Review: 3D ONE Hybrid Cutting Compound and Finishing Polish

WRAPT C5Z06 said:
I'll take constructive criticism and day of the week. I was just curious how it would finish on soft BLACK paint compared to my go to combo. I'll try it with a finishing pad. Not sure I would get the same cut as PF/yellow. If that was the case, I wouldn't bother with ONE, because PF is an awesome 1-step that I've already tested on this particular paint. S20 Black and PF can cut pretty darned good too with just changing the pad. Marketing is a very powerful tool. I'm just curious how far ONE has come as far as a "game changer", if that's even the case. Simply put, I'm almost positive PF can finish better than ONE with any pad, and IFFFF it can cut nearly the same, ONE is nothing ground breaking. These are just my INITIAL thoughts. :)
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I think in the other ONE thread started by the 3D employee, they mentioned the cut was suppsed to be similat to HD CUT+. If that's the case it might be too aggressive for soft paint regardless of the pad being used and possibly not a good comparison to your S20 Black or PF favorites. Like you, with the soft paint on my Japanese cars, I stick to the finishing polishes and won't go near a compound.

Since this product claims to be a compound/polish I wonder if it would be better suited to cars with harder paint. Based on your results and the comments in the other thread, I could see this poduct being a big help for owners of VW's, Audi's and some Chevy's who, like me, are always looking for a product to do a good one-step on rock hard paint.
 
still wondering what LC pads you guys would recommend.
 
Belo said:
still wondering what LC pads you guys would recommend.
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Depends on the paint and what you want to achieve. That is why people always recomend doing a test spot. Even in LC's pad line the colors vary a bit, so it depends on which LC pad line you're using. In the their flat pads you could probably use orange, white, or blue. Thin Pro's could be orange, white, or black.

On a vehicle with known hard paint, I'd probably do an initial test with white and adjust from there.
 
i use the ccs pads. i have yellow, orange, green, white, black (and old red which is now black lol). I guess my thought would be to start with white. Just wanted confirmation.
 
Great review Mike, the Mustang looks incredible! Looking forward to trying this out, couldn't pass up the HD Speed special offer.
 
Belo said:
still wondering what LC pads you guys would recommend.
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Which pad you use to buff out any car starts with two considerations.

1: What's your expectations for the end results. And keep in mind, not everyone expects 100% defect removal.

2: The results from your Test Spot.

Paint hardness and depth and quantity of paint defects are other considerations as is the tool you use and your technique but these are also covered under the umbrella of your Test Spot.



So what are you working on?

What is your goal?



Desertnate said:
Depends on the paint and what you want to achieve. That is why people always recomend doing a test spot.
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Yup. :)



Belo said:
i use the ccs pads. i have yellow, orange, green, white, black (and old red which is now black lol).

I guess my thought would be to start with white. Just wanted confirmation.
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I would say starting any Test Spot with a "foam polishing" pad is a good starting point for testing.



Loach said:
Great review Mike, the Mustang looks incredible!
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Thanks! Sad to say, the Mustang had a fairly shoddy paint job, looks great from 5 to 10 feet away but there are underlying issues in the prep work. My good friend had to retrieve this car from another body shop for the owner and then fix some of the mechanical issues but he said they would not take the car on to re-do the body work and then re-paint. He said it would take too much work to do it right the second time. Even sadder is last time I drove by the shop where it was taken after I did the salvage buff, it was sitting outside. This means the owner had not come to pick it up.

This is where you learn not to care any longer.... :(


Loach said:
Looking forward to trying this out, couldn't pass up the HD Speed special offer.
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I was quite surprised at this incredible offer and anyone that gets in on it while it lasts will not be disappointed.


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Desertnate said:
I think in the other ONE thread started by the 3D employee, they mentioned the cut was suppsed to be similat to HD CUT+. If that's the case it might be too aggressive for soft paint regardless of the pad being used and possibly not a good comparison to your S20 Black or PF favorites. Like you, with the soft paint on my Japanese cars, I stick to the finishing polishes and won't go near a compound.

