I found my favorite light compound/polish! OTC too

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Well yesterday I was off to my autobody supply shop store to get some heavy cut polish for a friends black vette that I have coming up in a week for a wetsand, compound and polish. I have most of the polishes that we all use and talk about, but they won't cut it, well not in the gloss and cut I am looking for or what I am use to, atleast not on a beat vette. I have used just about every polish/compound out there in the past 15 years and I am extremely picky on prep work as it has to come out 100%. LSP's to me are just to protect my work, so the prep has to come out super glossy with not a scratch or marr in sight.



I normally pick up my normal Presta Ultra cutting creme(medium compound) and Presta 1500 polish (my favorite). I then spotted a bottle of Presta ultra cutting creme light, so I decided to pick it up a 32 oz. bottle for $15.49. I knew it had to be good because I have been using presta compounds/polishes for at least 15 years. Prep is the key to an award winning finish.



Now I rush back to my shop and try some out on some of my used cars and I was blown away. It took out some pretty aggresive scratches, oxidation, and heavy marring out. It left a gloss that was beyond excellent. The finish was like glass and the gloss was truely amazing! No oils, fillers, silicones, and is body shop safe. Plus it will not wash away. The gloss is there to stay. It's starts out like menzerna intensive polish and finishes off like 106ff(without the oils). It's that good!!!! It's now my best polish!!!! One bottle does all. Now just add lsp!



Presta ultra cutting creme light (make sure it's the light version). You can find it at body shop stores if you look around. You will be glad you did!



Sorry for the long post but I just wanted to share this with everyone.



Thanks

Ryan
 
Sounds like Menzerna PO85RD3.02.



But I would like to test Presta, but it´s not avaible here in Sweden.
 
Ryan...I went to my friends body shop to use their plastic welder ..and we were shooting the breeze and we got on the subject of compounds and polishes..he brought up name Presta..I said I heard of it but never used it....he gave me a demo on a car in the shop...used the Presta ultra cutting creme light..and WOW..what a product..the car had your typical car wash swirls..and he took them down to almost to a LSP ready finish in just 1 application...took out 99% of the swirls ...it had a extreme high gloss to the paint....it did dust a little but not as bad as some I have used..I was impressed...



He said all the products they used are very good...he said the Chroma 1500 is one great product also...



After seeing that ..I put them on my To Get list come springtime...they sell them local to me..so thats a good thing...or i can order them off the truck that comes to his place...



So what I seen of the results..it does exactly what you said...I have used Menzerna and still do..but this stuff comes very close to it..and cheaper..



Oh..he said the car shampoo was a good one also...Lube suds..something like that.. forgot the name...



Thanks for your review....it made my decision final on getting some



AL
 
I tried the lube suds and it was also great. I have been using the chroma 1500 for about 10 years or so and it is one of my favorites also. It's done heavy defect removal and still finishes off like glass. Now I have the new ultra cutting creme light to my pack and I am so glad I bought it. It goes from dull to glossy in one step!
 
MDRX8 said:
RWDAWG Have you tried Men. PO85RD ???
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I have not yet, but I have po106ff and I also like it alot. But it is for finnesse work and will not work on my aggressive work, especially when I am stuck to use a wool pad after wetsanding or on corvettes. I wish it did though. It gums up my pad pretty bad. Plus for $50 a bottle I would rather save it for my light swirl remover and finnesse polish.:D
 
Surfer said:
So it's more of a finishing polish but can still remove swirls well? Sounds like a cool product, may have to try it out.
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It's a compound actually, but it finishes down to a finish polish. It's designed to take out medium to like defects, scratches, and swirls. It's micro abrasive diminishing beeds break down pretty fast while correcting the paint and finishes off to a nice gloss. I have not tried it on black yet, but my body shop guy says it will finish out like glass on black. I even tried it on a dark green car that was pretty rough by hand and it looked EXCELLENT after 1 minute of rubbing. My body shop guy said, "be prepared to be amazed" and I was. I am a long time user of presta compounds, but this is the first time I used the ultra cutting creme light.



When I use to detail boats (worst gig ever) I use to use the regular ultra cutting creme and it would cut better than any other compound out there. On severely scratched and oxidized cars that no other compound would work, ultra cutting creme regular would make ease of it and bring it to a nice glossy defect free surface in a minute. It is very fast working stuff. Then I would follow with chroma 1500 and bring to an extreme gloss.



This new ultra cutting creme LIGHT is designed for medium to light scratches and oxidation and will take it from ugly to great in a short period of time.



Just to clear up products and help out everyone.



Ultra cutting creme- heavy duty compound that will take scrathches and dullnes and turn into a gloss. A finish polish is required to finish off to a gloss. (chroma 1500) been using for 10 years.



Ultra cutting creme (light)- Light duty compound that removed medium to light defects and brings to a high gloss shine. I just started using this.



Chroma 1500- A chemical cleaner (non abrasive)that will take out light defect or more depending on pad usage and bring to an extreme high gloss. I have been using for 10 years.
 
3Dog said:
Neither website gives anyplace to buy.............any ideas?
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Presta only takes phone orders. Look in the yellow pages and find autobody shop supply stores and see if they sell it. Most highline shops carry it.
 
Actually those of us who do autobody work and re-finishing have known about it for the longest. You won't see uber collections of different polishes or compounds on the shelves at suppliers maybe 2 or 3 tops. Although the Detailing supplier local to me does carry a more extensive line (including Presta) but not many of the boutique brands we talk of here.



Visit the store over at my other hangout Autobody Store if you want to order some.



The owner/operator of the site/store is a autobody shop owner from way back, give him a call or send him a email (name is Len) if your out of the USA and want to know if he can ship to you. Tell him Greg in Rochester NY sent ya over.



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I wouldn't consider the Presta line OTC in as much as your not likely to find it at just any store. You need to go to a Autobody or Detail/Dollup Supply store.



MorBiD
 
MorBid said:
Actually those of us who do autobody work and re-finishing have known about it for the longest. You won't see uber collections of different polishes or compounds on the shelves at suppliers maybe 2 or 3 tops. Although the Detailing supplier local to me does carry a more extensive line (including Presta) but not many of the boutique brands we talk of here.



Visit the store over at my other hangout Autobody Store if you want to order some.



The owner/operator of the site/store is a autobody shop owner from way back, give him a call or send him a email (name is Len) if your out of the USA and want to know if he can ship to you. Tell him Greg in Rochester NY sent ya over.



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I wouldn't consider the Presta line OTC in as much as your not likely to find it at just any store. You need to go to a Autobody or Detail/Dollup Supply store.



MorBiD
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Thanks for the info! I have read his forum and been to there site before and he seems like he knows his stuff. He has great body supply stuff also.
 
rydawg:



Len in most cases is able to beat the prices on autobody supplies I need when compared to the two suppliers in my home town, and that's with shipping.



I buy my HVLP guns and compressors from him and a lot of other stuff too.



The forums over there are pretty lively as well. Len and a lot of the old timers there have been running body shops for decades and know their stuff.
 
Thanks for the info ....this place place sells Presta also...it does not list the Presta ultra cutting creme light ..but he may have it and not listed on his site yet Collinite waxes from MacTec | car waxes, boat wax, and detailing supplies...





I called 2 body shop supply stores today besides the one near me and they either have it or can get it next day....so it may be a common product that the supply shops carry or can get...



I seen it work and it does a bang up job..



Originally Posted by Surfer

So it's more of a finishing polish but can still remove swirls well? Sounds like a cool product, may have to try it out.





Surfer..this stuff took out swirling from brush car washes....but finished out like a fine polish..



Al
 
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