The Cutting Compound Series....Continues! 3M Super Duty Compound!!!

[@apexdetail85]

What 3M products do you use?

[@luisfernandoparramartinez81]

Just the 3M sand paper

[@petr7884]

Same here, sand paper only. I tried a couple of 3M perfect it creams and was not impressed and they were somewhat expensive.

[@danlc95]

It was 1998, Hand Glaze, Compound 2, Swirl Mark Remover, and paste wax. I don't think they even make any of that stuff anymore.

[@pjii28602]

3M is the stuff I cut my teeth on in the bodyshop.....

[@chris1john99]

3m perfect it since 1996... 05973

[@smartfixchesterfield2931]

it works much better with a wool pad, we have used it since the 1970s and it works great when properly used, unlike most compounds today it has no fillers that wash away. It cuts great and when followed with a less aggressive compound and a foam pad it makes the job faster and leaves no sand scratches. the super duty compound was never designed to be used with a foam pad, it was invented before foam pads existed.

[@STILLNIGHTPEARL]

This compound is made to be used with a heavy cutting twisted wool pad on a rotary between 1600-2000 rpms, that’s where this compound really shines, it levels like crazy, but it does leave a horrible haze that can be cleaned up with your usual second step. The foam pad and DA method in this video didn’t do it Justice, a 3 inch twisted wool pad on the rotary would’ve blown through those 1000 grit marks with ease.

[@gerridhodges4084]

Man great reviews!! I would just like to add my 2 cents worth. There is no point in a heavy cut compound finishing down well and who cares if it leaves a haze. If your using something with this heavy of a cut its going to be a 2 step deal so the second step is going to remove the haze, swirls left behind anyway. I painted cars sand and buffed cars for years using 3m products rotary with wool or foam pads. In the cutting phase getting it cut down is all that matters. Your not going to beat rotary and wool to cut it down quick. I just want the cutting compound to cut and cut quick. All the bells and whistles leaving no haze, smells good lol it just doesn't matter at the end of the day. Compound needs to cut and cut fast...

[@WillaHerrera]

I've used the 3M Heavy Duty on my 1959 Pontiac original paint and it took it from faded white to a beautiful shine. Gotta love that old paint

[@erikdatadeen134]

Ouuu was waiting for you to get to 3M! I LOVE the Perfect it EX Rubbing Compound with the Rotary! Thank you Brian!

[@apexdetail85]

Like Megs... this company needs to get with the times!

[@jamesbiedlar590]

I used that on a 30 ft tanker with my rotary...worked great!

[@apexdetail85]

James Biedlar glad it worked for you

[@100vla9]

please do review on 3M fast cut plus, its fantastic compound with an unbeliveable gloss finish...

[@johnmursch8147]

You wana use a lot of stuff crank your speed up to like 2000 rpm and keep it wet and use a rotary buffer and work it like your sanding it some works great on boat stuff.

[@johnmursch8147]

Dont let it get dry on you or it leaves serious scratches. Use lots of pressure

[@MainBahamian]

You’re right, I do the exact same when detailing boats and it leaves an amazing finish before polish and wax, you just gotta know how to use it.

[@jimarnold8508]

What a great test ! Thanks for doing this.....

[@jeffchapman9867]

This is what I don't understand about compounds and polishes. If you're wet sanding with 3000 grit can't you go right into a medium cut polish with a medium pad and then a finishing polish (might be the same polish) with a fine pad? Because if these compounds can remove 1500 or 1200 grit sanding marks then there's no need to use 3000 grit. If you do can't you skip the compounding step and just make it a 2 step paint correction? I was just curious. Never used a rotary before but it's something I want to get into. Looking to do my own car.

[@2010stoof]

Have you done the final comparison yet? You should take these videos and put them in their own playlist. They are listed in your compound playlist, but I like to try and follow these and watch them in order but have to hunt for them :-) Great series of videos!!

[@maxfriedenberger8043]

Brian another great video!! Keep up the great work!!!!

[@apexdetail85]

Thanks Max... will do!!

[@maxfriedenberger8043]

My favorite you tube channel!!!!

[@vrodxvrodx]

Brian last year I used this compound with a rotary and wool pad on a 1999 Ford Mustang GT. The car was very neglected. I was very disappointed in this compound. I had about the same results as you but more dusting. Not a good choice on my part. Had to finish up with Menzerna 400 and 3000.

