Meguiar's Ultimate Compound

[SYMAWD]

Not a huge review, but I wanted to see what it could do working by hand. I used an orange foam hand applicator which has a decent cut to it.
Here is the before. The whole car is like this because it has been through many auto car washes.

Now, after 3 passes of Ultimate Compound, I'd say it's a pretty decent improvement. Obviously no where near perfect or the level that a machine could achieve, but I'd still say impressive.

 

[dorkiedoode]

for the average joe i think they would say that's pretty good. for AG nope.

 

[Theo_Auto_Fines]

for the average joe i think they would say that's pretty good. for AG nope.

Thats a bit harsh.

Everyone started out hand compounding and polishing.

 

[SYMAWD]

for the average joe i think they would say that's pretty good. for AG nope.

Of course you can't correct anywhere near perfect by hand and I know that. However, there is definitely improvement. That is all I was trying to show.

 

[dorkiedoode]

oh i didn't mean it in an offensive way. i totally know what you're doing. im just comparing machine with hand. how a machine is a lot nicer than hand. you did a good job nonetheless.

 

[hernandez.art13]

for the average joe i think they would say that's pretty good. for AG nope.

First time I used compound, was with an old Dewat.

 

[conthedon]

not everyone has the ability to have access to a machine(like myself) so working by hand is the only option. I agree Ultimate Compound is a great product, and on metallic paint you can tell the correction level even further as youre able to see the flakes really pop. This product can definitely turn you car around with about 80% correction, be assured when the sun hits the car you wont see swirls, just a nice looking crisp car lol. For softer paints I would recommend following up though with a light polish like Optimum Poli seal or Swirlx or Ultimate Polish to refine any trails etc left behind.

 

[sproketser]

Good results from hand applied application .

 

[zmanjohn]

oh i didn't mean it in an offensive way. i totally know what you're doing. im just comparing machine with hand. how a machine is a lot nicer than hand. you did a good job nonetheless.

There are many of us out there that don't have all the polishing tools especially the smaller ones, so we have to do some polishing by hand. Thanks, OP for the review. I also use UC for small areas and some spot corrections at times when not the whole vehicle needs polished.

Bill

 

[Setec Astronomy]

Hey SYMAWD, is that a Jersey plate on the car in your avatar?

 

[SYMAWD]

Hey SYMAWD, is that a Jersey plate on the car in your avatar?

Yes it is. I live near Cherry Hill.

 

[Setec Astronomy]

Oh, down south.

 

[BobbyG]

Compounding by hand is a long and arduous task but as you can see, good results can be obtained...rops:

 

[Mikekoz13]

I used the Ultimate Compound yesterday on my Harley to remove swirls and light scratches. No hand polishing for me... too much work!!!!

It did a great job using the GG DA.

 

[Rsurfer]

A word of caution when using UC. It is a compound and quite aggressive. When you wrap your fingers with a mf or cotton towel, don't apply a lot of pressure. Some have gone through their clear especially on bumpers. Just moderate pressure, wipe and inspect often.

 

[zmanjohn]

A word of caution when using UC. It is a compound and quite aggressive. When you wrap your fingers with a mf or cotton towel, don't apply a lot of pressure. Some have gone through their clear especially on bumpers. Just moderate pressure, wipe and inspect often.

+1, i recently used on a heavy paint transfer on pick-up, due to location and size of transfer, I did by hand. Used medium to heavy pressure to remove transfer and once through light pressure to polish.

Great point..