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wannafbody

wannafbody
I mixed HTEC and OHC 50/50 and used with an Edge yellow and rotary. This required a bit of a delicate balance as far as working. Too much product and it tended to splatter but was easy to work with. Not enough product and it dried rather fast. The cut seemed improved vs OHC by itself and it seemed to leave a rather nice finish. HTEC by itself would seem to be a bit difficult to use with a rotary due to the rather short working time -especially with an aggressive pad . Overall a quality product for use on improving scratches, etching and neglected finishes. Some head to head testing against the upcoming revised OHC would be interesting. The addition of more lubricants to HTEC would probably improve workability but might reduce the cut.
 
HTEC is so cheap that it just invites you to experiment. I used it today 50:50 with PG in an attempt to bring some life back to a CF hood. Even with a wool pad at ~1800 it was fruitless.
 
some finishes just can't be corrected with compounds-to really fix etching wetsanding and removing a lot of clear is needed
 
By mixing products with the EC, you are probably lowering the cut. Why not use it by itself? It can be a little difficult to work with, but not that much. If it is too agressive, try the HC or MC.
 
brwill2005 said:
By mixing products with the EC, you are probably lowering the cut. Why not use it by itself?
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If that's a concern, it could be worth considering *which* products to mix it with.



Noting that I'm no rotary-Meister, I found the EC worked OK by itself but I did prefer having a longer working time. Adding 1Z Ultra to it moved the working time into the "forever" range and I don't really see adding *that* stuff lowering the cut.



I only had a direct comparison between mixed/not because some deep marring (that IMO I'd be foolish to try completely removing) wasn't responding the way I wanted. I'd expected more cut than I was getting with the EC/Ultra mix, so I tried using the EC straight but I didn't notice any significant increase in cut so I went back to the mix. All-in-all, the EC was a milder (but still very effective) product than I was expecting it to be.
 
I may try the HTEC by itself in the future but I'm concerned that the working time isn't sufficinet with a rotary. Has anyone tried misting water or QD on a panel prior to using HTEC to improve workability?
 
I've tried misting the pad with water, didn't seem to make much difference.



I used it today with no problems. Other times it seems to build heat almost instantly. VW paint comes to mind. It might react differently on different cars.
 
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