Get New Products or Stick w/ What I Know?

[Whelan]

Currently I use the following for detailing my car:

#83, 8006 Pad Speed 5

#80, 8006 Pad Speed 5

NXT Gen Tech Wax (non 2.0), 9006 Pad Speed 3

I love the professional line products they have done a great job on my black Toyota Matrix. But the 83 is a ton of work. Any new products or items that anyone would recommend over the 83 or 80 or Tech Wax? Just curious because I like my setup, and I am not looking for easier cause I know it takes work and arm grease with my G100 to get the job done right.

Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Get New Products or Stick w/ What I Know?

For a mere $10 or so you can pick up a bottle of either SwirlX or Ultimate Compound at Wal-Mart or your local auto parts chain store. Either is a bit more aggressive than M83 and they make use of the same high tech (SMAT) abrasives technology found in M105 Ultra Cut Compound. Either has a longer buffing cycle than M83 without the dust potential M83 can present if the pads aren't cleaned regularly. Great stuff and certainly worthy of a tryout.

[02zx9r]

Re: Get New Products or Stick w/ What I Know?

I agree. I have used both UC and the new 105. Both easy to use and for me have finished well enough to go straight to lsp

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Get New Products or Stick w/ What I Know?

Switch.


The new UC and SwirlX work phenomenal.

[Whelan]

Re: Get New Products or Stick w/ What I Know?

My M83 worked great, but that dust issue was killer. And the small cycling was a big pain when you really wanted to work one area over more than another, it dried so fast and became such an arm sore to remove.

So If I am reading correctly, I can replace and do the following:

M105 for my DA polisher, recommend speed 5 still or can go to speed 6?

And what would be an effective replacement for the M80 that is new for 2009 and works well with the DA?

[Marc Hufnagel]

Re: Get New Products or Stick w/ What I Know?

I'm still having problems in deciding when to use SW-X vs. UC and find myself always going to UC. I feel it's the 'bigger hammer' mentality kicking in.