[@apexdetail85]

3M really needs to catch up with these other companies

[@rubenaboytes8434]

Hi You should try the Heavy Duty compound from Malco, recommended for 800 grit marks, very low dusting and little hazing in my world

[@apexdetail85]

Ruben Aboytes will look into it👍🏻

[@markbevilacqua3415]

Great series!! Did you try Menzerna 300 or Koch chemie h8.02?Can you please make a list of all tested.

[@apexdetail85]

Those are coming up👍🏻

[@omerwaqar7910]

what about 3m fast cut plus ?

[@highshinedetailing6607]

Great video. Greetings from Sonax master trainer

[@PaulMurphy-f9q]

You should be using a wool pad with Super duty and moving a lot quicker than you are doing

[@imrichbitch.1937]

*_3M is a great company, but their compounds/polishes need to be reformulated for the 21st century. Soft or fresh paint fine, but on rock hard euro clears they really suffer._*

[@apexdetail85]

Right on...like Megs...they are falling behind!!

[@c6z061]

Way worse than Meg's, IMO.

[@masterspin7796]

I used 3M and P&S cutting compounds for over 40 years and neither one of them hold a candle to Malco tru-grit HeavyDuty...my opinion of course but I do have experience...

[@MarkSegree]

What are you impressions on 3m imperial compound and finishing material. Someone dropped off the bottle and if I open it, its $100. I already have a bottle of sonax cutmax, meguiars ultimate and the new koch chemie but I was looking for something heavier to add to my line up. Have not tested the koch as yet but I find the sonax just doesn't go as deep as say the meguiars m105 but I hate using the 105 because of the added labour cleaning up the cracks.

[@johnmartin5153]

What’s the difference between the purple bottles and the yellow bottles ?

[@jeffmurphy9987]

Does anyone know if 3M heavy cut marine in purple bottle I think it’s their finesse it line. Is it a diminishing abrasive or does it just keep cutting leaving marks that have to be followed up with a polish?

[@BB_Detailing_00]

O.O.L.F !!! At 10:04, u said what I was thinking.

[@apexdetail85]

Lol. WIZARDS!!

[@nexamax]

Hello Brian! I am discovering your informative tests and assessments. Have you or will test and compare Menzerna Heavy Cut Compound 1000? Thank you!

[@genysmenrunner1677]

Brian have you used the perfect it series?

[@tjoe1980]

I really like the Sonax Cutmax,it blows everything out of the water that I have previously used. I know that there are a lot of guys that swear by 3M and won't use anything else,if they only knew what they were missing! LOL One question,what cutting foam pad do you use with the Cutmax compound? Great videos by the way,very,very detailed,no pun intended!👍

[@raulvargasmesina8806]

TJ i work only with cutmax and menzerna, cutmax needs to be used with Foam Pads in a dual or excentric and with wool in a rotary, If you use wool in a da with cutmax THE pad will gonna stay sticky and saturated

[@xangobaun]

What do you think of Norton one step compound. It states takes out 1200 grits and with changing the pads you can continue to polish 3 step into one just like total

[@apexdetail85]

Have not had the pleasure to try it yet. I will look into it

[@aaroncrossland7398]

Did not see the compound label

[@Nextlevelmarine]

Which pad and polish would you recommend to finish it down?

[@dimmacommunication]

What do you think of 3m 09374 ?

[@MrSulkow1]

That particular 3M I believe has quartz silica in it as an abrasive. That's bad stuff for the lungs and real surprised they are even allowed to sell it. #silicosis

[@apexdetail85]

Masks should be worn for all correction and protection. I always have one nearby. but yeah...I agree.

[@AndrewWorkshop]

Yeah I was looking up this product because I saw that as well. I wonder what the likely hood of the silica getting airborne since it's in a liquid suspension.

[@williamparris9835]

I love this test you’re doing but I’m a little confused as to why you have that Wizards Mystic Cut under honorable mention when as far as I can see it’s outperformed all the products so far? I have that, hd cut, zephyr gloss, m105, Hyper compound, fg400, cutmax , The Last Cut, V32, v34 and I would put that wizards up against any of them and the price is about average...🤔

[@williamparris9835]

I shouldn’t say put up against any of them. It’s all subjective for the most part and of course there’s other variables at play but as far as your test it honestly just seemed like it outperformed the others

[@apexdetail85]

That one will be going head to head with the top 3 at the end of the series... we shall see how it holds up😁

[@AlexZanderMuro]

For a two step process on a new car, would this product be okay to use as a first step, or is it too aggressive? I get this stuff for free from work, so saving a few bucks is always nice :^) Thanks for the review!

