Best Polish For New Cars- Koch Chemie M302 VS Sonax Perfect Finish! Which Performs Best? 

When I got my brand new 2019 Sierra I was amazed how swirled it came from the dealership. I told the dealership not to wash it at their automatic carwash but I think they did anyways. You do amazing work and I enjoy your vids!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

It just seemed to me that the Perfect Finish looked glossier but you were right there looking at it.

I just did a polish with M302 over last weekend, and got the same results. It was great. I was really surprised how nice it looked. Yeah it was humid here too, and yes alittle grabby. Not bad though. Car was a gray Honda Pilot 2017. Had hard time finding any love marks. Used Rupes yellow fine cut pad. That was a great video, love the hopscotch board on driveway. Family business is super cool.

Chelsea what also doing a comparison of each side after doing a panel wipe and then wait 5 minutes then inspect the panels . Great job on real world comparison of polishes and thanks for all your hard work and honest thoughts.

Great job pointing out the differences. Great vid!

I tried some KC micro cut M302 on My 2005 Acura TSX after washing/decontaminating the paint. I used My FLEX3401 with a CCS 6.5" orange pad. Wow! Lol! I left every other product on the shelf! This car isn't garaged and hasn't been done in a year..(It is washed regularly during Spring/Summer months) minimal defects as it was coated with CSL/EXO last year at this time. This car is going to look very nice when this process is done, coated again. Thanks for a great video.

I think the Koch Chemie takes it a little further than Sonax. Terrific job. It looks so glossy. You’re absolutely right! There are so many products. Maybe too many. It can be a royal PITA, but we love it. Thanks for sharing this with us.

Nice demo. Thanks for doing it.

Excellent video Chelsea informative as usual

Great video! I just ordered some KC… I have Sonax as well but it wouldn’t hurt to have both.

As long as your customers are noticing a difference and satisfied with the end result. Wouldn't worry about a gloss meter.

Great video. M3.02 and 3D One are my absolute go to's for Enhancements and 1 steps. Keep up the great work.

Nice results! As a suggestion, take it to the next round KC M3.02 vs. Xtreme Solutions Ice LVR369.

Nice to see these differences... Way to go, Chelsea!

My guys and i have been using the Koch line when they first came out and they were fantastic but lately im not sure if they switched formulas but we started leaning towards the very reliable Sonax cutmax and Perfect finish. Just something ive noticed

Hi, A great Video :-) I am impressed with the Koch Chemie Finishing Products and would love to see how the Koch Chemie P2.01 & P1.01 compares against its competitors Jewling Wax. Keep up the Great work. Tom M

Really good video and both products look to be really nice. I do tend to favor Koch Chemie myself.

Great video and thank you! In your opinion, if I was looking for the best gloss and little to no paint correction what would be the best pad and manufacturer of that pad? I was leaning toward the Koch.

Excellent video, like always

Great video Chelsea! As a weekend warrior I really appreciate this kind of information. As far as a gloss meter, Scott H found the cheap ones don’t work consistently and he ended up buying one that works better but for thousands of dollars. I think your eyes and experience can do just fine

Chemie m3.02 overall had a more sharper & crisper look 👀 overall. Chevy equinox came out beautiful!! 👍

Great video I've got a brand new car and it's got some light scratches on it can I use these products by hand application ?

Thanks Chelsea! I really enjoyed that video

How would you compare these vs the turtle wax pro one and done and to the max wax combo ?

Great review and excellent results. To add to your testing of finishing polishes... Have you tried LVR 403 or 404 yet? 😁😁👊😎

Would love to see how f6 would have compared as it been said to finish down really well.

How would you compare Koch f6 vs sonax cut and finish in terms of gloss and cut?

Chelsea..... I have a new GMC Sierra on order and I had planned on using the Turtle Wax HYBRID SOLUTIONS PRO 1 & DONE PROFESSIONAL POLISHING COMPOUND CORRECT & FINISH followed by the Turtle Wax Pro to the Max Wax. What are your thoughts on using these on a brand new paint??

Tough to tell on camera but they seem very close. Not always easy to tell on camera. Nice to get newer cars.

Good, but why don’t use ipa or similar to see real results ?

How would Griot's BOSS perfecting cream stack up against these? Had any experience or opinion on this? Thanks

Great job!

What brand hand held light do you use to see the swirls?

Great video.

I like to use meguiar's M210, and where M205 for a little more cutting !. M110 & M210 my favorite combo!

I would say the KC gives a better finish which is why I’m going to use it on my 2 month old car. I have been carful in washing it and can’t see any swirls or other marks

thank you for this video. I have a new 2021 Black Porsche Macan...i was planning on just using sonax finisher with a black foam finishing pad. The car is brand new, maybe 1000 miles of driving since then. Upon inspection i only see light swirls and very little scratching. I am new to polishing so I wonder if you would recommend that set up for my vehicle from your experience. Thanks!

