foam pads
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Brenton
aka PEI Detail
I hardly use my black cut pad (Edge colours) except in sensitive areas of highly oxidized cars; instead I use the yellow cut or the wool pad. I really only use the green polish pad for a little more cut on 1 step light car polishes. I use my blue polish pad the most, and am still waiting for another white pad on order, which I use on very sensitive finishes.
No, but it also probably isn't necessary to have so many overlapping products from many manufacturers.probegt said:
The only company where I've really seen a lot of it is Meguiar's, but I'm sure that it is very common if you are familiar with the various product lines.
I'm with you. Cutting, polishing, finishing would seem to fit most any application.
Another question, is it really necessary for me to have so many different products to take care of just my own and family vehicles?
Charles
GregCavi
Pinnacle Detailing Owner
totally agreed! All i use is light cut, polishing, and finishing pads. I dont see how 3-4 different grades of polishing pads are needed.
Greg
Greg
Dozerboy
Detailing Reject
I can see the benefit to having so many for a better finish product; they're for those really anal detailers. I would have many myself, but at this time its not worth it for me.
98% of the time I use polishing pads. I apply waxes by hand so I never use finishing pads. I rarely get anything severe enough on my car to need a cutting pad. If I do it is isolated to a small area and I use an orange 4 inch pad. I could easily get by with just polishing pads. They are the most used and versatile of my pads.
glen22
GLEN22
Anthony A said:
I to apply my wax by hand so as a newbie to the 7424 that I hope to get this month for my birthday, what pads will i really need to buy? Lake country mfg. is the pads I am choosing but there are finessing pads finishing pads ,finessing what and finishing what? I have a 96 black lexus I will be buffing . It has swirls and minor imperfections so where do I start as far as the aggressiveness of the pad? I am planning on using menzerna polishes. Any tips would be appreciated... :help:
Personal opinion, but polishing pads would be all I would really need.
I do have some finishing pads that I sometimes use top apply product, but like you and Anthony, I most often use a hand applicator.
If I have the PC out to do some poloshing, I might stick on a finishing pad to apply a LSP, but I wouldn't bother to get it out for just the LSP.
In my case, I don't own anything but polishing and finishing pads.
6 polishing, 3 finishing. You probably don't need that many, but you should have one dedicated to each product you use. My reason for a few extras is the time when you drop one, find a tar spot you missed, any of the many things that could contaminate a pad. Having an extra is sure worth it right then.
Charles
I do have some finishing pads that I sometimes use top apply product, but like you and Anthony, I most often use a hand applicator.
If I have the PC out to do some poloshing, I might stick on a finishing pad to apply a LSP, but I wouldn't bother to get it out for just the LSP.
In my case, I don't own anything but polishing and finishing pads.
6 polishing, 3 finishing. You probably don't need that many, but you should have one dedicated to each product you use. My reason for a few extras is the time when you drop one, find a tar spot you missed, any of the many things that could contaminate a pad. Having an extra is sure worth it right then.
Charles
Bob
New member
Personally I like having more options to choose from. They is always that small percentage of the time I need something in between and it is worth having it in my eyes.probegt said:
cwcad
New Normal
Bob said:
I feel the same way, Bob. It is nice to be able to have the option to do the extra step that could make it just a little better. It is nice to have options.
Just like everything, without options, it would all look the same. I believe that my truck looks better each time that I try to make it look better. I do this from experience, pads and products.
I also like to use different pads for the worst case scenerio that I might encounter. Have worked on friends cars to see just how far I am able to go and still do no harm. When I operate machinery for construction firms, in order to do a good job, I need to know the limits of the machinery. Same goes for the pads that I use. If changing a pad will enhance my work I want the option to be able to do it.
Glenn22, Jay made a chart that has helped me immeasureably in keeping track of pads and manufacturers. Here is the post of the chart. http://www.detailcity.com//forums/showthread.php?t=14489
glen22
GLEN22
cwcad said:
Thanks , that is good piece to have on hand. So if a person plans on the final waxing done by hand then the final pad used will be the finishing pad correct?
cwcad
New Normal
glen22 said:
If you are using something by hand I believe it would be called an applicator. MF, terry, or foam. At least that is what i would call it.
Have never used a finishing pad or any other PC pad as a hand applicator
jaybs02
New member
Not to go OT but...cwcad said:
I have 1 or 2 finishing pads where the velcro has seperated from the pad, and I was thinking about cutting them smaller and would use them as an applicator.
I figured that they were good enough to use on a PC so why not by hand. the pad is still fine it's just the velcro.
"J"
Do you suppose that Glen might be thinking that he would use the PC for wax removal?glen22 said:
That's a very common misconception.
Glen: A finishing pad would be what you would use if you were going to apply a wax/sealant with the PC. Most people will remove that wax/sealant by hand with a MF towel.
You can use the PC with a pad placed on a MF towel to remove wax/sealant and while I have done it, IMO it's about as easy to just do it by hand.
Maybe when I get old, I'll have to use that method, but not just yet.
Charles
cwcad
New Normal
jaybs95 said:
To be honest ...my first thought was to say no.
After thinking about it I would still say no for my vehicles but would be interested in the out come for your vehicle. In this case it is just personal preference. I have no reason not to based on any factual info or actual experience.
NavArch
Just trying to catch up..
I agree with the general observation re: only three types of pad needed. However, what IS good is knowing that the agressiveness of pads from different manufacturers will overlap. I needed to remove some waterspots. Lake Country orange + Megs #83 just wasn't doing it. I was hesitant to try the L-C yellow due to its labeling. The Megs burgundy pad was the ticket on this, seeming to fill in the gap between the two L-C options. Then I went back to the L-C polish and finish pads to complete the job. Or did I just imagine that there may be a difference between the Meguiar's burgundy and a L-C yellow?
jaybs02
New member
Gee thanks, make me the guinne(sp) pig :lol:cwcad said:
No problem, thats why I still have the dead oldsmobile. I guess I'll have to give that a try the next time I'm out experimenting.
In theory it should work, but there's only one way to tell :naughty
"J"
1. Meguiar's pads? If you contact them, they might replace them for you.jaybs95 said:
2. Did you try to reattach the Velcro with a good adhesive?
It sure seems like somone posted some info about regluing Velcro on some pads not too long ago. I think they even mentioned what they used for adhesive.
Charles
jaybs02
New member
The pads have been replaced, it's just that I was wondering what I could do with the old one.
"J"
"J"