Your current top compounds?

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Brewins

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Mine are:

Griots Fast Correcting Cream
Shine Supply Flat Top
Menzerna FG400

Samples I`m anxious to try:
HD CUT+
Meguiars M100
 
The entire Menzerna Line of Compounds and Polishes
Meguiars 101, 105, and 205
Optimum Hyper Polish, Optimum Finish Polish..
Sonax Line of compounds and polishes.. Sonax Perfect Finish does indeed do what it is named for..
All applied with Rotary Power..
Dan F
 
So far:

bf src compound
wolfgang uber compound

and bf src polish
menzerna final finish and intensive polish
sonax perfect finish and its da counter part

have a few others that are good but it just depends on the job
 
As Civicclutch stated, it depends on the job and such factors as:
1) Rotary versus long-throw dual-action polishing machine
2) Temperature and humidity (don`t laugh, they come into play)
3) Single-stage paint versus clear-coated paint (if you are buffing and the paint pigment transfers to the pad, you have single stage, like the paint on cars made before 1985)
4) Soft clear-coat versus hard ceramiclear
5) Pad type: wool versus microfiber versus closed-cell foam

I think this is one reason why professional detailers and serious hobbyist have more than one manufacturer`s line of compounds and polishes.

There is also the body shop or car dealership personnel who may be stuck with one or two choices because that`s what the owner or department head buy`s in bulk or gets a discount on from a supplier. Here are some manufacturers:
3M Perfect-It and Finesse-It (Doesn`t Megs OWN 3M automotive division??)
Malco/Presta Chromatic (works great with rotaries)
Value Gard
AutoMagic

There are probably a host of custom-label manufacturers as well. Kit Car Wax/Formula 1, for example is made by Northern Labs, Inc in Manitowoc, WI.
 
HD Cut(+) is my go to. After spending a lot of time with this product on multiple cars with multiple pads, I have learned how to make it work for just about any situation. Not all but most for my detailing. I have used it to cut Audi paint to a 1 step on a Honda Pilot that was LSP ready.
 
The more I use M101 the less I reach for anything else. Do still have M105 (both versions), HD Cut (awfully mild), and Hi-Temp Fast Cut/"357". Only use the Fast Cut to restore badly trashed/oxidized rubber seals/trim though.
 
Accumulator said:
The more I use M101 the less I reach for anything else. Do still have M105 (both versions), HD Cut (awfully mild), and Hi-Temp Fast Cut/"357". Only use the Fast Cut to restore badly trashed/oxidized rubber seals/trim though.
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Second vote for M101.

OP:

It dusts a lot less than M105, it is light years more easy to use (I think of it as a more aggressive M205 which is the industry standard) than M105/M4/UC, it has a long working time, and it can finish well. M101 is great, the proof is in the pudding because it is another industry standard. It`s so reliable.
 
If i have to compound I like rupes blue/blue

Bf src v2 compound is nice too

Recently tried master cut and loved it too

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Heavy cut
I have a bottle of M105 left on the shelf. It has been collecting dust ever since I tried Megs M101.
M105 cuts fine with wool & rotary. M105 (although it does cut great) is a PITA to work with on a DA.
M105 flashes quickly, and if you really want to hate life, mist some dry M105 with water then polish.
Yes, it`ll bring the M105 back to life and extend your work time, but you`ll be cleaning sling for days.

PROS:
For a long throw polisher it is hands down M101 with a microfiber disc...and M101 finishes nice too!

CONS:
M101 is more $, but if it does the job better & faster, IMO that makes it less expensive. Time is money.
M101 is a LOT less dust compared to M105. * I add a drop or two of UC or D300 to M101 on the pad.
SIDE NOTE: Adding that extra drop or two to the pad virtually eliminates any dusting when I use M101.

Merlin said:
If I could only have two products they would be Megs M101 and Carpro Essence
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