What is a compound

<p>In the world of polishes there are several grades&period; Among them are the compounds&period; These are the rough polishes aimed at more cut and less refinement&period; A compound is often used in combination with a rotary&comma; but can also be used with a DA polisher&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>When to use a compound<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>When you have surface imperfections that need to be polished out&comma; some imperfections might be to deep to polish out with just a medium polish&period; For these deeper scratches ou can use a compound&period; These are aimed at much more cut&comma; with less finish&period; This means that this steps always needs to be followed up by a finer polish&period; A compound is often used for very deep scratches or to polish an area that has been wetsanded&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Other names<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Not every manufacturer calls the polish with the highest cut a compound&comma; these can also be referred to as a polish with high cut&period; Some brands might even come up with a specific name for the range with very high cut&period; Besides the very subtle name differences&comma; there isn&&num;8217&semi;t a difference between these polishes&comma; although the highest cut from a certain manufacturer might not cut as much as the highest cut from another brand&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;