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normy

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« on: January 28, 2009, 03:01:11 AM »
What is the difference between storms step #2 polish and reacta shine? They both finish at 1500 grit.
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charlest

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Re: Polish
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2009, 12:47:33 PM »
No, they don't.
That is only a number on the bottle. It is a rough estimation of the final grit level, with a lot of average use: avg. pressure, avg. amount of polish, average time of the spinner, etc.

I know a friend who used a "dose" of Step#2 and got the rough equivalent a 3000 grit high gloss shine, because he pressed and pressed and use a bunch of the polish.

Those numbers are not fixed. It's not a magic number. You don't automatically get a "15000 grit polished" surface by magic. The abrasive inside breaks down finer and finer as you press harder and harder. The finer the abrasive, the higher the grit number and finer the resulting surface.


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icewall

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Re: Polish
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2009, 01:17:44 PM »
ok charlest but then what exactly is the difference between the two?

i understand that anytime you have grit inside a compound/polish the grit will break down with time/pressure/and amount.

but lets say all factors are equal... equal time/pressure, etc... as if done by a robot WTH is the difference? i would love to find out for myself but i dont have the money to spend on experimenting right now.

I realize that 1500 grit polish is a generalization but there must be a reason why they have 2 products instead of reacta shine and a giant bottle of reacta shine.
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normy

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Re: Polish
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2009, 03:21:18 PM »
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ok charlest but then what exactly is the difference between the two?

i understand that anytime you have grit inside a compound/polish the grit will break down with time/pressure/and amount.

but lets say all factors are equal... equal time/pressure, etc... as if done by a robot WTH is the difference? i would love to find out for myself but i dont have the money to spend on experimenting right now.

I realize that 1500 grit polish is a generalization but there must be a reason why they have 2 products instead of reacta shine and a giant bottle of reacta shine.

 
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tburky

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Re: Polish
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2009, 05:35:46 PM »
Since I use both polishes to maintain my storm equipment step 2 is a compound polish that starts as 320 grit and will eventually break down to 1500 grit. I use only a small amount when I used it on my storm equipment and a damp rag when applying. The amount of pressure I use is light. The reacta shine polish is similar to renew it. I use it when I do not want the 1500 factory polish. So if I use 1000 grit or 2000 abralon as a base surface and want to polish over it I use reacta shine. There may be a tad of grit in it but I do not think it is that much. One thing that I do with the 1500 factory polish is when the surface starts to track a little too much, I take a rag and apply reacta shine by hand to the ball. In this instance it does look similar to 1500 polish box finish. Most generally I rather change the 1500 factory finish to either 1000, 2000, or 4000 abralon and put reacta shine on top... I like my rapid fire solid, shift, and spit fire this way. This allows me to maintain a consistent finish as 1500 factory polish is hard to duplicate. Just my .02 worth.
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« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2009, 05:37:03 PM »
Storm step 2 if a finishing compound that requires a low grit level before application. Reacta Shine is a polish/cleaner and what grit level you are at when applying is one factor of where you end up. Charlest is very correct in that the amount of pressure and polished used can greatly alter what grit you end up with. I doubt most who use reacta shine end up at 1500 grit polished especially by hand. Storm balls are very hard to get back to that 1500 polish OOB and the best result I have seen is starting at 500 abralon or burgundy scotchbrite and using storm step 2(not an overly generous amount) with average pressure on the spinner.
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« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2009, 06:28:03 PM »
Sorry, guys. My only purpose was to clear up a misconception. I have not used Step#2. Ihave others that serve a simialr purpose. I use Xtra Shine, not Reacta SHine. XS says it finishes to 3000/3500 grit. That too is misleading. It is very variable what the actual finish winds up being.

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« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2009, 01:39:33 PM »
thank you... i now know the difference in the products. i knew there had to be a difference
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