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    HD Adapt or HD Cut???

    I am going to order some of the new HD products. What do you guys think is better?? HD Adapt or HD Cut? I also plan on ordering some HD Polish.
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    Re: HD Adapt or HD Cut???

    HD cut is going to give you a little more cutting ability than the Adapt but you are probably going to have to "2" step it and finish with the HD Polish. The Adapt is one great product especially if you are trying to do a "1" step polish. It cuts very well and finishes down amazing with the right pad. I really like all 3 and keep them all on hand. If I could only choose two it would be the Adapt and the Polish. The Polish is about the only thing I use any more for finishing. I haven`t found anything else that I like better.
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    Re: HD Adapt or HD Cut???

    adapt hasn`t worked very well for me. it definitely isn`t a "cut" type polish. as said already, it`s for finishing moreso imo

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    Re: HD Adapt or HD Cut???

    Adapt is pretty darn versatile.....hard not to have a bottle in your cabinet

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    Re: HD Adapt or HD Cut???

    Quote Originally Posted by solekeeper View Post
    adapt hasn`t worked very well for me. it definitely isn`t a "cut" type polish. as said already, it`s for finishing moreso imo
    Have you contacted the HD Store in FL to see what the problem might be or what you might be able to change in your technique to assure you are getting the results reported by most others??

    Quote from a well respected pro detailer over on AG "But Adapt offers a good amount of cut without sacrificing finishing ability."
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    Re: HD Adapt or HD Cut???

    Quote Originally Posted by pwaug View Post
    Have you contacted the HD Store in FL to see what the problem might be or what you might be able to change in your technique to assure you are getting the results reported by most others??

    Quote from a well respected pro detailer over on AG "But Adapt offers a good amount of cut without sacrificing finishing ability."
    I have found Adapt to cut very well with the right pads. I have used B&S Microfiber Pads and their Orange foam pads with Adapt and have found them to have very good correction ability. I have even been able to "One Step" the harder paints with both of these pads on a Flex 3401. If there is a problem with cut it probably has to do with the wrong pad selection.

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    Re: HD Adapt or HD Cut???

    would you guys reccomend adapt to cut down 2k grit sand scratches? i highly doubt it.

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    Re: HD Adapt or HD Cut???

    Quote Originally Posted by solekeeper View Post
    would you guys reccomend adapt to cut down 2k grit sand scratches? i highly doubt it.
    It might not be my number one choice but it could be done with the right pad. Check out this video

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfU-SSfZCwE

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    Re: HD Adapt or HD Cut???

    Quote Originally Posted by solekeeper View Post
    it definitely isn`t a "cut" type polish. as said already, it`s for finishing moreso imo
    I totally disagree. It definitely has the cut of a light compound and finishes magnificent, even on soft paint.

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    Re: HD Adapt or HD Cut???

    Quote Originally Posted by bswombaugh View Post
    It might not be my number one choice but it could be done with the right pad. Check out this video

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfU-SSfZCwE



    any idea what pad david used to achieve that? i pm`d him awhile ago, but he`s a busy man

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    Re: HD Adapt or HD Cut???

    Quote Originally Posted by solekeeper View Post
    any idea what pad david used to achieve that? i pm`d him awhile ago, but he`s a busy man
    He used a Microfiber Cutting Pad. Not sure about the brand.

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    Re: HD Adapt or HD Cut???

    could a microfiber pad be enough to cut down sandscratches moreso than a wool pad?

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    Re: HD Adapt or HD Cut???

    I take out 3000 grit scratches with adapt and the orange buff and shine, then a white, then covered with Poxy.

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    Re: HD Adapt or HD Cut???

    Quote Originally Posted by solekeeper View Post
    would you guys reccomend adapt to cut down 2k grit sand scratches? i highly doubt it.



    Adapt can knock down a heck of a lot deeper scratches than 2000 as the above video shows the removal of 1500 grit scratches.

    OTOH, HD Cut will do it quicker and better (especially with a rotary), but you`ll need a finishing step after.
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    Re: HD Adapt or HD Cut???

    so david, what cutting pad would you reccomend to use with hd cut?

 

 
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