Question For Those Who Mix Products

**Waxmax** · 12-29-2006, 11:13 AM

I know some mix different polishes/glazes/compounds together. Generally the idea is to generate longer working times or to change the abrasive level.

My question: do you mix them on the pad or do you take a separate bottle and mix it there. I'm thinking of adding some RMG to polish "X" and was wondering. Thanks.

**supercharged** · 12-29-2006, 11:22 AM

I never mixes polishes before, but think that it is a good idea to have a separate bottle and to mix it in there. Shake it very well.

**Surfer** · 12-29-2006, 12:35 PM

With Optimum Compound and Polish what I do is sometimes just put a couple drops of each on the pad and go to work. Cuts great and finishes down like a final polish, excellent combo. On autopia there are a lof of guys who will mix RMG with some polishes/compounds to get longer working times and nice finishing down, RMG mixes were usually in seperate bottles....for example 25%RMG 75% Menzerna etc.

**Gary Sword** · 12-29-2006, 12:39 PM

If I was going to mix products I would also mix it in a separate bottle and not on the pad. Try asking Totoland Mach. He is a great detailer and mentioned mixing products on one of his threads today.

**abrcrombe** · 12-29-2006, 12:43 PM

Definitely bottles. What are you planning on mixing because not everything works.

**Waxmax** · 12-29-2006, 03:25 PM

Thanks Gary. I see Totoland's post in the Show'N Shine...he mixed XMT1 and OC on the pad. I do guess mixing in a bottle would make the most consistent combo.

**supercharged** · 12-29-2006, 06:58 PM

Originally Posted by Surfer

With Optimum Compound and Polish what I do is sometimes just put a couple drops of each on the pad and go to work. Cuts great and finishes down like a final polish, excellent combo. On autopia there are a lof of guys who will mix RMG with some polishes/compounds to get longer working times and nice finishing down, RMG mixes were usually in seperate bottles....for example 25%RMG 75% Menzerna etc.

Which Menzerna product you were mixing it with? FPII?

**Totoland Mach** · 12-30-2006, 06:04 AM

I just mixed the Optimum with XMT-1 "on the pad" for some long working time on a very difficult scratch. I'd say that method worked for me in that particular instance and I doubt if I would mix the 2 products in a bottle for future working. Simply, I made an "X" with Optimum and put 4 nickel sized blobs of XMT in the X.

I haven't tried other combo's because the products work well individually for 95% of my process. This was an unusual problem and the owner had written off the scratch as "unfixable"....but I wanted to try one more time.

Toto

**justin_murphy** · 12-30-2006, 07:25 AM

I mix in a bottle. My Poli-Seal/Optimum Polish mix was first attempted on the pad. I then went to a 8oz. clear bottle. Fillied it up 25% of the way with polish then the rest with Poli-Seal.

Hence, 75/25.