Meguiar's 1DBK7-25 M0216 Mirror Glaze Fine-Cut Cleaner - 16 oz.

Just the right amount of cut I was looking for I used this on a 65 mustang as part of a last step to some remove swirls, with 47 year old single stage paint I didn't want to over do it and damage the paint. Actually used a microfiber pad on a polisher and got the results I was looking for, a light cut removed deeper swirls and some strange water stains. The dimishing abrasives did the trick and prevented me from over doing it, this is great for vintage cars, allowing you to get you a near perfect paint correction while protecting orginal or old paint.

With the right pad this work miracles

This product works well enough to bring back the dull paint to a nice shine

I had a scratch and went too hard with the buffing wheel leaving a big dull whitened area of my paint...used this and it went away really easily.

Bien

This was my my first attempt using a random orbit/DA buffer to get rid of all the light (?) scratches and swirls on my nautical blue 2014 4Runner LTD. I really try to be diligent and careful, but EVERYTHING seems to affect my 4Runner's finish - microfiber drying, touching while dirty, the California Duster, etc etc. The clear coat is overly susceptible to damage (too soft). My last truck - a Ford - was 13 years old with NO visible damage to the finish. Color had something to do with it (the metallic gold hid it better) , but overall the Ford's finish was just better IMO. Anyways...I wanted to start out using the least aggressive materials possible. So I used this #9 with a light cut foam pad and after two passes with the DA thought "WOW". Not so fast though. Closer inspection under LED light revealed I got rid of the swirls and lightest blemishes but masked the lots of light scratches I presume to be from improper drying or washing (I confess to using a few times out of sheer desperation a silicone brush wash and also a hand car wash that doesn't know how to dry a car right, but living in the Midwest means if I want a clean truck in cold months I sometimes do things I don't want to do or maybe shouldn't do).So why 5 stars then, if it left scratches behind? Because M9 is a light cut only. Like I said I wanted to start with the least aggressive approach. Once I realized I needed more cut, I used Meguiar's Ultimate Compound on a heavier cut pad for 3-4 passes. This got the deeper stuff out. THEN I returned to the #9 for a couple light clean up passes. The Ultimate Compound left things in remarkably good shape but the M9 step put lustre back and smoothed out anything caused by the heavier cut products. Note too, I used minimal pressure on the polisher.Still debating if I will do a final pass with Ultimate Polish. It might be redundant. I will for sure use Meguiar's G36516 Paint Protectant by hand for the final step. Then it's on to the rest of the affected areas.Moral of the story: Each product has a purpose. And everything depends on individual situation - type of finish, hardness of clear coat, depth and type of of blemishing, etc etc. You have to experiment. If you are a novice like me, start with the lightest cut and work your way up as needed. It's more work but a minimalist approach is definitely the safest approach. I've learned a lot about this truck and its finish, and what to expect from various products.

I have a 2017 Ford Explorer (black) and I had a ton of paint chips from gravel trucks, etc. on the highway. Well under the black, it's white so I got a touch up paint kit that did a great job of hiding the blemishes. Unfortunately, when I sanded the paint down it left swirls and it was very hazy. I tried some of Meguiars other products to smooth it out but none of them worked so I saw this product and gave it a try. I first just tried to muscle it with my hands but I just go tired and the swirls never really went away. I then tried a plug in polisher that I got from HB and after about a minute of working the product in and then buffing it off, it was good as new. So, for me, this stuff worked as advertised but I would add that you really need a power polisher to get the results that are promised on the bottle. I realize it all depends on the extent of the swirls so take this review for what it is -- just my experience, your mileage may vary.

This is an old school compound- that's about the best way to describe this. If you keep that in mind (that it's a compound from the old ways) then it will be an "OK" compound but if you start comparing it to the newer compounds by Meguiars, 3M or Wizards etc., it will pale in comparison. Many of the newer compounds are "time released" for a one step process (or darn close to) or they are a "One compound process" in that you use the same compound on the heavy cut pad and the medium cut and the finishing pad. Many of the newer compounds are also thicker so the pad can't sling it around as easily and it doesn't evaporate as quickly.Meguiar's Medium-Cut is a liquid grit compound (you can feel the grit between your fingers) that uses some type of oil (for lubrication?) and is pretty thin as compounds go. I had real troubles with the compound slinging all over the place with both wool and foam pads leaving little on the pad. As other reviews have said, It also dried too fast though I didn't have any troubles removing it as some others had. This product will require a second step with dedicated pads for each product. The finish it leaves is indicative of a step 1 product in a 3 step process. You will also need to have a sponge, bucket and towels on hand because it's going to sling that liquid grit all over and if you just wipe it off you may risk marring another surface.So there you have it. If you like doing things the old way (because you were taught that way or you did it that way for XX years) then this stuff will work out great for you and it is capable of delivering the same great results as the newer products. However, if you are new to compounding/polishing, want to save time and/or money than look into the newer products like Meguiars 105 and 205, 3M Perfect It series or Wizards Mystic series or their Turbo Cut and Finish cut.