Where is Ultimate Compound on the Abrasiveness Scale?

[OCDetailer1]

I was wonder what UC was rated at, or comparatively close to a professional line in the abrasive scale 0-12. I read on another forum, it is closest to dual action cleaner polish on the abrasiveness scale. What does Meguiar's have to say?

[BillE]

Re: Where is Ultimate Compound on the Abrasiveness Scale?

Can't give you a number, but it is just below M-105 on the aggressive level.

Bill

[Wheelzntoys]

Re: Where is Ultimate Compound on the Abrasiveness Scale?

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums...l-surprise-you!

[OCDetailer1]

Re: Where is Ultimate Compound on the Abrasiveness Scale?

Can't give you a number, but it is just below M-105 on the aggressive level.

Bill

I'll give it a 10 on the scale.

[jebrovia]

Ive been using it a lot lately with my DAS6PRO
And with a cutting pad it can really tackle some heavy scratches, on a polishing pad it eats swirls up with ease.
The beauty of UC is ive found even when used on a cutting pad or heavy polishing pad it leaves a remarkably good finish that u could wax straight onto.
Its now replaced my menzerna po203s as my favourite 1 step polish.
Fast results, very well lubed so no dusting, super easy to buff off and can cut heavy or finish finely my fav product of late

[jaf06se]

The beauty of UC is that it will be as aggressive as you want it to be. Just like mentioned above me. Team it with a cutting pad and it'll cut like crazy or put it on a polishing or finishing pad and it'll clean up whatever you have. Regardless it finishes out remarkably well. It's the go to product for many people especially being ably to run down to about anywhere and pick it up for $10 you can't beat it.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Where is Ultimate Compound on the Abrasiveness Scale?

We don't rate our consumer products with a cut scale like we do with our Mirror Glaze pro line because it actually causes more confusion with the general public. In all honesty, it would probably scare the heck out of many them too, as the average guy on the street just isn't all that savvy about paint care. Since UC is derived directly from M105 and uses essentially the same abrasive set, it can and will cut very quickly. But those abrasives allow it cut like that without scouring the paint (unless you're dealing with super soft and delicate paint, in which case any heavy cutting compound or aggressive pad will haze it). Further, the cut scale on the Mirror Glaze products indicates the amount of cut each product gives when used in it's most commonly used process. So while M105 may be a 12 when used with a rotary buffer and cutting pad at 1800 rpm, it's not going to be close to that when used on a DA at slow speeds with a foam polishing pad.

[link626]

Re: Where is Ultimate Compound on the Abrasiveness Scale?

If you had to compare it to a sandpaper grit scale, what would it be? 6000?

I used UC with a microfiber towel on a 5 year old car's oxidized rear lip spoiler, and it didn't seem to cut anything. It actually looked like it was just covering the defects with oil.
If I used rubbing alcohol and cleaned the area, the original scratches and oxidation would show through again.

[Alfisti]

Re: Where is Ultimate Compound on the Abrasiveness Scale?

This should help: http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums...aggressiveness

[ClearlyCoated]

Re: Where is Ultimate Compound on the Abrasiveness Scale?

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums...l-surprise-you!

Also this: The Aggressiveness Order of SMAT Products - This might surprise you!

Keep in mind that Meguiars D300 DA Microfiber Correction Compound (D300) was not in production at the time these scales were posted

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Where is Ultimate Compound on the Abrasiveness Scale?

If you had to compare it to a sandpaper grit scale, what would it be? 6000?

I used UC with a microfiber towel on a 5 year old car's oxidized rear lip spoiler, and it didn't seem to cut anything. It actually looked like it was just covering the defects with oil.
If I used rubbing alcohol and cleaned the area, the original scratches and oxidation would show through again.

It is much, much finer than 6000 grit sand paper would be. It's really tough to compare "grit" in compounds to "grit" in sand paper. 5000 grit sand paper will dull the paint but a compound will remove sanding marks and make the paint shine to a high level.

Hand application of any compound on badly oxidized paint can provide anywhere from excellent results to virtually no result at all, depending on just how bad the oxidation is and how aggressively the compound was applied. What concerns us here is the part itself - a 5 year old oxidized rear lip spoiler. It is so common, on so many different makes and models of car, that rear spoilers are prone to premature clear coat failure and nothing will fix that. It's hard for us to say definitely, of course, since we haven't seen this particular spoiler, but we've seen this more times than we can count. Any chance you've got a pic of this spoiler?