COMPOUND VS POLISHING FOR YOUR CAR | When to use compound vs polish?

[@KDlGG]

I feel like “it kinda works but not my favorite” should be chemical guys slogan 💀

[@TransformationDetail]

Would be interested in a video about different pad types and their functions/use

[@brandinkemp9406]

Would love that 🫣……. Recently subscribed and thankful

[@WEZ4136]

I agree, love to see the actual process instead of like this where it was jumpcut passed all the actual polishing

[@ianjamieson3985]

Me too. What are the wool pads used for? When do you use the microfibre pads? I heard they are aggressive and can put scratches in.

[@alexmitchell7083]

Earned a sub from me. I’m a DIY guy in everything and auto detailing is by far the most difficult to find a KZbin guy that will get to the point and make it simple. Thank you!

[@BLUBRZ]

Man I was so lost about what everyone on the internet had to say for beginners. You made it super easy to understand and easy for a hands on person like me to sit down and watch a full video! Subscribed and will definitely watch more content!

[@Aswaguespack]

Due to last season’s Hurricane Ida, home renovations forced us to live in our Garage for 8 Months. My white truck had to stay outside for those months. Finally when Renovations were 95% complete (is it ever 100%?) my 2012 Tacoma was spotted like an Old Dalmatian. After a deep strip wash, and clay barring, a compound was a no brainer followed by a polish (Meguiar’s products locally available) before waxing. It came out nice following Josh’s excellent advice and teaching. Another great production Josh

[@travissmith383]

Stick with Meguiars. They will always be the number 1 trusted brand. Use Sylvania for headlight restoration as this is the number 1 product.

[@Lonewolf_Will2024]

Chemical guys suck I had to redo a customers ride bc of the haze. Never will buy that sh*t again. Thanks for the video! Gr8 channel 💪💯😎

[@emjayy9527]

Great video Josh! Just what I was looking for. I’m about to tackle my first car and it’s similar to this panels paint condition. I’m still confused about when to use a one step polish and which pad to use the one step with , compound pad ? Microfiber pad? Would love to see a video on that. Great info as always though 👍

[@jaberjaber131]

I just used turtle Wax compound from Walmart, I tried it on the top of my truck, it did a great job for me, especially since the truck didn't look great and it was my first time ever used compound, my big mistake was not using polish afterwards, I didn't see it on the shelf so I used TW wax , it looked better after the compound. I'm going to redo it your way. Thank you for sharing this video.

[@pavy415]

Id stay away from McGuire's products. Every compound and polish I used from them was horrible it looked very good when finished BUT the next day it would leave white powder behind everywhere with streaks and yes the car was parked where no direct sunlight was hitting it and yes it was less than 80 degrees outside and yes I used a correct amount of it and yes I wiped off immediately after using and yes I worked from panel to panel. And it still left a horrible white haze which was impossible to remove.

[@KD8RAP]

Me with something labeled "compound polish" 😵‍💫

[@claytonwray5781]

I have the C4 and P4. They are water based so that’s why the flashing out happens. I usually only do 2 passes of each and they turn out similar to the turtle wax for me. I either use the griots boss pads or the Hexlogic pads from CG

[@otavioteixeira3207]

Doesn’t happen with sonax, and it is water based as well. Cg compounds are not good.

[@truckskate9677]

Cg compounds work fine but you follow the directions like their videos tell you. You gotta have the pad conditioner spray with cg for it to work good then the pad won't dry out super fast or the product

[@SDuser-en9pb]

​@@otavioteixeira3207 I havent try c4 and p4 but totally agree with you on Sonax and I have to put Griots fast correcting as well

[@Urbanmediashowcase]

Chemical guys uses pad conditioner with the polisher that moistens the pads. Maybe that is why it seems dry.

[@jamestapscott9400]

The pad conditioner from CG is a no-go for me! I used it on three pads before I realized it was drying them out. It dried out the pads so severely that each one started flaking and coming apart from dry rot. I used two additional LC pads that were the same age and primed both with a spritz of Duragloss DG 923 detailer. No dry rot! Stay away from the CG pad conditioner.

[@TomO-dv5vt]

I was gonna say the same thing..but I have found that when I used V36 it still breaks down and dries out kinda quick even with their pad conditioner. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@adirondacksxss9156]

if you do another test would love to see how adams stacks up against meguiars i personally love they way adams compound and polish come out keep up the great vids thanks

[@il0v3myw00d]

As a novice I had great results with the Adams 2 step correction compound with blue pad and polish with white pad . My friend was very happy with results

[@davidbarber2010]

Compound is one thing /polish is to bring the glossy Shine out on your car. Compound is removed oxidation on the paint. Compound. /. Polish is not the same thanks 😂😮

[@davidbarber2010]

You use griot’s. Waxes Apply one. Time a ti leaves a shine.