Since this product claims to be a compound/polish I wonder if it would be better suited to cars with harder paint. Based on your results and the comments in the other thread, I could see this poduct being a big help for owners of VW's, Audi's and some Chevy's who, like me, are always looking for a product to do a good one-step on rock hard paint.
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Very good analysis. I'm sold ONE is not geared for soft paint. Thing of it is, PF and S20 have noticeably more cut than your typical finishing polish, but easily finish just as good. That's why I'm saying, I'm not sure this product is ground breaking as they make it out to be. NOT saying it's a bad product. If it could finish haze free from hard to soft paint, THAT would be a game changer. ONE is probably very similar to Sonax Cut & Finish. I will still use ONE on medium to hard paint. It wipes off very easy, which is important to me.
 
Just in time for this weekend. I already have plenty of HD Speed in stock but I can always use another one
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Mike as you and others are well aware im in the desert so a product that can stay on and dry and still wipe off with ease is a game changer, much like how SPEED was a must have in my detail kit, ive been using megs d300 and menz 400 but now im thinking that ONE might need to be added to the mix... any chance there will be samples of these that we can pick up with checkout?
 
My order is back ordered. Was hoping to try it out this weekend :(
 
Ronin47 said:
According to this guy 3D One has the same cut and finish as HD Speed

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I have so many issues with this video review. Seems like he is misinformed on the purpose of the product. Too many ways to dissect how not good it really is.
 
The Guz said:
I have so many issues with this video review. Seems like he is misinformed on the purpose of the product. Too many ways to dissect how not good it really is.
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that was terrible on so many levels
 
JustJesus said:
Another video. This time from Don of 3D


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Just watched this. I noticed a couple things while watching. One (pun intended) the haze it left behind used with a cutting pad. It must be softer paint and I can now understand wraptz06's results on using it with soft paint. Hard paint is a different story and this would probably finish out ok.

The other thing I noticed is the dusting generated. It was not a lot but definitely seen on this video. The product description states the following. Sure the temp and humidity plays a factor. I can't speak whether it will dust if I were to use it but knowing this, it is swaying my decision to pass on it.

3D One is a great product to use if you are a professional due to its non-existent dusting and incredibly long working time.
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Would have been nice to actually see the 3 different pads on each section rather than using the cutting pad on the entire section. It would have given a better idea on the cut and finish based on the pad and the paint. I don't see this as a game changer. Still requires a two step depending on the paint hardness and how trashed the paint is. I understand that 3D is pushing it as a versatile product so someone only needs one polish instead of two. So is it really saving time if we are back to a two step and switching over to another polish to finish with more gloss and clarity?
 
The Guz said:
I have so many issues with this video review. Seems like he is misinformed on the purpose of the product. Too many ways to dissect how not good it really is.
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His second video doesn’t show superior cut to HD Speed either, am beginning to doubt claims that its faster cutting than HD Cut+. Early reviews have not been too convincing of claims. Real world reviews are generally more accurate than reviews generated by those driving sales.
 
The Guz said:
Just watched this. I noticed a couple things while watching. One (pun intended) the haze it left behind used with a cutting pad. It must be softer paint and I can now understand wraptz06's results on using it with soft paint. Hard paint is a different story and this would probably finish out ok.

The other thing I noticed is the dusting generated. It was not a lot but definitely seen on this video. The product description states the following. Sure the temp and humidity plays a factor. I can't speak whether it will dust if I were to use it but knowing this, it is swaying my decision to pass on it.



Would have been nice to actually see the 3 different pads on each section rather than using the cutting pad on the entire section. It would have given a better idea on the cut and finish based on the pad and the paint. I don't see this as a game changer. Still requires a two step depending on the paint hardness and how trashed the paint is. I understand that 3D is pushing it as a versatile product so someone only needs one polish instead of two. So is it really saving time if we are back to a two step and switching over to another polish to finish with more gloss and clarity?
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Even before I bought this product, I thought to myself, “any polishes cut and finish would change depending on pad choice”. FCC actually finished BETTER than ONE with a Rupes Yellow pad on the soft black paint. I wasn’t expecting that. Although, I’ve only used ONE for some test spot comparisons and haven’t experienced much dust, the dust in the video looked somewhat bad. As I said before, marketing goes a loooooonnggg way.


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Cruzscarwash said:
He has some good cheap vs expensive videos, this one was not the best

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I disagree. His videos are all very inconsistent and non scientific tests. Most of the time he is comparing two different products, for example he compared the Gyeon iron remover to Megs wheel cleaner... He didn't even use 3D One correctly then made a comparison of it. Honestly, for being a "pro" detailer, it is shocking what basic stuff he doesn't know about detailing and products...
 
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