Is rubbing compound necessary??

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So it's my first time doing the whole clay, rubbing compounding, polishing compounding and wax deal on my 2013 328xi.

The paint doesn't have any medium to heavy scratches and from what information I gathered, rubbing compound is used for scratches as such, medium to heavy.

What i do have is very light swirls here and there where I intended to use the TW polishing compound for light to medium scratches and tiny oxidation dots scattered where I planned to use to clay bar to fix.

So my question is could I skip the heavy rubbing compound step if my paint doesn't have any heavy scratches or is it a must in these processes .

Thanks in advance..
 
The compounding step is not necessary if you are getting the results you want from the polish. Start with the least aggressive method first on a test spot, the polish, and if the results are satisfactory, then you only need to polish. I hope this helps! Happy Buffing!

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Those turtle wax products in the tubs are the last thing I'd advise to use on modern clear coat paints.

The red paste rubbing compound would be like using coarse grit irregular sandpaper on your paint. Chances are that would wouldn't be able to remove the damage Rubbing Compound would instill by hand.

Not that I have anything against Turtle Wax, but those particular products should be avoided.

Absolutely it's not necessary to compound your car, unless it's warranted, but if you do, maybe look into Meguiar's Ultimate Compound and Ultimate Polish.
 
DETAILROOKIE said:
The compounding step is not necessary if you are getting the results you want from the polish. Start with the least aggressive method first on a test spot, the polish, and if the results are satisfactory, then you only need to polish. I hope this helps! Happy Buffing!

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Thanks for your input. I was also thinking of proceeding that way as well as you put it, least aggressive first. I'll give it a shot.
 
Based on what you are stating, rubbing compound is not necessary. Not to bash Turtle Wax products, however, I would look into a more proven product based on it's "performance" reputation. I can attest from 1st hand experience YEARS AGO that I had "issues" with Turtle Wax products. Again, I state that was years ago. That may have changed but I have found products today that have made my detailing on rides much easier and have a great outcome.

If it were me I wold look at many of the compound/polish combos AGO sells. I am assuming you are using a DA and you are not correcting/polishing by hand. But I would look into the following brands and IMO any of them are great products: Menzerna, Blackfire, Mequair's, Wolfgang's and many other AGO sell.

Make sure you do a test spot 1st. The rear quarter panel is a good place to do a test spot in most cases. DETAILROOKIE said it right.

I hope this helped.
 
Kamakaz1961 said:
Based on what you are stating, rubbing compound is not necessary. Not to bash Turtle Wax products, however, I would look into a more proven product based on it's "performance" reputation. I can attest from 1st hand experience YEARS AGO that I had "issues" with Turtle Wax products. Again, I state that was years ago. That may have changed but I have found products today that have made my detailing on rides much easier and have a great outcome.

If it were me I wold look at many of the compound/polish combos AGO sells. I am assuming you are using a DA and you are not correcting/polishing by hand. But I would look into the following brands and IMO any of them are great products: Menzerna, Blackfire, Mequair's, Wolfgang's and many other AGO sell.

Make sure you do a test spot 1st. The rear quarter panel is a good place to do a test spot in most cases. DETAILROOKIE said it right.

I hope this helped.
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The Turtle Wax Premium polishing and rubbing compounds aren't all that bad. It'sthat stuff in the tubs that I've had horrible issues with in the past.
 
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