[@JoseVera20]

Sonax Cut Max paired with Sonax Perfect finish to finish out are my favorite combo 80% of the time I’m doing a 2 step paint correction!!

[@KosmicHRTRacingTeam]

Just did Sonax ultimate cut, Sonax Perfect finish, then CarPro Essence, followed by ceramic coat then griots 3-1 ceramic spray as a topper. Maybe a little overkill but Outcome was very good.

[@JoseVera20]

@@KosmicHRTRacingTeam as long as you’re not cutting more clear coat than you have to it’s never overkill especially if you get great results 👍

[@FRANKGARCIA-s4d]

Not a big fan of Chemical Guys. A bit overrated. Maguire’s seems to always get the job done. Great video

[@NLDesigns]

I personally love the P4 and C4 but I am very surprised to see the hazing like that. I don't recall having that issue ever. I use a white pad (from CG) for the C4 and a blue or green (from CG) for the P4 and I always have perfect results.

[@christian_urocar]

I just did some correction on black Audi, and I didn’t have that problem either.

[@denttech2515]

Did he shake the products well or were they past their "shelf life"? Would like to know

[@e63Amgg]

yeah it seems like the pads matter , just use the pads chemical guys recommends seems like they don't have these issues he had

[@SM-yg1ts]

from CG own video , they use an orange pad with C4 and white pad with P4 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6e2mZakm6aZr7s , I followed that on my C63 and got hazing was not happy

[@1ZZT223]

The Chemical Guys C4 and P4 is meant to be applied with the Hex Pads. They dissipate heat very well and can assist in the problem you were facing. That is why they also strongly advise the pad prepper i forget the name.

[@bekladner6811]

Was just about to say the same thing !! They strongly advise conditioning the pad also.

[@renogunzddragon1900]

​@@bekladner6811can i conditioning the pad by spraying mist of water towards the pad ??

[@bekladner6811]

@@renogunzddragon1900 you could … if the pad is dry what I’d do is whatever polish ur gonna use I’d do circles on the pad with it and then lightly rub it in with ur finger so it doesn’t splatter everywhere .. after that should be good to go

[@InvestwithKhan]

new at this, do I need to do a Wax after compound and polishing? I usually use liquid wax by meguiar

[@denttech2515]

I'm old-school and prefer 3m. Would honestly like to know your opinion. Thanks for the content

[@richrnndz2]

Chemical Guys products for the most part are garbage. Their Tire and Trim gel, is also one of the worst products that goes on like glue and it attracts dirt and bugs, definitely not easy to work in either.

[@chrisrefaei]

Half way in to the video and loving this types of in depth vids. Love that you mentioned playing with the pads and liquids (ex. Polish on a compounding pad and vise verse) Yes to the Depth gauge and seeing how much you can relatively speaking could bring down a clear coat.

[@williamebert6047]

Great instructions Thank you! I use m105 and m110 with m205 from Maguair’s it works great. Can you tell me the difference m105 vs m110? I bought a MaxShine 15 and mini polish and love them because of you Thx

[@SneakerQu33n]

I've used both the CG's products you used in the video and had similar results. I might have to try out some of your suggestions.

[@jeepinspence]

The CG doesn't seem to have a long working time like other brands. I find that if you spritz the pad with some pad conditioner before and during the working time it makes a world of difference.

[@AllAboutTheDetails]

Same, use C4 & P4 often will use with recommended pad conditioner that will definitely allows for extended work time, also don’t get the flashing, never had the haze. Always has finished very nice

[@davidgilbert6498]

Hey josh! Liked the video but was wondering why you did t use the 3D polish compound in one? I wanted to see how it compared to meguiars and turtle wax.

[@beaverboydilly]

Thanks for the quick response, Unfortunately I don't have the time to watch the whole video so Thank You for that, Dude.

[@loneric550]

I use Meguiars Compound & it's just PERFECT!

[@Hahqjow]

I tried using toothpaste to remove a scratch, it did not remove the scratch but it left a noticeable mark/blemish around the scratch where I buffed. The mark will not come off after I washed it. I’m hoping either rubbing compound or polishing compound will be able to remove the blemish and make the paint look normal and smooth again. But I don’t want to do it wrong and make it even worse again. I work 10 hours a day so I’ll have to plan a weekend to get the correct supplies and fix my car when I have time.

