Best Polishes ???

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banana13

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Hi autopians, I was just wondering what is your favorite kind of polish, and how do you know that you need to compound and polish, which kind is good for a new car that has a fresh paint and old paint? Is there any for both?
 
There are so many !

If you want one I have tried and used for years because it works so well, it would have to be Optimum Hyper-Polish...

Forget the spray bottle head, and either spray onto your pad carefully, or shake it really well and put it into a bottle that has the correct head to control how you get it out..

This Polish works really fast, especially with Rotary Power, will keep working until you decide to ease up and let it leave you a really nice, smooth, really, clear, glossy, finish..

And not dusting, no having a bad-hair day, etc.., it just flat works and works great...

It has always been my go to on any Honda/Acura paintwork.. It really works great !

Some of the newer products and some not so new are also now cutting fast and hard, sometimes filling somehow, and finishing down to incredible levels of clarity and gloss, so this thread may take awhile if it goes that direction too..

Dan F
 
personally, I like the meguiar's duo of m105 and m205 and feel it's always a safe bet. when to compound or polish really comes down to always doing a test spot (after a proper wash and clay), utilizing the least aggressive method first. I've seen some swirls that require m105 on an orange pad first, followed up with m205 on a white pad. other times, m205 on a white pad is all that is needed. paint surface prep can make or break really great results.
 
I have tried:

Meguiar's M205
Rupes Diamond Polish
Sonax Nanopolish
HD Polish

I think M205 gave me the best results in terms of correction and finishing ability across different paint
 
HD Adapt is hands down the best polish I've ever used, especially for 1 Steps. It cuts like a compound, finishes like a fine polish, and is very easy to work with. It also contains no fillers or bs that can give you a false sense of correction or affect a coating application. Its been my go-to all season and I love it more every time I use it. As stated above, Hyper Polish and M205 are also great, proven products.

(BTW, fillers aren't always a bad thing. They are only bad when your planning on applying a coating afterward. For regular wax or sealant applications, fillers are fine).
 
Thanks everyone for the suggestions, I will be sure to try them out when I have time!
Another question what is the diffrence between a 1 step and 2 step and 3 , and when do you need to combine all of them together ? Also has anyone tried the V line polishes from chemical guys?
 
1 step, 2 step and such refers to how many compounds and polishes you will be using to do paint correction

For example, 2 step usually mean you will use machine polishing with an abrasive pad with compound to get the deeper scratches and swirls out of your paint but it would leave behind fine scratches. Then to get the fine scratches out, you would use a lesser abrasive pad with a polish (finishing polish). That essentially means two steps.

To go further, sometimes the paint is in such bad condition you will need to perform sanding (or wetsanding) prior to the compound. This would be a 3 steps

One step is achieve really good paint correction using one combination of polish with a desired pad. This is subjective and could mean 75-90% correction
 
I'm not a fan of anything CG, but V34 is actually a nice polish. I wish it had a little more cut, but the gloss is insane. The rest of that line is useless though.
 
banana13 said:
Thanks everyone for the suggestions, I will be sure to try them out when I have time!
Another question what is the diffrence between a 1 step and 2 step and 3 , and when do you need to combine all of them together ? Also has anyone tried the V line polishes from chemical guys?
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Haven't tried the V line nor have I heard anything on them yet other than the reviews on their website.
As for how many steps:
Say your car just has very light swirls and you are able to polish them out to a near perfect finish and be ready for your lsp. That would be a 1-step

Now say you have a car with tons of swirls, scratches and rids, you will most likely need to go with a more aggressive polish (compound) in order to get out the deeper defects. However the more aggressive polish can leave behind micro marring plus be a little hazy so you come behind that with a fine polish and if you are lsp ready after that then that would be a 2-step.

How many polishing steps to get to lsp ready
 
This question is subjected to so many options that the result IMO will be confusing as to what is best for what application. It's more subjective to the individual

Let me see if I can answer the real question you asked..what is the approach for an older car / car with significant marring, and a brand new car with little to no marring

On a brand new car a very light polish that has little abrasives can be used to clean the surface. For me I use a paint cleaner which is a chemical based polish.

On a car that has a lot of marring regardless of age..you should be looking at a polish that has abrasives in it..the process here is to cut with the first round of polishing then reduce the abrasives in the polish on the next step and again for a third polish. This process is called leveling.

I've been a fan of Poorboys World for many years...the line up there is SSR3 most abrasive SSR2.5 and SSR1 each reduces in abrasives then the last one that I use all the time is polish with sealant and finishing polish
 
mrclean81 said:
HD Adapt is hands down the best polish I've ever used, especially for 1 Steps. It cuts like a compound, finishes like a fine polish, and is very easy to work with. It also contains no fillers or bs that can give you a false sense of correction or affect a coating application. Its been my go-to all season and I love it more every time I use it. As stated above, Hyper Polish and M205 are also great, proven products.

(BTW, fillers aren't always a bad thing. They are only bad when your planning on applying a coating afterward. For regular wax or sealant applications, fillers are fine).
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Another vote for HD Adapt. There are many good polishes out there, but if I could only choose one, it would be the Adapt. Its great stuff !
 
Wolfgang with some Meguiar's on occasion will handle any paint on this planet. It' s the hand that holds the polish that really matters.
 
Stokdgs said:
There are so many !

If you want one I have tried and used for years because it works so well, it would have to be Optimum Hyper-Polish...

Forget the spray bottle head, and either spray onto your pad carefully, or shake it really well and put it into a bottle that has the correct head to control how you get it out..

This Polish works really fast, especially with Rotary Power, will keep working until you decide to ease up and let it leave you a really nice, smooth, really, clear, glossy, finish..

And not dusting, no having a bad-hair day, etc.., it just flat works and works great...

It has always been my go to on any Honda/Acura paintwork.. It really works great !

Some of the newer products and some not so new are also now cutting fast and hard, sometimes filling somehow, and finishing down to incredible levels of clarity and gloss, so this thread may take awhile if it goes that direction too..

Dan F
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Have you tried the newer version of hyper polish that was released a couple of months ago ? Difficult to find any reviews yet on it, the description though says it has more cut/work time.
 
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