Meguiar's Professional Synthetic Sealant 2.0 M2116 - Premium Synthetic Car Paint Sealant, Long-Lasting Protection, Additional Gloss and Hydrophobic Properties for High Water Beading, 16 Oz Liquid

This is probably the best stuff I have used to take out heavy swirls and deeper scratches with. I have used this with a rotary with a wool pad to get out heavy swirls and the random deeper scratches at the same time in about 4 or 6 passes at speed 1600 to 1800 RPM with some pressure on the first 2 or 3 passes and just the weight of the machine the last two or so.Used it today with a foam cutting pad on the rotary at a speed of 1400 to 1600 RPM used the same 4 to 6 passes as above. Got the swirls out and finished out pretty good.I have also used this with cutting foam pads on the dual action polisher and it removed heavy swirls very well. Just not so much with the deeper scratches like the wool pad did, at least not without doing more passes with heavy pressure. Still used the 4 to 6 passes with heavy downward pressure for the first 3 passes and light pressure on the last 2 or 3 passes. This actually finishes out pretty well this way with very little need to use a polish afterwards.Im pretty sure you could finish out very well with this even by using it with a polishing pad for real light swirls ... just finish of with light pressure for the last couple or few passes.Being that this compound uses SMAT abrasives (the abrasives dont break down) this allows the product to cut really fast and allow for fewer passes than compounds/products that use DAT abrasives (abrasives that break down with more passes). Which of course will save you time and effort.This does dust up using the wool pad quite a bit.. but that is usually from having too much loaded on the wool pad along with the heat generated. If after a few passes you feel like its a bit dry you can mist the paint area with a little bit of water to reactivate the compund and do a few more passes. With foam pads I dont have near as much dusting when used on the rotary ... on the dual action however it will dust pretty good. But the dust doesnt ever hurt the paint finish or the performance of the compound.This is a great compound to use in a variety of ways. The method depends on your level of defects, paint hardness, and what you condider good enough.

I definitely recommend this cutting compound. I smooths out minor abrasions, takes out swirls from sanding, and is a good way to prep for polishing. This is a good price and a good value for what it provides. It will keep a vehicle looking nice.

I used this with a rotary buffer and a MENZERNA 6 Inch Polishing Pad HEAVY CUT for Scratch Repair. I was mainly trying to get a long 6" wide and four foot long abrasion off the passenger side of my car. I went over the sections many times and did get a good amount of the abrasion minimized. But, it is still noticeable in spots. It could be my technique or gear, but overall I felt like it was a good compound but not excellent. It is very tough to remove with a soft cloth if it dries or comes close to drying. But, it's a fine line between it being wet and smearing around or being a little too dry/thin and really having to work at it to get the residue off. It did work well at getting most of my headlight lens "fog" off. But once again, difficult to wipe off the residue.

Great purchase and quality 👌Easy to apply

I’ve used this for paint correction with a random orbit buffer on several cars. The finish comes out really well with a 4-stage job.

I tried 2 milder scratch removal compounds. Didn’t work. Tried this as a last resort. BINGO.Made scratches almost disappear! The scratches weren’t very deep but enough for the other stuff not to do anything. This worked great!

I purchased this after reading rave reviews in several different forums and websites. The reviewers were right. This product does exactly what it is intended to do. It's perfect for compounding a vehicle in need of paint correction. If you have swirls and light scratches, then this is what you use if you want to eliminate them. For those that use off the shelf waxes at the auto store (as I used to do), they only temporarily cover up the swirls, they do not remove them. I spent close to 30 hours researching how to properly do paint correction and this was one of the most hyped compounding polishes out there from the pros.I started by using a clay bar and clay lubricant on my car to remove the contaminants in the clear coat that even the M105 won't pull out. Then after washing the car, I used a Porter Cable DA polisher (also purchased here on Amazon) to compound the car's surface with the appropriate pad (typically orange). I worked in 2 foot by 2 foot sections and used cross hatch patterns to assure even coverage. This really brought out a lot of shine and this isn't even the polishing stage yet! It wouldn't pull out one heavier scratch that I have, but it made quick work of the smaller scratches and completely removed the swirl marks. Keep in mind that this is an abrasive. You don't want to use this every time you detail your car because it removes a very small amount of the clear coat. You should hopefully only have to use this once to correct the issues then you can maintain the paint from there.I then used Meguiar's M205 to polish the car, again using the DA but this time with a white pad designed for polishing This is what brings out the shine! It's like wood working.. you start with a rougher 120 grit to get the majority of the roughness out, then move up to a less aggressive 240 grit sandpaper to smooth it out even more. These products are simply liquid sandpaper - one has more grit and the other has less. One does the dirty work, the other finishes it offFor what it's worth, I then followed up the polishing with 2 coats of sealant and 2 coats of Carnuba wax. The before and after is simply amazing and that's saying a lot because the car I did all of this on is yellow, not a color known for high gloss and reflection quality like you see on darker carsHighly recommended!

It works but man is it hard to get off!!! Best way is put it on with an orbital buffer then IMMEDIATELY wipe it off! It did remove swirl marks and scratches within reason.