[@SaajanSoni]

My black car's bonnet was freshly painted by the company because of a defect. After coming home I noticed that the bonnet was filled with swirl marks probably because of the compounding. So should i go for compounding now or just polishing??

[@1puppetbike]

Thanks for starting out by explaining the basic difference between polish and compound.

[@mrmartin7131]

I just polished my Black Infiniti qx 56 with the turtle wax hybrid…that shit is the truth!!!and I did the whole truck by hand no buffer 👍🏾👍🏾

[@11onejay]

Hey josh i just picked up the 3d one and ruoes foam yelloe and white pads. Looking to do a 1 step on a black car. Do you recommend using the yellow or white pad? Should i maybe pick up a blue foam pad? The car is pretty scratched up its an 01 lexus.

[@Blayze1017]

I came here seeking clarity. I now have clarity. Thanks

[@imjoshv]

Awesome I’m glad it helped! Thanks

[@JustinBPotter]

I’d watch the paint gauge video, looking forward to it.

[@audieconrad8995]

Really good vid Josh. With ALL of the wretched excess of detailing products and brands out there [most of it solid] it is good to see you use some standbys that have well known names, are readily available at a brick & morter on a Saturday morning and are considered to be generally reliable. Imo these are generally considered to be solid driveway detailer go-to's for solid results. Although [as a driveway detailer] I lean towards TW products, one cannot deny just how good Meguiar's compounds and polishes are. Well presented cause and results here... Shine on you crazy diamond!

[@kafka0015]

Newbie DIY-er here who needs help. So I just finished repainting a portion of my car's bumper, also done wet sanding it. It looks nice but it's not glossy in contrast to the other panels. Do I achieve that glossy reflection by doing these steps or is there a different step I should do?

[@megh9806]

Would love to see more polishing videos. Agree that 3D would be great to see. Along with a video of 1steps

[@IADHDD]

Applying these chemicals (compound and polish) is the fix permanent or is it like wax where you apply it and it looks great, then it fades later? I always wondered if compound is permanent or not

[@erickgonzalez4854]

I was wondering, what can you do when you leave a polish sitting for some time and when you’re going to use it it all watery and you can shake all you want but no change.

[@kylebouyers51]

Definitely, would love to see a paint Gage video

[@losmoore3358]

I'm a novice. I was thinking of going with McGuires compound and polish rather than the 3D , but trying to save money and time. I will take note from u. U did well.

[@SkitzoMFwittashovel777]

just watched a video on chemical guys and they said you are required to prime when you use chemical guys polish maybe that's why????

[@daytonpyro]

what if you wet sand with 3000. what would be next? sand with 5000 then compound with wool pad? or what are your thoughts?

[@Mercedesadventurz]

Good video but too much repeating yourself makes me skip the video. Other than that u are good presenter and i fk wit u maaaaaaan!

[@TransformationDetail]

3D speed and one have been my go to for my business. My next pick up is griots FCC. Heard that one is great. Shine supply is also getting great reviews and I've spoken to Jared at Carglo and know they have some heat

[@Ammar-ku4yx]

I like your honesty in all your videos and you make it easy for my to pick up the right product, I enjoy your videos. Thanks Josh

[@KRayxKodessA]

Chemical guys call for pad conditioner, could that be why it hazed?

[@LoriSigman]

do you do anything different over factory-applied graphics?

[@muchachogrande2019]

It's funny that you mention the Chemical Guys stuff because I'm in almost the exact same boat. I don't shit on many Chemical Guys products because even if they're duplicates of duplicates in a huge bloated product line, they're usually at least some what able to do what they say. The big exception to that though has been the C4 compound, I had such a miserable time with it I didn't even try the P4 polish. It's the strangest behaving compound I've ever used. No matter how much I used or how little, or what pad I used and how much it was or wasn't primed, I couldn't get it to stop spraying everywhere anytime I got above a speed of 3 or so. I know it's incredibly odd and could have just been a bad batch or something like that but it was the most mind boggling thing to see something continually revert to such a liquidy consistency

[@billyschannel997]

And when it’s on the paint it’s so hard to wipe off

[@muchachogrande2019]

@@billyschannel997 yeah I definitely wouldn't be comfortable using it on certain paints even if it performed great. Now that I think about it that's part of why it was so odd, it was super liquidy and somehow still a pain to remove

[@lowridingtrucks88]

Can you do the Groits pads video?

