M105 vs M85 vs M95 vs UC

[Michael Stoops]

Re: M105 vs M85 vs M95 vs UC

Honestly, for light swirls, etc you should be just fine with Ultimate Compound. Look through any of the threads in Pictures from Saturday Classes and you'll see all sorts of cars, almost always black, that show clear test spots when using UC. That is the only product we use for defect correction in these classes, and we do a test spot both by hand and with the G110v2. Most of the time we remove 90% of the defects by hand - the G110v2 gets virtually everything, and it does it much faster and with a lot less sweat!

[Tuck91]

Re: M105 vs M85 vs M95 vs UC

Cadillac's clear coat is pretty hard, will UC on G100 work?
And what exactly does non-diminishing abrasive mean?

The only way you will know for sure is by doing a test spot with your G100 and Ultimate Compound. Although you may want to try something lighter such as M205 or SwirlX first.

You wont know how hard or soft your car's paint is until you go out and start working on it.

Clearly Coated, In your first post did you mean swirlX, ScratachX and UC or was the 2nd SwirlX a mistake or do they make two formulas of SwirlX ?
Thanks for the help

Only one version of SwirlX.

[flakybear]

Re: M105 vs M85 vs M95 vs UC

Clearly Coated, In your first post did you mean swirlX, ScratachX and UC or was the 2nd SwirlX a mistake or do they make two formulas of SwirlX ?
Thanks for the help

[wfedwar]

Re: M105 vs M85 vs M95 vs UC

Cadillac's clear coat is pretty hard, will UC on G100 work?
And what exactly does non-diminishing abrasive mean?

I've used UC on Audi clear and it worked fine for light swirls. For the deeper stuff, 105 and a rotary are really needed. I doubt Cadillac clear is as hard as Audi's, though. UC is a very good medium polish. It falls somewhere between 105 and 205.

The term "non-diminishing abrasives" means the polish doesn't get milder as you work it.

[agp423]

Re: M105 vs M85 vs M95 vs UC

Cadillac's clear coat is pretty hard, will UC on G100 work?
And what exactly does non-diminishing abrasive mean?

[Tuck91]

Re: M105 vs M85 vs M95 vs UC

You will not need #85 for anything. Its a rotary only product and is pretty aggressive.

[Murr1525]

Re: M105 vs M85 vs M95 vs UC

For the milder cleaner, #80 and #205 are similar in cut, with #205 being the SMAT. SwirlX is a little stronger, but also a good option for the milder cleaner.

[ClearlyCoated]

Re: M105 vs M85 vs M95 vs UC

Go with the UC. If your swirls are really light, jog on down to Walmart and spend $7 on a bottle of SwirlX. SwirlX, UC, and 105 are all SMAT products, meaning that they have non-diminishing abrasives that allows you to work the product as long as needed. SwirlX has the lightest cut of the three, followed by UC and then 105. M95 is rotary applied only, I believe. Not sure about M85, but you will probably never need it or M95.

[agp423]

I know that all four products are strong cutters, but which is the best for removing swirls and minor scratches from the clear coat? It seems that most people use M105, but it's very expensive, so if I can do the same with M85, 95, or UC (which I already own), I'd rather save some money.

Another question, when it comes to removing minor imperfections on the clear coat, what's a good replacement of M205? Same reason as above, M105 and 205 are both very expensive, so I'd rather use some cheaper if possible.