Originally Posted by ravery
Mike, I'm definitely one who is interested in these new products. I used a scratch and swirl remover on my black XF in September and it did a fair job, but not as good as I had hoped. I used a Sears orbital buffer. So, between the Ultimate Compound and SwirlX, which one is the more aggressive? I would assume the Ultimate Compound.
In my experience the clear coat on the Crossfire is quite hard so a lot of OTC products aren't really up to the task. Neither is a basic orbital buffer, for that matter. Those things just don't have the power to get any real work done.
As to aggressiveness of SwirlX and Ultimate Compound, you're right that UC is more aggressive. Interestingly, both of these are more aggressive than our M83 Dual Action Cleaner Polish from our professional line, and they leave a nicer finish. M83 is a body shop safe, paintable product though, whereas the other two are not.