Favorite Pads for Compounding & Polishing?

[Ron Ketcham]

Leather backing, genuine "leather/wool" pads?

Never wash them, have several that are over 5 years old done numerous vehicles.

I clean them as I go with a pad spur (pad tool) every once in a while blow them cleaner with compressed air.

If they are really "overloaded" with product, put that pad aside to let it air dry, and put on another one.

Later, when the loaded pad is dry, I do the spur and air cleaning.

Been doing that to these expensive pads for over 55 years.

Leaves the natural lanolin in them, washing will remove that, plus washing makes the leather backing stiff and causes it to shrink, not good.

 

[NotQuiteAPro]

I have yet to try my Optimum MF pads, after those get worn down I will try the Meg's MF's.

For foam, I hate my LC CCS pads. I always prefer to use my B&S pads.

Of course there is always the Wool for the rotary when dealing with butcher paint but I try hard to exhaust

all other options before reaching for that. Will try the Heavy cut foam pad that B&S has out and the Carpro

wool as well.

 

[SVR]

SVR - Do you use 10:1 Woolite for cleaning leather pads j/k













...back to topic

Have not washed these new leather pads yet. probably just use water or citra fresh to wash them