Finishing polish to accompany M101 or M100 on Black Sapphire BMW

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DrG

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Hey guys, with M100 and M101 on the market I'm really looking to try one of these out on my Black Sapphire Metallic (fairly hard) paint. I needed something with a bit more cut than D300 so these seem to fit the bill. Also wanted something that finished down better so I don't need to polish on the same day/week.



Generally I finished with p106fa on white/black, but I haven't used the m101/m100 yet so I'm not sure how it's going to finish down for me and what the best followup step would be. I only detail personal vehicles now so buying a bunch of finishing polishes isn't the smartest move this time around and I'm all out of my old stuff so trying test spots won't be possible this time around either.



I haven't ventured too far out from menzernas p106/p085 since they worked pretty good, but I'm open to trying new things this time around, maybe something that's SMAT for a change.
 
Forgot to mention, I have VERY little detailing time these days, so I'll likely be compounding a panel at a time spread out whenever I get some free time so that is also part of why I'm looking into M100 and M101 since they are said to finish down better than the d300. This will allow me to slowly compound each panel and then when I'm done switch over to finishing them down.



This could end up being spread out over a month or so, but I may also end up just not sleeping a couple nights and going at it all at once:p
 
101 is pretty aggressive and in my experience 100 has about the same cut as 105 but more lubricants. You might want to add a drop of 101 to the 300 to aid in cutting. That combo works very well and finishes down pretty nice.
 
mikemurphy234 said:
101 is pretty aggressive and in my experience 100 has about the same cut as 105 but more lubricants. You might want to add a drop of 101 to the 300 to aid in cutting. That combo works very well and finishes down pretty nice.
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Hey thanks for the reply, I'm actually all out of d300 as well and I'll be using the products once a year probably from now on out so I don't really plan to load up on supplies. I was looking to just get one compound and one polish for my personal vehicle. I'm leaning towards the M100 right now since it seems that most people say it has cut similar to 105 which should be enough for me. I might end up trying out HD polish as my 2nd step since it seems to be pretty cheap and widely used.
 
I like using HD polish especially on black paint. Helps assist in depth as well as great clarity. I just did a 2006 Maxima black this past week with M101/HD Polish. On the hood however I did M101/HD Uno/HD Polish. For some reason it gave me a harder time than the rest of the paint. Anyway great results with HD Polish and for the money you'll be happy with the results.
 
you will still have to polish on black, but since you like the Menz line, why not try the FG400?



its a good compound that finishes nice on lighter colours...no dusting IME.
 
101 will cut like crazy, so no worries on hard paint. It will work for a decent amount of time too, very much differently than 105. You'll NOT want to try and work it down though as it'll be as hard to remove as 105. Just because it works longer than 105, you still need to be aware to remove it wet. Work it till it starts looking like a DAT product and it'll be stuck on there. With the Meg's SMAT stuff it's easier to just do 3 (no more than 4) section passes and remove it. That'll get all the residue out of the way and give you a good idea where you're at.



That being said, it will NOT finish out to the point where you'll not need 205. It'll finish pretty darned good though, and if you move to a white (or softer) pad you'll be amazed, (considering it's SMAT). But on black it's going to need polishing.



Although... you could just as easily grab some Ultimate Polish and finish out with it. That stuff has to be the best OTC product of it's kind out there. If your not a fan of polishing oils though just remember UP has more than 205. Just depends on what your LSP is. If it's Megs, (say M21) you really don't need to do a IPA wipe down as they play good with one another. (Just as long as you're happy with how the finish is going.) I'll do the wipe down on the test spot so I know what the paint is doing, (and keep up with what I am doing).... after that I tend to skip it for time savings.
 
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