Mothers PowerPolish and SynWax

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Hello all, I haven't posted in a while primarily because I haven't been detailing much lately. However, yesterday I had some time for the first time in a long while to do some work on my wife's car (2004 Audi A4 Cabrio). The car was in pretty decent condition with some very light swirling. I started with a thorough washing, claying & de-tarring.



The first product I tried out was Mothers PowerPolish. The car is still relatively new and the swirls were very light so I started with a polishing pad. According to Forrest, this product is similar to DACP in terms of its abrasiveness as wel as its subsequent diminishing abrasives (which I found to be true).



Like all products made by Mothers, I found MPP extremely user friendly. I worked the polish with my PC until the surface was nearly clear and the remaining residue wiped off with no effort at all. The product spread very easily as well and left very little dust.



MPP did a very good job with the few swirls the car had. I was also very impressed with the shine it brought. Of course, the car is only a year old, but I definitely noticed a distinct increase in the level of gloss after using PP.



For curiousity's sake, I also tried a few areas with a compounding pad to see if MPP would leave any haze, and it didn't leave anything at all. Just a perfect, swirl-free surface that was ready to be waxed.



All in all, I would definitely recommend this product to someone who is looking for an effective, versatile product that is extremely easy to use. MPP really does keep things simple as this one product will take care of most light to moderate swirling in one step.





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The next product I tried was Mothers SynWax from their FX line. Not much I can really say about this product except that like Motherâ€â„¢s other synthetic products, itâ€â„¢s noticeably easier to use than any other product line Iâ€â„¢ve tried (and Iâ€â„¢ve tried a lot!). Plus, it doesnâ€â„¢t stain trim and doesnâ€â„¢t leave much dust. I was able to apply it to the whole car using my cordless polisher in a little more than 5 mins. The product seemed to dry very quickly and removal took about the same amount of time.



Not surprisingly, it was hard to notice much of an increase in shine because MPP did such a great job. Slickness was decent as well, which is something that was lacking in Mothersâ€â„¢ older products. Although durability of SynWax remains to be seen, I would give this product a thumbs up primarily because of its user-friendliness.



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:wavey Welcome back Intermezzo! :wavey It's good to have you here again.



What a nice A4 cabrio! Same wheels as my sedan. :cool: Thanks for the review.
 
Yeah, good review and nice to see you posting.



Interesting how well the polish worked on that (hard) Audi clear. I assume that you were using the Cylco/green pads.
 
Car looks great!!





I think Mothers really did their homework on the new products, all of them seem to be winners.



kbdshadow

Stockton Ca
 
Nice result, especially on that Audi clear!



I'm going to do a side-by-side with #83 and PowerPolish soon, as Forrest suggested they had similar abrasiveness.



Have you used #83 and how does it compare?
 
:wavey good to hear from you again (didn't you take a leave to study/sit an exam? (if this is way off then I'm either getting (too)old or I'm confusing you with someone else)



Great work on the Audi and thanks for the review..

JonM
 
Hi all, thanks for the warm welcome.



Accumulator, I used a PC with polishing pads. The car is still relatively new and the swirls were very light. Plus, I think the product has some fillers.



Alfisti, it's been a while since using DACP, but yes, I would say the abrasive levels are similar between these two products. However, I think MPP dusts a little less and wipes off easier.



TOGWT, nah, that wasn't me. I've just been too busy at the office lately!
 
Intermezzo said:
Alfisti, it's been a while since using DACP, but yes, I would say the abrasive levels are similar between these two products. !
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That seems a bit aggressive for new finishes, but you can't argue with your results!:up
 
Intermezzo-



Thanks for your comments on MPP. I was going to use SSR2.5 on my lightly swirled vehicle but thought it would be overkill. Since my car is lightly swirled, would you recommend me using MPP with the Green or Blue Sonus pads? It seems like it is pretty easy to use from what you say and I have a Pep Boys right next to me. Also, how much of the bottle did you end up using for the whole car (if you could estimate)?



Thanks a lot.
 
It's good to have you back, Intermezzo!:wavey



Very nice job and what a beautiful car! :bow Your review was very thorough and helpful.
 
Was this done with the corrected formula of Powerpolish?



Every Pep Boys in my area has the watery version on the shelves, with the stamped number on the bottles ending in "17".
 
Thanks Drewski! I try to pull myself away but this site, as I'm sure you know, is pretty addicting.



Mystikid, medium level swirls/marring would require at least the orange pad. Personally, I prefer the Lake Country cutting pads (yellow). Patience is the key when trying to remove swirls that could be classified as anything deeper than very light using the PC.



Also, after using MPP a few more times, I would say that it's not quite as abrasive as DACP. So MPP might not even be strong enough for medium swirling.



Badandy, I would say definitely go with the green DAS pads. MPP with a green polishing pad will only remove the lightest of swirls. My car was very new and rarely driven and only very lightly swirled. Tough to say how much polish I used. Maybe 2-3 ounces at most?



Josephclement, yes I used the corrected version. It has the same consistency as most other polishes. The watery version is about as thin as a product can get.
 
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