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  • stupid video! thanks to this i screwed up my car paint, it looked better before with the scratch, now it has small scratches surrounding the one i was trying to get rid off plus the paint has this no shine to it !!!

    DO NOT USE RUBBING COMPOUND, save yourself a headache.

  • if u want to fix that no-shine spot, just get some touch up spray paint (car brand) from a auto store. cover up and tape off any places u dont want the paint to hit using newspaper and painters tape( found at any hardware store). spray from top to bottom about 6" away, then spray at a 45 degree angle from top to bottom to avoid tiger striping.

  • polish and wax it afterwards.

  • woe that rubbing compound really works.

  • yea you should have used polishing compound instead because now it looks flat and hazy compared to the wrest of the bumper paint. And its says right on the rubbing compound container to use a wet cloth, rubbing with a back and forth movement, and dont use on plastics. But hell it did take the crap off :)

  • IT'S LIKE MAGICAL POOP

  • Fake

    

  • Thank you! I let my friend drive my new BMW 7series and the next thing you know he's right into a pole. This helped return it to its former showroom shine.

    Great vid good howto. :)

  • It look's all dull i had to repaint my whole labo's passenger door.

  • I had something just like that, i used the heavy duty at first then switched to the light polish and it looks 70x better! gotta Love this stuff

  • That's probably single stage black, OEM whites are still mostly single stage. Meguiar's makes compound and polish with clear in mind.

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  • This stuff is damn good , some idiot scratched my car while reversing out of a parking lot and made big scratches to my cars back pumper , using this stuff its almost like new , after you wax it and it 's almost like new.

    Fucking love it, thank you so much Turtle wax for making this awesome product.

  • Now just wax it and you're good.

  • What did you use to rub with? Paper towel, rag, what?

  • i accidentally scraped the side of my garage, and now have a scuff mark . i'm going to try this! thanks for posting.

  • this will take off excess dupli color right? got some excess on my truck when it bled. Where can i buy this compound?

  • Looks bad. You gotta be careful with rubbing compound you can fuck your paint finish up if you use the wrong technique, remember this stuff is an abrasive paste and what it is doing is removing a fine level of Clearcoat, if you rub to hard you can go thru the clearcoat and cut the paint, then its a respray/touchup job. If i were doing this i would use Polishing Compound which is less abrasive, then i wld use a polish and a wax/sealant and i would use a damp microfibre towel not a paper cloth.

  • @Azureecosse biggest mistake in this video was not using water with the compound. It takes alittle longer but theres no haze and you follow with polishing compound/water after on the whole bumper if its a older car

  • Thats not a scratch thats just paint from the object you hit you dumbass.

  • BTW I bought some of this for my front bumper as well and did great. Thanks for the video. I did some wet sanding for the body and it's looking really good.

  • when you say okie dokie you sound just like balky from perfect strangers. Good show from the late 80's early 90's I believe.

  • Your suppose to rub it in a back and forth motion not circular. Circular will leave circular scratches on the paint. And yes I know putting the hard shell wax on next you won't see it but it's only so long before you need to wax it again. I did my whole Dodge B2500 Conversion Van today. First I used the compound on the whole van then had to remove it. Then I went ahead and put the Hard Shell Wax on and removed it too. Took me about 5 hours doing it by hand, I don't have any machine to do it.

  • Nice

  • does this stay permanently black?? Can you ever see the scrapes again?? Please let me know thanks!!

  • @I3lackl3ear i would use a Polishing compound instead my friend , the technique shown here is a bit rough and overtime it will start to look worse. You got to use a wax sealant after this compound to stop the paintwork from degrading against the elements, also i would wash the compounded area with soapy water and allow to dry before applying a waxing sealant stops cross contamination of the products. I used to do this type of work for a living, it can look great if you take your time.

  • @Azureecosse thanks!!! 

  • You hit a pole? Fucking moron!

  • FUC*&^*&6~!| YOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUU!!!!

    FREAK!!

    TURTLE WAX FOOLS ME! I DID BOUGHT THIS TURTLE WAX RUBBING COMPOUND THE SAME COLOR THE SAME CONTAINER WHEN I TRY IT TO A SMALL SCRATCH IT DIDNT WORK!!! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! FUC^^& YOUUUUUUUUUUU!!!! YOU WASTE MY MONEY!!

  • @listojay You first have to fallow the directions and it's not for scratches were the paint is missing. It's for little scratches. Then after you do that your suppose to wax and polish it. You don't put abrasive compound on thinking it's going to be shiny and scratch free like that. And if you did all I said and still came out with a scratch you're a liar. I have scratches on my paint from steel wool and this stuff plus the wax got rid of them and the paint 16 years old an oxidized like new now.

