MalcoPaint Rejuvenator - One Step Automotive Paint Restoration/Clear Coat Scratch and Swirl Remover/Re-Shine Old, Aged Paint to Look New / 32 Fl Oz (111732)

I have three cars 1998 Honda, 2006 Honda and 2014 4Runner. I had previously used Accelerate as this had an advisor to use with a powered buffer. I finished with Extreme Top Coat a wax they make - Chemical Guys. Accelerate was pretty good, but the cars develops leopard like patterns on the roof and hood that came back in about 3 months. They cars and truck were much improved. I bought a buffer and said I am going to try this radical restorer. They don't say on the bottle to let it dry, but that is how I did it. Have your applicator damp - I used a nylon scruffy pad with scrubber on one side and sponge on the other, I applied with sponge and rubbed in it with the scrubber side gently- it flattened the surface without scratching any of the cars, I let it dry to a haze and at first took it off with a pad which took a while and the circular pad got clogged [5"] pretty fast. So I thought - let me try a microfiber towel. Way faster so I don't think they should limit this to people with machines. I had no trouble and it was far easier. It was spectacular. Use a small applicator so you can focus on making sure the compound contacts everything and if you see discoloration, if you rub the area is should start to unify in color, then I stopped and mover on. I did an entire side or roof or hood before it dried. Do not try this in the sun. The residue came off easy - use some form of towel fabric for some bite. The paint was again one nice deep blue, purple color or gray or blue depending on vehicle. I used Extreme Top Coat because it gives it a blinding shine and more protection. I find it shinier than the hydrophilic ceramic coatings even their pricey one. The Asian ones online are crap. Chemical guys have a million products and if I had a million dollars I probably would keep on experimenting. These two made my life easier and they are cheap for what they do. For all the vinyl and rubber inside and out - I use the towelettes by Cerokote. I will never use another product other than theirs. Easy, does not smell, turns everything instantly black and satin gloss and yes I used them 3-4 months ago and everything is just like I did it. Also, I am not saying to do this, but experimentnig, I tried it on some irritating scratches on the car and it made them disappear. They must wet the rubber or surface in some way. It did turn the paint a different color or go away when I wiped it off. I know at 2$ a towelette they seem like a rip off, but I was so tired of putting on weekly coats of garbage that never lasted.

Fantastic product, it works great! I found that after applying with a with a 6 inch yellow pad on my buffer and seeing the shine appear. I would wipe off the excess by hand before it completely dried with a microfiber towel. This would bring the area to a just waxed type shine. This speeds up the process tremendously. It brought back the color, the shine and made the surface smooth as glass on my 23 year old SUV. The photos show what it can do. The difference was so dramatic I had to take a picture while I was working. Clean up the buffing pad when done with water before product drys on it. When the entire SUV was finished I put a good sealer wax on it the next day. The difference of before and after is amazing, well worth the cost and would buy again but I have plenty remaining, enough for another car if I had one.

Works as described

Perfect for the job. Good value for the money

Works good on lite oxidation. Not so well on medium to heavy.

Okay the photos speak for itself. The product is amazing BUT I have some tips because it was difficult to figure out how to use to get the results I wanted (the ones pictured) I had purchased some 6” buffing pads to add to my drill attachment as I thought it was required to have a buffing machine for this product but it did not work. I never got to a shine using the pads so I just picking up a cotton t-shirt and starting putting in some elbow grease manually buffing the product out. I would squeeze a generous amount of product directly on to my car working in about 1 foot x 1 foot sections and then start buffing in with the rag. The trick was to buff most of the product out but then let it dry for about a minute it looked hazy still at this point and then go in with a clean rag to buff to get the shine *** I did this in the evening during sunset DO NOT do all this in direct sun during the heat of the day *** I hope this review helps because this product really restored the finish on my 2010 Lexus RX

For those who had a bad experience with this product, my guess is that they didn't use the product properly, used too much or applied it in the sun. I apply it with a simple 6" orbital buffer, one small panel at a time, then wiped it off using a microfiber cloth. Couldn't be easier with a glass like finish. Silky smooth to the touch. The first picture shows the back plastic visor polished, the front unpolished. The second pic was the front polished with a foam pad in less than 3 minutes, easy peasy. Buffed the rest of the car with a microfiber buffing pad, a panel or 2 at a time then gently wipe off. Keep in mind that this is a 14 year old car. A mechanical buffer is the key to a glass like finish, doing it by hand is too much work. There's something about working this product in that's gives it great results. Even scratches polish out as long a there paint still there. I've been using this for years to clean headlight lenses and plastics also. Awesome product!

Works really good takes the oxidation away leaves new paint cause it does it all in one step buffing takes the oxidation away and at the same time it's polishing the paint leaving the new paint polished.