Meguiar's for final polish

[Nate Perkins]

Hi folks,

Has anyone here tried a product called "Meguiar's Scratch X" for doing final polish on a project (e.g., instead of rottenstone)?

Based on threads here and a Google search I figured I'd try the automotive polish route, and noticing that a lot of people recommend the Meguiar's brand. I dropped into the local auto parts store thinking "Meguiar's, how tough can it be?" Unfortunately, there are about half a dozen products by that manufacturer.

This will be my first try at using an automotive compound. Yes, I'll try it on a scrap piece first :-)

Cheers, Nate

[Jim Behning]

[Mike Pio]

Nate,

I don't have experience with the Meguiar's product, but is it as fine as rottenstone? As you're probably aware, rottenstone is a very, very fine powder which should be used after a series of sandpapers and pumice powder to remove the scratch patterns left by those grits. I recently used rottenstone as the final step on a project, and it brought out a true mirror shine. Not sure what you're going for, but I'd certainly suggest you try samples of each first.

Good luck!

-m

[Fly-by-Night CC]

I read a tip somewhere recently about using Bon-Ami ("Hasn't scratched yet.") cleanser in place of rottenstone. Claim was that Bon-Ami is an even finer abrasive.

[GerryG]

[Nate Perkins]

"Mike Pio" wrote: ...

Hi Mike,

Thanks to you and the others for the replies. I am not sure if the Meguiar's is finer than rottenstone; I guess I'll need to try it out on a scrap to see. Previously I, too, have been using rottenstone but thought I'd try a change of pace. The rottenstone is great except that it tends to be a little messy and is tough to remove from the cracks -- it might be that the automotive polishes have the same downside.

Cheers, Nate

[Mike Marlow]

Automotive compounds do have this same downside. The newer 3M products aren't as nasty as the older stuff when it comes to cleanup - they don't dry like concrete the way the previous compound did. It's still a cleanup effort though.

[Nate Perkins]

Thanks, Mike. I might give the automotive compound a try on some scrap, but it sounds like I'll probably stick with rottenstone for the real project.

Cheers, Nate

p.s. Thanks to all who posted a reply!

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[TomL]

Thanks a lot. I fell off my freakin' chair and now my stomach hurts...

TomL