  • @listojay How deep was the scratch? Did it penetrate the clearcoat? Are you sure you applied the compound the right way? (damn cloth, work into cloth, use mild to moderate pressure at first while applying and slowly lighten up as you work it into the scratch, finish by gently dusting away the compound.) And did you follow up with polishing compound and wax?

  • NEXT: POLISHING COMPOUND

    AFTER: WAX

    RESULT: SHOWROOM

  • thats fucking awesome dude

  • i hav e a shit load of oxidation...i cant get it off to save my life...maybe i need polishing compound...

  • Respond to this video... i guess none of these types of products are effective without a polisher.

  • @nevarezga the scratch that i was trying to remove was bearly even a clear coat scratch. it was one that i purposely made with my fingernail in the inside part of the door. my nails cant scratch through paint or metal. but this product didnt even remove any swirls from my paint. tho i didnt have a polisher. I bought meguires swirl x and scratch x. and both them done the same thing this rubbing compound done. all i was trying to do is remove some swirl marks from my paint.

  • wow that was like majic! I never knew it was such a thing out! ill be sure to keep some of that in the garage!

  • @Lilmiket1000 well i went and purchased this product from autozone yesterday and i spent hrs rubbing this on my one scratch on my car and its still there. it done absolutely nothing for me. so i gave it to my friend to try and see on his paint job. and it done absolutely nothing for him either. SCAM.

  • @Lilmiket1000 You do realize if the scratch is too deep rubbing compound won't cut enough to remove it right? Sometimes you have to start with 1500 or even 1000 grit sandpaper to work the scratch out, then use the rubbing compound to buff out the scratches of the sand paper, finally polishing compound to touch off the microscratches the rubbing compound created. I use this stuff all the time and it works a dream, you must be doing it wrong.

  • What a great video of my rubbing compound hard at work! I'm glad you were happy with the results. Mind if I post your video on my Facebook Page?

    Thanks!

    -Tommy

  • worst pitch-man ever

  • You just messed that bumper up bad rubbing compound basically acts like sand paper

  • how much did they pay you for that cheesy bit? next time you make a video try not to sound so cheesy.

  • good to see your polishings better than your driving!!

  • Where do you get this stuff.

  • @snipesnrifles auto zone or petboys or oriley's or napa go have fun

  • i used this it said it soposible removes ocidation i used it all it and when i removed it all it did was high light the oxidation orange so i had to must out the trusty swirl x from meguiars to remove this shit

  • i'll try this one. tnx for the vid

  • Thanks for the tip! I scraped a pole, too, and I'm going to get some and see how it works.

  • Are you removing paint the post left on the car or buffing scratches out?

  • i hope this makes my car look better. i hit a barb wire fence with my lexus. prob not but lets hope lol

  • use a polishing compound to restore the gloss and protect it with a quality wax

  • Thanks for the video mate, very helpful!

  • Did you know they make it out of real turtles?

  • you should sand this a bit . but is nice anyway .thanx i will buy this stuff

  • does it work good with headlights

  • OMFG! I'm ganna buy that stuff! Thx, dude!

  • good stuff. I see you were pretty impressed by this turtle wax when you hit your car first time on the pole.

    Do you recommend any product for light scratches ?

  • DO NOT USE THIS ON CLEARCOAT... EVER! some idiot at autozone recommended I use this crap to remove hard water spots, I applied it to my car and destroyed my clearcoat on my hood!

  • @TroubleMan21C Yeah, you only use this if the paint is very, veryy damaged, like paper sand. This remove a layer of pain so the paint in the interior is like new. If you use ths hard on clearcoat it will remove the clearcoat. For waterspot use cleaners or/ and claybars. Polishing compund also works but again it will remove some of the paint.

  • @prbrianpr Yeah, I know now... my only gripe is that Autozone recommended I use it, I feel stupid for not using common sense and going along with the recommendation anyway... should have known better.

  • @TroubleMan21C Yeah that happend. Not only in this. I always be aware abut shop recomendation they dont know all all times, best use internet, now I use internet reviews for all and never gets dissapointed.

  • i bought rubbing compund should i also buy polishing compund for using after

  • i bought rubbing compund should i also buy polishing compund for using after?

  • Yeh dude add some polish then some wax to get the shine and protection there! :D

  • iss that is tissue paper please reply me thanks bye

  • @attitudesahsan He probably is using tissue, but if you ever need to do anything like this, make sure to use only microfiber cloths.

