Chemical Guys - V36 Optical Grade Waterbased Polishing Compound

Chemical Guys - V36 Optical Grade Waterbased Polishing Compound

What does it do?

V36 is an Optical Grade Polishing Compound, a medium-fine compound for surface finish. V36 connects Cutting Compounds V32 and V34 to Finishing Compound V36: V32 and V34 are cutting compounds for removal of scratches, V38 is a Finishing Compound that gives the mirror shine. 
V36 is designed to remove light imperfections and prepare for a mirror surface. 

Can be used with a Dual Action Polisher or Hand Pad. Depending on how deep or many the scratch(es) are you'll start with the Orange Pad (Light Cutting, heavy*) or White Pad (Polishing, light) to remove scratches from the surface.
The Finishing Pad is used to remove the last imperfections and leave a mirror finish.

Why?

The best reflection and colour comes from a mirror-smooth surface. The light needs to be able to penetrate the clear coat the best it can, so you see the most lively colour and metallic effect (where applicable) from your paint. Besides that, it ensures that wax adheres to the surface better.
Polishing the surface of the paint ensures that you see the clearest and brightest colour, and that your paint looks as fresh as it did the day your motorcycle left the factory.

Polishing Compound

A heavy pad is paired with a coarse compound, the finishing pads are used with the finer compounds.

Advice:

Orange Pad with V32 or V34
White Pad with V34 or V36
Black Pad with V36 or V38

Protection

You don't want to have to polish your paint every few weeks, so make sure to apply a proper protection. Most people focus on cleaning, sometimes paired with polishing, but protection is the most important step.

Use a good wax with a long-lasting wax, such as HydroSlick ceramic wax (ca. 12 month) or a butter-wet Collinite 845 Carnauba wax (ca. 5-6 months)

(*) the Orange Pad is called Light Cutting because there are coarser polishing grits, for a Hand Pad this is a heavy polishing pad.