Meguiars #205 - The Ultimate Finishing Polish? My Thoughts

[fredcandetail]

Re: Meguiars #205 - The Ultimate Finishing Polish? My Thoughts

so 205 works great when used with a rotarty... what about with a DA??
can someone comment on what speeds/techniques would be equvalent??

[Final Touch]

Re: Meguiars #205 - The Ultimate Finishing Polish? My Thoughts

I usually use 205 in 2 steps, first with the Rotary and an 8" yellow polish pad then again with the Orbital and a 6" polish pad. It may not be the/a recommended method but the results are usually pretty good.
Apologies for not having closeups of this one but this is poilshed with 205 in both stages and actually then stripped with a wax and grease remover to apply a paint sealant -Duraseal; we do some re-application warranty work for them here. (not my choice of products, particularly for our roads and climate)
205 and the Carerra passed the solvent wash test.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Meguiars #205 - The Ultimate Finishing Polish? My Thoughts

so 205 works great when used with a rotarty... what about with a DA??
can someone comment on what speeds/techniques would be equvalent??

As Final Touch has pointed out, there really isn't a super specific "do this, this and this and everything will be perfect" process. You will need to experiment a little - it depends on what you're after, what you're trying to correct, and how the paint reacts. We've seen people get awesome results using a polishing pad somewhere between speeds 3 and 5 with a wide variety of pressures - again, this is going to be paint dependent. We've also seen people do really long buffing cycles with a finishing pad, moderate pressure and speed 4 and get incredible results.

At this stage you really are sort of finessing the paint so depending on how critical your eye is you may like one process a bit more than another.

Final Touch, that Aston looks incredible!!

[kc1337]

Re: Meguiars #205 - The Ultimate Finishing Polish? My Thoughts

How much product do you guys use on the pad after the initial polishing and pad priming?

Is it the same as Menzerna polishes with a tiny bit or do you still need quite a bit?

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Meguiars #205 - The Ultimate Finishing Polish? My Thoughts

A relatively small amount goes a long way with M205 and even M105, especially after "priming" of the pad. In many cases people are using just a few drops of product on subsequent passes.

[martinsifredi]

Re: Meguiars #205 - The Ultimate Finishing Polish? My Thoughts

Hi there Guys, I am very impressed with the review of 205.

I have recently purchased this product and can't wait to use it on my 20 year old Alfa Romeo 33 Boxer 16V display/show car. so far i have used Fine cut cleaner and Fine Swirl remover followed by Deep crystal polish and finally my favorite >>> Gold Class liquid Wax.
I can't wait to try out #205 to achieve a truly flawless finish. i will also be using 205 on the 1934 Chevy Coupe I am detailing .

Please check out my 33 and the Chevy on my facebook under Martin Sifredi

I wish I knew how to add photos here . sorry

Enjoy

Long live Meguiars