Scratch Removed using Ultimate Compound

[Mike Phillips]

Scratch Removed using Ultimate Compound

The below pictures were taken during the first Saturday Class for 2009 and the thread for that class can be found by clicking the link below.

Pictures from the first 2009 Saturday Open Class!




It's pretty common to pick up isolated, random scratches in your car's finish over time, especially if your car is a daily driver. Here's an example from one of our recent Saturday Detailing Classes here at Meguiar's where we used the new Ultimate Compound to remove about 98% of scratch right wear your eyes would see it everyday, right above the door handle.


Deep Scratch just above the door handle - Original resized to 800 pixels wide after cropping





These are all original shots, the photos have not been resized, the portion shown was cropped out of the original.

Before



After 3 applications of Ultimate Compound



After a few more applied by the owner


Also, those results were before any wax or any other product was applied. What you see is just the results of Ultimate Compound hand applied using a clean, soft foam applicator pad.

[Markus Kleis]

Re: Scratch Removed using Ultimate Compound

Very impressive! That looks like the Nissan GT-R handle...

[Tuck91]

Re: Scratch Removed using Ultimate Compound

would ultimate compound be more effective than Scratch X 2.0 in that situation

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Scratch Removed using Ultimate Compound

would ultimate compound be more effective than Scratch X 2.0 in that situation

All things being equal except for product choice, Ultimate Compound will be more aggressive.

If the goal is to remove as little paint as possible,

"Use the least aggressive product to get the job done"

Then you wouldn't know which product would be more effective as far as removing the scratch while leaving as much paint behind on the surface until you first tried the ScratchX. That's in part because you can't always tell how deep a scratch is until you start working on it and you don't know how hard or soft the paint is until you start working on it.

ScratchX is also a very effective paint cleaner but in this case the scratch was deep and even with Ultimate Compound and good technique it took multiple applications to remove enough paint to remove most of the scratch.

[Tuck91]

Re: Scratch Removed using Ultimate Compound

All things being equal except for product choice, Ultimate Compound will be more aggressive.

If the goal is to remove as little paint as possible,

"Use the least aggressive product to get the job done"

Then you wouldn't know which product would be more effective as far as removing the scratch while leaving as much paint behind on the surface until you first tried the ScratchX. That's in part because you can't always tell how deep a scratch is until you start working on it and you don't know how hard or soft the paint is until you start working on it.

ScratchX is also a very effective paint cleaner but in this case the scratch was deep and even with Ultimate Compound and good technique it took multiple applications to remove enough paint to remove most of the scratch.

Thanks for the quick response. I should have thought of all the factors that come into play when removing defects, such as how hard or soft the paint is and using the least aggressive method to get the job done. If i have a defect i cannot remove with Scratch X 2.0 its a good thing there is something a little more aggressive to accomplish my goal.

Thanks again

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Scratch Removed using Ultimate Compound

If i have a defect i cannot remove with Scratch X 2.0 its a good thing there is something a little more aggressive to accomplish my goal.

Ultimate Compound works really well and look at the gloss on the paint after we were done? Pretty amazing considering it's an aggressive compound.

[Tuck91]

Re: Scratch Removed using Ultimate Compound

Ultimate Compound works really well and look at the gloss on the paint after we were done? Pretty amazing considering it's an aggressive compound.

It did finish out pretty nice and it did not haze up or marr the finish like other rubbing compounds do and would require moving down to a less agressive product to clean up the compounds work. Ultimate Compound will be a great product to have in the consumer line.

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: Scratch Removed using Ultimate Compound

Good info, looks like another great product from Meguiars.

[Tuck91]

Re: Scratch Removed using Ultimate Compound

Good info, looks like another great product from Meguiars.

most definetly

[Mikejl]

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That is truly amazing for Ultimate Compound to have that much cut and still finish out so glossy! Great demonstration Mike. Way to go Meguiar's!

Mike

[sunfire]

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I hope there will be many more reviews like this to come.

[somarr]

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Those are great results! I have to ask though since technique is only 1 part of the equation for defect removal, how do you decide application method, by hand or DA? Since there were 6 or so applications, if you were using a DA, should you have started with ScratchX 2.0 and then moved to Ultimate Compound?

[Dibbuz]

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Mike, any idea how much clear coat is removed?

[vam_ras]

Re: Scratch Removed using Ultimate Compound

Those are great results! I have to ask though since technique is only 1 part of the equation for defect removal, how do you decide application method, by hand or DA?

Mike, could you tell you how you produce this great result as, Did you work by Hand or with a DA??

[Markus Kleis]

Re: Scratch Removed using Ultimate Compound

Those are great results! I have to ask though since technique is only 1 part of the equation for defect removal, how do you decide application method, by hand or DA? Since there were 6 or so applications, if you were using a DA, should you have started with ScratchX 2.0 and then moved to Ultimate Compound?

Meguiar's preaches using the "least aggressive method that will get the job done" first. So, you would want to start with ScratchX 2.0 by hand, and then work your way up *if* necessary to more aggressive options.