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Anyone else try HD speed by hand. Tried a 1ftx1ft section. Put it on with a waxing pad, let it dry and wiped it off, buffing with a microfiber towel. Looks wet and really shines, the paint in question is black.

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Yes, I polished my door jambs with Speed.

Dark metallic blue paint on my Pontiac TA. Same method, MF applicator, slick, glossy, removed light marring and most importantly, clean!
 
Working by machine is faster. But, that doesn't mean working by hand won't take you in the correct direction.

If you find you want a little more correction, you could get some Meguiars Ultimate Compound (UC) and use that by hand prior to applying the Speed. I'm not saying do the whole car in one session with the UC. Just pick your spots and move the paint forward. A lot of guys here use the Megs UC in areas where they have to work by hand (Under door handles, under mirrors, in and around emblems, etc.)
 
working by machine is ideal because it will break down the abrasives (AIO) which will give you better results overall...
 
LEDetailing said:
Yes, I polished my door jambs with Speed.

Dark metallic blue paint on my Pontiac TA. Same method, MF applicator, slick, glossy, removed light marring and most importantly, clean!
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I mostly fool around with 60-70's cars and they have a lot of metal inside I think this stuff works great. Easy on easy off and it shines very nice. This is the only 3D product I have right now, But....I think I'm going to try some of their other polishes this week with my upcoming order here.

Regards
 
ducksfan said:
Working by machine is faster. But, that doesn't mean working by hand won't take you in the correct direction.

If you find you want a little more correction, you could get some Meguiars Ultimate Compound (UC) and use that by hand prior to applying the Speed. I'm not saying do the whole car in one session with the UC. Just pick your spots and move the paint forward. A lot of guys here use the Megs UC in areas where they have to work by hand (Under door handles, under mirrors, in and around emblems, etc.)
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I just picked up a bottle of Ultimate compound this week that also is nice stuff used it on a truck lid that had a few deeper scratches in the clear coat with a white pad on that baby 3" from Groits that little machine works very nice now with the 3" thin pads from Lake Country. I almost threw the machine away when I first got it trying to make it work with 4" waffle pads, the thin 3" pads work very nice. Use it a lot on the interior metal on the older cars.

Regards
 
VISITOR said:
working by machine is ideal because it will break down the abrasives (AIO) which will give you better results overall...
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I think HD Speed uses SMAT and not DAT abrasives. Thus, no breakdown occurs.

Same as LEDetailing, I also use it on door jambs works great.
 
sportsfan said:
I think HD Speed uses SMAT and not DAT abrasives. Thus, no breakdown occurs.

Same as LEDetailing, I also use it on door jambs works great.
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Thanks that was going to be my next question is Speed and the other polishes from HD SMAT or DAT.
 
anderson3754 said:
Thanks that was going to be my next question is Speed and the other polishes from HD SMAT or DAT.
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Per David Fermani (formerly with 3D Products):
HD Speed is a combination of 75% HD Polish & 25% HD POXY. The abrasives are identical in both products
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Thus they are all Adaptive Abrasive Technology (AAT).

Regarding using the product by hand? It's possible, you'll be at it a long time and will never achieve the results of a machine polishing as the product was intended. A hand cannot match the speed, rotation and orbit of a DA Polisher.
 
LSNAutoDetailing said:
Per David Fermani (formerly with 3D Products):


Thus they are all Adaptive Abrasive Technology (AAT).

Regarding using the product by hand? It's possible, you'll be at it a long time and will never achieve the results of a machine polishing as the product was intended. A hand cannot match the speed, rotation and orbit of a DA Polisher.
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Hmmm..AAT... That's interesting, now I have another topic to become familiar with.

Regards
 
anderson3754 said:
Hmmm..AAT... That's interesting, now I have another topic to become familiar with.

Regards
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It's 3D's proprietary abrasive technology.

Here is the results one can expect form 3D HD Speed, as used on a 1996 Dodge Ram.
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sportsfan said:
I think HD Speed uses SMAT and not DAT abrasives. Thus, no breakdown occurs.
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using a machine is going to do a better (and more even) job working the product (smat or dat) in (especially around the whole/entire car) thus giving better results more than your hands will ever do. if you're applying an LSP with no cleaners then doing it by hand would be more appropriate than doing it by hand with an AIO unless it's small/tight/spot areas that a polisher obviously can't get into. work smarter not harder. below is an example of why you would want to use a polisher with an AIO..
 
i did use hd speed by hand on the hood of my wifes van , and it did produce a very nice shine i can see were a machine would do a better job on a car with a rough finish , but a like new car would do with a job by hand very nice. for longer protection i would follow with a good spray wax.
 
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