Had a 06 blk f250 today to play with so I figured I'd do a quick review. 3D was kind enough to send me the products for testing. We were given some guidelines for the review asking to give our thoughts on certain aspects of the product. They are as follows. Cut: Greater then Meg's 105 but seemed less then 101. Ease of use: Once I got my process dialed in it was easy to work with. Dusting: Even with brand new pads there was still minimal dusting. But it wasn't snowing like some compounds lol Working time: Following the directions after priming the pad I felt the 3-4 pea size drops didn't provide adequate working time or product coverage for a 2x2 sq. Added one more drop for a total of 5 using 6.5" pad worked great! Maybe with a 5~" pad the 3-4 would work better? I'll have to test on another car. Working time on the pc and flex were about equal. Using mf pads it decreased working time and didn't finish as well. Still decent but not on par with foam. Removal from surface: Removal, as long as you polished to the end of the buffing cycle was easy to remove, both with a dry towel and wet. If you didn't polish long enough it had problems coming off with ease. Finish after use: I know this is a heavy compound and I'll probably be flamed for saying this, but it's the truth. I was truly shocked, using the same process, same brand new lc hydrotech cyan's it finished better then Meg's 105. I truly could've one stepped this truck if I would've had enough brand new pads. The reason I say brand new is I couldn't reproduce the results after about a panel, maybe a panel and a half. I cleaned the crap outta the pads with a brush after each 2x2 section but after about a panel I'd start to get micro marring. Needless to say a clean pad can produce amazing results, but it's very difficult to keep it going with the same pad. Flexibility with machines: HD Cut rocked the house with both my flex 3401 and pc Price: It's priced right for this caliber of cut with its finishing ability. It is a tad high but this is a case where I feel you get what you pay for. Smell: Is there a smell? I couldn't find it. Labeling: I love the bottle, looks, labeling, easy to read. My only thing is I feel it needs to say 5 pea sized drops and not 3-4. But that's a personal choice and might not be the same for everyone. Overall I'm a optimum fan, so for me to say this is a great product is saying something. It truly is the best mix of leveling power and finish down ability out of ANY compound I've used in 17 years of polishing cars. I can make optimum compounds finish down near perfect also but they don't have the same amount of cut. So your making me wanna cry, and I'll have to talk to the good Dr. G about this one! I also got to use the HD Polish and once I found the right pad it worked great like others have mentioned. Onto the pics, these pics were taken after a onr wash and 2x eraser wipe downs. One pass with flex 3401, lc hydrotech cyan's, speed 4. And a video, HD Cut on right Meg's 105 left, brand new lc pads used for both http://youtu.be/iHMqSrl3tQo Thanks for viewing and questions/comments welcome!
No problem, I usually won't do a review of a product and post it on multiple boards unless I think it's worth purchasing. I test tons of products per month but if they are just average, well you see my lacks of reviews. Or there will already be a quality review of that product and I'll just add my 2 cents to their review out of my laziness lol
Great review, i saw Gary Dean do a little work with HD uno Advanced Cut and he was blown away too. I have a black car, ive corrected it before and im about to again, my defects are pretty mild, but im looking for a go-to compound that i can skip straight to final polish from. I think this might be it!!
HD CUT would work perfectly for you. You can easily go straight to HD POLISH and you're done. No need to pre-seal strip either if you're folowing with POXY and/or Nitro Seal. And no need to wash because there will be very litte to no dust.
