I picked up a bottle last night for around $8. I have probably $150 worth of different polishes that I have picked up over the past 2 years. I have a black G35 with a repainted hood. Over the winter, I picked up some nice, long, shallow scratches in the hood, likely from improper cleaning technique. I really don't worry about it too much in the winter, since I polish every spring anyway.
I used the PC with a Meg's yellow pad and UC. I put about a quarter sized bit on the pad and spread it over a 1.5' x1.5' section. (I used less on subsequent applications). I started my first pass with enough pressure to allow only slow rotation of the pad. I did two passes in that fashion. Then I lightened up and moved the pad a little faster for 2-3 passes. By pass, I mean movement over the work area, not applications of product. I then (easily) wiped away the polish and was very pleasantly surprised to see that the marring was gone and the underlying paint was LSP ready.
I have used #80, #83, Menzerna FPII and IP, 3M products, etc. I must say, UC is, so far, the best of all of them. Unlike 80 and 83, you don't have to try to guess when the product is ready to remove. I cannot tell you how many times I have been frustrated when 80 and/or 83 either gummed up or refused to be easily removed from the paint. Both could get finnicky. Both do a good job, but UC is a breath of fresh air. Just stop when you want and it easily wipes off, like a dream. It did the job with ONE application, not 1-2 of #80 or #83.
I have not used it on the rest of my car due to time constraints, but I will be using it. It will cut down on my polishing time considerably. Oh, another benefit: If you decide that you want to do a second application, just leave the old stuff on and go right over it with the new application. Try doing that with the old stuff without bogging down. For ease of use, price, and results, UC is absolutely the best out there.
Oh, one other thing. I was in a hurry and not paying attention and let the power cord come between me and the fender. (Don't let it happen to you). I had just put everything away when I noticed the marring. I decided to put a dab of UC on a white 4 inch pad I had laying around and rubbed it over the marring. I rubbed for less than 20 seconds and checked out the area which was about 3" high and about 2 feet wide.. I am not kidding when I tell you that the marring from the cord and any other marring that was in the area was absolutely gone. I believe the bottle says to keep it handy for spot polishing. I know I will
If I obtain different results on the rest of my car, I will gladly report and provide details. Otherwise, I give UC a huge
After 2 to 3 passes the swirls were gone. I left a very smooth and glossy finish. I think that it would have been ready for the NXT 2.0 but I also had a free sample of #205 so that was my next step. The #205 only made it slightly better not because of any fault of the #205 but because the Ultimate Compound did such a great job. The hood was the only part that I used Ultimate Compound, #205 and then NXT 2.0. The rest of the car was just Ultimate Compound followed by NXT 2.0 and you can hardly tell any difference.
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