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I’ll begin by saying that the ‘system’ works well. Sorry, I have no pictures, just gonna have to take my word, I guess.
After the winter mayhem, instead of getting her car ‘caught up‘, I wanted to wait and really give the ‘Ultimate System’ a good go. It has been kept clean etc, but not up to ‘our’ standards.
Car in question: 2000 Subaru Outback, black. A genuine daily driver. Swirls and smallish scratches from the long miserable winter. Lives in the garage when not being driven.
“Stuff” Used: Ultimate Compound
Ultimate Polish
Ultimate Wax
Ultimate Quik Detailer
5 ½ “ Orange, White, Black CCS Pads
4” Orange, White, Blue CCS Pads
PCXP
Couple o’ beers
Process: I did clay the horizontal surfaces (hood, roof, areas by the side windows), the vertical surfaces passed the ‘Baggie Test.’
I first tried the polish with a white pad just to see what would need more correction. As I figured at the on set, the hood/roof were gonna need some help.
The sides came out much better than I thought they would. Enough so, I did not need to use UC on all of the area(s). Just a few spots here and there.
I used a 5 ½ “ Orange with the UC on the hood and was able to remove 95-98% of the scratches with just one section pass. For the those little areas that needed help, I switched to a 4” and hit those spots separately. Surprisingly, just using the UC…I could have easily called it good and moved on to UW (liquid).
I went back over the whole with a 5 ½ “ and 4” black pads using UPolish. After this step, I looked to see what needed help. There were a few deeper scratches here and there. To be honest, I wasn’t going to chase them down. It was (yes, past tense) those defects that we have trained ourselves to recognize.
I then used a 4” blue and Uwax. Did two panels, then wiped off the first one, applied to panel 3, wipe off number 2 panel…on and on. EASY removal! It was during the wipe off, those pesky scratches just seemed to glow at me. Oh well, “I‘ll just let the wax cure overnight and hit those areas tomorrow.”
Next morning, as I was grabbing a new 4 incher…I can’t find the scratches! Moved the car out onto the daylight to see how the UW laid down…some ‘splotchy’ areas. Gentle wipe with a TINY bit of UQD took care of that. Here’s the kicker (to me)…no scratches! Best I can figure is, as the UW cured, it filled just enough to hide them. Time will tell, for how long.
My Disclaimer: I have been a ‘brown bottle’ user for many years. That’s not to say, I haven’t used other product lines…just more aligned with ‘brown’. With the results I had with the Ultimate line, the ease and satisfaction in using it… I may very well be using more black than brown in the future.
Good job Meguiar’s!
Thanx for reading...
Bill
After the winter mayhem, instead of getting her car ‘caught up‘, I wanted to wait and really give the ‘Ultimate System’ a good go. It has been kept clean etc, but not up to ‘our’ standards.
Car in question: 2000 Subaru Outback, black. A genuine daily driver. Swirls and smallish scratches from the long miserable winter. Lives in the garage when not being driven.
“Stuff” Used: Ultimate Compound
Ultimate Polish
Ultimate Wax
Ultimate Quik Detailer
5 ½ “ Orange, White, Black CCS Pads
4” Orange, White, Blue CCS Pads
PCXP
Couple o’ beers
Process: I did clay the horizontal surfaces (hood, roof, areas by the side windows), the vertical surfaces passed the ‘Baggie Test.’
I first tried the polish with a white pad just to see what would need more correction. As I figured at the on set, the hood/roof were gonna need some help.
The sides came out much better than I thought they would. Enough so, I did not need to use UC on all of the area(s). Just a few spots here and there.
I used a 5 ½ “ Orange with the UC on the hood and was able to remove 95-98% of the scratches with just one section pass. For the those little areas that needed help, I switched to a 4” and hit those spots separately. Surprisingly, just using the UC…I could have easily called it good and moved on to UW (liquid).
I went back over the whole with a 5 ½ “ and 4” black pads using UPolish. After this step, I looked to see what needed help. There were a few deeper scratches here and there. To be honest, I wasn’t going to chase them down. It was (yes, past tense) those defects that we have trained ourselves to recognize.
I then used a 4” blue and Uwax. Did two panels, then wiped off the first one, applied to panel 3, wipe off number 2 panel…on and on. EASY removal! It was during the wipe off, those pesky scratches just seemed to glow at me. Oh well, “I‘ll just let the wax cure overnight and hit those areas tomorrow.”
Next morning, as I was grabbing a new 4 incher…I can’t find the scratches! Moved the car out onto the daylight to see how the UW laid down…some ‘splotchy’ areas. Gentle wipe with a TINY bit of UQD took care of that. Here’s the kicker (to me)…no scratches! Best I can figure is, as the UW cured, it filled just enough to hide them. Time will tell, for how long.
My Disclaimer: I have been a ‘brown bottle’ user for many years. That’s not to say, I haven’t used other product lines…just more aligned with ‘brown’. With the results I had with the Ultimate line, the ease and satisfaction in using it… I may very well be using more black than brown in the future.
Good job Meguiar’s!
Thanx for reading...
Bill
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