[@MrBod4life]

please measure =) or do you have another video I can watch since this was 8 months ago/ thanks bro

[@sixkings7831]

Noob question . When cs. You use cleaner wax tyvm

[@filipinoy7937]

There's a spray that your supposed to use with Chemical Guys.

[@dannybailes3948]

Isnt it crazy the stuff he has a deal to make money frim their sales is the stuff that worked best.?

[@GridZilla]

Chemical guys compounds and polishes are trash. Their pads aren't bad. Foam Soaps are great. Waxes pretty good

[@eddiefitzgerald9725]

Yes please can you do a video of the paint dept gauge also keep up the good work love your videos

[@omardelgado8074]

Would love to see a video with paint gauge if possible

[@jesterraj]

WHAT CAN I USE TO TAKE OUT SWIRLL MAKRS FROM MY ELECTRIC GUITAR??

[@SnottyBoscarino]

I use to detail professionally where I got most of my products from PRO, now I spend $100’s of dollars on consumer products and testing them has somehow become a sort of a new hobby of mine. With that being said, from my experience the Meg’s products have consistently been disappointing where the TW products amaze me every time. CG’s products to me compare closely with the TW but still not as good and as they are kind of a “fad” at the moment they are VERY proud of their products price wise which is a downside for DIY or weekend detailers. Vehicle types tested on are…. 2019 Ram Truck 2014 370z NISMO 2015 370z Touring and 2019 370z Heritage Edition

[@Isaiah-gb9ot]

do you think the griots boss series would blow all of these out of the water??

[@lynxman23]

Thank you so much for breaking that down the way you did! Insta-subscribe.

[@imjoshv]

👍👍👍 thanks!

[@stevelangsdorf7307]

If you use the better Turtle Wax products you will get better results. NUFF SAID. MAD RESPECT FROM EAST LONG BEACH 💯

[@jelani2790]

I bet Elmer's glue is a better polish than chemical guys 💀

[@miragexl007]

huh...pondered this this morning on a prestine 2010 car...Ultimate polish vs Ultimate compound. I just went with Ultimate Compound (kind of best of both worlds?)...and that was fine. then followed with Seal and Shine TW

[@mr.rsaldana7377]

Josh did you make make a video on the 3D polishes?

[@DARRENJOHNHARRIS1]

Hi from the UK HELP !!!! My daughter just got her self a pink Fiat 500 it’s had a butterfly sticker removed from the boot. This sticker left a silhouette/ghosting in the paint work the car is 13 years old Barbie, pink and I am out of my depth on how to remove this without having to spray paint this little Fiat and advise please

[@austinbradley3411]

Can I put 3m polish on top of meguiars compound?

[@sirsams22]

Should I clay bar 1st of just a deep wash?

[@edhaney3523]

Is is not obvious that you should have scratched the surface with a know sand paper such as P1000 or P1200 so you'd know what the 3 products were capable of removing? Meg's says it will handle P1200. So with it you'd know if it truly handle it and if the other products could handle it.

[@biofractal78]

Josh.... Min 5:45 YES absolutely please make a video of how much clear coat is removed with different pads including wool. Can't wait..Thx

[@omarstephenson8967]

What's the best compound you've used?

[@Troy-Echo]

I was just looking to do a decent once over on our 11 year old vehicle we were gifted from my mom and it's never had anything but hand or automatic car washes. Thanks for the amazing display of side by side.

[@ivanmaldonado6693]

good information on which to use... question? how much pressure do you apply with the buffer... is it just spreading the compound/ polisher lightly or firm? Thanks in advance ... I am having trouble with my Black Nissan which I cannot get it to where it was when I was impressed by the shine and ended buying the car....Great video!!!!

[@btbd2785]

your mentioned that high speed.orbital polishers can create holograms in the paint because of the heat generated from the high speed "one way motion" of a polisher. apparently FLEX makes an orbital polisher with a positive action drive, its there Flex XCE 10-8 that prevents holograms. I have no idea what the differnece in between an Orbital Polisher with and without Positive Action Drive. what does it do and is this statement true? Have you used this model before? If so, are there any other mfgs that make these types of orbital polishers and do the also prevent Holograms from forming???? Thank you. P.s This is what I hate about Chemical guys is there inconsistency in the performance of ALL of there products. So are very good and others like there paint correcting products , paint seals like Jet seal do not perform well at all! No overall consistency!

[@ryanmarrow9819]

I do Meguire's 110M for compounding first then if need be I follow up with Adams polish then seal with 3D ceramic wax, takes a while but results are insane.

