Looking for a new Polish

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razz2o4

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I have been using Adams for the past 6 or 7 years, and have always done okay with it. I started using Jax wax which has a decent cut, but is dusty as all get out. I am looking to step up my game. A lot of the vehicles I work on are Ford and GM so more on the hard side for clear coat. I was thinking of trying out Sonax Cutmax, but if I did, I wasn`t sure what to follow it up with. Looking for suggestions on some decent 2 step polishes to give a try. I am currently using an Adams Polishes 15MM polisher if that helps.
Thanks in advance.
 
M205 is still my favorite finishing polish.

You`d be surprised at the cut you can get out of an MF pad and M205 too.

Lots of good compounds honestly. I like FG400.
 
I like M205 as well. It has non-diminishing abrasives and the amount of cut varies based on your pad selection. On soft Toyota clear coat, M205 on a LC orange pad with a rotary is extremely effective at removing swirls and minor stuff but tends to leave holograms. On a white pad with a DA machine it finishes nicely on the same soft clear coat.
 
razz2o4- Welcome to Autopia!


FWIW, I can *NEVER* get the final finish I want with M205, certainly not on the Ford clear I`ve worked (which has always been medium-soft and much softer than any b/c from GM). I`d either get the Sonax or (most likely) go with Mike lambert`s recommendation and get the GG Perfecting Cream (although I`m still using up other, older stuff).
 
The next time I buy polishes I’m going to go with the Griot’s too based on Mike’s work and recommendation.
 
Adam`s is a great place to start with their color coded polishes and pads. I mostly use Scholl Concepts polishes now, but am just getting into RUPES polishes + pads too. I have excellent results with Scholl S3, and can usually work it with my RUPES 15 MkII so a finishing polish is not required.
 
I must be the only one who is not happy with the Boss Fast correcting cream. never has been too impressive for me. I love The Last Cut glaze
 
When the heaviest hitter is needed, Megs 101. Majority of machine work completed with any of the Griot`s BOSS creams. Sonax Cut and Finish, CutMAX, and EX 04/06 are fantastic products when DAT is needed.
 
I can cut anything easier and with less mess than anything else out there. I’ve removed 1000 grit sanding marks at a body shop demo with it and the GG6! At the risk of sounding like the company in Florida, you’re doing something wrong I’m afraid.
 
Just FWIW....While I`m surprised to hear somebody say that the GG Fast Correction Cream isn`t potent enough (I`ve never tried it, using M101 for my aggressive work), I`m not a fan of struggling to "master" a product if there`s some alternative that`ll work easier.

Although OTOH, if M101 won`t do the job, well..then something`s *really* haywire. That`ll remove clear right down to the basecoat, almost a case of "watch what you wish for".
 
Mike lambert said:
The guys that developed that 101, are the guys that now work for Griot’s.
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Ah, interesting! They obviously know their stuff :D

EDIT: Hey, that gets me wondering how they`d compare the M101 and the Fast Correction Cream. I`m guessing that the latter is, uhm...less likely to bite ya and more user-friendliness oriented.
 
Mike lambert- In the unlikely event that I ever run low on compounds/polishes, I do think I`m gonna go with the Griot`s. I just can`t get over how well they`ve upped their game (I still remember what they sold when the Handbook# was in the single-digits and all the different generations of products they`ve offered since then).

In what way would you deem the Fast Correction Cream superior to the M101? No, I`ll *NEVER* use up that whole bottle, and the few times I`ll reach for it would never justify trying something else, but I really am curious.

Gee, it occurs to me that M101 is the only Meguiar`s product that I ever reach for any more, other than that final gallon of M62 I`m still using up.
 
I have more than a handful of polishes in my cabinets but the Griots trio are about the only ones I use these days. Mind you, I seldom need to do serious correction and I don’t use Fast Correcting Cream often but I use all three and quite like them. That said, I haven’t tried the Boss sealant.
 
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