Richard Grasa
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Since it's been cold and rainy here in CT, I decided to do something a little different for my HD CUT review. I just happened to have an old Chevy S10 door sitting in my spare bedroom so I broke out some 1000 and 1500 grit paper and went to town.
I split the door into two sections, 1500 grit on the left and 1000 grit on the right. The label on the bottle says it will remove 1200 grit and finer scratches, so I wanted to push it a little. I used my PC 7424XP on speed 6 with a 6" orange HF cutting pad.
I did a 50/50 on each sanded section and worked each section the same amount of time, about 1 minute each side. The sections I were working were only about 6" x 12", so I primed the pad with about half the amount of product as suggested, about 4 drops of CUT.
On the 1500 grit side, all sanding scratches were removed, and the finish was flawless. A follow up with HD Polish did not make a noticable difference. On the 1000 grit side, all but some very minor scratching was removed in a couple spots, and that would have been removed had I just worked the section for maybe another 20 - 30 seconds.
After this test, I am sold on HD CUT! It cut just about as fast as M105 has for me in the past and removal of the residue was very easy, unlike the 105.
Here's my 1-5 ratings:
Cut 4.5 - doesn't cut quite as fast as 105, but still quite fast
Ease of use 5 - on the small sections I did, I couldn't ask for anything easier. I still have to test this on doing full panels.
Dusting 4.5 - small amount of dust, but very acceptable IMO.
Work time 5 - seems like I could have worked it much longer if needed.
Removal from surface 5 - compared to 105, it's very easy to remove.
Finish after use 5 - finish was flawless on this particular paint.
Flexibility with various machines N/A - I only have a PC, so not able to test with other machines.
Price (tbd) 4 - would give it a higher score if I could get it without paying for shipping. (Got it free for this test tho!
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Smell (or lack of) 4.5 - really couldn't smell anything.
Labeling 4 - a couple statements repeat on the label, other than that, very nice.
And a few pics to show the testing I did. Not the best quality because lighting was poor, very overcast outside and this was done in my kitchen.
I split the door into two sections, 1500 grit on the left and 1000 grit on the right. The label on the bottle says it will remove 1200 grit and finer scratches, so I wanted to push it a little. I used my PC 7424XP on speed 6 with a 6" orange HF cutting pad.
I did a 50/50 on each sanded section and worked each section the same amount of time, about 1 minute each side. The sections I were working were only about 6" x 12", so I primed the pad with about half the amount of product as suggested, about 4 drops of CUT.
On the 1500 grit side, all sanding scratches were removed, and the finish was flawless. A follow up with HD Polish did not make a noticable difference. On the 1000 grit side, all but some very minor scratching was removed in a couple spots, and that would have been removed had I just worked the section for maybe another 20 - 30 seconds.
After this test, I am sold on HD CUT! It cut just about as fast as M105 has for me in the past and removal of the residue was very easy, unlike the 105.
Here's my 1-5 ratings:
Cut 4.5 - doesn't cut quite as fast as 105, but still quite fast
Ease of use 5 - on the small sections I did, I couldn't ask for anything easier. I still have to test this on doing full panels.
Dusting 4.5 - small amount of dust, but very acceptable IMO.
Work time 5 - seems like I could have worked it much longer if needed.
Removal from surface 5 - compared to 105, it's very easy to remove.
Finish after use 5 - finish was flawless on this particular paint.
Flexibility with various machines N/A - I only have a PC, so not able to test with other machines.
Price (tbd) 4 - would give it a higher score if I could get it without paying for shipping. (Got it free for this test tho!
)Smell (or lack of) 4.5 - really couldn't smell anything.
Labeling 4 - a couple statements repeat on the label, other than that, very nice.
And a few pics to show the testing I did. Not the best quality because lighting was poor, very overcast outside and this was done in my kitchen.
