What is Reddit's opinion of Meguiar’s Ultimate Compound, Car Compound Restores Car Paint and Car Shine – 1 Pint 4 Fl Oz Bottle?

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The Meguiars suggestion is spot on. I was carefully putting all the ridiculously priced car care treatments on my 3 month old tesla (because tesla paints cars about like my 6 year old paints the concrete on our sidewalk you either treat the hell out of it, or wrap them) and apparently caught a small rock or solid fragment in the microfiber drying towel. Fortunately it didn’t do a number but it was into the clear coat (that not hard to do on their cars). I had buffed it out with that same compound then treated with all the overpriced crap I had bought originally and 7 months later you can’t tell. Meguiars makes some good products.

Now that said I would be shocked if your company is burdening employees for the fleet wear and tear. I don’t drive a company owned car but have worked for companies where we have 500-700 leased vehicles on the road. People do some really dumb stuff, and the fact you were actually washing the car is a +1 compared to my employee operators. Good luck

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Hey great job, could you please tell me what’s the difference between meguairs 105 & 205 product ? (Also what about this Meguiar's G17220 Compound, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06W5HCZ9M/ref=cm_sw_r_api_i_58MYEMG8ZT7WYNSR6JCZ_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1)

I have a 2007 Lexus ES 350 it hasn’t been used for a 3 years sitting in the drive way I want to restore the paint, planning to clay bar and do a polish plus wax. Appreciate your recommendations for right products to use …

Not sure, mine is dark green, scratches are not as easy to spot. But originally wanted a red one because the color looks great.

For self-care, I use this awesome synthetic polish super easy to apply and hide scratch pretty well for a mirror shine.

You can buff it out by using a rubbing compound and apply a wax.

They don't sell touch-up clear coat paint and if you were to use a spray, you may get some unevenness.

Use a rubbing compound like Meguiar's to try and remove the scuff. The clear coat may be the only thing damaged.

You could try using a rubbing compound like Meguiar's. Your clear coat maybe be the only thing damaged and buffing it may fix it.

If the scratches are deep enough that it damaged the base coat, then you'll need to sand, prep, prime, paint, and clear coat.

Get some compound and buff it out. Just your luck this is on sale right now Limited-time deal: Meguiar's G17220 Ultimate Compound, Color & Clarity Restorer, Scratch & Swirl Remover, 20 Fl oz https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06W5HCZ9M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_3PHK8YWNZA50J67D23QQ

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It should not mess up your paint as long as the scratch is in the clear coat. After using the product, apply wax because this stuff removes a small about of the clear coat to get rid of minor scratches.

First photo looks like they removed some of the clear coat.

As for the scratches, you can use Meguiars Ultimate Compound to remove them.

Sorry to hear about your swirls. Generally best to avoid automatic car washes. You might try this: Meguiar's Ultimate Compound. Project Farm (on YouTube) gave this high marks.

For washing at home, I find this works well, especially if you're in a drought-affected area or if you're in direct sun: Optimum No Rinse. You just need a bucket and any type of microfiber cloth (you could probably get 100 at Costco for cheap). If your car is really filthy, a quick rinse before using Optimum can help.

Good luck!

What alternative wax to use for car? (Beginner)

My mom bought a new car and gave me her old 2000 Ford Expedition and it’s red. The paint is faded but luckily it’s not down to the metal. So I watched a chris fix video and he uses Meguiars Ultimate Compund , Meguiars Ultimate Polish and Meguiars Ultimate Paste Wax to make the pain look brand new. The problem is I am excited and impatient right now so I am buying everything in store (which is cheaper) and I can’t find that wax.

My stores have Meguiars Gold class carnauba wax, Meguiars Cleaner Wax and Meguiars Ultimate liquid wax. Which is a better alternative? And I also need a ceramic coat because I plan on restoring the headlights but I need a budget friendly one.

Try using a rubbing compound, such as, Meguiars Ultimate Compound, followed by a wax.

That definitely doesn’t look like it’s through the clear coat (you can check but running your finger nails over it and see if it catches).

You should be able to use rubbing compound to take that out: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B06W5HCZ9M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_MN4K9ZC71ZV37JAB5W9Q

Alternatively, you can use a heavier compound if the scratches are really that deep: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0002SQVF8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_HR6KACRBW472R2X5GRK0

Having a random orbital machine polisher is best but for a small area like that, you can use a hand polish with a polishing pad. It will take longer by hand though.

Use a compound, such as, Meguiar's Ultimate Compound. Follow the manufacturer's instructions and then make sure to apply a wax over the area.

Is this what you used?

 

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Found this on Amazon Meguiar's G17220 Ultimate Compound, Color & Clarity Restorer, Scratch & Swirl Remover, 591 ML, 1 PT 4 FL oz https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06W5HCZ9M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_Z00CYBY3S5Z2X2DEEV4J

No sandpaper. The rule of thumb is the use the least abrasive method first.

Here’s the kind of stuff you’ll need. I love Meguairs brand as it’s affordable and works well:

1. Compound:

Meguiar's G17220 Ultimate Compound, Color & Clarity Restorer, Scratch & Swirl Remover, 20 Fl oz https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06W5HCZ9M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_HBFARTZGS7QVWNSP174A

1. Polish:

Meguiar's G19216 Ultimate Polish, 16 ounces https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004HCOE8Q/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_3244T1SE34EHC14KCF14?psc=1

1. Pads to use:

Mothers 156801 Yellow Microfiber Ultra Soft Applicator and Cleaning Pads (Six 5 Inch Pads) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07M795W26/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_TQGHQK98QF2AK2TVMZHB

How to apply:

1. Place a drop of dish soap or guitar cleaning solution onto a clean microfiber towel or something soft.

2. Clean the guitar.

3. One guitar is clean, grab one of the polishing pads. Shake compound. Apply a dime sized drop to pad.

4. In circular motions and using some elbow grease, polish the affect area on the guitar’s finish with the pad. Go until the scratches or haze goes away. Reapply as needed until does.

5. Now onto polishing off the compound haze away… clean the guitar again with the cleaning solution (soap and water and a microfiber towel).

6. Grab a fresh polishing pad, shake the polish bottle, apply a dime size amount of polish liquid to the pad and polish the area until it’s free of haze.

7. Wipe off excess with a clean microfiber towel and check your work. You should now have a scratch free guitar.

Note: If the compound DIDN’T manage to get the scratches out, it means that the scratches are too deep to remove with traditional compound. At that point you’ll need to decide if you want to try wet-sanding THEN repeating the compounding and polishing process above.

There’s a ton of YouTube videos online on how to do these things.

I recommend using Meguiars Ultimate Compound. make sure to follow the manufactures instruction and to apply a wax after.

I used this when I got a scratch on my car and it worked real well!!

Meguiar's G17220 Ultimate... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06W5HCZ9M?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Meguiar's G17220 Ultimate Compound, Color & Clarity Restorer, Scratch & Swirl Remover, 20 Fl oz https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06W5HCZ9M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_YQZEV0J75A2SW3SBFTGJ?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

This one is what I use! :)

Hopefully that's just plastic from the scrapper. You can use Magic Eraser as already mentioned, or you could try with some cutting compound like this: https://www.amazon.com/Meguiars-G17220-Ultimate-Compound-fluid_ounces/dp/B06W5HCZ9M

If you don't have a buffing tool, but do have a power drill, you can get buffing pads like these: https://www.amazon.com/TCP-Global-Buffing-Polishing-Backing/dp/B0021KZFCA/