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lkotsios
05-11-2012, 12:09 PM
Which smat polish will finish as good as 85rd or close to it?
WRAPT C5Z06
05-11-2012, 12:11 PM
Which smat polish will finish as good as 85rd or close to it?
I don't think any will finish quire as good as 85rd on soft paint, but I like M205.
brlukosk
05-11-2012, 12:32 PM
M205 is pretty close. Might depend on if you are using a rotary or not though.
wukin
05-11-2012, 12:33 PM
How about 3M ultrafina? Menzerna 106?
lkotsios
05-11-2012, 12:34 PM
Does optimum finish polish finish as good as 85rd?
brlukosk
05-11-2012, 12:50 PM
85RD is a DAT polish though. The longer you work it the more the abrasives shrink, until ultimately you have perfectly polished surface.

M205's abrasives stay the same size regardless of working time. This may or may not give you the same final finished result as 85RD depending on your paint/speed/pads.
lkotsios
05-11-2012, 12:55 PM
85RD is a DAT polish though. The longer you work it the more the abrasives shrink, until ultimately you have perfectly polished surface.

M205's abrasives stay the same size regardless of working time. This may or may not give you the same final finished result as 85RD depending on your paint/speed/pads.
Yes I know, I want a smat polish to finish close or better than 85rd.
brlukosk
05-11-2012, 12:58 PM
Oh, right on. I'd say M205. Its the only one I have experience with that's close to 85rd.
Rsurfer
05-11-2012, 01:53 PM
Yes I know, I want a smat polish to finish close or better than 85rd.May I ask why you are looking for a smat polish to finish, when SF4500 will do a better job.
WRAPT C5Z06
05-11-2012, 01:55 PM
May I ask why you are looking for a smat polish to finish, when SF4500 will do a better job.
I will only work with diminishing abrasives if I absolutely have to. I'd much rather work with abrasives you don't have to break down. 95% of the time, M205 works just fine. My .2 cents.
lkotsios
05-11-2012, 02:25 PM
May I ask why you are looking for a smat polish to finish, when SF4500 will do a better job.
It takes too many passes to break down 85rd, having said that I do think it is the best finishing polish out there.
brlukosk
05-11-2012, 02:37 PM
It takes too many passes to break down 85rd, having said that I do think it is the best finishing polish out there.

Agreed. I use it on my car because I have the time to mess around with it whenever I want. If I was doing this on a random customer car I wouldn't bother with it. 205 would suffice in most applications.
truckbutt
05-11-2012, 07:24 PM
I can't tell the difference on my Mustang between M205 and P085RD. I'm not sure though if that says more about the products or my technique.
M205/BFWD
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/500/GS0F8845thb.JPG
BookemDano
05-11-2012, 07:41 PM
It takes too many passes to break down 85rd, having said that I do think it is the best finishing polish out there.
Just curious... What polisher?

Dan.
lkotsios
05-11-2012, 08:06 PM
Porter cable.