mikenap
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A couple of days ago a question came up of possibly using D151 as a less expensive substitute for my dwindling M205 reserves. The level of cut is similar and both use non-diminishing technology, so it had me wondering. After seeing a MOL post comparing the two, I thought I'd try it myself. I also had some PFW pads I'd never used before so I figured this would be a good time to try a side by side of my own. Luckily for me, although not for my wife, I'd never gotten around to finishing a full polish on her car, so I had a heavily oxidized and scratched soft black Honda trunk to play with. 
I taped the trunk off into sections like this:
M105/ 4"PFW-->M205 solo-->D151 solo-->1zPaint Polish solo This was across the top.
M105/ 4"orange CCS-->M105/M205-->M105/D151-->M105/1zPP This was directly underneath. All steps were done with a PCXP on speed 6 with moderate pressure, then slowed down to about 3 or 4 with just a hair more than the machine's weight. The polishing steps were done with 5" Danase white CCS pads.
First, the results of M105 by itself were pretty impressive especially since this is a black Honda with SOFT paint.
This was one pass with a 4" PFW pad.
This was one pass with a 4" LC orange flat pad. Don't ask why I labeled it CCS on the tape, just wasn't thinking. This is also the section where the nasty series of scratches from the first picture was. This was only one pass, so they are still mostly there but much harder to see unless you knew what to look for.
My impressions on the PFW were that it finished off maybe a bit nicer than the 4" orange, but I couldn't really be sure. It's very, very close. It did stay a lot cooler though. I was shocked at how much heat the 4"orange really generated. On the trunk, it was too hot to touch for more than a few seconds! I am curious if PFW can't take the same pressure as foam because my 4" PFW turned into a flat, 6" PFW pretty quick!
The sun shots look pretty much the same as well.
M105 on PFW alone
M105 on 4" orange alone
I taped the trunk off into sections like this:
M105/ 4"PFW-->M205 solo-->D151 solo-->1zPaint Polish solo This was across the top.
M105/ 4"orange CCS-->M105/M205-->M105/D151-->M105/1zPP This was directly underneath. All steps were done with a PCXP on speed 6 with moderate pressure, then slowed down to about 3 or 4 with just a hair more than the machine's weight. The polishing steps were done with 5" Danase white CCS pads.
First, the results of M105 by itself were pretty impressive especially since this is a black Honda with SOFT paint.
This was one pass with a 4" PFW pad.
This was one pass with a 4" LC orange flat pad. Don't ask why I labeled it CCS on the tape, just wasn't thinking. This is also the section where the nasty series of scratches from the first picture was. This was only one pass, so they are still mostly there but much harder to see unless you knew what to look for.
My impressions on the PFW were that it finished off maybe a bit nicer than the 4" orange, but I couldn't really be sure. It's very, very close. It did stay a lot cooler though. I was shocked at how much heat the 4"orange really generated. On the trunk, it was too hot to touch for more than a few seconds! I am curious if PFW can't take the same pressure as foam because my 4" PFW turned into a flat, 6" PFW pretty quick!
The sun shots look pretty much the same as well.
M105 on PFW alone
M105 on 4" orange alone
. How much ya got?