Optimum Compound as an LSP.

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brwill2005

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I detailed this white Pontiac Firebird. It had pretty heavy car wash scratches all over the paint that you really could only see in the direct sunlight. I had a feeling that Optimum Polish would not be agressive enough to remove these scratches. I decided to use Optimum Compound as my one and only leveling product on the car since it was white. I made two passes on each panel with my Metabo and a Prowax yellow waffle cutting pad. Optimum Compound finishes out so well, I believe it could be used as an LSP on dark colored cars also. What a time saver because it really does not need to be followed by a less agressive product on light colored cars. Anyways here are some before and after pictures of the front fender. The angles are different because the sun shifted, and I wanted the pictures to in the direct sun.

Before

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After

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Kind of incredible what a rotary, the right product, and good workmanship will do in a short amount of time. I don't know if I'd leave the finish alone after OCC, but I have moved right to an LSP afterwards and it looked great. The fact that you can remove that kind of marring and move right to an LSP afterwards is one of the best things about OCC.
 
brwill2005 said:
I agree. Just to clarify, by LSP, I meant the last polishing product. I topped with OCW. Sorry about the confusion.
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I was wondering about that, thanks for clearing it up.
 
I've also been very impressed with how well Optimum Compound finishes off, even on black paint.



Example-before



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After only using Optimum Compound with a burgandy Meguiars cutting pad and PC.



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Thanks for the comments. Scottwax- Do you do all of your work by PC or hand? You are getting some really good results with just a PC.
 
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