GYEON Q²M Compound Medium Cut Polish 1000ml

Reliably Remove Medium Scratches – GYEON Q²M Compound

What is GYEON Q²M Compound? GYEON Q²M Compound is a medium-cut paint polish that abrades medium scratches, swirls, and holograms from the clear coat, while simultaneously delivering high gloss – for a flawless paint finish as preparation for coatings or as a standalone polish.

In the three-step paint polishing system, GYEON Q²M Compound is the middle step: stronger than a pure finishing polish, but gentler than a heavy-cut compound. It's exactly right for the most common application: removing everyday scratches, swirl patterns, and holograms from machine polishing in one step, while already developing a good level of gloss. The compound is designed for use with a polishing machine and a suitable polishing pad, delivering fast, reproducible results.

• Medium Abrasiveness – effective against swirls and everyday scratches. Q²M Compound has just the right abrasive power for the most common paint defects: wash scratches, fine swirl patterns, and light holograms are significantly reduced or completely removed in one polishing pass, without excessive paint removal.
• High Gloss Development directly from the compounding phase. Many medium-cut compounds leave a dull, matte paint finish after application, which absolutely requires follow-up with a finishing polish. Q²M Compound has improved self-finishing: the gloss level after the compounding phase is already high, which reduces the time required for finish polishing.
• Low Dusting – cleaner working in the workshop. The formulation of Q²M Compound minimizes dust generation during polishing – less abrasive dust on the vehicle and in the workshop, cleaner work, and less cleaning effort between polishing steps.

Practical tip from Detailing1: Use Q²M Compound with a medium-cut polishing pad on an eccentric polisher (step 6–8). Always start on a small test area and adjust the machine settings to the degree of defect. After the compound step, finalize with Q²M Polish – for the ultimate high gloss. Always degrease with Q²M Prep before coating.

Medium Cut vs. Heavy Cut: When to use Q²M Compound, when Compound+?

The choice between Medium Cut and Heavy Cut is crucial for the result. Q²M Compound (Medium Cut) is suitable for scratches up to a medium depth – everyday swirls, wash scratches, light holograms, and defects that are just barely not felt with a fingernail. For deep scratches, severe holograms, or very hard paints, Q²M Compound+ (Heavy Cut) is used, which removes significantly more paint. As a rule of thumb: always start with the milder compound – if the result is not sufficient, switch to Compound+.

Q²M Compound in two-step polishing

The standard program in professional paint detailing is two-step polishing: Step 1 with Q²M Compound or Q²M Compound+ (defect correction), Step 2 with Q²M Polish (finalization and high gloss). Q²M Compound is responsible for the correction step: all defects are removed in this step, with high gloss following in the finishing step. Since Q²M Compound already delivers good gloss development, a one-step approach with Compound may sometimes be possible for paint with fewer defects.

Polishing Pad Recommendation for Q²M Compound

For optimal results with Q²M Compound, we recommend a Heavy-Cut or Cut Polishing Pad on an eccentric polisher or a medium-cut pad on a rotary polisher. The pad choice influences the effective abrasiveness: Hard pad + medium-cut polish = higher effective abrasiveness, soft pad + same polish = lower abrasiveness. This allows for flexible adjustment to the degree of defect. After the compound step, change the pad for finish polishing with Q²M Polish.

Q²M Compound for different paint hardnesses

Different car brands have different paint hardnesses – German vehicles (BMW, Mercedes, Porsche) often have harder paints than Japanese or Korean ones. For very hard paints, Q²M Compound can be used on a higher machine speed. For soft paints (e.g., many Fiat or Renault models), caution is advised – too high a speed can remove too much paint. The test spot is essential here. For extreme cases with very hard paint, Q²M Compound+ is available.

Purchase Recommendation: Q²M Compound for Professional Paint Detailing

GYEON Q²M Compound is the first choice for anyone looking to detail paint with a medium degree of defect. Combined with Q²M Polish, it forms a complete two-step polishing system. For a complete detailing sequence, we recommend: Decontamination (Q²M Iron + Q²M Tar + Claying), Q²M Compound + Q²M Polish, Degreasing with Q²M Prep and Coating with Q² Mohs EVO or Q² One EVO.