[@tadpole9210a]

After using 3D polishs and compounds I just can't go back to the old Meguiars M110 and M210

[@ethardoin]

I just left the house to go get mcguires. I got chemicals two step and the cutting compound isn’t even removing swirls. It’s weak

[@imjoshv]

yea i agree

[@OG_WOLFNATION]

I always experience heavy dusting when using Meguiars Ultimate Compound. Is this a common problem for anyone?

[@dsb713]

Hey josh I purchased a Simpson mega shot MSH3125 model and I want to start detailing… should I sell it and get an electric pressure washer? ( if I sell it I’m going to try and buy the active 2.0)

[@AshleyWolfe-m3b]

I’m new into this business and I have done a few cars but I old like to know the best polisher for a beginner. I ordered the Ldhthop polisher off Amazon but after watching your videos I don’t know if I should use this one on my car or return it for the max shine as you suggested. Also I did get the Meguiars polish and compound but mine is a 205 ultra finish polish. I’ve used the other meguiars that u have used and just would like to know the difference.

[@chrisramirez1049]

HEEEEY. You should try Menzerna. Its pricey but boy would it make a great review video for someone like you. I actually like the stuff. Highly recommend you try it out.

[@mattolivo]

I just did a range rover with that same chemical guys and I did not have that issue, it only hazed when I worked it too long and I was in the blazing heat of south Mississippi. Idk I just wanted to try the product and it did well for me. I used my M15 pro and got it done, I had to compound and polish the whole car, I used the maxshine pro high foam pads and it only hazed if I worked it too long, but you can get the haze out of there with a quick run of polish. Im new to this so maybe this was beginners luck. Lol

[@TheGameBoy56]

I do not like chemicals because they addd fillers so after car wash u losss a lot of shine I use those German products sonax. And j car combo expensive but work with harbor freight buffer and rupp pad

[@JERROUSS]

Hi Josh, I really like your videos, lots of info. I was wondering if you used CarPro Ultracut compound? I just did my vehicle and I wasn’t impressed, and I used the orange lake country pad. Thanks

[@drfieldswest1337]

Like how you get straight into no bs talking lol get right to it

[@giovannirodriguez2852]

The cutting compounds at Chemical guys doesn’t work for me. And I’ve tried several

[@Rick4345]

I have a 22 WRX. It spends it’s time off in the garage. I had the dealer paint stuff put on. Not that happy with it. I plan on stripping it and starting from square one. Am I doing any harm by compounding and polishing? It’s not my first paint correction. But it is on a new car. Thanks!!

[@ronaiosa126]

CG makes a few pretty good products. Their compounds and polishes are not it though. This combo as well as their V line are just way too underwhelming and finicky

[@devincody1928]

I prefer g360 super fast by farecla and or rupes Da coarse for cutting, for buffing black g360 super fast finish (basically the same thing as that 3D1), and for polish i like rupes uno pure ultrafine polish should try those sometime

[@devinc1887]

I’m new to detailing/correction/polishing. Would you say the 3D One product sits between the Meguiar’s compound/polish?

[@natefidalgo7625]

And really when do you call it buffing as opposed to polishing. Both are very different then sanding and or grinding a surface. But buffing vs polishing seems like you could just call it a harder more coarse polishing = buffing but essentially its all polishing of different detail levels one more coarse then fine. Is my take away. And some seems to call it all polishing. Like compounding could be called the buffing stage and polishing solution the polishing stage i suppose. Anyway like to here your opinion on these question sometime.

[@sergiorobles6819]

Great video . Meguiars has always been my fav . What light would u recommend? Like one you use to see all the imperfections ?

[@MEMcAndrews]

Good idea for a video, but using a totally hammered panel as the baseline didn't work at all. Go the next level and start with a pristine panel before giving it the horse hair treatment.

[@imjoshv]

But if it’s a pristine panel then it wouldn’t show the effectiveness of the compound and polish because there would be nothing to fix

[@kat4animals004]

So with an Aluminum painted trailer .040 ... Would you recommend Compound or Polish? I need to smooth out some scratches.

[@MillionManServices]

Explained 💯 it is what is

[@henryramirez1166]

Well the answer is chemical guy sucks

[@Charkatak]

Last week someone entering the parking spot, scuffed my car's bumper in the rear quarter. Multiple scratch spots where I can feel the scratch, other spots are scuff marks as if someone just rubbed the clear coat and it became dull/matte. No experience and no tools. If I try rubbing compound do you think it might help take off some clear coat and level the scratch? After that I can use polish compound and touch up paint.

[@Toniv1]

Cg recommend a spray of water or there pad conditioner

[@suhailmoola6157]

Very informative, thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and insights.