Professional v consumer products

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Professional v consumer products

Wow, you guys are good!

Calais, BarryK, HealthyCivic - excellent responses.

Do the professional products give better results then the consumer products or are they the same formula but slighty tweaked so they are body shop safe??

Actually, there are very few products in the Mirror Glaze line that have a direct correlation to a consumer product. A12 Cleaner Wax & M06 Cleaner Wax, NXT Generation Tech Wax 2.0 & M21, Deep Crystal Polish and M07 Show Car Glaze, ColorX & M66 Quick Detailer or Deep Crystal Carnauba and M26 Hi-Tech Yellow Wax are chief among them - and about it. Otherwise, things like M20 Polymer Sealant, M80 Speed Glaze, M83 Dual Action Cleaner Polish, M86 So1o, M02 Fine Cut Cleaner, etc, etc really have no direct counterparts on the consumer side. Until the introduction of Ultimate Compound and SwirlX there was no really aggressive, high clarity paint cleaner in the consumer line either. Deep Crystal Paint Cleaner was a great product, but it was pretty mild. In our Saturday Detailing 101 Classes we used to teach G110 use with M80 to get rid of swirls and other below surface defects. Since the introduction of UC we use that product for demos and teaching proper machine use in these classes. In many, many cases you can get a better result with UC than you can with M80. But that all depends on you define "better". UC will cut faster and the SMAT technology will leave more clarity to the finish, but M80 may be the better choice for oxidized single stage paint. Compared to M83, UC will provide more cut and a longer buffing cycle in most cases. Plus it's very easy to find and it retails for a mere $10. But it is not recommended for use with a rotary buffer and definitely not in a body shop environment.

used properly any of the products, regardless of which "line" they are in will give excellent results.

This line alone is at the root of paint polishing. The product alone will never get the job done for you. Just as the fastest car in the field can't win the race without a good driver behind the wheel, the "best" product in the world can't get the results without a skilled operator behind the applicator - whether hand, D/A or rotary.

[Reg]

Re: Professional v consumer products

What does it mean when a product is "body shop safe"?

[HealthyCivic]

Re: Professional v consumer products

What does it mean when a product is "body shop safe"?

There are certain ingredients such as silicone that shouldn't be used in a body shop because if they are, they fly in the air and land on a car while it is being painted. If this happens, it ruins the paint job.

Body shop safe products do not contain these ingredients.

[tcope1]

Re: Professional v consumer products

I've had this thread open for a couple of days as there is so much good information from everyone. I don't want to thread cap but this is a great example of why this forum is so important and has such great people running it and contributing. Really some _great_ information!

[Calais]

Re: Professional v consumer products

I was a little surprised UC came out, its pretty far up there. But I was also thinking more like Wheel Brighter and other dilutable products also.

Actually I read somewhere that consumer line chrome wheel cleaner is stronger than diluted wheel brightener.

Imagine a "turtle-waxer" throwing some M105 on an old t-shirt or their angle grinder and working it into the paint with some passion.

[Eddie6th]

Re: Professional v consumer products

I've had this thread open for a couple of days as there is so much good information from everyone. I don't want to thread cap but this is a great example of why this forum is so important and has such great people running it and contributing. Really some _great_ information!

[Mike Pennington]

Re: Professional v consumer products

I've had this thread open for a couple of days as there is so much good information from everyone.

I don't want to thread cap but this is a great example of why this forum is so important and has such great people running it and contributing. Really some _great_ information!

Thank you and we'll 2nd that comment!!!

We have said it before and we'll continue to say it...MOL is what it is because of the past and present members, mods, and admins !!!!