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I recently completed both Meguiar's Saturday classes at the Meguiar's garage in Irvine and have been dying for a opportunity to test my new found knowledge in paint care. So when my neighbor inherited this terrible black Dodge Ram 1500 I finally got my chance. I busted out on my generic D/A and generic orange foam pads (I'm going to buy a Meg's MF System soon) with some Ultimate compound I and went to work.
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Notice the scratches on the door. Here are some more close up pictures of the hood.
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The front bumper had heavy scuffs, scratches and paint transfer.
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After claying and just 2-3 passes here were the results. The paint was medium soft which is typical of Dodge paint from what I understand. The spots you see are tiny paint chips, if I didn't know better you'd think someone sand blasted it.
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It took me about half a day, I wasn't really keeping track. I topped it off with some Simix Supreme Shield coating and here she is ready to turn some heads again!
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FINAL THOUGHTS: Don't underestimate Meguiar's Ultimate Compound because it is a consumer product. It has some serious bite and is really user friendly. It finishes down to a great shine with no hazing at all. I want to send a shout out to Mike for sharing his knowledge with us.
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[/IMG]Notice the scratches on the door. Here are some more close up pictures of the hood.
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[/IMG]The front bumper had heavy scuffs, scratches and paint transfer.
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[/IMG]After claying and just 2-3 passes here were the results. The paint was medium soft which is typical of Dodge paint from what I understand. The spots you see are tiny paint chips, if I didn't know better you'd think someone sand blasted it.
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[/IMG]It took me about half a day, I wasn't really keeping track. I topped it off with some Simix Supreme Shield coating and here she is ready to turn some heads again!
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[/IMG]FINAL THOUGHTS: Don't underestimate Meguiar's Ultimate Compound because it is a consumer product. It has some serious bite and is really user friendly. It finishes down to a great shine with no hazing at all. I want to send a shout out to Mike for sharing his knowledge with us.
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