Hello from Australia :) Koch Chemie for the win in that one. Also for dusting I just used the Menzerna heavy cut compound 400 on my bonnet/hood and the car was covered white powder it was not nice at all..

Koch Chemie, Looked to be a little bit better with cut and haze and gloss. But like you said the average client could not tell the difference

Great video

I can't see the difference but am looking for a polish to do my wife's brand brand new vehicle, was considering Sonax but now.. Koch Chemie might be the one.

For me this was not apple to apple. Maybe you could try Sonax final against micro cut

So was the paint on the vehicle soft, medium or hard?

what tape do you use? is it ok to use painters tape ? great work thanks for the videos

Great videos, love your channel. Are either of these polishes a good paint solution prior to a ceramic coat, like an Adam's Graphene Coating for example? I have a metallic glacier White Audi sedan I would like to coat after swirl removal.

The panel should be cleaned with some kind of paint prep after polishing to control for differences in what is left behind. I use SPF with a Rupes yellow pad, and the results are very nice on a car with two years of outside storages and many contact tunnel washes. My first ever polishing (in excessive heat and sunlight) still came out very well. In a couple of places I needed Sonax Cut Max and a Meguiar's white microfiber pad, followed with SPF and a yellow pad.

Agreed....KC.....how hard do you think the paint is on a 2007 Honda pilot? Good choice on the white pad!

M302 or SPF? Mainly for gloss?

After a panel wipe..to remove the "fillers" that aren't supposed to be in these products..me thinks you may notice a subtle difference..possibly in the opposite direction..it is detectable with a gloss meter.. Just some inside baseball 😁customers will never notice...

Chelsea, I have no way to use my DA at the moment. Got relocated for work and I'm in a dreaded apartment. I have a 2017 Honda Civic Type R with very light swirls. It's a dull white with zero sparkle in it. Unfortunately the correction is being done by hand with lake country hand pads. I have Perfect finish, Fabulous finishing polish, Turtle Wax One and Done, Meguiar's ultimate compound, Meguiar's Ultimate Polish and Poor Boys SSR-2 Polish. Any suggestion on what product to use would be amazing. I'd love to be able to use one and be done since it's going to be a ton of elbow Grease. Like I said it's very light swirling just from daily driving and drying the car even though I use a drying aid everytime. Just got a nice leaf blower to cut down on having to touch the paint. Thanks in advance

Hi Chelsea, are these DAT or SMAT? I’m still trying to figure out all these polishes out there. I remember you saying that Griots correcting cream was a good product as well as the TW one & done. Where does that fit in compared to these two products. Love your videos, I’m learning a lot for a driveway detailer. Thank you

Ms. Chelsea I’m just a newbie Is the white pad the softest and used for just liquid wax?

I got A LOT more dust when I used the SPF I was using an orange pad could that be why?

P301 if car is in decent condition, with yellow pad works great.

its cleannnnn

Koch Chemi 302 with the white pad for the win

meguires “polish” in the purple bottle is a pain in the &ss to remove lol

I know I am months behind, it seemed like the Sonax left some hazing. I may be wrong. I don’t have anywhere near the experience you do

M3.02 is a superior polish for sure as far as cut and finish. However, SPF is the easiest polish to remove that I’ve ever used.

Are you a CeramicPro installer? Have you tried their 9H ceramic? I always wanted to get that on my truck but don't want to pay someone else to do it so that is why I bought T6+.

would you consider Sonax a paint enhancement or a one step

I see no major differences, use good products and get good results

Noob question... shouldn't you have used a panel wipe on your initial test before judging which was better? Maybe it was fillers that made the difference? Since you were covering with sealant after.

You have a fine cut finish polish and a medium cut polish. Having used both without a doubt M3.02 will finish better then Perfect Finish every single time. Perfect Finish will correct defects quicker.

Too many polishes and sealants in the detailing world. Why not use 1 cutting compound with no waxes or oils and 1 sealant. Seems easier and more cost effective. Just change the pads or polisher. Keep up the good work.

Koch Chemie M3 02 looks better to me and I usually have dusting with Sonax PF too.

From what I can tell M302 cut better but perfect finish had better gloss

3d1 is the best hands down

Go Chelsea!

looks to me that the Koch Chemie cut and finished better

Koch Chemie works best w/ Koch pads.

Koch chemie King of abrsives,Period.

Sonax

Koch Chemi for the win

You are comparing a 2000 grit med polish to a 3ooo grit finishing polish, every detailer thinks perfect finish is a finish polish. Sonax makes 2500 grit and 3ooo grit polishes

Koch Chemie

Shine shine excelent job black color ? 🤦‍♀️

Gonna be honest... I've watched a lot of your videos, but I have no interest in this. Still gonna let it run in the background and muted though to give you some love though lol

Yeah, I don’t waste your money a professional gloss meters about two grand. Anything under that is a joke

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