rubbing compound q's

[BadgerType]

for the longest time, i have always had waterspots. even after clay bar and fresh wax, waterspots

so i picked this 3m rubbing compound up and it says it removes water spots and fine scratches, but what are yalls opinion on it?

any tricks to making this product really shine

thanks

 

[HondaLuver83]

You might need to wet sand if its hard water that collected on your car.

 

[russiansohcf23]

I've never tried 3M rubbing compound, but I have tried Turtle Wax rubbing compound and all its done is scratch the sh** out of my paint, and I bought it because I also have waterspots. I'd ask turbo_911 for some advise though.

 

[BadgerType]

i dislike yall's statement

 

[Jephu]

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4891

 

[CHID0]

I've never tried 3M rubbing compound, but I have tried Turtle Wax rubbing compound and all its done is scratch the sh** out of my paint, and I bought it because I also have waterspots. I'd ask turbo_911 for some advise though.

I bet it scuffed the **** outta your clear coat.



I used it on my once white rims and it took all the crap and grime off of them and left the surface smooth as silk. Oh and the wheels looked whit again....

 

[turbo_911]

You might need to wet sand if its hard water that collected on your car.

+1 on that.


I've never dealt with any other products except Meguiars. It all depends on how long you had those water spots on your car and how deep they are.

Ultimate Compound from Meguiars can take most of them off when using DA polisher with yellow pad.

I only use UC on the door handles to remove scratches that were created by nails or keys and it does an amazing job. As for the water sports, I've never used it by hand for the whole car, though I could experiment and tell you what results I get, but I doubt it will do anything if you work by hand and once again it all depends how deep they are and for how long water spots were there.

Ultimate Compound is the strongest compound from Meguiars for Consumers where M105 is strongest for professionals but it is not sold in stores and really expensive.

If you can take a picture of your water spot, it could help seeing how bad it is. If its just on upper surface of clear coat, UC will remove it even with hand, if its more deeper, you would require DA polisher (not Orbital polisher, two different things) and in some places might even require Rotary which WILL burn through paint if you don't know how to use it.

If you have more specific questions, feel free to ask and if I know the answer, I would help.

 

[eggs]

In highschool i went to a tech school where i did autobody and we used 3m compound and glaze and everything looked amazing

 

[JDM_Rook]

I was washing/detailing my dad's Ford fusion when i cam across this...It looks like hard water or soap that oxidized maybe? I couldn't get it buffed out using wax. It feels pretty rough when you run your hand across it. I was thinking about giving mequiars clay bar kit a try. Any suggestions?

 

[turbo_911]

^^^ Lol, wax works as a sealant, to protect paint. It doesn't remove anything, it just makes car shiny.

You can try clay bar, and it might remove whatever that is, but for sure will make the paint smooth again, so it won't be rough as you say it is now.

Give a try to Ultimate Compound with soft terry cloth or better yet with applicator pad to apply and rub it in and then wipe it off with terry towel. That might work too on remove that white stuff.

Good luck and post the results.