Meg's Ultimate Compound mini review

blackcaraddict said:
Is everyone sure there are no fillers in UC? I'm playing devil's advocate and kind of thinking 'if it's too good to be true'...Could this $8 polish really be that good?
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I also was worried about fillers. Last night I did a quarter panel with UC. I had out a halogen, candescent and flourescent lights. I did a thorough IPA wipedown. No change.



I am not exaggerating when I say it is really that good. In my opinion, and I'm not a pro, it is a grand slam. I wish I could fully express how amazed I am by this product.



I will say it again, the ability to just stop and wipe it off without having to make sure the polish has broken down enough to work correctly makes this product not only effective, but EASY to use.



I was just shaking my head last night at how good this stuff is. I know I sound like a hyperactive fool, but I really am impressed.
 
Cassman said:
I also was worried about fillers. Last night I did a quarter panel with UC. I had out a halogen, candescent and flourescent lights. I did a thorough IPA wipedown. No change.



I am not exaggerating when I say it is really that good. In my opinion, and I'm not a pro, it is a grand slam. I wish I could fully express how amazed I am by this product.



I will say it again, the ability to just stop and wipe it off without having to make sure the polish has broken down enough to work correctly makes this product not only effective, but EASY to use.



I was just shaking my head last night at how good this stuff is. I know I sound like a hyperactive fool, but I really am impressed.
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I have to admit that I held off buying into the M105 hype but UC is a great OTC product.
 
Cassman- Thanks for the review, and I'm glad the UC worked so well for you.



Danspeed1- Yikes, was that on the Impala?!? Glad you got it sorted out.



longdx said:
... I have used it.. with a Cyclo...
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Thanks for reporting how it works via Cyclo!



wannafbody said:
I have to admit that I held off buying into the M105 hype..
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I held off for ages too, now I'm simply :wall that I didn't try it earlier, coulda saved myself *days* on that [darn] M3 and probably avoided overthinning the spots where I messed up :o
 
Just saw this stuff in the store beside ScratchX 2.0, I think. Nice deal @ $10...another product to try out. :) I read its suppose to be somewhere between M105 and M205 on aggressiveness.
 
It is a lot closer to 105 on the MEG scale. Swirl-x is even more agressive than 205 by some margin.



Try it I dare ya :)
 
blackcaraddict said:
Also, I can now spend $8 on UC instead of $35 for M105
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There is no question that spending $9 for a 15 oz bottle of Ultimate Compound (60 cents per ounce) is a good deal when compared to spending $24 for a 32 oz bottle of M105 (75 cents per ounce--I'm using the prices presently offered by Auto Detailing Solutions. These prices do not include shipping). I too have decided to go with UC, both because of cost and because I am hoping I do not need the stronger M105 for my car.
 
This is a screen grab from one of Mike Phillips' posts on MeguiarsOnline.com; I hope he's okay with me using it. It's a great reference regarding the cut of UC:



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That screen doesn't show 105, which I wish it would. From all the talk, it'd probably be overlayed with the ultimate compound.



Remember when the way to tell the difference between consumer and pro Meguiar's products was simply the maroon bottles vs the cream colored? And gold class was in black? They must have it out to confuse anyone they can.
 
They rate UC greater than 6 on the scale they use for the PRO products. 105 is rated 12 on this same scale. 105 is more aggressive but UC can get you to the same place it just takes longer.
 
frito said:
It is a lot closer to 105 on the MEG scale. Swirl-x is even more agressive than 205 by some margin.



Try it I dare ya :)
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blackcaraddict said:
That screen doesn't show 105, which I wish it would. From all the talk, it'd probably be overlayed with the ultimate compound.
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it is worth notting that the OTC Ultimate Compound

and the pro M105 are not even close in cut!

(according to Meg's)



sure MUC has more cut then #83

but is rated @ 1/2 of what the M105 is
 
I finally got around to picking up some UC today. As usual, the local AutoZone didn't have it, but Wal-Mart did. I'm really looking forward to trying it using my PC.
 
Picked up a bottle today and used it with a 5" LC white pad on a PC7424.

It gave some very nice results, but it looks like I'm going to need 105/205 for my situation :(.

Well worth $9 to have in the arsenal.
 
I'd bet that the cut is actually greater than 6. If it were a cut of 6, then ultimate compound, scratch X 2.0, and swirl X would all be a cut of 6 :nixweiss.



It would be great if a regular Meg's user did a test to determine how those 3 products varied in cut (I'd bet they wouldn't all be 6). Maybe tape off a hood and use the products on different sections.
 
I just detailed a friend's 1988 black 911 Turbo using UC. I found it to be soft single stage paint. If I can find the time, I may do a more detailed writeup with pics. Short version is that UC did a very nice job of removing any swirls and any scratches I could get without removing too much original paint. However, for THAT car, which I wanted as close to perfect as possible, I had to follow up with FPII. On one section that was repainted, UC followed by FPII on a Meg's finishing pad was still too harsh and left some micromarring/hazing in sunlight. The good news is I found a great use for SwirlX - I used it on a 4'' pad by hand to remove the micromarring. Left the finish perfect.
 
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