Meguairs 8" pads on my PC? I've searched!

[xTravBx]

Well I can get 8" pads locally. But I was wondering how useful such a large pad would be? Specifically the burgundy cutting pad?



So far, I've "cut" and restored 3 cars, and have been very successful with my PC usage. I've grown up as a car / paint junky, so I admittedly took to using it well. But I have no cutting pad (last one delaminated itself and fell apart) and I'm looking to polish out my brothers new (to him) car. As a brotherly love type deal. =)



Anyways, short story -



8" pad on a backing plate meant for 6" pads. Effective at all? I hope to be removing some deep scarring on a 96' Volvo 850. It's black.

 

[LeadingEdgeDetail]

Nope



6.5" is the largest you'll want on the PC, otherwise it won't do anything but marr the surface.



BTW, the Meguiars Burgundy pads will marr black paint. Fairly badly, too. I would recommend the LakeCountry Orange Polishing pad, it is the only cutting pad I've found that doesn't marr the surface.

 

[Evenflow]

Nope



6.5" is the largest you'll want on the PC, otherwise it won't do anything but marr the surface.



BTW, the Meguiars Burgundy pads will marr black paint. Fairly badly, too. I would recommend the LakeCountry Orange Polishing pad, it is the only cutting pad I've found that doesn't marr the surface.

Agreed. The ORANGE LC pad is considered a LIGHT cutting pad, not having the full cut that a cutting pad has. Works wonderfully.