What’s your favorite polish/compound when working by hand?

[Eldorado2k]

As the title states, what’s your fav polish/compound to use when working by hand is the only option i.e. tight areas such as door jambs, inside the trunk and under the hood, underneath door handles, etc.

Do you have a preference or does 1 good polish work just as good as the next? I’m wondering if there’s any hidden gems out there, or maybe you can share any tips that you find useful when having to work by hand in these tight areas. Thanks.

[LEDetailing]

No favorite polish or compound for hand polishing. Only tip or trick I've picked up is a cotton towel cuts very aggressively by hand. White paint especially inside door handles with a lot of finger nail scratches is easily cleaned up with a cotton towel and compound.

[dlc95]

Meguiar's Ultimate, M105, M100...

When used by hand, the lubricants in M105 seem to last a little longer than by orbital.

[BillE]

For those tiny areas I really like using Meguiar's White Wax. To bad that it's gone the way of the Dodo.

Bill

[DBAILEY]

I use Megs UC and green foam finger pockets to clean up under the door handles most of the time.

[JCDetails]

Jescar compound works very well by hand on a MF towel. Tend to usually take care of women's fingernail scratches under the door handle with that combo.

[Mantilgh]

I like using an AIO/cleaner waxes in those areas.

I use Optimum Poli-Seal.

GG’s Fast Correcting Cream has worked well for spot compounding a scratch or two here and there, and paint transfer removal by hand.

I generally use them both with a short nap microfiber towel in those areas.

[WaxMaster1]

I'm with Mantilgh, I use an All-In-One in those situations. Started with Meguiar's #6 30 years ago.

[PaulMys]

Agreed on the GG Fast Correcting Cream.

I like a heavier cut (compound) when working by hand.

[LEDetailing]

Agreed on the GG Fast Correcting Cream.

I like a heavier cut (compound) when working by hand.

I agree, my only compound back in the 90’s was 3M’s Perfect-IT “fine cut” compound. I believe it would be considered heavier cutting today. Worked awesome by hand on paint transfer and door cups. It was also the only compound I had for rotary use. The compound on cotton towels would heat up to the point of me getting my finger very warm from the friction. All I ever used was a foam cutting pad and Perfect-it polishes and pads