Ultimate Compound - Who's used it, what do you think?

[BlkR]

Re: Ultimate Compound - Who's used it, what do you think?

was using DA approved Scratch X , then moved to Prima Swirl and now using UC and may I say how easy it is to remove any defects. This stuff is extremely easy to used with my G220. It takes much much less time to get results as it doesn't need to be worked into the paint. A couple of passes (yes 2-3 no more) on my NHBP Honda and all the swirls are gone. I say I must of remove 90% of the swirls where others are much deeper that I either probably need a more aggressive pad or compound. I did a few extra passes on those and still can't get rid of it.

[Larry A]

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I used U.C. with a rotary on a badly faded blue 1987 Chevy pickup, and it came out great. I followed with Color X by hand then NXT2 by hand . The owner was so happy he gave me a big tip. UC does work with a rotary , maybe not as well as 105 , but it will work. I wish I had pictures, It was amazing on how it came out.

[CieraSL]

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I like it. Don't have a DA yet, and I'm not really thrilled about polishing by hand, but I did notice a reduction in swirls when I did some test spots. Very impressive for a consumer product. Also used it to brighten up some plastic pillars on a '96 Explorer that had become dull.

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A very nice product, one I will definitely be using again in the future.

[javastan]

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I used it a few weeks ago with the DA and a yellow megs pad on my black 99 camaro. I know the say that there isn't a magic bullet with dealing with swirls, especially on a black car, this stuff is pretty close though. Swirls are 90% gone. Followed it up with some nxt and will do another coat this weekend. Using a DA and a finishing pad.

[j.linz]

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I have had the opportunity to use the new Ultimate Compound on several cars. The product is easy to use,both by direct drive buffer and with an orbital. The product comes off very easy and does not "cake Up" like other compounds. This product will be on my detail shelf for quite some time.

Keep up the great work..

[nitrovette]

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Well I am really happy how it came out using the ultimate compound,my car is black so started with the swirl-x but it was not doing as good as ,I wanted to tried the UC masked off a area and tried it you could really see the black coming throught so did the all the car and boy what a difference it made follwed that up with some 205 , and synthetic sealant 2.0 and now you can read the instructions on the bottle in the paint this was great stuff and will be using a lot on my other cars.

[ajb39oh]

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I used on my neighbor's passat last week. It really took the oxidation out of the hood using a DA. Made the metal flakes pop out.

[harshest]

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I just used this on my wifes Explorer on the rims and it worked like a charm. My arms are sore as hell but 95% of the rust/brake dust came off.

[sleepy]

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I recently used Ultimate Compund on my 2008 Taurus. I was really impressed with how it took care of minor scratches and brought out the deep blue metal flake on the paint. All I had to do was put Gold Class wax on and it looks Great! I then asked my wife what she tought. She said the same thing, she also added that she liked the shine.

[Nappers]

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I used Ultimate Compound by hand on our Neon. My bottle was going watery by the second when I purchased it. I used it by hand on our Neon with hard as nails clear coat. It got watery when I went to use with my G100. By hand followed by SwirlX provided great results.

Nappers: Ultimate Compound / SwirlX - Here is my review. I did get the bottle replaced and had a great chat with Tom Macdonald and received a new bottle ASAP and chucked the old one.

I also used it on a recent detail I did on a '00 Dodge Ram 2500, My first try was with my G100, after two passes, it did not cut how I wanted. I then reverted to a final first step of M84/8006 with my rotary. I did follow up with Ultimate Compound to clean up any holograms or hazing with rotary.

2000 Dodge 2500: LOTS of pictures! - here is the write up I did with it.

If I was only able to correct a paint by hand, Ultimate Compound is the way to go! Follow that with the work forever SwirlX and the finish is awesome for your LSP of choice.

Ultimate Compound is very easy to use by hand or machine. I found that when the product is done, you know when it's done (hard to explain). By hand, I would put about a teaspoon of product on a yellow applicator and go to work on a section. You can hear the product work on the paint. It seems like when you can't hear it working, simply wipe and apply a second application if needed. It's no miracle in a bottle so one application may not do it if your swirls or if your scratches are deep. It's a great product to have in your arsenal of awesome products provided by Meguiar's.