[@mikeyp2447]

3m tape and headlight kits

[@apexdetail85]

👍🏻

[@bigdogbulldog9912]

Great content👌

[@VictorHernandez-nt3tw]

So what's your opinion on RUPES? I heard you love them? 🙃🙃🙃

[@apexdetail85]

OMG!!!! I just lowered my blood pressure from earlier!!

[@petr7884]

Oh you got jokes lol, let me answer that for you, he loves rupes more than any other brand name, in fact he is about to buy their new rupes mili and rupes rotary, I mean why pay 150 for a polisher if you can pay 400-450 for rupes, right Brian? :-)

[@VictorHernandez-nt3tw]

Lol I had too

[@apexdetail85]

I wouldn't use those polishers if they paid ME! Scrap!

[@VictorHernandez-nt3tw]

Apex Detail You're in trouble now lol

[@xxzmaniaczxx]

Great video! Please try Menzerna 300! :)

[@apexdetail85]

For sure...coming up.

[@bentleyelite9801]

i wouldnt waste my time with this compound this is the low of 3m ,i wouldve use the the purple bottle

[@suavebola06]

any advice for a good codless buffer????

[@apexdetail85]

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[@suavebola06]

Apex Detail thanks much..

[@hakman239]

is this the same as fast cut plus

[@dannyarceosantos6160]

you should start to 800 going to 2500 grit

[@whitepearlautodetailing4745]

After all these videos I think you should manufacture your own compound, polish, cleaners and other detailing products call it Apex products !!

[@apexdetail85]

I wish I had some time for that...😢

[@whitepearlautodetailing4745]

Apex Detail you need to dedicate 1 6 hours a week for testing chemicals mixing to reach the ideal formulas for detailing products. But it is might take 1-2 years to succeed a new effective and successful solution.

[@apexdetail85]

Who knows.....maybe in a few years.

[@h1989w7373]

3m is a product I consider for rotary only,I worked at a body shop,they only used 3m products,three step process with 3m system,too long brian,body shops are stuck in the past brian,

[@apexdetail85]

They sure are! Swirls galore!!

[@ken5ism]

I liked the Video, but this particular 3M Product is made for 1000 grit or finer, and miner scratches only. And that's the key part here.

[@c6z061]

Not a shock at all. This stuff is old news.

[@apexdetail85]

Stuck in the 90's

[@Gzus.mobbin]

Works great over 3000 grit using the correct pads as 3M specifies in their operating procedures

[@engenheiromateus]

Scholl???

[@apexdetail85]

More Scholls Concepts to come....absolutely!👍🏻

[@engenheiromateus]

Apex Detail have you tested any? I didn't find any vídeo. I'm very curious because here in Brazil it is a fever. Everyone wants only Scholls S3 and S20 because of the cutting. But I'm more like you - no dust first! How do they behave?

[@apexdetail85]

Mateus Campos only the S2... so far.

[@PaulMurphy-f9q]

You need tp use a wool pad for super duty using a foam pad is an amateurs mistake

[@sashichef]

good Shit.. i like this..dude...yup 201820192020

[@sashichef]

kool shit yessss

[@jorgenavarro5639]

Mal prueba no puedes realizar una prueba así , ya que se tiene que cada cual con su pulimento corte grueso con borla de alto corte y no de Da ya que es menor fuerza

[@bendon1303]

Bad review! super duty must be used with a rotary and a wool pad

[@apexdetail85]

B.S. that is a marketing ploy. The abrasive doesn’t give a crap which direction it is moving or what is moving it. If you believe that one... I have another for you.😂😂

[@STILLNIGHTPEARL]

@@apexdetail85 you’re right, but it does cut better with a rotary and a wool pad than the combo in this video, but you can say that about any compound really, you can’t get more aggressive than a rotary and twisted wool pad for the first step.

[@3watchit]

Been using this for years and starting to not like it.

[@marke.8334]

1 If you all haven't seen a documentary called... It's worse then you think... By revelations of Jesus Christ ministry... I suggest you do... All praise and glory to the most high Jesus Christ

[@williamreed9702]

You're not doing a good video bro I'm a professional buffer detailer that 3M super duty is meant for a rotary buffer high speed buffer with a wool pad then you can come back with that DA polisher this video sucks dude I know a lot more people who could show better results than how you're doing it bro You're not even sanding into the paint like real sand and buff would be done so you're misleading the people

[@HPAcustomriflesandcerakote]

In my experience I like 3m's tape for painting and sand disc, but their compounds and claybars are overrated and just dont have what 3D or Sonax does