Which Lake Country Pads to choose?

C_Rock77

C_Rock77

Seeking the perfect shine
Looking at Danase's 6-pack deal. I'm looking at picking up 2 yellow, I already have 2 orange from a previous purchase. I'm wondering which pads you guys get the most use from. I'm not used to such a plethora of choices ;). I used my Megs burgundy and yellow A LOT.

Would I get more use from the white (Polishing) or the Green (heavy polishing) pad? How do you think I fill out this package? I thought about 2 of each (Yellow, White, Black).

Would you guys think the Green (Heavy Polishing) is something I really should have?
 
I've never been too fond of either the yellow or green ..I think they induce more damage then they do improvement ...maybe that's why they are on sale:hmmm:

I usually stick with the Orange, White, Black, & Blue:)
 
I find my yellow pads get no use. It really depends on what you think you might be getting into. If you already have 2 orange pads if they are in good shape i'd get some thing along the lines of 1 orange 3 white and the blue and black pads for the rest. The blue and black are real close in terms of softness. the white I find is the best all around pad.
 
I agree with the above statements. Get some more orange and plenty of white polishing pads. I say 1 orange, 4 white and a blue or black.
 
Poorboy said:
I've never been too fond of either the yellow or green ..I think they induce more damage then they do improvement ...maybe that's why they are on sale:hmmm:

I usually stick with the Orange, White, Black, & Blue:)
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I was looking for something on the aggressive side--along the line of the Megs Burgundy pad. The orange pad isn't QUITE there, I don't think.

**What do you use the FINESSING pad for vs the FINISHING pad?
 
According to a chart I have, LC Yellow is closest to Meg's Burgundy. The LC white is close to the Meg Yellow. LC Black is close to Tan.

Although I have used both LC black (for cleaner/waxes) and LC blue (for pure wax), I do not think there is that much difference. The standard LC green pad (one from Danase) was supposedly developed for harder clearcoats so it is more aggressive than white.
 
Bunky said:
According to a chart I have, LC Yellow is closest to Meg's Burgundy. The LC white is close to the Meg Yellow. LC Black is close to Tan.

Although I have used both LC black (for cleaner/waxes) and LC blue (for pure wax), I do not think there is that much difference. The standard LC green pad (one from Danase) was supposedly developed for harder clearcoats so it is more aggressive than white.
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It's way more aggressive than the white and orange. It's very aggressive, and definitelly too aggressive for PC usage. The green and yellow pads should not be used with a PC. It'll create a ton of un-needed marring that may be harder to remove than the swirls in the first place.

If a few passes with a compound and a light cut pad with the PC doesn't remove what you want, then either learn to use a rotary or live with the defects.
 
Bunky said:
According to a chart I have, LC Yellow is closest to Meg's Burgundy. The LC white is close to the Meg Yellow. LC Black is close to Tan.
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Yeah....I'd seen that chart. I know that the Yellow is a "cutting" pad....as is the Megs Burgundy. I just wasn't sure how the actual foams compared in aggressiveness. When you go across brand lines, you're not always sure. IDK if that chart was made comparing the actual foams, or how they're classified by the mfr.....i.e. hypothetically that Yellow is VERY aggressive (more aggressive than Megs Burgundy) yet, they're both classified as "Cutting." So, I was wondering if anyone had used them both and wondering how they compared.

I'd used the Megs Burgundy w/ some decent results with everything from SSR3 to Klasse AIO (But the damn things FELL APART--velcro backing separated). Which is why I was looking at changing brands and looking for something along the same lines as the burgundy....when I saw the LC package deal on Danase, it looked like a good time to try their lineup--especially since everyone raves about their quality--hoping I don't run into that separation problem w/ the LCs.
 
budman3 said:
It's way more aggressive than the white and orange. It's very aggressive, and definitelly too aggressive for PC usage. The green and yellow pads should not be used with a PC. It'll create a ton of un-needed marring that may be harder to remove than the swirls in the first place.

If a few passes with a compound and a light cut pad with the PC doesn't remove what you want, then either learn to use a rotary or live with the defects.
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The feedback I see is that if you use orange or green with pc you need to finish with white. I supposedly depends on type of polish too. I have not used it enough to validate this but I have used green with pc.
 
LC yellow's are fine, I get LSP ready finish with those when I do the occasional one step polish on a badly scratched car.

white and black would be good to go for.
 
I think white pad should have at least 2. It doesn't hurt to get 1 yellow just incase you have to work on rough spot.
 
I find that myself reaching for a polishing pad more than any other so I aways like to have plenty of them on hand.

"J"
 
I am a fan of the low-profile orange CCS pads. They give you the firmest surface without being abrasive. You want a firm pad to maximize the abilities of the polish you are using. The CCS (Collapsed Cell Structure) design gives you little pockets for polish to stay at the surface without soaking too far into the pad.
 
The past Nov. I did some painting on my car and then wet sanded it.
I used 1500 grit now if you think you have swirls that need corrected can you image using sand paper on your finish.
I used a LC orange pad and Meg.#83 with my rotary and removed them very quickly.

I then used a LC white pad with #80 to bring out a higher gloss.
As fast and easy as it was to remove the sanding marks I can not see why anyone would ever think they needed something more abrasive just to make a minor paint correction.

The clear coat is very thin using a more than necessary abrasive is just removing more of your precious paint than is necessary.:eek:
 
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