Americana Compound?

Oldfordisbetter

Oldfordisbetter

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Anyone using Barry Theal's new compound? Thomas Dekany posted on AG its the best or one of the best he has ever used. I would love to try it, but I have way to many others I have to use up first. Let me know if you used it and if you liked it :)for future shopping consideration....:)
 
I have used the IAT1500 (compound) and the IAT3000 (polish) previously and both are great products and certainly will have a place in my cabinet. The compound is really nice as it has an endless work time and you get zero dusting from it while having a great deal of cut. I would say it a lot like the Griot's new Fast Correcting Cream which I also use a lot of. Give it a try and I am positive you will like it.
 
Oldfordisbetter said:
Thanks KMG. I really like Griots but I might give Americana a try when I need more compound... Which is not for a long time...
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I may some samples of the Americana line that Barry sent me. I will look through my stuff. If I can find it I can send them to you if you like.
 
I've only used their Ameridepth polish and it works pretty well. One of these days I will try out their IAT polish.
 
Seems now that Americana Global, Inc. is ONLY available through Facebook.
If you try to get through their to their old website, you'll be redirected to something else. (Mine came up to Time-Warner Cable).

Not sure what is going on with Americana Car Care company. Barry Theal has ALWAYS been a reputable and honest person in my opinion.
 
Pat, thanks for the offer, but im good for now. Like I said, to many other compounds to use at the moment. Thanks again


Lonnie, google Americana Global. He does have a real nice website.
 
Here's the website link: Americana Global

Apparently it may be "difficult" to find on Google because of "other" similar-sounding domain names that have more precedence on Google's activity list and are at the before Barry's company.
 
A local detailer and friend was gracious enough to give me a bottle of this. It has been on my shelf for a while but finally was able to put it to use.

I tried this compound with a Rupes 15 and LC low-profile, purple, foam cutting pad. No pics (sorry, didn't have the time.)

My initial impressions...
-Good cut, not M100 or 101 levels but solid.
-Great work time
-Did not observe any dust... but I didn't complete an entire vehicle with it either... was just a touch up where a customer's wife used a brush to wash a panel.
-Finish seemed good... I say good because it was a grey, metallic color... which is not necessarily a good candidate, color wise, to determine the finishing ability of a compound or polish
-Categorized as 'diminishing abrasives' according to bottle. Those abrasives broke down quickly with 2 passes, which is nice... worked product for 3 passes total... could have gone longer.

At the moment, I like IAT 1500 better than HD Adapt (which I have been using as a mid-tier compound). Cut appears to be equal to FG400 and Griot's Correcting Cream. Once I use IAT 1500 on a non-metallic black and see how it performs... this could be my new mid-tier compound. Right now, I am looking to replace HD Adapt with either- Griot's Correcting Cream or IAT 500. I am intending to continue to test these two products to determine which one I will keep on the shelf. I will try to reply to this thread as I have more experience with the product.

Best regards,
-Gabe
 
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