Orange or Yellow pad more cutting

[halflife78]

Quick question, is the Orange pad or the yellow pad the more cutting pad? I though the Orange was more cutting than yellow but I want to make sure before I buy some pads. Pads are here:

http://autogeek.net/vcpad.html



Thanks for the info.

 

[RedondoV6]

Yellow is the more agressive pad. Yellow- cutting pad, orange - light cutting pad.



Good luck with your purchase

 

[l33]

I've found the yellow to be more aggresive and have more cut. The orange is some where between the yellow and white.

 

[JasonD]

That site is very confusing because they don't have the yellow and orange pads in the correct order, and then they show a flat orange pad but in the description its saying that it's a variable contact pad. Hmmm, someone needs to update their site a little bit. Anyway, yellow is definitely more aggressive then orange. The yellow feels VERY coarse whereas the orange is quite stiff but not coarse.

 

[denali-d]

I have yet to find the orange pad's value. If I want less cut than a true cutting pad, I can always use an equally abrasive product on a polishing pad and any time I've needed more cut than a polishing pad, the orange hasn't had enough. FWIW

 

[shaf]

I have yet to find the orange pad's value. If I want less cut than a true cutting pad, I can always use an equally abrasive product on a polishing pad and any time I've needed more cut than a polishing pad, the orange hasn't had enough. FWIW

True, but in some cases I don't have any polish "in between" enough, and using the orange pad lets me get enough cutting action while still leaving a finer finish because of the gentler product I used.



I'm not sure if I'd recommend it to be standard kit in a detailer's toolbox, but it has its uses once in a while.