Can someone explain to me how to compound please?

rolexeagle1 · 24-03-2014 12:50AM #1

I want to get rid of some swirling and one or two scratches on my car. I have polished it and they remain there. Does anyone have a compounding guide or can recommend any products to a novice please? Thanks

Curran · 24-03-2014 09:57AM

Are you trying to do it by hand or machine? If machine, what type?
Also, what compound?

rolexeagle1 · 24-03-2014 12:12PM

By hand with Meguiars ultimate compound.

I need advice on which pad to use also. The car is a 02 MK4 golf, metallic pearl green color.

Thanks

Curran · 24-03-2014 01:57PM

You'll only ever remove very very light scratches by hand. Anything after that is hidden by the product, which will eventually wash out and back to square one.

Only permanent solution is to machine polish the paintwork.

sebastianlieken · 25-03-2014 08:47AM

And here's a good guide for machine polishing.

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/images/misc/rotarypolishing.pdf

rolexeagle1 · 25-03-2014 11:26AM

If i dont have access to a machine though....

is it possible to get some results by hand?

25-03-2014 02:07PM

srumball wrote: »

If i dont have access to a machine though....

is it possible to get some results by hand?

Hand polishing is very tiring work and take a lot of time. You wont achieve permanent paint correction.

However you may cover up very, very light scratches (and I mean the tiniest of flaws) and you will ultimately improve the clarity of the paintwork (temporarily).It's like moving from standard definition to HD, is a way of describing the process. You'll see it as you go.

Some good advice would be (in my opinion) to pick up an applicator pad or two to apply the polish, and a microfiber cloth or two to "buff" it off afterwards. You'll get no paint correction really, but it's still a satisfying process.

Can someone explain to me how to compound please?

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