IHA Mark
New member
First of all, I would like to thank HD for the free samples. I had already ordered a 32 oz. of Speed and Polish and was shocked when full 16 oz. bottles arrived at my door.
My detailing product experience is not as diverse as most of you, because I gear my business mostly towards volume work, "one steps", and basic express work. That being said, I have used almost every Car Brite, Meguiars' Professional Grade, or OTC product out there, along with a short list of more exotic stuff. Right now I use mostly HD and 3D professional grade products, as they have a great quality and price point.
Starting with Speed:
I do more volume oriented, quick details than true paint corrections so polishing is almost always just one step, and this product has saved me a TON of time and money. I have reduced the amount of time I spend on each 1 step details by 30-45 minutes by using speed and not having to apply a LSP afterwards.
Durability on speed has been "fair" in my opinion, from most accounts it is staying on from 2-4 weeks before the beading starts breaking down heavily. However, I don't EXPECT an AIO product to have extreme durability, when my clients are looking for durability I usually use Polish for the 1 step then something like Meguiars' Tech Wax for a longer lasting finish. I will say however, that the sleekness and depth of Speed is excellent. Many customers rave about how "wet" the paint looks.
Polish:
Polish is a very good product for light paint defects, swirl marks, holograms, and buffer trails (I fix a lot of local hack jobs work...). Is it the most amazing polish ever made? No, but I would put it right up against most other products I have used, from megs to car brite, in terms of defect reduction ability.
That being said, it is hard to really stand out in the polish category. There are many high quality products out there that do an excellent job. I have used a few products that work slightly better than Polish, but have used many that were worse. I will continue to use it because of working time, defect removal qualities, and the SCENT! This stuff smells great, and so does Speed. What does that matter you say? If I have to use a stinky product or a great smelling product all day, and they both cost the same, I'm going to use the great smelling one. Hands down.
Pads:
I really like the new pad system. I have a stack of the old HD pads and they did well, but were just a little too thick for many occasions. The new pads are thinner, seems a little better as far as quality, and seem to clean up easier.
I currently mostly use Optimum Microfiber pads just because I love the way MF pads perform, but as far as foam pads go the HD are excellent.
Maybe HD will get a MF pad system in the works? One can only hope.
Again, thanks to HD and the forums moderators here for running the contest, and shipping out the products free of charge for us to try.
Bottom line: Speed is excellent, Polish is really good, Pads are much improved over the old ones
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My detailing product experience is not as diverse as most of you, because I gear my business mostly towards volume work, "one steps", and basic express work. That being said, I have used almost every Car Brite, Meguiars' Professional Grade, or OTC product out there, along with a short list of more exotic stuff. Right now I use mostly HD and 3D professional grade products, as they have a great quality and price point.
Starting with Speed:
I do more volume oriented, quick details than true paint corrections so polishing is almost always just one step, and this product has saved me a TON of time and money. I have reduced the amount of time I spend on each 1 step details by 30-45 minutes by using speed and not having to apply a LSP afterwards.
Durability on speed has been "fair" in my opinion, from most accounts it is staying on from 2-4 weeks before the beading starts breaking down heavily. However, I don't EXPECT an AIO product to have extreme durability, when my clients are looking for durability I usually use Polish for the 1 step then something like Meguiars' Tech Wax for a longer lasting finish. I will say however, that the sleekness and depth of Speed is excellent. Many customers rave about how "wet" the paint looks.
Polish:
Polish is a very good product for light paint defects, swirl marks, holograms, and buffer trails (I fix a lot of local hack jobs work...). Is it the most amazing polish ever made? No, but I would put it right up against most other products I have used, from megs to car brite, in terms of defect reduction ability.
That being said, it is hard to really stand out in the polish category. There are many high quality products out there that do an excellent job. I have used a few products that work slightly better than Polish, but have used many that were worse. I will continue to use it because of working time, defect removal qualities, and the SCENT! This stuff smells great, and so does Speed. What does that matter you say? If I have to use a stinky product or a great smelling product all day, and they both cost the same, I'm going to use the great smelling one. Hands down.
Pads:
I really like the new pad system. I have a stack of the old HD pads and they did well, but were just a little too thick for many occasions. The new pads are thinner, seems a little better as far as quality, and seem to clean up easier.
I currently mostly use Optimum Microfiber pads just because I love the way MF pads perform, but as far as foam pads go the HD are excellent.
Maybe HD will get a MF pad system in the works? One can only hope.
Again, thanks to HD and the forums moderators here for running the contest, and shipping out the products free of charge for us to try.
Bottom line: Speed is excellent, Polish is really good, Pads are much improved over the old ones
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