  • if u want to save some money u can use some nail polish remover. I had a spot just like that where the car hit the side of the garage and i used nail polish remover and a brillo pad worked perfect.

  • I saw Autozone guys recommending Turtle Wax Rubbing Compound T-230 and Turtle Wax Polishing Compound T-241 to customers without asking what kind of pain they are working on. Turtle Wax, however, strongly recommends, for clear coat, trying products that are less aggressive than those two. On clear coat, Rubbing Compound T-230 will create haze and scratch that are very hard to fix by hand. Polishing Compound T-241 is milder than T230, but it also creates some visible scratches on clear coat.

  • NO way I dont believe you!

  • Guess this stuff works real well for foggy headlights too! Good stuff. Turtle wax brand has been around for a long time.

  • Si efectivamente solo le falta el pulidor de corte mas fino y una cera protectora encima y listo

  • HOLY FUCK!! That did it so fucking bether!

    I need to buy that shit!

  • oky doky

    looool

  • There is nothing wrong with the Turtle Wax product ... you just used the wrong one and very swiftly destroyed your clear coat. The green tub Polishing Compound will do the job, with considerable effort, and little paint effect. ALL compounds will effect clear coat and paint no matter what brand ... thats the nature of a polisher/scratch/swirl/scuff remover!! They dont magically remove scratches ... they smooth down the surroundings areas of the blemish to make them less visable!

  • you should really put some wax or somethin on there cuz u can tell that it took away some of your clear coat along with the paint from that pole you hit

  • So i should use the premium rubbing compound follow up by the premium polish compound?

  • that looks more like scruff marks left by the pole versus paint being scratched off... correct?

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  • i did the same exact thing to my brand new g37x yesterday, i took it to my friend and he used this and fixed it up to almost new!

  • oh shit magic

  • now put turtle wax ice polish on that and it will make it shine like new!

  • I'm a professional detailer, and that stuff messed up ur paint

  • I really hate this red rubbing compound, I have to repaint my car cause is to abrasive?

  • use a polish to restore it 100%

  • Does this work for Rock chips?

  • I actually used the Turtle Wax premium grade rubbing compound this past weekend and it did a hell of a job restoring the shine and getting those annoying scratches off my clear coat. Unlike this stuff, it was a white gel.

  • @havinthangs55

    So the Turtle wax premium grade rubbing compound is far superior and the paint will not look dull? It is good against scratches, I assume.

  • @CoolDojo9000

    it is a pretty good rubbing compound, given it's ability to get rid of scratches, heavy oxidation, and blemishes

    after I used it, I applied the turtle wax ice polish and my paint never looked better

  • @havinthangs55

    Great, thank you very much.

  • the white paint is gone, and so is the surrounding clear coat.

    you should have used the green labled turtle wax.

    the red shit sucks.

    i wax my boat with the green shit, and it doesnt hurt the finish. red shit will.

    thats my opinion.

  • @ed563 how much is the green shit? do i just go to autozone and ask for the green shit?

  • @Bahzad23.... just walk up to the counter and demand the green shit... if they cannot provide your request.... go elsewhere. If they ask for a part number, give them this number... GR33NSH1T. That should answer your question, thanks for listening.

  • How Long does it last? Do the scratches come back?

  • why didnt u use the green one? wasnt that a scratch?

  • whats the difference between rubbing compound & polishing compound?

    which goes first?

  • @mrpr1ngles

    rubbing compound always before polishing compound.

    Rubbing compound is a more abrasive compound than polishing compound. It is maid to remove deeper swirls/scratches/scuff marks. When you are using rubbing compound, ALWAYS follow with polishing compound THEN a coat of wax. Polishing compound will condition the paint and wax will protect it.

  • notice how the paint dulled out after that?

  • @cheetncat yeah cuz what that rubbing compound does is basically cut that paint rub off, i would only recommend using this compound on a very small spot like a car sideview mirror that got some paint rub. probably should have used this heavier compound first to start getting off the paint that was on top cuz it looke like some real thick paint rub, and then use a finer compound to remove the remaining paint that was closer to the actual level of the cars finish

  • @cheetncat hand polishing and waxing that area could improve the shine close to what it was but in my experience if the paint is dulled like this or worse its gonna take professional grade polish with a buffer to restore the shine back to this section for long term, hand polish and wax will only restore the area temporarily, even good waxes and polishes at parts stores really only enhance paint that's already shiny. very difficult to make dull paint shiny by hand And have the shine LAST!

  • polish

  • So, i know i sound dum for this. But do you have to always use a microfiber cloth to wax and compund cars?

