Farecla Polishing Compounds

[AlexGSi2000]

Just wondering what people think to Farecla compounds?

A friend of mine gave me a tube to of G3 try out this evening - Iv seen it before in motorfactors so just presumed it was cheap and not that good.
I have been using Meguiars products for years.

I was mightily impressed at the G3 - I used it with a cutting pad on my orbital polisher, it gave excellent results - almost too good to be true at one point.

Just wondering what other people think of the stuff?

 

[Seatmann]

Superb stuff, I've used it a few times and I think there's a number of bodyshops in my area use it too.

 

[n_d_fox]

You'll find that historically Farcela products were used heavily in bodyshops for cutting back resprayed panels etc as its pretty aggressive stuff.

I've used G3 by hand before and although it took a bit of time and effort it was pretty effective. I've also used it by DA on a cutting pad to reduce a really deep scratch but i'm not sure i would use G3 to correct a whole car as a one step correction. IMO it just doesnt break down enough to leave the paint LSP ready. You would need to go over the car again with something much less aggressive to refine the finish down.

I have seen a range of Farcela products in Halfords now, G3 is one of them and there were (IIRC) about 4 compounds in a range. I assume these are differing levels of cut so there may well be the option to polish down to a LSP ready finish with them now.

Personally i get what i need from the products i have already (Megs, Menz and Zaino) i do keep G3 in the kit bag for those occasions that i need something massively aggressive but i rarely use it tbh.

 

[AlexGSi2000]

I usually use Megs #105 for cutting - so the G3 is much more abrasive than that.

I detailed a panel on my friends Passat that I had polished a month prior with megs 105, 83, then 205 - went over it again last night with the G3 in 2 minutes and it made the world of difference.

Im going to replace the Megs #105 with G3 in the future.

 

[Seatmann]

It worked really well on my car but I don't think it had been polished for about 10 years so aggressive was good. G3 is regular grade though so I suspect you must be able to get finer ones too but I've got various autoglym stuff aswell.

 

[Rob66]

I found G3 very harsh, make sure you apply with a 'very' wet applicator to avoid fine scratches that will then need to be removed a lighter cut polish like Megs 83 or 80.

Rob

 

[AdrianD]

They also do a G6 and a G10 both are finer compounds great results

 

[AP]

G3 should really only be used on a mop head, as the cutting compound is quite coarse, you run the risk of getting tram lines in the paint if done by hand. Make sure if you use a polishing mop you keep the head quite wet and keep the mop moving so to avoid burning through the paint. It should then be followed by G6 and G10 ideally. This will then also need a polish and/or wax. Most places will use 3M handglaze. For my money its better than super resin polish, and cheaper.

Before using the cutting compounds, wash the area in fairy liquid as it will strip the existing polish/wax off. Make sure the new polish/wax cover any areas you wash however, or it'll leave the paint open to the elements.

Alex

 

[Seatmann]

My car came up sweet using the G3 by hand and as for fairy liquid, I wouldn't put it near my car, I remember in days gone by it really screwed up paint on other cars, made it all wierd and soft and you couldn't polish it.

 

[AP]

fairy liquid is used in bodyshops to strip the car of the wax/polish. I know this, cos i used to work in one.

G3 can be used by hand sure, its just unadvisable, for the reasons i mentioned above.

Alex