[MrPolished&Waxed]

Someone should contact 3m UK and ask the same questions and see what the response is?

[gmblack3]

Excellent info Al and thanks for taking the time to find this out.

[mShu7]

Great info Al!

I just picked up a bottle of UF, 2 recessed blue pads, and 2 recessed grey pads. I can't wait to try it all out.

[jake_b]

who had insisted that they are different?? tsk! tsk! tsk!.. what we would like to know though is the comparisons on the other compounds. What is equivalent to the:

UK = US
Fine cut compound =
Fast cut compound =


hopefully they'll also produce here in the US the backing plates.. they are really nicely made.. and the product i think is very good.

[Nica]

Originally Posted by jake_b

who had insisted that they are different?? tsk! tsk! tsk!.. what we would like to know though is the comparisons on the other compounds. What is equivalent to the:

UK = US
Fine cut compound =
Fast cut compound =


hopefully they'll also produce here in the US the backing plates.. they are really nicely made.. and the product i think is very good.

Well I was one of them, but to be honest I still feel that the US version and the UK version of 3M feel different...but could be all my head though lol...perhaps I should give the US verion another go and see how it feels.

As to the comparison with the UK and US, I thought they were the same...I mean Fast cut compount UK = Fast cut compound US? But I could be mistaken.

[Al-53]

Originally Posted by jake_b

who had insisted that they are different?? tsk! tsk! tsk!.. what we would like to know though is the comparisons on the other compounds. What is equivalent to the:

UK = US
Fine cut compound =
Fast cut compound =


hopefully they'll also produce here in the US the backing plates.. they are really nicely made.. and the product i think is very good.

In my first post is a toll free phone number..call and ask whats the US equivilent to these products..they will tell you..they are very good people to talk to...and know paint prep...and finishing paint ..your in for a ear full when you call...

The UK versions are made in the US and sent to UK and Europe...since the abrasive factory and chemical division is here...

AL

[sneek]

Originally Posted by Nica

Well I was one of them, but to be honest I still feel that the US version and the UK version of 3M feel different...but could be all my head though lol...perhaps I should give the US verion another go and see how it feels.

As to the comparison with the UK and US, I thought they were the same...I mean Fast cut compount UK = Fast cut compound US? But I could be mistaken.

I guess that sucks for people who imported the polish. Ah well lesson learned. As for the pads, they could be different, but functionally the same. They both probably give the same results, but they could very well feel a bit different like Carlos said.

UF is good stuff, but as I said many times before, when I used it on a mini, it splattered oil over the plastics/windows.

[gmblack3]

Originally Posted by sneek

UF is good stuff, but as I said many times before, when I used it on a mini, it splattered oil over the plastics/windows.

Did you get product splatter or the "oil" splatter? 3M claims the oil splatter is normal, but I do not get it everytime I use it.

[Nica]

Yea, the oil splatter happens once in a wile for me as well but not all the time but apperently getting the oil splatter means your using it properly..well according to 3M that is

[sneek]

Originally Posted by gmblack3

Did you get product splatter or the "oil" splatter? 3M claims the oil splatter is normal, but I do not get it everytime I use it.

It was oil splatter. Under bright halogens it almost looks like it is light holograms.

Originally Posted by Nica

Yea, the oil splatter happens once in a wile for me as well but not all the time but apperently getting the oil splatter means your using it properly..well according to 3M that is

Ya, not going to lie, I dislike having to do so a full wipe down to make sure I didn't leave any oil behind.