  • @noopsky13 in one spot it would be ok to use a very clean 100% cotton cloth like a soft tshirt, but if you're going to do a whole car then yes microfiber is definitely a must! like a 24 pack at sams in the janitorial section is less than 10 dollars, if you take ur car through automatic car washes then it doesnt matter what cloth you use cuz your paint will get swirled and scratched up anyways.but if u really care about your car and wash it by hand then yes, you should also dry with microfiber

  • No. But microfibers always yield the best results, even the cheap ones.

  • whats the difference between rubbing compound and wax?

  • Rubbing compound is an abrasive that removes a small amount of paint. Wax gives the paint a protective coating that keeps it from oxidizing.

  • @Gullmot thats little scary. i will stick w/ wax.

  • @koorboi

    Its not as scary as it seams. If rubbing compound is applied by hand it is almost fool proof. However when applied with a buffer, you have a lot more room for error and run the risk of damaging the paint more than it was before

  • TOOTHPASTE DOES THE SAME THING!!!!

  • it didnt do that for my car......

  • nice

  • It would be nice to know how abrasive this is compared to Meguiar's Ultimate Compound. I need to get some water etchings off my hood.

  • you should make video about the next step:

    "turtle wax polishing compound"

  • how does this compare to meguiars scratch x 2.0 ????

  • Would you reccomend this for wax prep?

  • so you were so impressed that you had to scrape you car on a pole again !!! ?

  • you only did half the job, after the rubbing compound you use polishing compound to bring the gloss back to that dull paint.

  • yup. The turtlewax rubbing compound is one of the more abrasive compounds on the market. Just a little will leave minor swirl marks. Need to polish, seal, and wax after.

  • @LarryDavidFreak last night I noticed some small scratches on the side of my metallic silver car. I used the same rubbing compound and, not only did it NOT remove the scratch, but it made the surrounding area dull. I looked closely and you can see the tiny scratches left by the abrasives. I used Turtle Wax polish over it but it did nothing. Then I used Meguiar's Wax and it restored it about 70% but I can still notice it. Am I missing something??

  • @FeceMcGee turtle wax is a very cheap brand and their products are low quality. once the wax wears off it will be back to what it was before, i recommend buying a higher quality polish, meguiars ultimate compound works well . a job like that takes alot of elbo grease, a buffer is the best thing

  • @LarryDavidFreak thanks Larry! Yeah I'm set to throw that turtle wax crap away. Also, I'm thinking that using rubbing compound on a superficial scratch on the door was probably overkill huh? Especially considering my car is a 2010... MAN I wish I wasn't so hasty... this is my first new car so the tiniest scratch throws me into a frenzy

    I heard these polishes are also slightly abrasive (although not like rubbing compound).. would the Meguiars Ultimate Compound on a new car would be ok?

  • @FeceMcGee meguiars ultimate compound would be perfectly fine to use, it isnt very abrasive, but it requires a good amount of hand buffing. Depending on the severity of the scratch it might have been better to put touch up paint on it. a way to tell if the scatch cannot be removed with compound is if you take your finger nail and go over the scratch and you can feel bumps or grooves, than there is no use using compound

  • @LarryDavidFreak thanks larry! I appreciate all the tips.. i'll give the meguiars ultimate compound a shot

  • @FeceMcGee turtle wax makes very cheap low quality products thus not so great results. a good polish is meguiars ultimate compound, it is best to use an applicator pad when rubbing to minimize the amount of marring to the paint. a buffer works much better than by hand and it is a hell of alot easier

  • @LarryDavidFreak he obviously doesnt care, its not a lambo or a bugatti

  • @tuugfo its still pretty important he thought he was done he obviosly thought that it was the best he was going to get it to look

  • Hmm.... you were impressed BEFORE you took this video ??

  • lol

  • he did half of the impact, he did the fender and was impressed, then made this video...

  • lol

  • you can also use mr clean magic eraser for stuff like this.. still has abrasives, COULD mess up your paint.. just keep it wet. and rub away

  • mjurisa,

    you have it backwards, bare metal, Primer, Base coat(colour), multiple coats of CLEAR!

    if the scratch or paint transfer is in the clear coat then rubbing compound will work for the inexperienced. If it is deeper than the clear coat then you will need alot of practice to fix it yourself

  • Turtle WAX is good stuff!

  • Every car "paint" consist of a few layers of different sort of protective coats,and the final colour is the last film if there is no colorless varnish above it. With the use of such products as you acctually remove the damaged part of the colour-film making it thiner. And you can do it as long as you have enough colour. At some point you will acftualy erase the colour and reveal the protective film underneath it.

