New Abrasives Chart

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craigdt

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Ive been working on this for the past day and have just gotten

enough done to feel comfortable with posting it up



It is a work in progress.



There is another one somewhere that inspired mine, but I found it to be a bit outdated, and not inclusive of a lot of the most popular products often

discussed here on Autopia.



Feel free to give advice on abrasive levels, as well as additional products to add.

I did just build the site for this reason, so its not very sophisticated. :lol



But enjoy and constructively criticize. Once I get a more definitive chart, Ill get it

formatted better.



-Craig

Abrasives Chart



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craigdt said:
Ive been working on this for the past day and have just gotten

enough done to feel comfortable with posting it up



It is a work in progress.



There is another one somewhere that inspired mine, but I found it to be a bit outdated, and not inclusive of a lot of the most popular products often

discussed here on Autopia.



Feel free to give advice on abrasive levels, as well as additional products to add.

I did just build the site for this reason, so its not very sophisticated. :lol



But enjoy and constructively criticize. Once I get a more definitive chart, Ill get it

formatted better.



-Craig

Abrasives Chart



Edit





abrasives1-2.jpg
Click to expand...

Your Menz cut does not match Menzerna's chart and how can ssr2.5 have two different cuts?
 
Craig, I know it would goof up your scale, but according to Meguiar's M105 enjoys a cut of 12, not ten.



You might also consider adding Meguiar's M95, which also enjoys a cut of 12.
 
The 12 is in parenthesis. Ill consider adding 2 more levels of cut.



And Ill get on the M95. Thanks! Keep the info flowing guys
 
Thanks for creating the chart. It's a big help for us rookies. Are OTC products out of the question? I'd like to see UC and Scratch-X.
 
power gloss has more cut than m105 I just used both of them and acouple of 3m compounds to see what cut the best with best finish on the hood today on a 02' chevy pickup with oem clear that had RIDS bad. The only thing i don't like about power gloss is that when i first begin to spread it around w medium pressure it will tends to swirl similar to dry buff swirls, that seem like it takes longer to remove than the RIDS scratches sometimes. This has happened the past times i've used it, m105 doesn't do that is smooth all around. power gloss is very filmy compared to the finish of m105 mainly due to the lubricants that are able to support breakdown and get a good finish with a quite a bit of cut. I like the way they designed it is so it starts as a compound and finishes to a polish.
 
Ok.. unless they redid the OPt hyper you need to move it down some... it was not up to power gloss



on poorboys.. SSR3 is rocks in a bottle so it should be at the top of the list



and ssr2 is a step above 1 so i would move that also
 
Here's the Menz chart:

Properties Type of Coating

Product Part No. Silicone Cut Gloss Color OEM Repair Aged Grit*



Compounding Powergloss POS34A None 5.0 1.5 white • • 1,000



Polishing Intensive

Polish PO91E None 3.5 3 white • • 2,000

Super

Intensive

Polish PO83Q

PO85RD3.02 None 3.5 3 white • 2,000

Power Finish PO203 None 3 5 grey • 2,000



Finishing Final Polish PO85U None 3.0 4 white • • 2,500

Super Finish "Nano" PO106FA None 2.5 5 grey • 2,500

Micro Polish* PO87MC None 1 5 grey • • 2,500

PO85RD Polish PO85RD None 1.5 5 grey • 2,500

Finishing Glaze PO115CQ None 0 5 yellow • • n. a.



Protection Sealing Wax APO-60 1 5 yellow • n. a.



Quick Detail Top Inspection PP95 None 0 5 clear • • • n. a.

* Also known as Final Polish II

* Minimum sanding grit

Cut/Gloss

1 = Low, 5 = High ** PO83Q & PO106FA

Designed for scratch resistant coatings

** The Super Intensive Polish Stock Number PO85RD3.02 has been renamed to PO83Q for simplicity.









This is the original Menzerna Polishing Compounds. Accept no substitute!
 
Legacy99 said:
Here's the Menz chart:

Properties Type of Coating

Product Part No. Silicone Cut Gloss Color OEM Repair Aged Grit*



Compounding Powergloss POS34A None 5.0 1.5 white • • 1,000



Polishing Intensive

Polish PO91E None 3.5 3 white • • 2,000

Super

Intensive

Polish PO83Q

PO85RD3.02 None 3.5 3 white • 2,000

Power Finish PO203 None 3 5 grey • 2,000



Finishing Final Polish PO85U None 3.0 4 white • • 2,500

Super Finish "Nano" PO106FA None 2.5 5 grey • 2,500

Micro Polish* PO87MC None 1 5 grey • • 2,500

PO85RD Polish PO85RD None 1.5 5 grey • 2,500

Finishing Glaze PO115CQ None 0 5 yellow • • n. a.



Protection Sealing Wax APO-60 1 5 yellow • n. a.



Quick Detail Top Inspection PP95 None 0 5 clear • • • n. a.

* Also known as Final Polish II

* Minimum sanding grit

Cut/Gloss

1 = Low, 5 = High ** PO83Q & PO106FA

Designed for scratch resistant coatings

** The Super Intensive Polish Stock Number PO85RD3.02 has been renamed to PO83Q for simplicity.









This is the original Menzerna Polishing Compounds. Accept no substitute!
Click to expand...





I assume this chart came from Autogeek - since it's incorrect, according to Menzerna Germany. Powerfinish or "PO203S" have a cut of 3,5 and gloss 3,5.
 
Alright I added UC, ZAIO, Poliseal, ScratchX, and moved OPT Hyper down to 7.

Im still not convinced on the SSR3 being a 12...



Just doing some quick research of UC and ScratchX, I put UC at 5 and ScratchX at 4, but if you would like to give me your opinions on those, Id gladly adjust properly.



And if you would like to give me a quick rundown of the 3M lineup, Id like to get that added in. (maybe the Presta line as well)



Thanks!
 
Do you feel that Megs UC has less than 1/2 the cut of M105?



Although I have not used UC on wool, I would put it at 9 or 10 out of 12, with 105 being a 12.
 
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