Pad descriptions

[superstring]

Hi All



I'm wondering when someone says "I used product X with a yellow pad and then I used product Y with a white pad" and so on, are they talking about a specific manufacturer or is there some kind of universal colour code for pads?



Thanks!



John

 

[shaf]

Yeah.... this is personal pet peeve of mine. I wish people would refer to pads by their purpose, NOT colour!



Most people imply Lake Country pads, which are sold by most online stores.



Yellow: Cutting

White: Polishing

Black: Finishing



Meguiar's colours are:



Purple/Maroon: Cutting

Yellow: Polishing

Tan: Finishing



As you can see, someone unhelpfully saying he used a "yellow pad" can cause some confusion. :down There are a few smaller manufacturers too, and I don't know how they encode their foams.....

 

[superstring]

Thanks, Brian. You da man!