*NEW* Meguiar's M205 Ultra Finishing Polish Review!!!!

[Nappers]

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.....You just have to be diligent in keeping it clean which sometimes is hard to do.

I have a hard time seeing your garage getting dirty! At least from my point of view!!!!!!!

It always looks top notch!

Thanks for your help with the Rotary tips too! it sure helped on my recent detail

[Tim Lingor]

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True.
I'll bet you cruise out there once in awhile just to straighten up.
It can be relaxing. Beats pulling weeds or shoveling snow.

Yes I do. I am always in there! I enjoy having everything organized so that I know where everything is as this makes it so much easier for detailing etc.

And yes, I hate pulling weeds and from our chats, you know how much snow I have had this year! UGH!

Tim

[Kevin Brown]

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You just have to be diligent in keeping it clean which sometimes is hard to do.
Tim

True.
I'll bet you cruise out there once in awhile just to straighten up.
It can be relaxing. Beats pulling weeds or shoveling snow.

[Tim Lingor]

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Another thorough, useful, and easy to follow write-up, Tim!

Write-ups of this caliber take an incredible amount of time to put together. This one is top-notch.
It will be referenced for years to come. The write-up is good, but the paint is freaking killer!!

Yes, the M205 is a bit finicky. For me, this is not to be looked upon as a bad thing.
Adjustments made to pressure, speed, and quantity of liquid being applied allow the user to make it work on virtually any paint type.
It just takes patience. Most of the time, M205 is a no-brainer.
Simply prime the pad, apply some polish, work it for two or three slow passes, and you are looking at glorious clarity and gloss.

In years past, a guy had to invest hundreds of hours learning how to best handle a rotary buffer.
Honestly, the rotary was the best choice available to seriously revitalize and beautify automotive paint.
Then!- he had to spend extra time on every paint job figuring out the best combination of these parameters:

• Buffer speed (low, high, low and then high, and on and on)
• Applied pressure
• Buffing pad or pads
• Polishing liquid or liquids
• Quantity of liquid per application
• Whether to buff the surface dry or not

This could sometimes take several hours!
Not to mention the time to wipe or wash the car to remove abrasive or chemical residue.
Then when you figure the high danger factor while using a rotary... Wow.
A long polishing session could really wear you out!

Now, as your pictures and write-up confirms... It's just not that hard to do anymore.
As you mentioned, there's still adjustments we can make in order to wring out the best results per car.
That being said... It is sooo much easier to do with products like M205 and the random-orbital.

BTW- That garage looks like it was designed for a catalog... Mmmm. Cozy.

Hey Kevin,

Thanks for the post!

Agreed. Like I said, just as with any product, M205 does have a slight learning curve. But once you get it dialed in for that particular paint, it works awesome! And just like you told me, "It is the real deal" I could not agree more!

As for the garage, well...I always wanted a garage that I could use mostly for detailing. So when my wife and I bought this house, we made sure the garage was set up just the way I wanted it. You just have to be diligent in keeping it clean which sometimes is hard to do.

Tim

[wgeorgio]

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Great Review not a ford fan but that paint is awesome!!! I love that blue! Great job!!

[AZStang]

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This might help you with the feather sanding.

guide to wet sanding

Andy

Thanks Andy - I have seen that thread. Lots of good info for the beginner, but it isn't a Tim Lingor write up.

Shawn

[Andy M.]

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Awesome write up Tim! I always look forward to reading your reviews.



I would be very interested to see a write up on feather sanding as well.

Thanks,
Shawn

This might help you with the feather sanding.

guide to wet sanding

Andy

[AZStang]

Re: *NEW* Meguiar's M205 Ultra Finishing Polish Review!!!!

Awesome write up Tim! I always look forward to reading your reviews.

I actually have photos shot already for a feather sanding write-up I was going to do last spring. Let me see what I can do.

I would be very interested to see a write up on feather sanding as well.

Thanks,
Shawn

[Kevin Brown]

Re: *NEW* Meguiar's M205 Ultra Finishing Polish Review!!!!

Another thorough, useful, and easy to follow write-up, Tim!

Write-ups of this caliber take an incredible amount of time to put together. This one is top-notch.
It will be referenced for years to come. The write-up is good, but the paint is freaking killer!!

Yes, the M205 is a bit finicky. For me, this is not to be looked upon as a bad thing.
Adjustments made to pressure, speed, and quantity of liquid being applied allow the user to make it work on virtually any paint type.
It just takes patience. Most of the time, M205 is a no-brainer.
Simply prime the pad, apply some polish, work it for two or three slow passes, and you are looking at glorious clarity and gloss.

In years past, a guy had to invest hundreds of hours learning how to best handle a rotary buffer.
Honestly, the rotary was the best choice available to seriously revitalize and beautify automotive paint.
Then!- he had to spend extra time on every paint job figuring out the best combination of these parameters:

• Buffer speed (low, high, low and then high, and on and on)
• Applied pressure
• Buffing pad or pads
• Polishing liquid or liquids
• Quantity of liquid per application
• Whether to buff the surface dry or not

This could sometimes take several hours!
Not to mention the time to wipe or wash the car to remove abrasive or chemical residue.
Then when you figure the high danger factor while using a rotary... Wow.
A long polishing session could really wear you out!

Now, as your pictures and write-up confirms... It's just not that hard to do anymore.
As you mentioned, there's still adjustments we can make in order to wring out the best results per car.
That being said... It is sooo much easier to do with products like M205 and the random-orbital.

BTW- That garage looks like it was designed for a catalog... Mmmm. Cozy.

[Tim Lingor]

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Tim, very impressive write up. Thanks for taking the time and sharing your knowledge/experience.

M205 is a great follow up to M105. You've illustrated that well.

Looking forward to more of your detailed write-ups.

But really want you to come and organize my garage! Love how you keep yours!

Thanks Jason!

As for your garage, you are on your own!

Tim

[Tim Lingor]

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What a delight to have another Tim Lingor review. As always, this review of M205 is thorough, honest, and instructive. Thank you, Sir!

Thank you Al!

I just hope all of my reviews are helpful to the MOL community.

Tim

[Tim Lingor]

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Man! Excellent write as usual Tim. I can't wait to get my #205!!

How long did it take to tape that? And so neat. I am not the greatest taper. LOL!

The blue was a good color demo the product, it just pops!

Kelly

Thank you Kelly!

It takes a fair amount of time to tape up the finish. But there is nothing worse than getting compound behind the lip of the headlights, door jambs etc. To me, a detail is the whole package. If the paint is shiny, but there is compound in every nook and cranny, it makes the whole detail quality look poor. So I take the extra time to tape everything. I also try and be as neat as I can with the tape as again I want the maximum amount of paint available for polishing, hence the reason I use 3 different tape widths.

Another example, the new Ford's have some type of new material for the bottom window molding. The material always makes the molding look like new, but barely touching it with compound or even tape, creates a real mess. So I use a very narrow tape around the very edge of the molding and remain very cognitive while buffing around it that I do not slip; one slip with the rotary and that molding may be damaged.

Thanks again Kelly!! You may not be the straightest taper, but I have seen photos of your car and your detailing skills are excellent!

Tim

[Tim Lingor]

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Not 100% true...I wouldn't comb my hair the way Kevin Brown does. LOL...

Kidding aside, KB knows his stuff.

Just out of curiousity, is there a singular form of the word "hair"?

Tim

[Presidential_Detail]

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Not 100% true...I wouldn't comb my hair the way Kevin Brown does. LOL...

Kidding aside, KB knows his stuff.

[Bostonsfavson]

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Great work Tim. I look forward to trying the M twins.