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09-04-2006, 01:05 AM
I know OHC is discussed on here quite throughly (and for good reason I might add) but I didn`t think it would hurt for me to give a small review on it after using it on a big detailing project this weekend.
Packaging: Came in a 32oz bottle which I found to be quite difficult to manage. In trying to maneuver the bottle around and getting the product out I would say that I spilled enough enough product to do 2 - 3 panels on a car. I have already ordered some smaller 4oz bottles to put this stuff into because the container it came in was pretty bad.
Price:13.99 @ autogeek.net
Product/Application: I used a yellow LC cutting pad w/ a PC to apply this product on a 1998 Gran Prix SE horribly swirled and with some light oxidation. I found that doing 2 separate passes with the PC on speed 6 cleared almost all the swirl marks up. I spread the polish out on speed 2 and worked it in on speed 6 moving about 1" per second. As everyone has said, this products has basically zero dust. Whereas the 3M I was using was similar to standing in a saw-mill :chuckle:
I wasn`t sure exactly how much to use and I was only able to do half the hood and one quarter-panel before the pad was horribly clogged with polish. I was applying roughly quarter-sized amounts of polish to the pad for each pass (2 per panel). After a quick rinse of the pad I found that using substantially less compound worked a lot better. Using the right amount of polish allowed me to do the rest of the car having to only rinse the pad once.
Looks: OHC did an awesome job of clearing up 85-90% of the swirl marks, everything else was pretty deep and I didn`t expect to ever come out without a lot more aggressive of an approach. It finished very nicely compared to the 3M PI-II RC that I had previously tried. There was only some very light swirling and a small amount of hazing left behind.
Thoughts: I loved this product mainly because it seems quite aggressive yet does not dust at all and finishes down so nicely. Its also very notable how long the work time on this stuff is, I worked the polish in each panel for at least 3-4 passes moving quite slow and I could have probably worked longer. I definitely see myself keeping some OHC in my detailing regimen.
I liked this product enough that I just ordered some OP tonight to go along with it. I figured it would work nicely to clean up any hazing the OHC left behind.
Packaging: Came in a 32oz bottle which I found to be quite difficult to manage. In trying to maneuver the bottle around and getting the product out I would say that I spilled enough enough product to do 2 - 3 panels on a car. I have already ordered some smaller 4oz bottles to put this stuff into because the container it came in was pretty bad.
Price:13.99 @ autogeek.net
Product/Application: I used a yellow LC cutting pad w/ a PC to apply this product on a 1998 Gran Prix SE horribly swirled and with some light oxidation. I found that doing 2 separate passes with the PC on speed 6 cleared almost all the swirl marks up. I spread the polish out on speed 2 and worked it in on speed 6 moving about 1" per second. As everyone has said, this products has basically zero dust. Whereas the 3M I was using was similar to standing in a saw-mill :chuckle:
I wasn`t sure exactly how much to use and I was only able to do half the hood and one quarter-panel before the pad was horribly clogged with polish. I was applying roughly quarter-sized amounts of polish to the pad for each pass (2 per panel). After a quick rinse of the pad I found that using substantially less compound worked a lot better. Using the right amount of polish allowed me to do the rest of the car having to only rinse the pad once.
Looks: OHC did an awesome job of clearing up 85-90% of the swirl marks, everything else was pretty deep and I didn`t expect to ever come out without a lot more aggressive of an approach. It finished very nicely compared to the 3M PI-II RC that I had previously tried. There was only some very light swirling and a small amount of hazing left behind.
Thoughts: I loved this product mainly because it seems quite aggressive yet does not dust at all and finishes down so nicely. Its also very notable how long the work time on this stuff is, I worked the polish in each panel for at least 3-4 passes moving quite slow and I could have probably worked longer. I definitely see myself keeping some OHC in my detailing regimen.
I liked this product enough that I just ordered some OP tonight to go along with it. I figured it would work nicely to clean up any hazing the OHC left behind.