Griot's Garage Complete Compound, Car Scratch Remover for all Automotive Paint Finishes, Removes Scratches, Swirl Marks, Water Spots, Oxidation and Other Defects, 10862, 16oz

When I first bought Griot's Complete Compound, I wasn't really sure what to expect, I had low expectations. Little did I know that I was in for a big surprise, my first thought was I had completely wasted my money, because I already had Turtlewax light-duty metal polish compound which is white, and Turtle wax heavy duty red compound, which both of these products work and I mostly have no complaints but one. The light-duty TW compound was frustrating me, mostly because it was only good for light scratches and surface marks so I needed something else for heavy-duty scratches and that's where Grigots Complete compound comes in. Now ideally this is for glossy painted surfaces, but I had to see if those would work on chrome plated and other metal finishes to see what it did.After using it, I was pleasantly surprised, if you look at the pictures that I provided of a 1970s Schwinn stamped bottom bracket you'll notice there is a difference especially if you look at the third picture of the two keyed washers one says dull one says shiny. The shiny keyed washer is after I used compound and wax, whereas the dull keyed washer (granted this was cadmium-plated parts I was polishing) is what it already looked like with no polish or compound applied. Now as for if it is heavy-duty at first that was hard to say. But after using it I would say at least for polishing metal I'd say it's more medium-duty to heavy-duty. For glossy coated paint it would work great, I am sure, and I will test it on my 1965 Schwinn Deluxe Stingray I am repainting burnt coppertone orange after I apply a clear coat. As for metal polishing, it seems like it works pretty well and I couldn't be happier. There are some chrome-plated parts I want to try out next and see what the results would be, for the moment though I am very pleased with this product. For the price it seems a little steep for compound but obviously, there's a major difference between cheap compound that is more clay/playdoughy-like (not really sure how else to describe that), vs a more expensive compound that is more like cream or toothpaste consistency. Would I use this over Turtlewax? Yes and no, it depends if I need to remove light scratches or medium scratches. or if I want something more cream than clay-like, compared to turtle wax I will admit that it takes a lot more to clean up turtle wax because especially if it gets into spoke holes on a hub its a big pain in the butt, whereas Griot's actually does really well cleaning up with just water or soapy water especially if it's left to dry. Though I will clean it off with a damp/wet towel and I've never had issues. Really water isn't necessary as the user is supposed to use straight compound and then just wipe it off with a microfiber towel. Granted I have used an old bath towel and it doesn't seem to be a problem because I can polish it with like microfiber towel or rag. However, it is strongly recommended that you do not use a bath dish towel or paper towel as it leaves fuzz whatever it is called behind. However with an old bath towel that doesn't even do that I've never had an issue with it. Also, make sure you wear gloves as it does dry out the skin, and if you have sensitive skin always wear gloves if you're not using this on your car and you are polishing metal parts especially those with round shape surfaces like a handlebar and you're using an electric or battery operated polisher or a Dreamel is sure to wear goggles or a face mask as this will get in your eyes. The first time using this compound I used it with some polishing pad accessories on a Dremel I got some of it on my glasses which wasn't bad because when I cleaned my glasses later on I could see much better. It also says on the bottle not to use plastic or porous surfaces. So I won't be doing that. I would buy this again in heart beat, great stuff. I highly recommend it.

Great product that you can apply by hand or with a machine. It finishes surprisingly well so depending on color you might not have to do a 2nd step.

2020 Subaru Outback Forest Green: Solved a cm wide, 20 cm long scratch using a regular thin sponge pad in two separate applications. Not sure how this works but appears that it has to 'recruit' enough nearby paint to bring into the scratch. It took two separate applications. I used an ample amount on the pad beginning slowly mainly so not to over spread the liquid to adjacent areas where it was unneeded, then as probably the sponge absorbed the excess I increased the pressure but still circling slowly hoping this gave better precision into the scratch. First application got about 75% restored. Let it dry for 20 minutes, then used a blue shop paper towel to wipe away the haze for a clearer view of the remaining work. Second application using a new clean pad made the nasty scratch invisible as if it never happened. After I finished my eyes drifted to our 2005 4Runner's massive oxidized-glazed over headlights. There again I did two separate applications. I'd say it restored almost 90% total clearness. The remaining 10% was more difficult - this remaining oxidation appeared a little deeper into the headlamp cover - almost holographic appearing. But still that remaining 10% is barely noticeable even standing six feet away: 20 year old headlamps almost completely restored in ten minutes effort.

works well on small scratches

Works very well!! I likey lots.

Saved me a lot of money from having to take it to a professional. There were a lot of scratches and scuffs on my 2022 Harley-Davidson Road King. Using my random orbital buffer and this product, it got out all the problems in the paint. Super easy to use.

We had a Toyota that was apparently hit while parked and it crinkled the clearcoat in a few places and also transferred paint from the offending vehicle.It took some elbow grease, but just a little with an old towel did a good job removing the transferred paint and also lessened some minor scratches. The crinkles might have been helped a bit but still visible.I also used it to remove some of the fog from the headlight covers. If I'd used a buffer pad on a drill that probably would have worked even better.So, good feel, thick produce, worked well ... 5 stars.

Does not work as well as advertised. Achieved better results from a scratch remover buffing towel from Amazon.