Polishing with Wool? Old School? Dated?

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Hey what's up with everybody using foam instead of polishing with wool? I'm thinking about buying some Presta wool pads and noticed they sell Black (heavy), Yellow (Polish/Light Cut), Green (Polishing), Blue (Finishing)...all WOOL pads! Never seen a wool finishing pad before!



So what's the scoop? Is this old/dated technology?



Or is it due to foam being eaiser to maintain and it doesn't shed like wool?



Does anybody have any experience with Presta wool pads? I've also been looking at Schlegel and Buff and Shine. I've already used 3M wool and wanted to find an alternative as 3M is very expensive!
 
Stay away from the *SM Arnold, especially the 3.5" pads. The velcro backing

comes apart easily. It's ok, if you don't mind regluing them. The Presta compunds

and polishes are pretty good (residue is easy to clean). The black wool pad is nice,

and low linting. Haven't tried the other wool pads (yet)... But i really do like the

LC 6.5 wool pad as i can tilt it 90 degrees and use the edge.
 
ABQDetailer- The newer wool pads from Presta/Edge and LC (i.e., their Purple Foamed Wool) are nice and *safe* substitutes for foam when it comes to doing serious correction. But even with the softest wool finishing pads, people such as SuperBee364 have found that they get a better final result doing their finish-polishing with foam.
 
I love wool and keep a wide variety of different types around. It cuts a lot cooler (temp wise) than foam, which helps down here as paint temps pre-polishing often approach 100*.



Wool is the only cutting pad that I'll use on bumpers, as I've found orange foam pads pose a risk of paint burns on a bumper. Wool is also smooth - it doesn't tend to jump and grab.



However, wool isn't capable of finishing out like foam. It's a good first step for a 3-step or 4-step polish (e.g. black wool + rocks in a bottle, green wool + mild compound, white foam + swirl mark remover, blue foam + final finishing polish)
 
Cool so an Edge adapter will work with the Presta pads then? I was looking for an excuse to buy a Edge Industrial adapter anyways...
 
ABQDetailer said:
Cool so an Edge adapter will work with the Presta pads then? I was looking for an excuse to buy a Edge Industrial adapter anyways...
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Yes because they are the same pad's. I like the Presta/Edge black wool pad as my first step for heavy oxidation and scratches. The Presta wool, green light cut, and blue polishing pad's are ok in my book.
 
I have noticed there seems to be something magical about using LC purple foamed wool with Meguiar's 105 compound. I don't use the old school wool pads myself.
 
Joel_MD said:
I have noticed there seems to be something magical about using LC purple foamed wool with Meguiar's 105 compound. I don't use the old school wool pads myself.
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You are not alone :getdown :getdown
 
I use wool pads a lot! Like Tim said, they don't produce the intense heat that a foam compound pad is capable of and they can actually finish down pretty well with the right product.



This 645 had a very soft clear that was making me crazy because nothing seemed to work without causing more scratches. I tried a number of foam/wool pads and products. Finally settled on wool with 3M SRC, then a pass with foam spritzed with quick detailer only. That seemed to be the best combo.



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Toto
 
Toto quiet is kept but I think you could get the same results using a rag attached to a defective polisher and some spit !!!!:D:D Cause your the man !!!!!!!!!!
 
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