars (different manufacturer and colours) and now I feel I am able to put together a review of the product.
I understand that a few cars does not make for the largest sample size around, considering there are so many manufacturers and colours of paint around...but it's better than just testing it on one car. =D
An initial preface, I used it on a red, blue, and black car. The black car is where we did some side by side comparisons using other products as well.
<u>Here are the pics with some notes:</u>
<span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);">RED CAR ... it was compounded first, I'm showing the finish ability of the polish
Before - Hood
After - Hood
Before - Driver Door
After - Driver Door
50/50 On Driver Door
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);">BLUE CAR ... it was compounded first, I'm showing the finish ability of the polish
Before - Driver Door
After - Driver Door
Before - Hood
After - Hood
Before - Hood ... What you see here is the ceiling light reflection in the center of a bird drop etching with swirls around it
What you see here is the brinkmann to the slight right of the bird drop etching highlighting the swirls
After - Hood
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">BLACK CAR
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">* the hood was divided into a 6 section grid (3 across and 2 down)
* the top 3 sections were <u>compounded and then finished</u> with 3 different polishes
(try to guess from the following list which polish was used on each section: HD Polish, M205, D302, CarPro Reflect, Sonax PF, Sonax Nano Polish, Optimum Hyper Polish, Menz PF 2500, Menz SF4500, Adam's Paint Correcting Polish<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">, Scholl S17, Scholl S30<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">)
* the bottom 3 sections were <u>just polished</u> (1 step) with 3 different polishes
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">(try to guess from the following list which polish was used on each section: HD Polish, M205, D302, CarPro Reflect, Sonax PF, Sonax Nano Polish, Optimum Hyper Polish, Menz PF 2500, Menz SF4500, Adam's Paint Correcting Polish, Scholl S17, Scholl S30)
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">* all sections wiped with eraser, no I did not use oven cleaner...for the FB people
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">Before - Top Row <u>Right</u> Section
After - <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">Top Row <u>Right</u><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"> Section
Before - Top Row <u>Center</u> Section
After - Top Row <u>Center</u> Section
Before - Top Row <u>Left</u> Section
After - Top Row <u>Left</u> Section
Before - Bottom Row <u>Left</u> Section
After - Bottom Row <u>Left</u> Section
Before - Bottom Row <u>Center</u> Section
After - Bottom Row <u>Center</u> Section
Before - Bottom Row <u>Right</u> Section
After - Bottom Row <u>Right</u> Section
<u>Answers:</u>
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">Top Row <u>Right</u><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"> Section: Menz PF2500
Top Row <u>Center</u> Section: HD Polish
Top Row <u>Left</u> Section: Scholl S30
Bottom Row <u>Left</u> Section: Sonax PF
Bottom Row <u>Center</u> Section: HD Polish
Bottom Row <u>Right</u> Section: Menz PF2500
Well if you guessed 6 for 6, then go buy a lottery ticket right now!
It's similar to the LSP test, in which you're not supposed to be able to match all the corresponding panels with products.
<u>My thoughts on the product:</u>
I really like it! The black car was too jacked up to achieve anything with a 1 step, it was just thrown in there for giggles. The polish finishes really nicely if you use it according to David F and Barry T recommendations. Wipes off incredibly easy, and you don't need to break it down. The smell is phenomenal, wicked good!
There is great support for the HD/3D line which is a huge plus. People there to actually teach you how to extract the maximum effectiveness from the product.
I have used it after several different compounds (M101, M100, D300, M105, FG400) and it has no problem cleaning up the left over results.
People were always asking questions about how it compares to Sonax PF, Menz PF2500, M205, and Optimum Hyper Polish since those were the relative equivalents from different manufacturers. I honestly don't like Menz PF2500 b/c it's really oily and a pain to wipe off, you also have to break down the polish.
After seeing and reading about the test for durable fillers in Sonax PF, my judgement on the product is clouded. I don't know what to think of it right now. But to me, Sonax is the easiest to wipe off compared to others mentioned above. I would be very hard pressed to differentiate the finish left by Sonax PF vs. HD Polish.
I don't have too much seat time behind Optimum HP and M205 recently to make any comments on the comparison.
