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Which is more abrasive:
3M liquid rubbing compound(the stuff in walmart)
or
M83
3M liquid rubbing compound(the stuff in walmart)
or
M83
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I have no experience with 3M's Liquid Rubbing Compound...
But I can tell you that an educated guess tells me that 3M will be more aggressive. If you have both products, do a side by side comparison and the results will tell you which product is more aggressive/more suited for your particular application.
I would recommend M83. M83 uses diminishing abrasive technologies and reading the information on 3M's products, the compound leaves some marring that might require another product to remove those fine swirls.
You can always go with M80 Speed Glaze as well. Going to pull a Mike Phillips here...
• What are you working on?
• What condition is the finish in?
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Re: Compounding?
Do you have a part number for the 3M product?
In my experience with 3M many of their polishing/compounds seem suited for production work and can mask/hide/fill a lot of defects. They make guys who aren't necessary good detailers look good for a short time.
I would wager that the compound is much more aggressive then #83 (which in realitve terms isn't very aggressive) but that doesn't mean its better. I find (with the exception of 3M's UltraFina) Meguiar's line of polishes is far superior.
If you are looking for a more aggressive product than #83 I would recommend #84 or #95.Let's make all of the cars shiny!Comment
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Re: Compounding?
I've used 3M rubbing compound 39002 in a pinch and was surprised at how well it finished down, that was with a rotary. just my .02Comment
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Re: Compounding?
I have used that stuff by hand and it works really good.
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Re: Compounding?
The 3M i'm talking about is #0390005/Hemi/QC/Red/2WD
Exterior Mods:Hood Protector/Willmore Quad Length Nerfs/Debaged/KnockOff Euro Tails/SilverStars-Fr,Rr, and Fogs/Extang BlackMax Tonneau-Red/Color Matched Handles,Mirrors,Cowl,Antenna Thingy/Chrome Ram Logo Valve Stem Caps(Red)/Recon Smoked Rooflights(Colormatched-Red)Comment
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