Best of both worlds

[Pete L]

Looking for a system that will work with both my vehicles. The first is a restored/garaged 66 GTO (black) with a 10 year old 2 stage finish. Looked like a black mirror when new. It has very slight oxidation and a few swirl marks from hand waxing on a hot day. The second vehicle is my daily driver, a 2007 Dodge Ram (metallic blue). This has moderate oxidation, water spots and minor scratches. I'm pretty much set on purchasing the Flex3401. The pads I'm looking at are the Lake Country Force line. For compounds- it's between Meguiar's 205/105 and the Wolfgang's 3 combos. Need some help in fine tuning the pad and compound choices. Is the Wolfgang's worth almost 4x the price?
Thanks in advance
Pete

[derass]

You're definitely on the right track! The paint on your two cars isn't all that different.

I think M105/M205, and some black, white and orange Force pads will give you a well-rounded kit!

I like to keep the "fine tuning" of pads simple and to a minimum: compound with orange pads, polish with white, and wax with black.

[Rsurfer]

I would go with the Wolfgang system as the 105 can be a bear to work with (dries out quickly and dust a lot). Look into Griot's polishes, very user friendly.

[MrRoo]

You can not go wrong with M105/205 combo. Been using it for years. Recently switched to Clearcut Then the Essence twins to finish. Only problem with M105 is the dust. But they work great.


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[Kamakaz1961]

What a great start. You can't go wrong with Meg 105/205. That being said, IMO from 1st hand experience when I compared the 2 is look into Menzerna FG400 and the Super Finish 3500/3800. That is my go-to compound/polish. I have the Flex 3401 too! If you are looking at Wolfgang's is the reason why look into Menzerna. BTW, Jesscar is Menzerna for the US.

Just a thought. I hope I made you even more confused!...LOL

[PaulMys]

If looking for a true "system", I'd go with Griot's BOSS creams and pads.

Each cream has the corresponding pad color right on the bottle. Takes the guess work out of it if you are just getting into the machining process.

Couple that with the incredible performance of the products, and you have a winning combination.

[Pete L]

Thanks for the advise. I'm probably going to stick with a carnauba wax for the garaged car (I've had good luck with Mother's products) and a sealant for my truck which lives outside. Any recommendations there? Again, it's my daily driver that stays outside.
Thanks again
Pete

[Boudin]

Griots Boss creams and pads

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[6od]

Posting here in hopes of future pics of your GTO... this forum sends alerts for threads you post in, right?

[dlc95]

I'd swap the M105 for M100.

Or,

Menzerna 400, 2500, and 3500.