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  • #1

    Ultimate Compound or Polish

    Lets say you were going to wash, claybar, (insert step), LSP using Megs Ultimate Paste Wax

    Which would you use, Ultimate Compound or Ultimate Polish?

    Method is by hand.

    I see Compound useful for cleaning the paint and removing oxidation and light swirls. I see Polish useful for adding a gloss and luster to the paint before LSP.
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    Re: Ultimate Compound or Polish

    Depends on what you are trying to accomplish
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    • #3
      Re: Ultimate Compound or Polish

      ^^Agreed.

      Also depends on the condition of your paint. Do you have swirls / water spots etc? If so, you'd probably want to start with UC, especially since you're working by hand.

      As always though, a test spot would reveal all.
      Originally posted by Blueline
      I own a silver vehicle and a black vehicle owns me. The black one demands attention, washing, detailing, waxing and an occasional dinner out at a nice restaurant. The silver one demands nothing and it looks just fine. I think the black vehicle is taking advantage of me, and the silver car is more my style. We can go out for a drive without her makeup and she looks fine. If I want to take the black one out, it is three or four hours in the "bathroom" to get ready.

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      • #4
        Yeah, or using both.
        2017 Subaru WRX Premium - WR Blue

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        • #5
          Re: Ultimate Compound or Polish

          I will skip polish most of the time because my car is white in color.

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          • #6
            Re: Ultimate Compound or Polish

            If the paint is in relatively good condition (minimal swirls), I would go for a cleaner wax and keep the UC for future use. The original maroon bottle or cleaner paste wax, or ColorX, White Wax or Black Wax depending also on the color of the car.

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            • #7
              Re: Ultimate Compound or Polish

              Originally posted by C8N View Post
              Depends on what you are trying to accomplish
              What everyone is trying to accomplish, the shiniest best looking swirl-free paint

              Originally posted by davey g-force View Post
              ^^Agreed.

              Also depends on the condition of your paint. Do you have swirls / water spots etc? If so, you'd probably want to start with UC, especially since you're working by hand.

              As always though, a test spot would reveal all.
              Yes the paint has swirls, water spots, ect.

              Originally posted by Murr1525 View Post
              Yeah, or using both.
              Can not use both, only one of the other.

              Maybe on a dark car use the polish, but on a light car use the compound?

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              • #8
                Re: Ultimate Compound or Polish

                Originally posted by Randomhero View Post

                Yes the paint has swirls, water spots, ect.
                Especially since you're working by hand, Ultimate Compound is the way to go. Ultimate Polish is very light duty and most likely won't correct these issues by hand.
                Michael Stoops
                Senior Global Product & Training Specialist | Meguiar's Inc.

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                • #9
                  Re: Ultimate Compound or Polish

                  Any benefit of using a Black Wax/White Wax/Cleaner Wax instead of Ultimate Compound? Then finishing with UPW as an LSP

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                  • #10
                    Re: Ultimate Compound or Polish

                    Some benefit yes. But they probably won't fully correct the issues you've described.
                    Originally posted by Blueline
                    I own a silver vehicle and a black vehicle owns me. The black one demands attention, washing, detailing, waxing and an occasional dinner out at a nice restaurant. The silver one demands nothing and it looks just fine. I think the black vehicle is taking advantage of me, and the silver car is more my style. We can go out for a drive without her makeup and she looks fine. If I want to take the black one out, it is three or four hours in the "bathroom" to get ready.

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                    • #11
                      Re: Ultimate Compound or Polish

                      Originally posted by davey g-force View Post
                      Some benefit yes. But they probably won't fully correct the issues you've described.
                      I dont like working with UC by hand. My main goal is to CLEAN the paint and bring back the shine, not really remove scratches or swirls. I can do Cleaner Wax then UPW alot faster than UC then UPW.

                      Would white or black wax be better for cleaning before using UPW as an LSP?

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                      • #12
                        Re: Ultimate Compound or Polish

                        The White Wax has more cleaners.
                        Originally posted by Blueline
                        I own a silver vehicle and a black vehicle owns me. The black one demands attention, washing, detailing, waxing and an occasional dinner out at a nice restaurant. The silver one demands nothing and it looks just fine. I think the black vehicle is taking advantage of me, and the silver car is more my style. We can go out for a drive without her makeup and she looks fine. If I want to take the black one out, it is three or four hours in the "bathroom" to get ready.

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                        • #13
                          Re: Ultimate Compound or Polish

                          Originally posted by davey g-force View Post
                          The White Wax has more cleaners.
                          So Wash, Clay, White Wax, and Ultimate Paste Wax would be a good system to CLEAN paint, not really correct it.

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                          • #14
                            Re: Ultimate Compound or Polish

                            Should do the job nicely, yes.
                            Originally posted by Blueline
                            I own a silver vehicle and a black vehicle owns me. The black one demands attention, washing, detailing, waxing and an occasional dinner out at a nice restaurant. The silver one demands nothing and it looks just fine. I think the black vehicle is taking advantage of me, and the silver car is more my style. We can go out for a drive without her makeup and she looks fine. If I want to take the black one out, it is three or four hours in the "bathroom" to get ready.

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                            • #15
                              Re: Ultimate Compound or Polish

                              Yeah, that would be great.
                              2017 Subaru WRX Premium - WR Blue

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