If using your G100/G110/PC/DA, simply put a bead of product around the pad as normal, work the product in as by hand and wipe. I had no problems with the product gumming, dry buff or any other problems associated with complicated products to learn such as M83 (not that M83 is bad, just need to learn it) I did sucessfully knock down mild swirls with my G100 with UC, but I needed more oomph on the much deeper brush marks on a detail did.

I tried UC by hand on the wheels of the Dodge Ram as the wheels are clear coated aluminum and it brought back the shine these wheels deserved to have.

Overall, UC is and will be part of my detail needs in the future. You should also add SwirlX in your mix as well if doing cars by hand or machine (possibly even the less than popular orbitals if that's all you have at the time).

Good stuff. May not be as popular as M105/M205 combo, but for the consumer, which is where it is in the market, it's an awesome product and easily available at most retail stores.

[Markus Kleis]

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Wow! Nice save for sure... had to be better than the owner expected.

[yanks_178]

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The pictures below are something I did this week with the UC. This is a 1979 Century boat that is in horrible shape. The guy I lease my shop from had it and wanted to sell it so asked me to clean it up some. Wanted some shine back but had no expecations at all so I experimented with it!! I used the UC with my Dewalt Rotary at about 1600 RPMS with a wool pad. Did quite good in my opinion! (Yes I know you are not suppose to use it with a rotary but I didn't have any 105 and thought what the heck)

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[tonyroc14]

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I think it's a pretty cool product. Used it for the first time tonight and was amazed. Not sure if it's cuz I am a newb, but it got rid of alot of all the deep swirls without hazing. My paint was ready for wax after the use of UC.

[Cassman]

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I am detailing my car panel by panel, so last night I did the rear 1/4 panel on the passenger side. I have to detail a few cars in the near future, so I was trying to perfect the technique and minimize the time spent per application. Under halogen and UV lighting, the swirls were pretty bad. After the 4 passes, two heavy and two light, the paint was swirl free. I still had some RIDs but since this is a daily driver, I am not going to remove more clear than necessary and will leave them. The 1/4 panel was original paint and harder than the hood which was repainted. With about 2 minutes per area, I must say that UC is much quicker than previous polishes. The finish was very clear and beautiful when I was finished with no micromarring or hazing.

I really cannot express how great this stuff is working for me. I just love that there is no guess-work as to how long I have to work it. Just stop when you want. So easy. I have to detail a black 1988 911 Turbo this Saturday. I'll report on how it worked.

[Mister B]

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I picked up a bottle of Ultimate Compound the other day and last night my buddy came over with his 96 Tacoma with a much neglected finish that I wanted to give it a try on. After a good wash we pulled the truck in to the garage and clayed the hood. Having never clayed before my buddy was blown away by just how good the claying itself left the finish. If he thought that was good, he would really be impressed after the polishing step.

So after the claying was done, I put a strip of tape down the center of the hood and then used my G100 with the yellow polishing pad and the Ultimate Compound. I made two separate passes over roughly an 18” square area using moderate pressure with the pad slowly rotating and then made another 2 passes over the same area with light pressure and then wiped the compound off. I looked the finish over and could see quite a difference, but I wanted to try one more application with the same technique. After the second application I removed the compound and then removed the tape and compared the 2 sides. It was vastly improved. There was easily 50% or more of the swirls and scratches removed, which was saying something considering how scratched and swirled the finish on his hood was. The truck had never been polished before and has probably not seen any wax in about 3 years or more. So after two applications I left it at that and continued on with the rest of the hood because the goal was not to create a swirl free finish, but a much improved finish. After completing the hood and liking the results we continued on with the rest of the truck and then topped everything off with NXT 2.0.

Overall I was really impressed with how fast the Ultimate Compound removed defects and just how clear and shiny it left the finish. I also liked how easy the compound was to remove from the surface.

In the end my buddy was totally shocked at how good his truck now looked. He could not believe it. He had basically given up years ago on keeping his truck looking nice, thinking it was a lost cause. It’s still no show truck, but it is vastly improved.