Different paints respond differently to each product. As an example, the past two weekends I've done two different cars that were repainted. The first one had euro-clear on it, and even with a Megs DMF pad, Essence got very "sticky" on the surface and removal was difficult. This has only happened to me twice on a dozen vehicles I've done. Reflect cleaned it up and finished down great. The second one just had a normal clear on it, and the Essence worked great on it.
Long story short, after prepping and compounding if needed, do a section with Essence. If the paint doesn't finish down with easy removal, use Reflect instead. Also with Reflect, the Scholl Concepts Neo-Spider "Honey" pad is fantastic with it.
