Menz FG400

[luv a shine]

Used on a 2 two step paint correction on a black chevy silverado .

Washed
Nanoskin meduim grit/GG6
FG400/ flex pe14/ wool
Sf4000/flex 3401/white pad
BFWD/gg6

Pro: finishes well for a compound
Smoother texture
Long work time
Cons: price
Quit dusty
Will not move when shaking

End option: this got alot of hip for having no dust . Its as dusty as m105. It didnt finish LSP READY. I tryed a HD black wool pad ,wool pad and a css yellow pad . I liked the reg wool the best. It got way to much hipe . I will be trying a white and orange pad next with fg 400. We will see is it changes my mind?

[WRAPT C5Z06]

There's no way ANY compound will finish LSP ready when using a wool pad.

[luv a shine]

i tryed the Css yellow pad and the dust was crazy. I has to switch to wool.

[Slava]

This is very interesting. I used it on Flex 3401 with Optimum MF pad and had minor dust. I'll give it a try with LC purple wool pad to see how it does.

[john b]

try it again and try useing less product.

[IID]

There's no way ANY compound will finish LSP ready when using a wool pad.

Nope,none that I've seen.

[WRAPT C5Z06]

Nope,none that I've seen.

[lawrenceSA]

I noticed when using FG400 for the first time, albeit on a DA, when working at speed 6 it dusted, but as soon as I dropped the speed to 5 the dusting stopped.

Just my 2c

[addysdaddy]

Used on a 2 two step paint correction on a black chevy silverado .

Washed
Nanoskin meduim grit/GG6
FG400/ flex pe14/ wool
Sf4000/flex 3401/white pad
BFWD/gg6

Pro: finishes well for a compound
Smoother texture
Long work time
Cons: price
Quit dusty
Will not move when shaking

End option: this got alot of hip for having no dust . Its as dusty as m105. It didnt finish LSP READY. I tryed a HD black wool pad ,wool pad and a css yellow pad . I liked the reg wool the best. It got way to much hipe . I will be trying a white and orange pad next with fg 400. We will see is it changes my mind?

So would you buy FG400 over M105 or wouldn't bother?

[Mike Phillips]

I think there's a difference between dusting and excess product that has built up on the surface of a pad and then comes off if it's not cleaned off by the user.

I just have not noticed the first, that is dusting, I have noticed that if you don't clean your pads often with any compound you will always have excess product building up on the pad.

Super long buffing cycle is another plus for this compound and it does finish down nice.


As for the topic of does any compound finish down LSP ready?

That all comes down to,

• Paint color
• Personal opinion

I know perfectionist that when working on a black car would never stop after using only a compound, even if it does finish down really nice.

I know a lot of average folks that think after compounding their daily driver with a light paint color will throw wax on it and then stay stick a fork in it, it's done. The majority of people that own a car don't have the same expectations for quality of finish as the personality types that actually detail cars either full time, part time or as a hobby.


Great topics for discussion though...


We're using FG 400 on the Lincoln, Nebraska Project Car and you and I never know how a product is going to work until we step away from the keyboard and actually go out into the garage and do a Test Spot. My expectations are high for how this compound will work for removing the sanding marks out of a fresh "House of Kolor" paint job but I won't know until I get their, do some sanding and then bring the buffing pad with the compound down onto the paint and make 4-6 passes, wipe-off and inspect.

But from experience so far with this new compound my expectations are high...

You'll all get a chance to see because we'll be broadcasting live from the shop...