  • You did just about everything wrong and still got a decent result... I'd say that speaks well for the product.

    Yea, you should have started with something milder, a lot of people that "know what they're doing" will do that, and just rub harder and actually cause more localized damage. You should have used something softer (microfiber...) and wet it before hand, so you probably caused some fine scratches.

    Get some polish or cleaner wax buff it and don't worry about the rest of the noise.

  • good video, i personally use rubbing compound too, and i really want to tell people that, rubbing compound DOES work in a magical way, you won't believe how effective it is unless you try it

  • No Fucking Way. That's Impossible! Your car was blue and that wax was a pinkish color. this video is FAKE

  • Umm...that's not wax, it's RUBBING compound. And what does the color have to do with it? The wax I use is white and I use it on a black car. It doesn't turn my car white.

  • oh i see.

  • Can you use any type of cloth or sponge for this?

  • how about turtle wax F21 ???? it's good too ?

  • ICE is the best all around for a finishing coat

  • but how about F21 ? bad or good man ?

    thx for the hint.....

  • its ok

  • i like the one in the green squeezable bottle better but the red stuff smells kinda good

  • that stuff kicks ass

  • ok first off this guy dose not know a thing u should wet ur applicator then use a small amount of rubbing compound until all the scratches are gone then you use polishing compound to make it shine again then you hit it with a fresh cote of wax if all these steps are to hard to follow then don't try

  • spell it "coat"... but you're right, the wax will do it ONLY if you apply the rubbing compound correctly... he scratched a bit too much there at the end...

  • What a awesome review. I also used it on my silver 04 Accord that had a similar scratch. The polish fixed it!

  • Will it remove bird crap oxidation?

  • yep

  • how you need to polish and wax that sucker or else its gonna look like crap after a dozen washes.

  • Will it become better if you use polishing compound after?

  • yeh use a wax after and that sorts the little bits out this stuff is mainly for the big scrapes

  • Where can you buy this?

  • every were

  • Invest in a buffer.

  • Wait, do you put a clear coat on, and then use a polishing compound? Im currently in the process of trying to fix scratches on my car. I already used touch up paint, and am trying to make it blend in with the rest of the car.

  • excuse me no need the machine? to rubbed.. its okey if hand work only with coat?

  • magic

  • Man at least use a proper applicator next time like a foam pad or microfiber towel. You'll notice how the paint looks "hazy" or blurry. That's because there's a ton of tiny scratches in it. You need to finish off the job with a finishing polish and use some good quality equipment.

  • yup like phatso said.. use a polishing compound back to get the gloss and depth back to that black paint. then follow up with a 2 thin coats of wax

  • just polish and wax it to get the shine back and protect ur paint

  • you do realalize you rubbed most of the clear coat off i only use rubbing compound on headlights and things with out paint you need to comeback with a spot of clear coat or put a shit load of wax on it

  • your actually very wrong

  • i take that back he did rub it off haha sorry

  • oh if u use some brasso on that with a verry soft cloth it will polish it up really good

  • thats sick,

    i love rubbing compound.u can even use it on your head lights to get that nice new look :)

    you can also use it to take scratches out of you psp screen,and alot of other stuff.

    i wouldnt use anything other that turtle or 3M.

    all others kinda suck in my opp.

  • meguiars is really great i think

  • u had asked this question on yahoo as well..hehe

  • NO WAY!

    Yeh...ummm...any heavily abrasive compound will do that.....Also...thats rubbing compound, not polish and it really isnt good for you paint... You wouold of scratched the hell out of it

    Use alchohol or a tiny bit of thinners...See how now the paints not shiny? Its scratched to living hell...Rubbing Compound is used after you paint a car

  • if u want it to shine, use the turtle wax wax polishing copound right after, pretty much the same aplication and u should get back some of the shine u lost and then if you wax it the shine will definitely come back. it will look like new.

  • what kind of cloth did you use?

  • looks like he just used a regular old shop towel, its sold just like brawny towels for the kitchen

  • might wanna polish it with same brand and then wax it so it blends in

  • Wow very very good! Wasn´t expecting it whould be that good.

    5/5 stars :)

  • do you know if this stuff works on headlights to remove hazing and scratches?

  • It's a polish, so yes, it works to a large extent. It should be kept damp.

    You know, in Europe plastic headlamps are not permitted. I guess in the US they figure it helps drive the economy... and America couldn't care less about headlight glare anyway. Look at all the morons driving around with their landing lights on. (In Europe they'd be cited for using fogs in the absence of fog.)

  • i use alcohol to get rid of paint marks then repolish it