M105 Review plus PICS!!

Well...had the day off today so I decided to play with my new toys from ADS...up for review was M105 compound and also used my new flex 3403 with megs easy buff backing plate (basically meg's version of the 3m backing plate)

Well before we get to the M105 my quick impressions of the 3403 and easy buff backing plate...all i can say is definitely a killer combo...the flex was very ergonomic and made buffing quite easy...and the easy buff backing plate made compounding and final polishing that much easier....the backing plate was definitely work the 20 bucks!!

okay now onto the M105!!!

all i did was compound two hoods and a trunk on two separate test cars...both had minor to severe swirling in different spots and RIDS everywhere....

Befores......:gross:







Red truck hood



Lexus trunk:



After one pass with M105 and wool pad...can you guess which part of the hood got compounded?



The hazing is not that bad for just the compound step...which to me is the best part of M105...it finishes at a level you know when you reach for your finishing polish you will end up with a fantastic finish



Followed up with 106FA and a coat of liquid souveran



The Lexus trunk after M105, SIP, and 106FA



Money shot of the hood...dont mind the bazillion rock chips/dirty lens



Sooo...the verdict? M105 is a MUST HAVE...I made sure to work in full sun for the Lexus trunk and the hood of the red truck and it really wasn't that finicky...in shade it works flawlessly...the dusting was very minimal...and it really does finish close to lsp ready....the biggest thing is it does most of its work in one pass...like literally a 20 second pass across the paint...finish breaking it down for another 30 seconds and most if not all medium or less defects are removed...on deeper swirls that don't require wet sanding 2 full passes with M105 will pretty much knock them out to a level SIP and 106ff can easily handle....i would say 90 percent of defects finish out to a level that you could finish up right away with 106ff....Megs definitely has a winner with M105...

 

WOW amazing, the best work from you YET!

Cant wait for my M105

 

very nice. what pads did you use?

 

I got mine last week and used it. I was very happy with the results also, it is a must have.

 

wow those are excellent results OrngeZ

quick question guys...

I know that polishes will pretty much always perform better with a rotary or at least a flex, but how about this M105 stuff being used with a DA like my UDM? A really strong polish is something that I dont have, and this stuff sounds tempting. Is there any reason to avoid this stuff if only using a DA polisher?

 

You can try it, it wont give you the best results if you used the rotary. Also Megs said it was not designed for the da.

 

I was reading on another site that even with a PC, M105 gave really good results...i think it is just that good of a compound...people say it gums up very easy..and have been mixing it with a medium abrasive polish to combat that...

I have a flex DA and i am just wondering if i can get good results from this compound using a yellow or orange LC foam pad.......

 

Nice Job! Makes me want to go get al old car with oxidized paint and start polishing.

 

what kind of wool did you use?

I think I will join the bandwagon and order some M105. 1 minute and you're almost lsp ready....can put the rest of the time to really jewel the paint

great review

 

Great results!

Also a good tip w/ M105 is to NOT apply any pressure. Just let the machine do the work.

Picking up the M105 off of the paint w/ your spinning pad instead of applyinig the M105 to the pad will also provide better results. You wil have less clumping of product on the pad and on the paint.

Clean your pad often, I use both sides of the edge yellow wool for a panel, then I clean the pad with my system 2k pad washer.

I have not found any paint yet that I can't follow M105 with a finishing polish like ultrafina. Like they say, I am still searching.

 

This really seems to be a must-have product, thanks for the review. Great results, there is no doubt about that.

Dusting?

 

Dusting-More so when you use too much.

 

Heres the weird thing.. I was able to use very little product (after wool pad was primed) and work it in for a very long time with NO DUST problems. It dusts if you use it on a DA.

 

I was under the understanding that you do not work it for a long time...just 30-40 seconds a area...due to it being a non diminishing abrasive and its a 12 on the abrasive scale..and it cuts so fast...the longer you use it the more it abrades the CC...thats what I got out of the posts on Megs...

AL

 

I don't think you are supposed to work it in for very long. I just wanted to see the limits.

 

I just used M105 today, it blew Menz PG out of the water. I LOVE this stuff. My favorite compound.

 

It rocks doesnt it?


hahhaha, I haven't used anything else that I like more to date...and I pretty much collect polishes. Lots of members love waxes...I love polishes. This is technically a compound, but it rocksssss. I have both M95 and M105 in front of me and I want to do a side by side to show off the abilities of M105

 

i want to try 95. to compare it to 105.
i just like 105 so much i dont want to waste money on something that wont be used lol

 

I can tell you that M105 is better than M95 hands down. I am too busy with school other wise I would do a 50/50 to show it. You could probably tell the difference on a white car without much light.

 

I have M105 and am a big fan, the quick work time and cut are awesome but for lesser jobs that dont need the extra cut but maybe more than SIP is M95 what I should go for?