HD Speed still a great product

[lj993]

I have a buddy that is in the military. I took him out surfing for the first time today. Water and air temp were both cold but the sun was finally out. We got back to the house and I saw his car, a 2000 BMW 3 series, Black. The car was a wreck. Covered in a dried out muddy camouflage. Headlights looked like they were covered in mayo. Looks like it has had multiple paint touch ups over the years. Duct tape and zip ties were holding the headlights in. It has seen better days.

I thought that that I would do him a favor and try to polish out the headlight. Used hd speed and an orange pad with my flex 3401. Headlights came out 90%. Well then I hit that slippery slope. What if I just did the hood. Then the trunk lid, then...........

ended up up doing a quick polish out tip to tail.

The paint was pretty rough. Lots of scratches and defects.

It it turned out looking pretty good. Black car, in direct sunlight. My buddy was overwhelmed. He could not have been happier. It really did look like a different car. Still had lots of scratches and defects but the black paint just popped. Much darker, deeper and richer.

HD Speed is just a really good all around product. For ease of use in direct sunlight for an all in one, it can’t be beat.

 

[Buster906]

I have a buddy that is in the military. I took him out surfing for the first time today. Water and air temp were both cold but the sun was finally out. We got back to the house and I saw his car, a 2000 BMW 3 series, Black. The car was a wreck. Covered in a dried out muddy camouflage. Headlights looked like they were covered in mayo. Looks like it has had multiple paint touch ups over the years. Duct tape and zip ties were holding the headlights in. It has seen better days.

I thought that that I would do him a favor and try to polish out the headlight. Used hd speed and an orange pad with my flex 3401. Headlights came out 90%. Well then I hit that slippery slope. What if I just did the hood. Then the trunk lid, then...........

ended up up doing a quick polish out tip to tail.

The paint was pretty rough. Lots of scratches and defects.

It it turned out looking pretty good. Black car, in direct sunlight. My buddy was overwhelmed. He could not have been happier. It really did look like a different car. Still had lots of scratches and defects but the black paint just popped. Much darker, deeper and richer.

HD Speed is just a really good all around product. For ease of use in direct sunlight for an all in one, it can’t be beat.

Well done Sir

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[Sharply Dressed]

Great job and yes, it's a great product.

 

[briarpatch]

Still has its place among the AIO's on my shelf.....can't beat the gloss and slickness it leaves

 

[TTQ B4U]

Still has its place among the AIO's on my shelf.....can't beat the gloss and slickness it leaves

^^ this. I tend to top it with Colinite 476 to add some longevity to the protection. I love HDSpeed corrects so easily and removal is such a breeze.

 

[drabon74]

Love this stuff, has anyone produced anything that come anywhere close to he speed for a comparable price?

 

[Eldorado2k]

Love this stuff, has anyone produced anything that come anywhere close to he speed for a comparable price?

IMO Meguiars D166 Ultra Polishing Wax is on par with HD Speed. I’d give the edge in slickness to HD Speed. Edge to D166 for longevity of the results.

HD Speeds immediate short term gloss is pretty remarkable.

 

[TTQ B4U]

IMO Meguiars D166 Ultra Polishing Wax is on par with HD Speed. I’d give the edge in slickness to HD Speed. Edge to D166 for longevity of the results.

HD Speeds immediate short term gloss is pretty remarkable.

Worth noting one of the differences I find is HDSpeed finishes out better on softer finishes. D166 is awesome but on Toyota/Lexus paint I've found it to be a bit micro-marring vs HDSpeed.

 

[java]

Worth noting one of the differences I find is HDSpeed finishes out better on softer finishes. D166 is awesome but on Toyota/Lexus paint I've found it to be a bit micro-marring vs HDSpeed.

I found this statement to be true, for Toyota/Lexus.

When I first tried HD Speed. I wash the car the following week and most of the defect was covered up. As Eldo mention the gloss was short lived.

 

[Paul A.]

I still love and use HD Speed often.

You, sir, are one helluva friend! Nicely done.

 

[Rsurfer]

IMO Meguiars D166 Ultra Polishing Wax is on par with HD Speed. I’d give the edge in slickness to HD Speed. Edge to D166 for longevity of the results.

HD Speeds immediate short term gloss is pretty remarkable.

Can you use D166 in the sun?

 

[Eldorado2k]

Can you use D166 in the sun?

Yes indeed.

 

[Eldorado2k]

So I decided to do something I pretty much never do... I polished my car with an AIO, HD Speed just now. I needed to see for myself and the only way to get a true gauge of a products results is to use it on your own ride and test the results so I did.

This is how my car looked today before doing anything to it.

Bucket wash with Megs Hyper Wash. Dried with a Cobra Guzzler. No drying aid.

Here’s what it looked like post wash.

Ready to polish.

Lets rock.

I polished the whole car allowing it to haze for a total of 50min. Here it is with the HD Speed hazed and ready to wipe off.

Time to see if HD Speed really lives up to the hype...

Holy cow... It really does look noticeably shinier. The gloss it off the charts!

Super impressive shine factor. Now I’m interested to see how long it lasts...

Side note: Condensation started to come down making wipe off a PITA... I decided to switch to a small PFM towel to see if it could possibly do any better... OMG it did amazing! Cut right through everything like it was nothing. I’ve seen they have specific wax removal PFM’s and if they’re somehow better than what this PFM does for removing wax/sealants then they’ve got to be the best towels in the world! Blown away at how good these towels are.

Thx for reading.

 

[Bill D]

Nice surprise to see something get shinier when you didn’t think it could.

I’m a huge fan of PFM towels. Best drying towel I’ve ever used hands down. I gotta see if their glass towels can eliminate hazing once and for all. The hazing drives me nuts.

 

[Coatingsarecrack]

Yeah pfm glass and wax removals in AG outlet right now. 5.99$ for 2 pack


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[luvmyrv]

Wow...nice results. I am also inclined to give HD Speed a shot. Have been using McKee's 360 and have been pretty happy with it, but want to compare it to HD Speed. How was it to clean your pads after using HD Speed. I find with the McKee's, the pads can be a bit of a chore to get clean.

 

[Eldorado2k]

Wow...nice results. I am also inclined to give HD Speed a shot. Have been using McKee's 360 and have been pretty happy with it, but want to compare it to HD Speed. How was it to clean your pads after using HD Speed. I find with the McKee's, the pads can be a bit of a chore to get clean.

I’ll let you know when I clean them tomorrow morning, but iirc they clean up pretty easy.

 

[RZJZA80]

if you get more than a couple weeks durability, you're doing pretty well.

 

[AZpolisher15]

Wow...nice results. I am also inclined to give HD Speed a shot. Have been using McKee's 360 and have been pretty happy with it, but want to compare it to HD Speed. How was it to clean your pads after using HD Speed. I find with the McKee's, the pads can be a bit of a chore to get clean.

In my experience, 360 durability has FAR better longevity than Speed. Not even close.

 

[PaulMys]

if you get more than a couple weeks durability, you're doing pretty well.

In my experience, 360 durability has FAR better longevity than Speed. Not even close.

I will say that this is true for anyone relying on an AIO for stand alone protection.

However, most (if not all of us Geeks) will top any AIO. This is where I find the durability argument mute.

Speed is a little easier to wipe off, and a lot easier to clean out of your pads in my experience.