When to use D151 (Paint Reconditioning Creme)

[pmason718]

I would like to know when should this be applied vs let's say 105 or 205. What is its cut like compared to those two as well. My vehicle has very light swirls/scratches and I was planning on using 205 followed my NXT 2.0 and call it a day but on another forum I'm on a guy suggested D151 to use on my enclosed trailer and I figured if I'm going to purchase a gallon why not find out more info on it.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: When to use D151 (Paint Reconditioning Creme)

D151 Paint Reconditioning Cream is an incredibly versatile one step product that was designed for use by large volume reconditioning facilities where speed takes precedent over perfection. That's not to say that D151 can't get you an extremely nice finish, because it certainly can, but that was not it's design intent.

Having said though, let's expand a bit on that versatility comment. If you've got pretty nasty swirls you can run PRC on a rotary with a wool pad and pull out a surprisingly large number of them. If you've got paint that's in pretty darn good shape and you just want to give it a quick clean up and wax in one easy step, run PRC on a D/A with a foam polishing pad and you're done. Do you have really, really soft paint that seems to mar just by looking at it? Hit with PRC on a D/A with a foam finishing pad and you can get awesome results.

If your goals run more toward routine maintenance on a daily driver and you don't want to spend all day detailing your car, then PRC can be a huge time saver while providing a very nice finish indeed. Nick Chapman has even shown just how nice a finish you can achieve with PRC if you spend some time refining the finish, should you so desire (BMW Cleaning For a Quarterback....)

Otherwise, as you may or may not know, PRC does offer protection so you don't have to apply a wax after using it, although you can if you so desire. PRC is extremely easy to use, provides quite a long buffing cycle with minimal dusting, and offers extremely easy wipe off.

EDIT: Forgot to address your specific question regarding cut compared to M105/M205. The cut is nowhere near what M105 provides (assuming equal tool, pad, speed, pressure, etc) but it is very similar to M205. But here's where comparing cut gets tricky: M205 is a finishing polish and you're going to use it with either a polishing pad or a finishing pad (perhaps with the latter, more often than not) either on a D/A or a rotary. But PRC can be used with a wool pad on a rotary, and using it that way will give you much more total cut than you would see out of M205. Make sense? Versatility is a wonderful thing, huh?

[Zuke]

Re: When to use D151 (Paint Reconditioning Creme)

I just ordered a sample on ADS.Net, I can't wait to try it out!

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: When to use D151 (Paint Reconditioning Creme)

Very good product. I bought a gallon of it. Used it a lot. Always left a nice finish.

[pmason718]

Re: When to use D151 (Paint Reconditioning Creme)

D151 Paint Reconditioning Cream is an incredibly versatile one step product that was designed for use by large volume reconditioning facilities where speed takes precedent over perfection. That's not to say that D151 can't get you an extremely nice finish, because it certainly can, but that was not it's design intent.

Having said though, let's expand a bit on that versatility comment. If you've got pretty nasty swirls you can run PRC on a rotary with a wool pad and pull out a surprisingly large number of them. If you've got paint that's in pretty darn good shape and you just want to give it a quick clean up and wax in one easy step, run PRC on a D/A with a foam polishing pad and you're done. Do you have really, really soft paint that seems to mar just by looking at it? Hit with PRC on a D/A with a foam finishing pad and you can get awesome results.

If your goals run more toward routine maintenance on a daily driver and you don't want to spend all day detailing your car, then PRC can be a huge time saver while providing a very nice finish indeed. Nick Chapman has even shown just how nice a finish you can achieve with PRC if you spend some time refining the finish, should you so desire (BMW Cleaning For a Quarterback....)

Otherwise, as you may or may not know, PRC does offer protection so you don't have to apply a wax after using it, although you can if you so desire. PRC is extremely easy to use, provides quite a long buffing cycle with minimal dusting, and offers extremely easy wipe off.

EDIT: Forgot to address your specific question regarding cut compared to M105/M205. The cut is nowhere near what M105 provides (assuming equal tool, pad, speed, pressure, etc) but it is very similar to M205. But here's where comparing cut gets tricky: M205 is a finishing polish and you're going to use it with either a polishing pad or a finishing pad (perhaps with the latter, more often than not) either on a D/A or a rotary. But PRC can be used with a wool pad on a rotary, and using it that way will give you much more total cut than you would see out of M205. Make sense? Versatility is a wonderful thing, huh?

Well what I'm really trying to do is using something light on my trailer that will clean the finish and remove the run down water lines from it being outside for a few months

[Andy M.]

Re: When to use D151 (Paint Reconditioning Creme)

Have you read Tim's review on PRC 151? This will give you good insight on the product. I happen to love the stuff.

*New* Meguiar's D151 Paint Reconditioning Cream Review!!!

Andy M.

[pmason718]

Re: When to use D151 (Paint Reconditioning Creme)

This is what I meant to say

Well what I'm really trying to do is use something light on my enclosed trailer that will clean the finish and remove the run down water lines from it being outside after a few months