Hope this helps anyone who read the entire post. =D
I had the opportunity to try this polish over a few cars (different manufacturer and colours) and now I feel I am able to put together a review of the product.
I understand that a few cars does not make for the largest sample size around, considering there are so many manufacturers and colours of paint around...but it's better than just testing it on one car. =D
An initial preface, I used it on a red, blue, and black car. The black car is where we did some side by side comparisons using other products as well.
<u>Here are the pics with some notes:</u>
<span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);">RED CAR ... it was compounded first, I'm showing the finish ability of the polish
Before - Hood
After - Hood
Before - Driver Door
After - Driver Door
50/50 On Driver Door
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);">BLUE CAR ... it was compounded first, I'm showing the finish ability of the polish
Before - Driver Door
After - Driver Door
Before - Hood
After - Hood
Before - Hood ... What you see here is the ceiling light reflection in the center of a bird drop etching with swirls around it
What you see here is the brinkmann to the slight right of the bird drop etching highlighting the swirls
After - Hood
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">BLACK CAR
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">* the hood was divided into a 6 section grid (3 across and 2 down)
* the top 3 sections were <u>compounded and then finished</u> with 3 different polishes
(try to guess from the following list which polish was used on each section: HD Polish, M205, D302, CarPro Reflect, Sonax PF, Sonax Nano Polish, Optimum Hyper Polish, Menz PF 2500, Menz SF4500, Adam's Paint Correcting Polish<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">, Scholl S17, Scholl S30<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">)
* the bottom 3 sections were <u>just polished</u> (1 step) with 3 different polishes
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">(try to guess from the following list which polish was used on each section: HD Polish, M205, D302, CarPro Reflect, Sonax PF, Sonax Nano Polish, Optimum Hyper Polish, Menz PF 2500, Menz SF4500, Adam's Paint Correcting Polish, Scholl S17, Scholl S30)
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">* all sections wiped with eraser, no I did not use oven cleaner...for the FB people
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">Before - Top Row <u>Right</u> Section
After - <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">Top Row <u>Right</u><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"> Section
Before - Top Row <u>Center</u> Section
After - Top Row <u>Center</u> Section
Before - Top Row <u>Left</u> Section
After - Top Row <u>Left</u> Section
Before - Bottom Row <u>Left</u> Section
After - Bottom Row <u>Left</u> Section
Before - Bottom Row <u>Center</u> Section
After - Bottom Row <u>Center</u> Section
Before - Bottom Row <u>Right</u> Section
After - Bottom Row <u>Right</u> Section
<u>Answers:</u>
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">Top Row <u>Right</u><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"> Section: Menz PF2500
Top Row <u>Center</u> Section: HD Polish
Top Row <u>Left</u> Section: Scholl S30
Bottom Row <u>Left</u> Section: Sonax PF
Bottom Row <u>Center</u> Section: HD Polish
Bottom Row <u>Right</u> Section: Menz PF2500
Well if you guessed 6 for 6, then go buy a lottery ticket right now!
<u>My thoughts on the product:</u>
I really like it! The black car was too jacked up to achieve anything with a 1 step, it was just thrown in there for giggles. The polish finishes really nicely if you use it according to David F and Barry T recommendations. Wipes off incredibly easy, and you don't need to break it down. The smell is phenomenal, wicked good!
There is great support for the HD/3D line which is a huge plus. People there to actually teach you how to extract the maximum effectiveness from the product.
I have used it after several different compounds (M101, M100, D300, M105, FG400) and it has no problem cleaning up the left over results.
People were always asking questions about how it compares to Sonax PF, Menz PF2500, M205, and Optimum Hyper Polish since those were the relative equivalents from different manufacturers. I honestly don't like Menz PF2500 b/c it's really oily and a pain to wipe off, you also have to break down the polish.
After seeing and reading about the test for durable fillers in Sonax PF, my judgement on the product is clouded. I don't know what to think of it right now. But to me, Sonax is the easiest to wipe off compared to others mentioned above. I would be very hard pressed to differentiate the finish left by Sonax PF vs. HD Polish.
I don't have too much seat time behind Optimum HP and M205 recently to make any comments on the comparison.
Hope this helps anyone who read the entire post. =D