Do any of you "spot compound"?

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I was applying AIO to my truck yesterday, and have a scratch that needs a little more correction. I don't have time to 2-step the whole thing. Have any of you corrected a small area with compound, and polish while sealing a car?
 
I have... just gotta make sure you polish the area along with the rest of the vehicle.
 
on some spots i have to sand ill still use HD speed and orange pad. might take a lil extra time to get it right. if its too many areas ill start compounding those areas before HD speed or HD Polish

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Sure you can compound a spot, that's better than taking the clear off the whole panel if it's not necessary.
 
Yes, i address spots as they need it and then document where they were on the car. If I got a little more aggressive on a deeper scratch I like to know where it is for any potential corrections down the road.
 
Yup, usually in cases where it's just a wash/clay/seal job. 3" pads are perfect for doing it fast, then show the customer how you were able to remove a couple of noticeable scratches and it usually results in a good tip.

Use either of Griots Correcting Creams and there's no need to follow it up with a polish step.
 
I realize that it goes against the
"Uniform Material Removal" (UMR)
school-of-thought; however:

I've used, for example, Meguiar's
Ultimate Compound, many times,
in order to "Spot Compound".



Bob
 
I do spot compound as well. This is mainly because my XC 90 has aug a large amount of real estate that I would not have enough time to dedicate for a full correction. I did do the four doors/hood a few years back now but I spot compound now with HD speed.


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pilotpip said:
I was applying AIO to my truck yesterday, and have a scratch that needs a little more correction. I don't have time to 2-step the whole thing. Have any of you corrected a small area with compound, and polish while sealing a car?
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Absolutely - you are going to find a fair number of cars were an AIO is all that is needed for the majority of the vehicle, but some spots requiring more (as you described).

ScottH
 
I do this. I often buy older used cars that need a fair bit of paint correction, and some spots are worse than others. Those areas I'll compound more aggressively, either by going over them twice or using a more aggressive product combo. Then I'll polish the rest of the car.

It's not uniform material removal but it's done once and hopefully with a reasonably maintained finish, there won't be any further aggressive compounding of the car.
 
I do it all the time, did one yesterday on a customers 14 Honda CRV had paint transfer scuffs on front bumper and opposite side mirror from garage strikes, they were heavy green paint on a otherwise very nice pearl white car. I spot compound with a 3", then polished those spots out a little wider to blend, then aio the whole car and all good. I only charged them 20 bucks to remove the spots because she was from an area where I don't get very many calls from a little further west than my main clients in hopes that a good word of mouth spreads in that area.

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And if your having to spot correct the same area over again, find out why that's getting abused. In my case it was the kids carrying groceries into the house past that one panel on Momma's car!
 
I do.

Just had to do it today, in fact. Parked in the street to go to a doc appt.

Came out, and did a double-take. Small little perfectly horizontal scratch right behind the drivers head light on the fender. Like someone walked by to close and raked it with something. :/

Used UC, and followed w/ HD Speed.

Fixed!
 
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