Detailer's Product Charts

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•DIAMOND CUT COMPOUND 2.0 VERY HEAVY CUT #85

• SUPER DUTY RUBBING COMPOND HEAVY CUT 39004

• POWER CLEANER HEAVY CUT #84

• MIRROR GLAZE HEAVY CUT CLEANER #4

• PERFECT-IT III EXTRA CUT RUBBING COMPOUND 05936

• Extra, Intensiv Paste

• POWER GLOSS

• SSR3

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• MIRROR GLAZE MEDIUM-CUT CLEANER #1

• IMPERIAL MICRO FINISHING COMPOUND MEDIUM CUT 39001

• 1Z Ultra

• DUAL ACTION CLEANER POLISH MEDIUM CUT #83

• PERFECT-IT II RUBBING COMPOUND FINE CUT 39002

• PERFECT-IT III RUBBING COMPOUND 05933

• SSR 2.5

• Restore SFX-1

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• MIRROR GLAZE FINE-CUT CLEANER #2

• FINESSE-IT II MACHINE POLISH 39003

• FINESSE-IT II FINISHING MATERIAL 05928

• ONE STEP CLEANER WAX, MEDIUM OXIDATION REMOVER 39066

• PP

• INTENSIVE POLISH

• SSR2

• QUICK DETAILER #66

• SPEED GLAZE #80

• SCRATCH-X #108

• PERFECT-IT III MACHINE GLAZE 05937

• Enhance SFX-2

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• SWIRL FREE POLISH LIGHT CUT #82

• MIRROR GLAZE SWIRL REMOVER #9 (F)

• BODY SCRUB A10

• PERFECT-IT SWIRL MARK REMOVER DARK CARS 39009 (F)

• PERFECT-IT SWIRL MARK REMOVER LIGHT CARS 39109 (F)

• MP

• FINAL POLISH

• SSR1

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• MEDALLION PAINT CLEANER #97 (C)

• DEEP CRYSTAL PAINT CLEANER #30

• PERFECT-IT III TRIZACT MACHINE GLAZE 05930

• IMPERIAL MACHINE GLAZE 05991

• ONE STEP CLEANER WAX, LIGHT OXIDATION REMOVER 39006

• METALLIC

• EXPRESS

• WAXFINISH

• ALL-IN-ONE (C)

• Paintwork Cleanser

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• PROFESSIONAL HAND POLISH #81

• MIRROR GLAZE MACHINE GLAZE #3

• MIRROR GLAZE SHOW CAR GLAZE #7

• PERFECT-IT III FINISHING GLAZE 05941

• IMPERIAL HAND GLAZE 39007

• Final Finish SFX-3

Notes:
(C) chemical cleaner, removes oxidation
(F) contains large amount of fillers

Individual products may overlap into one or more level of cutting action.

Cutting action will vary with method of application (i.e., rotary, random orbital, hand, etc.). Think relatively.
Example 1: Product X with a cutting grade of 2 on a random orbital may have a cutting grade of 3 when used on a PC.
Example 2: On a random orbital, product X has a cutting grade of 3 and product Y has a cutting grade of 4. On a rotary, product X may have a cutting grade of 4 and product Y may have a cutting grade of 5.

Quick Foam Pad Reference

MANUFACTURER	Medium Cut	Light Cut	Polish	Light Polish	Finish
Propel	Orange	Yellow	Green	Blue	Grey
LC Classic	Yellow	Orange	White		Black
LC Hi-Gloss	Yellow	Orange	White		Black/Red
Sonus DAS		Orange	Green	Blue
Sonus SFX		White	Blue
Meguiars	Burgandy		Yellow		Tan
Edge 2000	Black	Yellow	Green	Blue	White

This page was made possible by the Autopia community, specifically:

beanbag's post regarding product cutting actions.

ColinM's post regarding foam pad types.