Meguiar's compounds by abrasive number?

[Tom 777]

The following question was asked and answered on a site for car detailers. When I went to the Meguiar site to buy the numbered compounds referred to below I could not find these products. Was this original information incorrect or am I not looking in the right place?

Question was:

I'M A NOVICE AT THIS AND NEED SOME ADVISE ON HOW TO RUB OUT THE NEW PAINT TO GET THE GLOSSY FINAL FINISH

Part of the answer was:

You will also need Meguiar's #4, #2, #7, #9 compound, a bucket of clean water, a stiff foam sanding block, and some sheets of 8 micron (1500 grit) or 10 micron (2000 grit) wet sandpaper.

For the sake of brevity I have not included the full response as the directions given were very detailed (no pun intended).

Thanks,

Tom

[PorscheGuy997]

Re: Meguiar's compounds by abrasive number?

Yeah, many, including me, have become accustomed to using the simpler # instead of M system.

#4 = M0416 Heavy Cut Cleaner
#2 = M0216 Fine Cut Cleaner
#7 = M0716 Show Car Glaze
#9 = M0916 Swirl Remover 2.0

Stiff sanding pad - E7200 (I think you meant pad, not block - they are two totally different things).

1500 grit = S1525
2000 grit = S2025

I hope you are going to be using a rotary polisher after sanding. #4 and the rest of the compounds used to remove sanding marks must be used with a rotary. Also, I would suggest using a newer compound. M105 would really help save time.

Be sure to get some practice under your belt before tackling your vehicle.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Meguiar's compounds by abrasive number?

Hi Tom,

The part numbers you listed are some of our older traditional Mirror Glaze line of products, the answer you got is kind of the "Old School" answer so it could be by a person meaning well but a little behind the times as far as our product line goes.

Instead of us explaining what those numbers are how how to use them, how about telling us,

What you're working on?

As in, is this a brand new paint job that you want to sand down and buff out for a show car finish?

Is the paint 'brand new" as in a few days old or is it 'brand new" as in a few months old?

The older it gets the harder it gets and sanding it down will always be the easy part, it's the buffing out of your sanding marks that can get very tricky and even difficult.