Ultimate Compound

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Ultimate Compound

Hey Mike,

how soon before they are available for order?

There's a Sticky in this forum group with that information, here's the link,

2009 New Products Availability

Usually the first question everyone has when we announce new products for the next year is...

When will the new products be available?


So below is the answer to the above question and as normal, new products will be tend to be available faster via online sources versus traditional retail channels due to the logistics involved with moving products from manufacturing to the shelf of your local retail store.

• U.S. Customers: Look for all of our 2009 New Items to be available in the 2009 January/February time frame.
• International Customers: Look for new items to become available approximately in the 2009 March/April time frame.

If you click this link and look at the top, stuck or "Sticky" thread you'll see the above aforementioned thread.

[LarryT63]

Re: Ultimate Compound

Hey Mike,

how soon before they are available for order?

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Ultimate Compound

Wow, had no idea the new big 3 consumer line products are more aggressive than #83. Thanks!

Thus the name of the above linked to thread...


Aggressiveness Order for New Consumer Products - This will surprise you!

[Lexus Guy04]

Re: Ultimate Compound

Wow, had no idea the new big 3 consumer line products are more aggressive than #83. Thanks Mike!

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Ultimate Compound

So the question is..... SwirlX or Ultimate Compound.

Theoretically, my car doesn't NEED compounding, as the paint has great gloss the way it is. The toweling marks are hard to get out with a DA and foam pad as the clear is so hard. So I will need to decide whether to get this, SwirlX, or both.....

You always want to use the least aggressive product to get the job done and in some cases you may have to purchase a couple different products so you'll have a couple different products to try...

Check out the thread below, here's the first portion...

Aggressiveness Order for New Consumer Products - This will surprise you!

Since we introduced these 3 new swirl and scratch removers in our Consumer Line and our new M205 Ultra Finishing Polish in our Professional line, many people have asked how aggressive these new products are as compared to some of our existing products that our forum members are already familiar with to help them understand the cleaning and/or abrading ability of these new products I've listed them in order of most aggressive to least aggressive reading from left to right.

(Apologies ahead of time if you have to horizontal scroll)


Most aggressive to least aggressive -->

[BlackSunshine]

Re: Ultimate Compound

I'm interested in this product as I do the majority of my polishing with a DA and only on my personal cars which are both in great shape. One is a newer model Corvette with rock hard clearcoat.

So the question is..... SwirlX or Ultimate Compound. Theoretically, my car doesn't NEED compounding, as the paint has great gloss the way it is. The toweling marks are hard to get out with a DA and foam pad as the clear is so hard. So I will need to decide whether to get this, SwirlX, or both.....

[Markus Kleis]

Re: Ultimate Compound

Very good, and very true advice by Mike right there.

I know how everyone wants the universal answer (I do too!) but I have found what Mike teaches about test spots and every paint being different to be very true. Many times for example I can use M105 and only need 1 more polishing step before LSP- sometimes it goes straight to LSP, and occasionally needs 2 steps. It all depends on the job at hand...

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Ultimate Compound

Would this have to be followed by a less aggressive product before LSP?

Depends on the paint and even application material and things like force or gentleness.

I've seen it applied and leave a LSP ready finish and I've seen it applied and afterwards an application of SwirlX was necessary to finish out LSP ready.

Do a test spot to a small area with the products and process you're planning on doing to the entire car and make sure you are getting the results you're expecting if not you can then modify your product and process until you're getting the results you're looking for.

Paint systems are different and it's possible what worked great on one car may not work great on a different car, that's where you have to rely on your head knowledge to adjust to the circumstances.

This is also why on this forum we put so much focus on teaching people to do a Test Spot before going over the entire car, it removes the risk of wasting your time over the entire car with a result you don't want and insures success by dialing in your process beforehand to a small area that you can then duplicate or cookie-cutter over the entire finish.

[dragonballz]

Re: Ultimate Compound

Would this have to be followed by a less aggressive product before LSP?

[benhui86]

Re: Ultimate Compound

SWEET!!! a powerful compound that is easily accessible as with any other consumer line product!! wow.... time to buy some

[LarryT63]

Re: Ultimate Compound

Well thanks again! I'll go for other pics of it later, but I'd rather wait until after I work on it with the Ultimate Compound...

He says coy-fully trying to get back on subject and embarrassed by his completely thrashed paint job!

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Ultimate Compound

Nice shot but it due to the shade and position you were in it doesn't show how bad the paint really is, you need to be on the sun side. There's a thread about this here.

How to capture pictures of swirls in your car's paint
(We have a thread for just about everything)



Also, you were close, you right clicked on the thumbnail, next time left click on the thumbnail and this will bring up the full size image, now right click on this full size picture and copy and paste this URL Address.

You'll get the hang of it...

Now back on topic to questions about our new Ultimate Compound!

[BlueZero]

Re: Ultimate Compound

thanks, so here it is!

I'll help you get the bigger version.

[LarryT63]

Re: Ultimate Compound

thanks, so here it is!

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Ultimate Compound

Some one at a club meet suggested I just have it color sanded and have it shot with a new coat of clear....

Not that simple, you can either fix the paint or pay for a new complete paint job.

P.S. I Posted a pic of it to my gallery I think this is the link for it

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/pho...=16420&cat=500

This will help you learn how to post pictures on this forum and practically all forums...

How to place an image in your messages