Carbon Blue

Hey there everyone, Id like to ask if anyone has used Meguiars#4 heavy Cut compound? Im planning on working on a 03 Nissan Sentra SER SpecV that has about 64,000miles with BAD PAINT. WHen you run your fingers across the surface of the paint it mimics the sound of sandpaper on a chalkboard (a loud SHHHHHHHHHH noise is made). THe paint is VERY rough and dry. The back bumper shows medium oxidation and is almost pink in color when headlights are placed on it. The car is red by the way. It also appears that the paint on this spec V is single stage with no clearcoat over it. Well since the majority of the cars I detail are in somewhat "ok" shape the need/use of compound for all of my details is non-existant. I was looking to purchase some Menzerna Powergloss with the use of a Lake country orange light cutting pad but its price of almost 30$ negates the use that I will get out of it sine I rarely compound cars. I was searching and found Meguiars#4 heavy cut cleaner for 10$, how is this as a compound? Should I just fork over the extra 20$ and pick up some MZ powergloss?? Any thoughts or opinions on what other products I should use?? thanks again!

http://www.autogeek.net/meg4heavclea.html

JackS

Just a suggestion- Instead of $10 for the Meg's, spend $3 for the Turtle Wax heavy duty rubbing compound available at Wal-Mart.
Don't know the difference in cutting ability so one would work faster or slower if different.
Both should accomplish the same result and the slower the cutting the safer for the paint.
Apply by hand until your comfortable that you won't be going to deep. Good luck

Ubetit

Hand applying heavy duty rubbing compound is really a no-no even though many do it. It's like sanding a flat surface with your fingers and hand. It's never even or flat.

JackS

Maybe...... I used it on an old red Toyota and used the hand method because I was afraid I might take too much paint off.
The car looks very good from five feet away and really needs a paint job.
I might have tried the rotary but I seemed to be doing pretty good without it.

HankookS2K

the nissan sentra, being a 2003 should be a basecoat clearcoat unless it was repainted.

if your thinking of throwing a cutting compound on the paint why not try the clar bar first?

EOE

Because clay bar does not remove oxidation, scratches, swirls or any imperfections.

Claying will bring back the glass like feeling by removing pollution and embeded dirt in to clear coat. But if there is oxidation, scratches, or water spots its time for more hard core product.

Then again Compound/Cleaner will do just as well as Claying.