Compounds

Compounds

A polish is designed to remove defects, whether it be in the form of water marks, acid-rain etch, fine scratches or swirl marks. With modern cars, a car polish doesn't damage clearcoat. Polishing compounds have the ability to leave a shining and smoothing effect on the paint along with removing light scratches from the paint. Polishes are broken down into to main categories

• Compounds
• Polishes

Compounds are more agressive and can be used for heavy scratches, oxidation and etching. However, compounds don't always finish down to a perfect finish because they can leave micro scratching behind. Furthermore, a polish is less aggressive and can be used to remove micro marring left behind from compounds.

Rubbing Compound vs Polishing Compound

Rubbing compounds targets the uneven surfaces caused by scratches. Polishing compound is preferably used for adding smoothness and shine to car paint. Furthermore, both will help in improving your car's quality.

3M Polishes and Compounds

3M offers a wide range of colour coded compounds, designed to work best with their corresponding foam or pad to achieve the optimum result for any finishing job. The 3M Perfect-It System provides a polishing answer for every possible requirement - fresh or aged paints, in small and large areas.

Meguiar's Ultimate Compound

Meguiar's ultimate compound is the best paint cleaner that utilizes an exclusive micro-abrasive compound to clean up and fix surface defects, scratches, water spots, oxidation and even surface stains. Meguiar's ultimate compound won't leave any fine scratches or haze behind. Removing tree sap, gunk, road tar and overspray has never been easier. No other compound cuts as fast (even on clear coat finishes) or finishes as smoothly as Meguiars Ultimate Compound! Meguiar's compound can be applied by hand or dual action polisher. Meguiars Ultimate Compound removes

• Water spots
• Oxidation
• Swirls
• Scratches
• Blemishes
• Surface defects
• Stains