​Understanding the defects is important as it helps you choose exactly what you needed and you do not want to go over it. Because going more than what you needed means cutting off more of your paint away. The image below pinpoints the common defects clearly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you have no serious defects and only want to restore the shine to your car, a standard polish is good enough. Because the standard polish only removes contaminants on top of the paint and hardly touches things below the surface. Just like this image below, the main problem of the paint is the stubborn dirt and grease on top of the surface making it looks dull and losing the glossiness it suppose to have.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But if your paint condition is severe like this image below then you need something more than a standard polish. Meguiar’s Ultra Cut Compound can the job very well. But make sure you got someone experienced like us as the heavy cutting power is not easy to handle.