Pick a Compound, Polish and Wax

AutoNova said:
IF you had to pick one product for of each of the following, what would it be:



1> Compund- scratch removal, paint defect removal

2> Polish- light swirl and oxidation removal

3> Wax- final sealant



It is interesting to see if we could survive using 1 product for each:

Mine would be:



PB 2.5

Long Haul

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1) Either Optimum Compound or the soon to be ready Professional Grade Optimum Compound

2) Optimum Polish

3) Optimum spray wax



Anthony
 
The problem I run into is that I have to order all these products off the internet and it gets tight spending that kind of money when your doing a lot of cars. I can get Meguair's products through a distributor here but the only other products available locally in bulk are Showcar, Carbrite, Ardex.
 
I don't know where to get optimum here.

SSR2.5 with yellow propel (followed by SSR1 if I'm allowed to), otherwise with green propel.

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Anthony Orosco said:
1) Either Optimum Compound or the soon to be ready Professional Grade Optimum Compound

2) Optimum Polish

3) Optimum spray wax



Anthony
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Professional grade compound from opt ???



I just bought just got some opt compoud on friday... hope I dind't waste my money when a surperior opt compound is comming out.
 
Chang said:
Professional grade compound from opt ???



I just bought just got some opt compoud on friday... hope I dind't waste my money when a surperior opt compound is comming out.
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Not so much superior, rather just more aggressive which is why it will be called "Professional Grade" It is designed with body shops more in mind than the detailer or enthusiast.



Anthony
 
For extra-heavy duty, Transtar Plus-Kut (this is dangerous stuff)

Compound - Mothers powerpolish, orange or yellow pad

Polish - Mothers powerpolish, green or white pad

Wax - Mothers Reflections Top Coat
 
For heavy duty work, I'd go with 3M rubbing compound, followed by their swirl removal, and then a good paint cleaner.



I'd use a go-between product to lubricate and clean-up any haze or fuzziness in the paint such as a glanz or spritz product, then I'd follow up with the lsp of choice.



But I like to use a polish system for routine yearly maintenance before starting a wax layering for the year; my new favorite being Sonus' SFX system.
 
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