3D ACA 500 X-tra Cut Compound
$17.99
Available Sizes
32 oz
$49.99
($1.56 / oz)
8 oz
$17.99
($2.25 / oz)
Product Information
- Remove heavy swirls, scratches, oxidation, etc.
- Alpha Ceramic Alumina provides quick polishing results
- Low dusting formula makes for easy cleanup
- Product Codes: 500OZ32, 500OZ08
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Product Description
The 3D ACA 500 X-tra Cut Compound helps you remove medium to heavy imperfections faster than before! The secret to the corrective power in this compound is the Alpha Ceramic Alumina. This water-based abrasive helps provide low heat output and high-speed leveling that will correct even the most challenging clearcoats. ACA 500 is easy to use, easy to clean-up (low dusting), is sun friendly and contains no harmful solvents, kerosene or OSHA regulated crystalline silica. If you have lighter imperfections or need to perform a second polishing step, the 3D ACA 520 Finishing Polish paired with a light corrective pad is a fantastic choice. Working by hand or with a polisher, reach for the 3D ACA 500 X-tra Cut Compound to remove heavy imperfections with ease!From The Label
Product Description
- Cuts P1000 or finer
- Foam or wool pad
- Long working time
- Easy clean-up
- True paint correction
3D ACA 500 X-tra CUT COMPOUND is infused with innovative ALPHA CERAMIC ALUMINA. This revolutionary new compound is a low heat, high speed leveling abrasive that will correct the most challenging applications. This precisely engineered compound provides truest paint correction in the shortest time. 3D ACA 500 X-TRA CUT COMPOUND can be matched perfectly with eiter a WOOL or FOAM pad, rotary or dual action polisher.
Directions
Sand to desired level of grit. Set buffer speed (3D preferred speed 800-1800 RPMs). Apply enough 3D ACA X-TRA CUT COMPOUND 500 to work a 2' x 2' area using either 3D wool pad or 3D spider-cut foam pad. Buff with slow back and forth overlapping motions until correction is complete. After sanding scratches are eliminated, remove any residue with a clean microfiber cloth.
Customer Reviews
3D all the way. I grabbed some Rupes white yellow and blue foam pads and this stuff along with the 520
Best compound available, and I've tried a bunch! Cuts fast, low dust, and super easy cleanup. Not cheap, but no more expensive than Sonax, Menzerna, or the worst of the bunch, 3M, that I got away from.
The staples of my arsenal are:
ACA520 Polish
3D ONE Hybrid
ACA500 Cpmpound
Because 3D ONE excels at its job so well, it is very rare that I have to break out the Big Dog that is ACA500.
What I love about 3D products is that they all have a similar feel to them the compound and polish share feel characteristics where the compound feels and behaves like a polish. I was used to dusty, gritty, dry feeling compounds, but not here with 3D. Even ACA500's brother - AAT501 shared this trait. This means that they have a fairly smooth feel, and way less dusting than a lot of other compounds. Stays wet on the surface until you are done cutting.
Easy clean up, and for the amount of cut it delivers, the finish is very good.
I use it mostly with Buff and Shine Uro-Fiber pads, and the cut is just excellent with this pairing.
Also works great with the Green Hex Logic pads as well.
The only thing I don't care for is the scent. Both ACA500, and AAT501 have a very strong, piercing, lingering scent that on the surface smell good, but after a while it gets annoying. It sticks for a long time, and is harder to wash out of the pads than the abrasive particles themselves. If I could ask 3D one thing, it would to dial back the scent in their heavy cut compounds - just a touch.
Other than that, it's going to be tough to find a heavier cutting, more user friendly compound. Worth every penny!
ACA520 Polish
3D ONE Hybrid
ACA500 Cpmpound
Because 3D ONE excels at its job so well, it is very rare that I have to break out the Big Dog that is ACA500.
What I love about 3D products is that they all have a similar feel to them the compound and polish share feel characteristics where the compound feels and behaves like a polish. I was used to dusty, gritty, dry feeling compounds, but not here with 3D. Even ACA500's brother - AAT501 shared this trait. This means that they have a fairly smooth feel, and way less dusting than a lot of other compounds. Stays wet on the surface until you are done cutting.
Easy clean up, and for the amount of cut it delivers, the finish is very good.
I use it mostly with Buff and Shine Uro-Fiber pads, and the cut is just excellent with this pairing.
Also works great with the Green Hex Logic pads as well.
The only thing I don't care for is the scent. Both ACA500, and AAT501 have a very strong, piercing, lingering scent that on the surface smell good, but after a while it gets annoying. It sticks for a long time, and is harder to wash out of the pads than the abrasive particles themselves. If I could ask 3D one thing, it would to dial back the scent in their heavy cut compounds - just a touch.
Other than that, it's going to be tough to find a heavier cutting, more user friendly compound. Worth every penny!
